Diablo IIIPatch 2.3 Data ArchiveCrusader Runes

Crusader Runes by Popularity in Patch 2.3

Archive of the Crusader runes for active skills at level 70 during patch 2.3

Note: This is historical data from characters at the end of Diablo III PC patch 2.3. See the current Crusader Runes charts for the latest data, from the current Diablo III patch.
These are charts of all the Diablo III Crusader runes, ranked from the most to least popular rune, as of the end of Patch 2.3.
This data is archived from more than 6 million Diablo III characters in patch 2.3. See the Patch 2.3 Data Archive for details on the data.

Index

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

Charts Last Updated: January 20, 2016

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	53.00
2	Critical	Laws of Valor	36.50
3	Unstoppable Force	Laws of Valor	24.37
4	Endurance	Steed Charge	24.30
5	Too Scared to Run	Provoke	22.80
6	Limitless	Blessed Hammer	19.10
7	Steel Skin	Iron Skin	17.30
8	Flurry	Falling Sword	16.50
9	Zealous Glare	Shield Glare	15.40
10	Flash	Iron Skin	14.20
11	Divine Verdict	Shield Glare	13.10
12	Vacuum	Condemn	13.00
13	Crumble	Shield Bash	9.80
14	Draw and Quarter	Steed Charge	9.40
15	Resolved	Judgment	8.80
16	Charged Up	Provoke	7.50
17	Zeal	Slash	7.10
18	Hit Me	Provoke	6.30
19	Stampede	Phalanx	5.60
20	Roar	Punish	5.40
21	Embodiment of Power	Akarat's Champion	4.70
22	Fire Starter	Akarat's Champion	4.20
23	Fury	Punish	3.90
24	Crack	Justice	3.80
25	Trip Attack	Sweep Attack	3.76
26	Pound	Shield Bash	3.70
27	Hasteful	Akarat's Champion	3.67
28	Cleanse	Provoke	3.60
29	Unleashed	Condemn	3.57
30	Rapid Descent	Falling Sword	3.50
31	Bowmen	Phalanx	3.27
32	Ascendancy	Heaven's Fury	3.20
33	Thunderstruck	Blessed Hammer	3.10
34	Fires of Heaven	Heaven's Fury	3.00
35	Immovable Object	Laws of Justice	2.90
36	Answered Prayer	Laws of Valor	2.70
37	Celerity	Punish	2.50
38	Rally	Akarat's Champion	2.40
39	Nightmare	Steed Charge	2.36
40	Gathering Sweep	Sweep Attack	2.36
41	Retaliate	Punish	2.36
42	Dominion	Blessed Hammer	2.30
43	Crush	Slash	2.20
44	Hammer of Pursuit	Justice	2.17
45	Burst	Justice	2.10
46	Shattering Throw	Blessed Shield	2.07
47	Blazing Sweep	Sweep Attack	2.00
48	Reciprocate	Condemn	1.97
49	Guard	Slash	1.96
50	Annihilate	Bombardment	1.90
51	Part the Clouds	Falling Sword	1.87
52	Heaven's Tempest	Fist of the Heavens	1.80
53	Subdue	Shield Glare	1.66
54	Impactful Bombardment	Bombardment	1.60
55	Superheated	Falling Sword	1.57
56	Rise Brothers	Falling Sword	1.50
57	Fissure	Fist of the Heavens	1.47
58	Burning Wrath	Blessed Hammer	1.40
59	Shattered Shield	Shield Bash	1.36
60	Rejuvenation	Steed Charge	1.30
61	Split Fury	Heaven's Fury	1.27
62	Decaying Strength	Laws of Justice	1.27
63	Shattered Ground	Consecration	1.27
64	Surge	Smite	1.26
65	Bodyguard	Phalanx	1.20
66	Wings of Angels	Laws of Hope	1.17
67	Shield Cross	Shield Bash	1.16
68	Rebirth	Punish	1.16
69	Holy Bolt	Justice	1.10
70	Ramming Speed	Steed Charge	1.06
71	Carve	Slash	1.06
72	Electrify	Slash	1.06
73	Bathed in Light	Consecration	1.00
74	Targeted	Bombardment	0.90
75	Divine Well	Fist of the Heavens	0.87
76	Hopeful Cry	Laws of Hope	0.87
77	Eternal Retaliation	Condemn	0.87
78	Combust	Blessed Shield	0.87
79	Frozen in Terror	Laws of Valor	0.86
80	Invincible	Laws of Valor	0.86
81	Reaping	Smite	0.86
82	Charged Up	Iron Skin	0.80
83	Shatter	Smite	0.76
84	Explosive Skin	Iron Skin	0.76
85	Reflective Skin	Iron Skin	0.76
86	Bravery	Laws of Justice	0.70
87	Retribution	Fist of the Heavens	0.67
88	Promise of Faith	Laws of Hope	0.67
89	Holy Shock	Sweep Attack	0.66
90	Blessed Ground	Heaven's Fury	0.60
91	Sword of Justice	Justice	0.57
92	Uncertainty	Shield Glare	0.56
93	Faith's Armor	Laws of Justice	0.50
94	Thou Shalt Not Pass	Heaven's Fury	0.47
95	Mass Verdict	Judgment	0.47
96	Icebound Hammer	Blessed Hammer	0.46
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	50.50
2	Endurance	Steed Charge	28.30
3	Critical	Laws of Valor	28.10
4	Limitless	Blessed Hammer	21.60
5	Too Scared to Run	Provoke	21.30
6	Unstoppable Force	Laws of Valor	15.20
7	Flurry	Falling Sword	14.90
8	Steel Skin	Iron Skin	14.80
9	Flash	Iron Skin	14.70
10	Zealous Glare	Shield Glare	14.10
11	Crumble	Shield Bash	10.40
12	Immovable Object	Laws of Justice	8.30
13	Rapid Descent	Falling Sword	7.90
14	Hit Me	Provoke	7.70
15	Divine Verdict	Shield Glare	7.10
16	Zeal	Slash	6.90
17	Bowmen	Phalanx	6.20
18	Roar	Punish	6.00
19	Fury	Punish	5.60
20	Charged Up	Provoke	5.50
21	Crack	Justice	5.40
22	Vacuum	Condemn	5.30
23	Thunderstruck	Blessed Hammer	4.70
24	Pound	Shield Bash	4.30
25	Unleashed	Condemn	4.17
26	Rejuvenation	Steed Charge	4.10
27	Fire Starter	Akarat's Champion	3.97
28	Bravery	Laws of Justice	3.90
29	Ascendancy	Heaven's Fury	3.80
30	Answered Prayer	Laws of Valor	3.70
31	Draw and Quarter	Steed Charge	3.50
32	Nightmare	Steed Charge	3.40
33	Stampede	Phalanx	3.37
34	Embodiment of Power	Akarat's Champion	3.30
35	Wings of Angels	Laws of Hope	3.20
36	Hasteful	Akarat's Champion	3.10
37	Burst	Justice	3.00
38	Rise Brothers	Falling Sword	2.80
39	Part the Clouds	Falling Sword	2.77
40	Retaliate	Punish	2.76
41	Annihilate	Bombardment	2.70
42	Resolved	Judgment	2.67
43	Subdue	Shield Glare	2.66
44	Dominion	Blessed Hammer	2.60
45	Crush	Slash	2.56
46	Cleanse	Provoke	2.50
47	Hammer of Pursuit	Justice	2.47
48	Celerity	Punish	2.40
49	Trip Attack	Sweep Attack	2.26
50	Burning Wrath	Blessed Hammer	2.20
51	Shattered Shield	Shield Bash	2.16
52	Rebirth	Punish	2.10
53	Shattering Throw	Blessed Shield	2.07
54	Superheated	Falling Sword	2.07
55	Ramming Speed	Steed Charge	2.06
56	Blazing Sweep	Sweep Attack	2.00
57	Rally	Akarat's Champion	1.97
58	Gathering Sweep	Sweep Attack	1.96
59	Fissure	Fist of the Heavens	1.90
60	Guard	Slash	1.86
61	Decaying Strength	Laws of Justice	1.80
62	Fires of Heaven	Heaven's Fury	1.60
63	Faith's Armor	Laws of Justice	1.57
64	Holy Bolt	Justice	1.57
65	Bodyguard	Phalanx	1.50
66	Shield Cross	Shield Bash	1.46
67	Impactful Bombardment	Bombardment	1.40
68	Split Fury	Heaven's Fury	1.37
69	Heaven's Tempest	Fist of the Heavens	1.37
70	Promise of Faith	Laws of Hope	1.37
71	Surge	Smite	1.36
72	Shatter	Smite	1.36
73	Carve	Slash	1.30
74	Reaping	Smite	1.26
75	Electrify	Slash	1.20
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	Divine Well	Fist of the Heavens	0.97
82	Frozen in Terror	Laws of Valor	0.96
83	Explosive Skin	Iron Skin	0.96
84	Combust	Blessed Shield	0.90
85	Targeted	Bombardment	0.87
86	Holy Shock	Sweep Attack	0.80
87	Eternal Retaliation	Condemn	0.70
88	Reciprocate	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	Shared Fate	Smite	0.56
97	Eternal Hope	Laws of Hope	0.50
98	Retribution	Fist of the Heavens	0.47
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	Reverberation	Fist of the Heavens	0.27
108	Deliberation	Judgment	0.27
109	Shattering Explosion	Condemn	0.27
110	Divine Aegis	Blessed Shield	0.27
111	Staggering Shield	Blessed Shield	0.27
112	Emblazoned Shield	Shield Glare	0.26
113	Aegis Purgatory	Consecration	0.20
114	Shield Bearers	Phalanx	0.17
115	Penitence	Judgment	0.17
116	Piercing Shield	Blessed Shield	0.17
117	Fearful	Consecration	0.17
118	Shackle	Smite	0.16
119	Barrels of Tar	Bombardment	0.10
120	Shield Charge	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	89.20
Akarat's Champion	Prophet	78.20
Blessed Hammer	Limitless	73.10
Condemn	Vacuum	66.70
Falling Sword	Flurry	66.60
Steed Charge	Endurance	63.80
Blessed Shield	Shattering Throw	61.70
Shield Bash	Crumble	59.40
Provoke	Too Scared to Run	57.60
Laws of Valor	Critical	57.20
Phalanx	Stampede	55.70
Laws of Justice	Immovable Object	53.20
Slash	Zeal	52.80
Iron Skin	Steel Skin	50.30
Shield Glare	Zealous Glare	49.30
Consecration	Shattered Ground	41.10
Sweep Attack	Trip Attack	40.80
Bombardment	Annihilate	39.90
Justice	Crack	39.60
Fist of the Heavens	Heaven's Tempest	38.70
Heaven's Fury	Ascendancy	38.20
Laws of Hope	Wings of Angels	38.10
Smite	Surge	37.90
Punish	Roar	34.80
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Top Rune per Skill - Crusader Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Akarat's Champion	Prophet	80.50
Judgment	Resolved	74.50
Blessed Hammer	Limitless	68.60
Steed Charge	Endurance	68.40
Blessed Shield	Shattering Throw	59.70
Laws of Valor	Critical	58.30
Provoke	Too Scared to Run	57.40
Phalanx	Bowmen	55.90
Shield Glare	Zealous Glare	55.70
Shield Bash	Crumble	55.00
Laws of Hope	Wings of Angels	53.60
Laws of Justice	Immovable Object	52.60
Bombardment	Annihilate	49.40
Slash	Zeal	49.40
Falling Sword	Flurry	49.00
Condemn	Vacuum	48.60
Heaven's Fury	Ascendancy	48.00
Iron Skin	Flash	46.60
Justice	Crack	42.20
Consecration	Bathed in Light	41.60
Fist of the Heavens	Fissure	39.70
Punish	Roar	30.90
Smite	Surge	30.00
Sweep Attack	Trip Attack	30.00
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Want more historical data from patch 2.3? See the Patch 2.3 Data Archive for other charts.

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