Diablo IIIArchive of Data for Patch 2.0Crusader Runes

Crusader Runes by Popularity in Patch 2.0

Archive of the Crusader runes for active skills, ranked by popularity in patch 2.0

Note: This is historical data, from the characters as of the end of Diablo III PC patch 2.0.6.
These are charts of all the Diablo III Crusader runes, ranking them from the most to least popular rune. The data comes from level 70 Crusaders who played from patch 2.0.1 to patch 2.0.6. The data is gathered from more than 3 million Diablo III characters.
See the Crusader Active Skills section for the most popular active skills that these runes are connected to, and the most popular Crusader builds.
Select any rune or skill below to view full current 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: September 5, 2014

All Crusader Runes Ranked by Popularity

These charts show every Crusader rune, based on their popularity by level 70 Crusaders from patch 2.0.1 to patch 2.0.6. 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 who are active in patch 2.0.
Select any rune or skill to view full information and statistics about it.

Runes by Popularity - Crusader Softcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Critical	Laws of Valor	34.30
2	Endurance	Steed Charge	24.40
3	Fire Starter	Akarat's Champion	19.30
4	Unstoppable Force	Laws of Valor	16.90
5	Charged Up	Provoke	16.30
6	Ascendancy	Heaven's Fury	16.00
7	Prophet	Akarat's Champion	14.50
8	Divine Verdict	Shield Glare	14.10
9	Heaven's Tempest	Fist of the Heavens	14.00
10	Rally	Akarat's Champion	13.00
11	Fires of Heaven	Heaven's Fury	12.90
12	Zealous Glare	Shield Glare	10.96
13	Shattering Throw	Blessed Shield	10.90
14	Bowmen	Phalanx	9.90
15	Nightmare	Steed Charge	9.30
16	Unleashed	Condemn	9.20
17	Thunderstruck	Blessed Hammer	9.10
18	Impactful Bombardment	Bombardment	8.70
19	Crack	Justice	8.40
20	Resolved	Judgment	8.10
21	Roar	Punish	7.60
22	Annihilate	Bombardment	7.20
23	Embodiment of Power	Akarat's Champion	7.17
24	Burst	Justice	7.10
25	Hasteful	Akarat's Champion	7.00
26	Crush	Slash	6.60
27	Too Scared to Run	Provoke	6.50
28	Zeal	Slash	6.10
29	Fissure	Fist of the Heavens	5.80
30	Shattered Ground	Consecration	5.77
31	Hit Me	Provoke	5.76
32	Divine Well	Fist of the Heavens	5.70
33	Vacuum	Condemn	5.20
34	Steel Skin	Iron Skin	4.40
35	Superheated	Falling Sword	4.30
36	Immovable Object	Laws of Justice	4.20
37	Split Fury	Heaven's Fury	4.17
38	Limitless	Blessed Hammer	4.10
39	Combust	Blessed Shield	4.07
40	Answered Prayer	Laws of Valor	4.00
41	Flurry	Falling Sword	3.87
42	Blessed Ground	Heaven's Fury	3.80
43	Retaliate	Punish	3.70
44	Burning Wrath	Blessed Hammer	3.50
45	Hammer of Pursuit	Justice	3.20
46	Targeted	Bombardment	3.00
47	Part the Clouds	Falling Sword	2.80
48	Carve	Slash	2.70
49	Invincible	Laws of Valor	2.66
50	Reflective Skin	Iron Skin	2.66
51	Fury	Punish	2.60
52	Eternal Retaliation	Condemn	2.50
53	Bodyguard	Phalanx	2.30
54	Retribution	Fist of the Heavens	2.27
55	Pound	Shield Bash	2.26
56	Blazing Sweep	Sweep Attack	2.20
57	Shatter	Smite	2.16
58	Holy Bolt	Justice	2.10
59	Rejuvenation	Steed Charge	2.06
60	Celerity	Punish	2.00
61	Reciprocate	Condemn	1.97
62	Draw and Quarter	Steed Charge	1.96
63	Cleanse	Provoke	1.90
64	Rise Brothers	Falling Sword	1.87
65	Reaping	Smite	1.80
66	Shattered Shield	Shield Bash	1.76
67	Guard	Slash	1.70
68	Ramming Speed	Steed Charge	1.66
69	Electrify	Slash	1.66
70	Bravery	Laws of Justice	1.60
71	Frozen in Terror	Laws of Valor	1.56
72	Surge	Smite	1.56
73	Explosive Skin	Iron Skin	1.50
74	Rapid Descent	Falling Sword	1.47
75	Decaying Strength	Laws of Justice	1.40
76	Rebirth	Punish	1.30
77	Thou Shalt Not Pass	Heaven's Fury	1.27
78	Wings of Angels	Laws of Hope	1.27
79	Dominion	Blessed Hammer	1.26
80	Crumble	Shield Bash	1.26
81	Bathed in Light	Consecration	1.20
82	Faith's Armor	Laws of Justice	1.10
83	Mine Field	Bombardment	1.07
84	Uncertainty	Shield Glare	1.06
85	Flash	Iron Skin	1.00
86	Stampede	Phalanx	0.97
87	Subdue	Shield Glare	0.96
88	Holy Shock	Sweep Attack	0.90
89	Gathering Sweep	Sweep Attack	0.86
90	Faith's Reward	Laws of Hope	0.80
91	Shattering Explosion	Condemn	0.77
92	Shared Fate	Smite	0.70
93	Stop Time	Laws of Hope	0.67
94	Staggering Shield	Blessed Shield	0.67
95	Icebound Hammer	Blessed Hammer	0.66
96	Trip Attack	Sweep Attack	0.66
97	Shield Cross	Shield Bash	0.66
98	Charged Up	Iron Skin	0.60
99	Hopeful Cry	Laws of Hope	0.57
100	Divine Aegis	Blessed Shield	0.50
101	Frozen Sweep	Sweep Attack	0.46
102	Eternal Hope	Laws of Hope	0.40
103	Mass Verdict	Judgment	0.37
104	Sword of Justice	Justice	0.37
105	Frozen Ground	Consecration	0.30
106	Barrels of Tar	Bombardment	0.27
107	Reverberation	Fist of the Heavens	0.27
108	Conversion	Judgment	0.27
109	Deliberation	Judgment	0.27
110	Piercing Shield	Blessed Shield	0.27
111	Protect the Innocent	Laws of Justice	0.27
112	Shackle	Smite	0.26
113	Emblazoned Shield	Shield Glare	0.26
114	One on One	Shield Bash	0.26
115	Aegis Purgatory	Consecration	0.20
116	Shield Bearers	Phalanx	0.17
117	Shield Charge	Phalanx	0.17
118	Penitence	Judgment	0.17
119	Flee Fool	Provoke	0.16
120	Fearful	Consecration	0.10
Rune		Skill	Percent

Runes by Popularity - Crusader Hardcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Endurance	Steed Charge	36.60
2	Critical	Laws of Valor	32.60
3	Prophet	Akarat's Champion	28.20
4	Ascendancy	Heaven's Fury	21.00
5	Fire Starter	Akarat's Champion	17.00
6	Shattering Throw	Blessed Shield	15.40
7	Bowmen	Phalanx	14.00
8	Roar	Punish	12.50
9	Crack	Justice	12.40
10	Unstoppable Force	Laws of Valor	11.97
11	Nightmare	Steed Charge	11.90
12	Divine Verdict	Shield Glare	11.80
13	Rally	Akarat's Champion	11.27
14	Charged Up	Provoke	11.20
15	Heaven's Tempest	Fist of the Heavens	11.10
16	Immovable Object	Laws of Justice	11.00
17	Thunderstruck	Blessed Hammer	10.30
18	Zealous Glare	Shield Glare	9.06
19	Unleashed	Condemn	9.00
20	Impactful Bombardment	Bombardment	8.57
21	Annihilate	Bombardment	8.50
22	Bravery	Laws of Justice	8.10
23	Resolved	Judgment	7.87
24	Fires of Heaven	Heaven's Fury	7.80
25	Divine Well	Fist of the Heavens	7.67
26	Burst	Justice	7.60
27	Crush	Slash	6.80
28	Hasteful	Akarat's Champion	6.70
29	Fissure	Fist of the Heavens	6.50
30	Limitless	Blessed Hammer	6.10
31	Steel Skin	Iron Skin	6.00
32	Rejuvenation	Steed Charge	5.90
33	Hit Me	Provoke	5.66
34	Combust	Blessed Shield	5.60
35	Burning Wrath	Blessed Hammer	5.50
36	Zeal	Slash	5.36
37	Superheated	Falling Sword	5.30
38	Embodiment of Power	Akarat's Champion	4.90
39	Split Fury	Heaven's Fury	4.77
40	Retaliate	Punish	4.70
41	Shattered Ground	Consecration	4.40
42	Fury	Punish	4.20
43	Flurry	Falling Sword	4.17
44	Blessed Ground	Heaven's Fury	4.10
45	Too Scared to Run	Provoke	4.06
46	Hammer of Pursuit	Justice	4.00
47	Vacuum	Condemn	3.90
48	Answered Prayer	Laws of Valor	3.80
49	Part the Clouds	Falling Sword	3.30
50	Wings of Angels	Laws of Hope	3.27
51	Shattered Shield	Shield Bash	3.20
52	Flash	Iron Skin	3.10
53	Shatter	Smite	3.06
54	Ramming Speed	Steed Charge	3.00
55	Targeted	Bombardment	2.87
56	Carve	Slash	2.80
57	Blazing Sweep	Sweep Attack	2.70
58	Reflective Skin	Iron Skin	2.66
59	Invincible	Laws of Valor	2.60
60	Faith's Armor	Laws of Justice	2.40
61	Rise Brothers	Falling Sword	2.37
62	Surge	Smite	2.36
63	Pound	Shield Bash	2.36
64	Celerity	Punish	2.30
65	Guard	Slash	2.10
66	Eternal Retaliation	Condemn	2.07
67	Rebirth	Punish	2.06
68	Draw and Quarter	Steed Charge	2.00
69	Retribution	Fist of the Heavens	1.97
70	Decaying Strength	Laws of Justice	1.97
71	Holy Bolt	Justice	1.97
72	Crumble	Shield Bash	1.90
73	Bodyguard	Phalanx	1.80
74	Frozen in Terror	Laws of Valor	1.76
75	Electrify	Slash	1.70
76	Reaping	Smite	1.66
77	Explosive Skin	Iron Skin	1.60
78	Rapid Descent	Falling Sword	1.50
79	Dominion	Blessed Hammer	1.46
80	Cleanse	Provoke	1.40
81	Reciprocate	Condemn	1.37
82	Bathed in Light	Consecration	1.30
83	Uncertainty	Shield Glare	1.20
84	Thou Shalt Not Pass	Heaven's Fury	1.17
85	Stop Time	Laws of Hope	1.10
86	Stampede	Phalanx	1.07
87	Mine Field	Bombardment	1.00
88	Holy Shock	Sweep Attack	0.96
89	Faith's Reward	Laws of Hope	0.90
90	Gathering Sweep	Sweep Attack	0.80
91	Icebound Hammer	Blessed Hammer	0.76
92	Shared Fate	Smite	0.76
93	Subdue	Shield Glare	0.76
94	Shield Cross	Shield Bash	0.76
95	Eternal Hope	Laws of Hope	0.70
96	Trip Attack	Sweep Attack	0.66
97	Shattering Explosion	Condemn	0.60
98	Hopeful Cry	Laws of Hope	0.57
99	Staggering Shield	Blessed Shield	0.57
100	Divine Aegis	Blessed Shield	0.50
101	Frozen Sweep	Sweep Attack	0.46
102	Charged Up	Iron Skin	0.40
103	Protect the Innocent	Laws of Justice	0.37
104	Sword of Justice	Justice	0.37
105	Frozen Ground	Consecration	0.30
106	Reverberation	Fist of the Heavens	0.27
107	Mass Verdict	Judgment	0.27
108	Piercing Shield	Blessed Shield	0.27
109	Shackle	Smite	0.26
110	Emblazoned Shield	Shield Glare	0.26
111	One on One	Shield Bash	0.26
112	Deliberation	Judgment	0.20
113	Barrels of Tar	Bombardment	0.17
114	Shield Bearers	Phalanx	0.17
115	Shield Charge	Phalanx	0.17
116	Conversion	Judgment	0.17
117	Penitence	Judgment	0.17
118	Fearful	Consecration	0.17
119	Flee Fool	Provoke	0.16
120	Aegis Purgatory	Consecration	0.10
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 as of the end of patch 2.0.6. 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.
See the Crusader Active Skills charts for the most popular active skills that these runes are connected to.
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	90.20
Consecration	Shattered Ground	75.60
Phalanx	Bowmen	74.60
Blessed Shield	Shattering Throw	67.70
Steed Charge	Endurance	62.40
Laws of Valor	Critical	57.60
Provoke	Charged Up	53.20
Shield Glare	Divine Verdict	51.40
Fist of the Heavens	Heaven's Tempest	50.30
Blessed Hammer	Thunderstruck	49.30
Laws of Justice	Immovable Object	49.20
Condemn	Unleashed	47.20
Sweep Attack	Blazing Sweep	45.00
Punish	Roar	43.90
Bombardment	Impactful Bombardment	43.40
Iron Skin	Steel Skin	43.20
Heaven's Fury	Ascendancy	41.90
Justice	Crack	39.80
Shield Bash	Pound	36.10
Slash	Crush	35.10
Smite	Shatter	33.80
Laws of Hope	Wings of Angels	32.40
Akarat's Champion	Fire Starter	31.60
Falling Sword	Superheated	30.00
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Top Rune per Skill - Crusader Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Judgment	Resolved	92.50
Phalanx	Bowmen	82.30
Consecration	Shattered Ground	71.20
Blessed Shield	Shattering Throw	69.20
Steed Charge	Endurance	61.60
Laws of Valor	Critical	61.50
Heaven's Fury	Ascendancy	54.00
Condemn	Unleashed	53.80
Shield Glare	Divine Verdict	50.70
Laws of Hope	Wings of Angels	50.00
Provoke	Charged Up	49.50
Sweep Attack	Blazing Sweep	49.20
Punish	Roar	48.10
Justice	Crack	47.30
Laws of Justice	Immovable Object	46.20
Iron Skin	Steel Skin	43.60
Blessed Hammer	Thunderstruck	43.20
Akarat's Champion	Prophet	41.40
Bombardment	Annihilate	40.90
Fist of the Heavens	Heaven's Tempest	40.70
Smite	Shatter	38.30
Shield Bash	Shattered Shield	36.80
Slash	Crush	36.40
Falling Sword	Superheated	31.40
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

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