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Rune Tempering

Mastery option · Armour

Effect

Convert 50% of rune shield to armour on helmet or body armour

Description

What the game shows when you hover the option, alongside the effect above.

Nodes offering this option describe it in 2 different wordings:

The specified share of rune shield from the helmet and chest piece becomes armour at the inverse defence-base ratio. The transferred rune shield is lost. Incompatible with Plates and Runes.

The listed share of rune shield from the helmet and chest piece becomes armour at the inverse defence base ratio. The transferred rune shield is lost. Incompatible with “Plates and Runes”.

Offered by (2)

Name Type Branch
Lightened Forging Notable Strength Show on tree
Retainer's Cuirass Notable Strength Show on tree
Game data 
{
  "name": "Рунная закалка",
  "extra": "Указанная доля рунного щита от шлема и нагрудника становится бронёй по обратному коэффициенту защитных баз. Перенесённый рунный щит теряется. Несовместимо с «Пластинами и рунами».",
  "mods": [
    {
      "stat": "EquipmentDefenceConversionPct",
      "value": 0.5,
      "subject": "FromItemRuneShield",
      "subjects": [
        "FromItemRuneShield",
        "ToItemArmour",
        "ItemHelmet",
        "ItemBody"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "id": "o1661",
  "icon": "v2m:newtry-EquipmentDefenceConversionPct"
}

Option ids: o1661, o2074

Data from Path of Valheiman 5.1.0, extracted 2026-10-19.