The Runes

The following table lists the 12 Runes, along with upgrade information. The Rune Trials are also covered in this chapter in the order that they appear in the game.

Rune	Description	Upgrade Requirement	Upgrade
Vacuum	Increases the range that you can absorb dropped items.	Absorb 300 dropped items.	Further increases range for absorbing dropped items.
Dazed and Confused	Increases how long demons remain in a stagger state.	Perform 25 Death from Above Glory Kills.	Demon staggers last even longer.
Ammo Boost	Increases the value of ammo received from demons and items.	Pick up 500 Ammo Items.	BFG ammo has a chance to drop from demons.
Equipment Power	Increases effectiveness of Equipment items.	Use 30 Equipment Items.	Further increases effectiveness of Equipment items.
Seek and Destroy	Launch into a Glory Kill from much further away.	Glory Kill 75 demons.	Increases the distance that Seek and Destroy can be initiated.
Savagery	Perform Glory Kills faster.	Perform 25 unique Glory Kills while Savagery is equipped.	Further increases the speed of Glory Kills.
In-Flight Mobility	Provides a significant increase in control over in-air movement after a double jump.	Kill 30 demons while in mid-air.	Applies air control to a single jump.
Armored Offensive	Glory Killing demons drops armor.	Earn 2500 points of Armor.	More armor drops per Glory Kill.
Blood Fueled	Move faster for a short time after performing a Glory Kill.	Kill 50 demons during the speed boost.	Extends how long you can move faster after a Glory Kill.
Intimacy is Best	Demons become more Glory Kill friendly due to a high damage resistance when staggered.	Stagger 100 demons.	Demons stagger off of less damage.
Rich Get Richer	Firing your standard weapons will not cost ammo when you have 100 Armor or more.	Fill your Armor value to max 12 times.	Activate Rich Get Richer at 75 Armor.
Saving Throw	Get one chance to survive a death blow and recover health. This resets on death.	Kill 10 demons while Saving Throw is active.	Get an additional Saving Throw per life.