Ancient’s Pledge runeword is not the only one you can start applying and using in normal difficulty and early on in the game. Check out our Diablo 2 Horadric Cube Recipes guide for details. It also has a slight chance of dropping in Act IV, especially if you have high magic find.Īll runes to make the Ancient Pledge can also be created by using the Horadric Cube. If you want it in normal you can transmute 3x Ral runes into one Ort rune by using the Horadric Cube. This can be gained in Act 4 from the Countess at the nightmare level and above. These runes also have a small drop chance all throughout Act III. You have a chance of Tal or Ral dropping from the Hellforge in Act IV. Tal and Ral can be farmed from the Countess boss in Act I The Forbidden Tower. If you don’t want to wait to complete the quest in Act V you can get these runes earlier. You can add this to off-hand armor that has three sockets (in normal difficulty this is a shield for example).
To create the runeword you will need to be at level 21 and have a 3-socket shield.
These can range from enhanced defense to sending damage to Mana. It also has a wide range of defensive bonuses. The rune has several effects, such as resistance to fire, lightning, and poison.
