Crusader Runes by Popularity

All the Crusader runes for active skills, ranked by popularity in patch 2.3

These are charts of all the Diablo III Crusader runes, ranked from the most to least popular rune. The data comes from level 70 Crusaders in Reaper of Souls, who are actively playing in Patch 2.3.
See the Crusader Active Skills section for the most popular active skills that these runes are connected to, and the most popular Crusader builds. The Popular Builds and Skills overview has information on how all this data is gathered.
Select any rune or skill below to view full information about that Crusader skill, along with the popularity of every rune for the skill.

Index

1 All Crusader Runes by Popularity
2 Top Rune for Each Crusader Skill

Charts Last Updated: November 3, 2018

All Crusader Runes Ranked by Popularity

These charts show every Crusader rune, based on their popularity by level 70 Crusaders in patch 2.3. As players choose the best Crusader runes for their skills, those choices generate data of the most popular Crusader runes.
The chart on the left ranks the runes by popularity of use of softcore Crusaders, while the chart on the right lists them by popularity among hardcore Crusaders.
The Percent column in these charts is the percentage of all Crusaders who use that particular rune, of the level 70 Crusaders active in patch 2.3.
Select any rune or skill to view full information and statistics about it.

Runes by Popularity - Crusader Softcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Prophet	Akarat's Champion	52.50
2	Critical	Laws of Valor	36.80
3	Endurance	Steed Charge	23.80
4	Too Scared to Run	Provoke	23.30
5	Unstoppable Force	Laws of Valor	23.20
6	Limitless	Blessed Hammer	20.20
7	Flurry	Falling Sword	17.40
8	Steel Skin	Iron Skin	17.00
9	Zealous Glare	Shield Glare	14.66
10	Flash	Iron Skin	14.60
11	Divine Verdict	Shield Glare	12.60
12	Vacuum	Condemn	12.30
13	Crumble	Shield Bash	9.30
14	Draw and Quarter	Steed Charge	8.90
15	Resolved	Judgment	8.40
16	Charged Up	Provoke	7.20
17	Zeal	Slash	6.70
18	Hit Me	Provoke	6.20
19	Stampede	Phalanx	5.40
20	Roar	Punish	5.10
21	Embodiment of Power	Akarat's Champion	4.60
22	Fire Starter	Akarat's Champion	4.00
23	Fury	Punish	3.96
24	Crack	Justice	3.90
25	Rapid Descent	Falling Sword	3.77
26	Cleanse	Provoke	3.70
27	Pound	Shield Bash	3.66
28	Hasteful	Akarat's Champion	3.60
29	Trip Attack	Sweep Attack	3.50
30	Unleashed	Condemn	3.30
31	Bowmen	Phalanx	3.27
32	Ascendancy	Heaven's Fury	3.20
33	Thunderstruck	Blessed Hammer	3.10
34	Immovable Object	Laws of Justice	2.97
35	Fires of Heaven	Heaven's Fury	2.90
36	Answered Prayer	Laws of Valor	2.80
37	Rally	Akarat's Champion	2.47
38	Dominion	Blessed Hammer	2.46
39	Celerity	Punish	2.40
40	Retaliate	Punish	2.30
41	Nightmare	Steed Charge	2.26
42	Gathering Sweep	Sweep Attack	2.26
43	Crush	Slash	2.20
44	Hammer of Pursuit	Justice	2.17
45	Burst	Justice	2.10
46	Reciprocate	Condemn	2.07
47	Blazing Sweep	Sweep Attack	2.00
48	Shattering Throw	Blessed Shield	1.97
49	Guard	Slash	1.90
50	Part the Clouds	Falling Sword	1.87
51	Annihilate	Bombardment	1.80
52	Subdue	Shield Glare	1.76
53	Heaven's Tempest	Fist of the Heavens	1.70
54	Impactful Bombardment	Bombardment	1.57
55	Rise Brothers	Falling Sword	1.57
56	Superheated	Falling Sword	1.57
57	Burning Wrath	Blessed Hammer	1.50
58	Fissure	Fist of the Heavens	1.40
59	Shattered Shield	Shield Bash	1.36
60	Rejuvenation	Steed Charge	1.30
61	Split Fury	Heaven's Fury	1.27
62	Wings of Angels	Laws of Hope	1.27
63	Decaying Strength	Laws of Justice	1.27
64	Shattered Ground	Consecration	1.27
65	Holy Bolt	Justice	1.27
66	Surge	Smite	1.26
67	Bodyguard	Phalanx	1.20
68	Shield Cross	Shield Bash	1.16
69	Rebirth	Punish	1.10
70	Ramming Speed	Steed Charge	1.06
71	Carve	Slash	1.06
72	Bathed in Light	Consecration	1.00
73	Targeted	Bombardment	0.97
74	Electrify	Slash	0.90
75	Eternal Retaliation	Condemn	0.87
76	Frozen in Terror	Laws of Valor	0.86
77	Invincible	Laws of Valor	0.86
78	Reaping	Smite	0.86
79	Reflective Skin	Iron Skin	0.86
80	Divine Well	Fist of the Heavens	0.80
81	Hopeful Cry	Laws of Hope	0.77
82	Combust	Blessed Shield	0.77
83	Shatter	Smite	0.76
84	Charged Up	Iron Skin	0.76
85	Explosive Skin	Iron Skin	0.76
86	Bravery	Laws of Justice	0.70
87	Promise of Faith	Laws of Hope	0.67
88	Blessed Ground	Heaven's Fury	0.60
89	Retribution	Fist of the Heavens	0.57
90	Sword of Justice	Justice	0.57
91	Icebound Hammer	Blessed Hammer	0.56
92	Holy Shock	Sweep Attack	0.56
93	Uncertainty	Shield Glare	0.56
94	Faith's Armor	Laws of Justice	0.50
95	Thou Shalt Not Pass	Heaven's Fury	0.47
96	Mass Verdict	Judgment	0.47
97	Shared Fate	Smite	0.46
98	Frozen Sweep	Sweep Attack	0.46
99	One on One	Shield Bash	0.46
100	Frozen Ground	Consecration	0.40
101	Mine Field	Bombardment	0.37
102	Faith's Reward	Laws of Hope	0.37
103	Deliberation	Judgment	0.37
104	Shattering Explosion	Condemn	0.37
105	Emblazoned Shield	Shield Glare	0.36
106	Debilitate	Judgment	0.30
107	Eternal Hope	Laws of Hope	0.27
108	Staggering Shield	Blessed Shield	0.27
109	Flee Fool	Provoke	0.26
110	Divine Aegis	Blessed Shield	0.20
111	Barrels of Tar	Bombardment	0.17
112	Shield Bearers	Phalanx	0.17
113	Reverberation	Fist of the Heavens	0.17
114	Penitence	Judgment	0.17
115	Piercing Shield	Blessed Shield	0.17
116	Protect the Innocent	Laws of Justice	0.17
117	Fearful	Consecration	0.17
118	Shackle	Smite	0.16
119	Aegis Purgatory	Consecration	0.10
120	Shield Charge	Phalanx	0.00
Rune		Skill	Percent

Runes by Popularity - Crusader Hardcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Prophet	Akarat's Champion	49.60
2	Critical	Laws of Valor	28.00
3	Endurance	Steed Charge	27.30
4	Limitless	Blessed Hammer	22.40
5	Too Scared to Run	Provoke	21.30
6	Flurry	Falling Sword	15.30
7	Flash	Iron Skin	14.80
8	Steel Skin	Iron Skin	14.50
9	Unstoppable Force	Laws of Valor	14.30
10	Zealous Glare	Shield Glare	13.30
11	Crumble	Shield Bash	9.70
12	Rapid Descent	Falling Sword	8.20
13	Immovable Object	Laws of Justice	8.10
14	Hit Me	Provoke	7.60
15	Divine Verdict	Shield Glare	6.70
16	Zeal	Slash	6.40
17	Bowmen	Phalanx	5.90
18	Roar	Punish	5.66
19	Fury	Punish	5.60
20	Crack	Justice	5.50
21	Charged Up	Provoke	5.30
22	Vacuum	Condemn	4.90
23	Thunderstruck	Blessed Hammer	4.80
24	Pound	Shield Bash	4.20
25	Rejuvenation	Steed Charge	4.00
26	Unleashed	Condemn	3.87
27	Bravery	Laws of Justice	3.80
28	Fire Starter	Akarat's Champion	3.77
29	Answered Prayer	Laws of Valor	3.70
30	Ascendancy	Heaven's Fury	3.60
31	Nightmare	Steed Charge	3.36
32	Draw and Quarter	Steed Charge	3.30
33	Embodiment of Power	Akarat's Champion	3.20
34	Stampede	Phalanx	3.07
35	Hasteful	Akarat's Champion	3.07
36	Wings of Angels	Laws of Hope	3.07
37	Burst	Justice	3.00
38	Part the Clouds	Falling Sword	2.80
39	Rise Brothers	Falling Sword	2.77
40	Subdue	Shield Glare	2.76
41	Dominion	Blessed Hammer	2.70
42	Retaliate	Punish	2.66
43	Cleanse	Provoke	2.60
44	Resolved	Judgment	2.57
45	Annihilate	Bombardment	2.50
46	Hammer of Pursuit	Justice	2.47
47	Crush	Slash	2.46
48	Celerity	Punish	2.40
49	Burning Wrath	Blessed Hammer	2.20
50	Trip Attack	Sweep Attack	2.10
51	Superheated	Falling Sword	2.07
52	Shattered Shield	Shield Bash	2.06
53	Rebirth	Punish	2.06
54	Blazing Sweep	Sweep Attack	2.00
55	Shattering Throw	Blessed Shield	1.97
56	Ramming Speed	Steed Charge	1.90
57	Fissure	Fist of the Heavens	1.87
58	Rally	Akarat's Champion	1.87
59	Gathering Sweep	Sweep Attack	1.86
60	Decaying Strength	Laws of Justice	1.80
61	Guard	Slash	1.70
62	Fires of Heaven	Heaven's Fury	1.57
63	Faith's Armor	Laws of Justice	1.57
64	Holy Bolt	Justice	1.57
65	Bodyguard	Phalanx	1.50
66	Impactful Bombardment	Bombardment	1.37
67	Split Fury	Heaven's Fury	1.37
68	Promise of Faith	Laws of Hope	1.37
69	Shield Cross	Shield Bash	1.36
70	Carve	Slash	1.30
71	Heaven's Tempest	Fist of the Heavens	1.27
72	Surge	Smite	1.26
73	Shatter	Smite	1.26
74	Electrify	Slash	1.20
75	Reaping	Smite	1.16
76	Bathed in Light	Consecration	1.10
77	Shattered Ground	Consecration	1.07
78	Reflective Skin	Iron Skin	1.06
79	Uncertainty	Shield Glare	1.06
80	Invincible	Laws of Valor	1.00
81	Frozen in Terror	Laws of Valor	0.96
82	Explosive Skin	Iron Skin	0.90
83	Targeted	Bombardment	0.87
84	Divine Well	Fist of the Heavens	0.87
85	Holy Shock	Sweep Attack	0.86
86	Combust	Blessed Shield	0.80
87	Reciprocate	Condemn	0.67
88	Eternal Retaliation	Condemn	0.67
89	Sword of Justice	Justice	0.67
90	Icebound Hammer	Blessed Hammer	0.66
91	Charged Up	Iron Skin	0.66
92	Blessed Ground	Heaven's Fury	0.60
93	Thou Shalt Not Pass	Heaven's Fury	0.57
94	Faith's Reward	Laws of Hope	0.57
95	Hopeful Cry	Laws of Hope	0.57
96	Eternal Hope	Laws of Hope	0.50
97	Retribution	Fist of the Heavens	0.47
98	Shared Fate	Smite	0.46
99	Frozen Sweep	Sweep Attack	0.46
100	One on One	Shield Bash	0.46
101	Flee Fool	Provoke	0.40
102	Mine Field	Bombardment	0.37
103	Mass Verdict	Judgment	0.37
104	Protect the Innocent	Laws of Justice	0.37
105	Frozen Ground	Consecration	0.37
106	Debilitate	Judgment	0.30
107	Shattering Explosion	Condemn	0.27
108	Divine Aegis	Blessed Shield	0.27
109	Staggering Shield	Blessed Shield	0.27
110	Emblazoned Shield	Shield Glare	0.26
111	Deliberation	Judgment	0.20
112	Barrels of Tar	Bombardment	0.17
113	Reverberation	Fist of the Heavens	0.17
114	Penitence	Judgment	0.17
115	Piercing Shield	Blessed Shield	0.17
116	Fearful	Consecration	0.17
117	Shackle	Smite	0.16
118	Aegis Purgatory	Consecration	0.10
119	Shield Charge	Phalanx	0.07
120	Shield Bearers	Phalanx	0.00
Rune		Skill	Percent

Top Rune for Each Crusader Skill

These charts show the single most popular rune for each Crusader active skill, among level 70 Crusaders active in patch 2.3. The runes are listed from the most popular for their skill, to the least popular. This makes it easy to see which active skills have one rune that is extremely popular at level 70.
The chart on the left shows the rune choices by softcore Crusaders, and the chart on the right lists the most popular runes among hardcore Crusaders.
Select any rune or skill to view the full information and statistics about it.

Top Rune per Skill - Crusader Softcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Judgment	Resolved	88.90
Akarat's Champion	Prophet	78.30
Blessed Hammer	Limitless	73.20
Falling Sword	Flurry	67.00
Condemn	Vacuum	66.00
Steed Charge	Endurance	63.70
Blessed Shield	Shattering Throw	61.60
Shield Bash	Crumble	59.30
Provoke	Too Scared to Run	57.50
Laws of Valor	Critical	57.10
Phalanx	Stampede	54.80
Laws of Justice	Immovable Object	53.10
Slash	Zeal	52.80
Iron Skin	Steel Skin	50.10
Shield Glare	Zealous Glare	49.30
Sweep Attack	Trip Attack	40.70
Consecration	Shattered Ground	40.50
Justice	Crack	39.60
Heaven's Fury	Ascendancy	38.77
Bombardment	Annihilate	38.70
Laws of Hope	Wings of Angels	38.60
Fist of the Heavens	Heaven's Tempest	37.90
Smite	Surge	37.80
Punish	Roar	34.70
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Top Rune per Skill - Crusader Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Akarat's Champion	Prophet	80.90
Judgment	Resolved	74.40
Blessed Hammer	Limitless	68.70
Steed Charge	Endurance	68.30
Blessed Shield	Shattering Throw	59.60
Laws of Valor	Critical	58.30
Provoke	Too Scared to Run	57.40
Phalanx	Bowmen	56.10
Shield Glare	Zealous Glare	55.60
Shield Bash	Crumble	54.90
Laws of Hope	Wings of Angels	52.70
Laws of Justice	Immovable Object	52.50
Falling Sword	Flurry	49.40
Slash	Zeal	49.30
Bombardment	Annihilate	48.70
Condemn	Vacuum	48.50
Heaven's Fury	Ascendancy	48.20
Iron Skin	Flash	46.50
Justice	Crack	42.20
Consecration	Bathed in Light	40.60
Fist of the Heavens	Fissure	40.50
Punish	Roar	30.90
Sweep Attack	Trip Attack	30.00
Smite	Surge	29.80
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

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