PoE Mountain Rune – Path of Exile

Mountain Rune

List of Mountain Rune Crafting Mods

Mod	Require	ItemClasses
+2 to Level of Socketed Melee Gems	37x Mountain Rune 23x War Rune	Staff and Warstaff
(10–20)% chance to Blind Enemies on Hit with Spells	12x Mountain Rune 37x Life Rune	One Hand Axe
Melee Hits Fortify	37x Mountain Rune 24x War Rune 32x Life Rune	Dagger and Rune Dagger
Gain (2–4) Rage on Melee Hit	3x Mountain Rune 5x War Rune 5x Bounty Rune	Staff and Warstaff
(10–20)% chance for Bleeding inflicted with this Weapon to deal 100% more Damage	133x Mountain Rune 88x War Rune 88x Bounty Rune 101x Sun Rune	Dagger and Rune Dagger
(10–20)% chance for Poisons inflicted with this Weapon to deal 100% more Damage	133x Mountain Rune 88x War Rune 88x Bounty Rune 101x Bound Rune	One Hand Mace and Sceptre
Adds 5% of your Maximum Mana as Fire Damage to Attacks with this Weapon	155x Mountain Rune 155x Sun Rune 155x Bound Rune	One Hand Sword
Iron Grip	15x Mountain Rune 38x Life Rune 38x River Rune	Claw
Iron Will	15x Mountain Rune 38x Life Rune 38x Bound Rune	One Hand Mace and Sceptre
Far Shot	68x Mountain Rune 131x Bounty Rune 85x Bound Rune	One Hand Axe
Point Blank	68x Mountain Rune 131x Bounty Rune 85x Sun Rune	Wand
Skills fire an additional Projectile	77x Mountain Rune 99x Bounty Rune 99x River Rune	Two Hand Axe
Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles Projectiles are fired in random directions	87x Mountain Rune 99x Bounty Rune 99x Life Rune	Two Hand Mace
+(6–8)% Chance to Block Attack Damage while Dual Wielding	12x Mountain Rune 25x River Rune	One Hand Mace and Sceptre
Exerted Attacks deal (80–100)% increased Damage	8x Time Rune 22x Mountain Rune	Staff and Warstaff
Adds 5% of your Maximum Energy Shield as Cold Damage to Attacks with this Weapon	44x Time Rune 66x Mountain Rune 22x River Rune	Bow
Attacks Cost Life instead of Mana	43x Time Rune 55x Mountain Rune 77x War Rune	Wand
Damage cannot be Reflected	11x Time Rune 19x Mountain Rune 11x Life Rune	Bow
Attack Projectiles Return to you	15x Power Rune 55x Bounty Rune 44x Mountain Rune	Two Hand Sword
Attack Critical Strikes ignore Enemy Monster Elemental Resistances	3x Power Rune 30x Journey Rune 40x Mountain Rune	Two Hand Axe
+2 metres to Weapon Range	2x Power Rune 50x War Rune 40x Mountain Rune	One Hand Sword
Melee Strike Skills deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets	3x Power Rune 40x Mountain Rune 80x Sun Rune	Claw
Increases and Reductions to Minion Damage also affect you at 150% of their value	3x Power Rune 50x Life Rune 50x Mountain Rune	Bow

AI Guides

In Path of Exile’s Settlers of Kalguur expansion, Mountain Runes are powerful crafting components that can be used to enhance various aspects of your gear, particularly melee and ranged weapons. This guide will walk you through the different modifiers you can apply using Mountain Runes and how to best utilize them to maximize your character’s potential.

Enhancing Melee Gems and Abilities

Objective: Increase the effectiveness of socketed melee gems and melee hits.

Crafting Options:

• +2 to Level of Socketed Melee Gems: Requires 37 Mountain Runes and 23 War Runes (Staff and Warstaff).
• Melee Hits Fortify: Requires 37 Mountain Runes, 24 War Runes, and 32 Life Runes (Dagger and Rune Dagger).

Tips:

• Level Boost: Boosting the level of your melee gems can significantly increase their damage output and effectiveness.
• Fortify: Provides a defensive buff, reducing incoming damage when you hit with melee attacks.

Applying Unique Effects

Objective: Inflict debuffs and gain unique combat effects.

Crafting Options:

• (10–20)% chance to Blind Enemies on Hit with Spells: Requires 12 Mountain Runes and 37 Life Runes (One Hand Axe).
• Gain (2–4) Rage on Melee Hit: Requires 3 Mountain Runes, 5 War Runes, and 5 Bounty Runes (Staff and Warstaff).

Tips:

• Blind: Reduces enemy accuracy, making it harder for them to hit you.
• Rage: Boosts your damage and attack speed, enhancing your melee prowess.

Enhancing Damage Over Time

Objective: Increase the damage dealt by bleeding and poison effects.

Crafting Options:

• (10–20)% chance for Bleeding inflicted with this Weapon to deal 100% more Damage: Requires 133 Mountain Runes, 88 War Runes, 88 Bounty Runes, and 101 Sun Runes (Dagger and Rune Dagger).
• (10–20)% chance for Poisons inflicted with this Weapon to deal 100% more Damage: Requires 133 Mountain Runes, 88 War Runes, 88 Bounty Runes, and 101 Bound Runes (One Hand Mace and Sceptre).

Tips:

• Increased Damage: Maximizing bleeding and poison damage can significantly boost your overall DPS, especially against tougher enemies.

Adding Elemental Damage

Objective: Convert a portion of your physical damage to elemental damage.

Crafting Options:

• Adds 5% of your Maximum Mana as Fire Damage to Attacks with this Weapon: Requires 155 Mountain Runes, 155 Sun Runes, and 155 Bound Runes (One Hand Sword).
• Gain (10–15)% of Cold Damage as Extra Fire Damage against Frozen Enemies: Requires 85 River Runes and 70 Sun Runes (Two Hand Sword, Two Hand Axe, Two Hand Mace, Staff and Warstaff, Bow).

Tips:

• Elemental Conversion: Converting physical damage to elemental can bypass certain enemy resistances and increase your damage versatility.

Enhancing Projectile Skills

Objective: Improve the effectiveness of your projectile-based attacks.

Crafting Options:

• Skills fire an additional Projectile: Requires 77 Mountain Runes, 99 Bounty Runes, and 99 River Runes (Two Hand Axe).
• Attack Projectiles Return to you: Requires 15 Power Runes, 55 Bounty Runes, and 44 Mountain Runes (Two Hand Sword).

Tips:

• Additional Projectiles: More projectiles mean higher damage potential and better crowd control.
• Returning Projectiles: This modifier allows your projectiles to hit enemies multiple times, increasing overall damage.

Conclusion

Mountain Runes offer a wide array of powerful enhancements that can greatly improve your character’s performance in Path of Exile. Whether you’re looking to boost your melee capabilities, apply unique debuffs, increase damage over time effects, or enhance your projectile skills, Mountain Runes provide the versatility needed to tailor your gear to your specific build. By strategically using Mountain Runes, you can optimize your character and conquer the challenges of Wraeclast with ease. Happy crafting, Exile!