Runes of Refinement

A Path of Exile 2–inspired item crafting system for Valheim. Apply runes and omens to your equipment to add, reroll, and corrupt modifiers — bringing deep endgame itemization to the Viking world.

How It Works

Getting Runes & Omens

Runes and omens drop from any creature in the world. What can drop depends on the biome:

Basic runes are more common in early biomes (2–3% chance). Advanced runes and omens are rarer (0.1–0.5%). Drop rates can be adjusted in the config.

Using Runes (Cursor-Apply)

1. Open your inventory
2. Right-click a rune — it attaches to your cursor
3. (Optional) Left-click an omen while holding a rune — the omen modifies the rune's behavior
4. Right-click a valid equipment item — the rune is consumed and the effect is applied
5. Right-click empty space or press Escape to cancel

What Can Be Enchanted

Any equippable gear: swords, axes, bows, maces, shields, helmets, chest armor, leg armor, capes, tools (pickaxes, axes), and utility items.

Item Rarity Progression

Items start as Normal (no modifiers) and progress through rarities:

Normal → Magic (1-2 mods) → Rare (3-6 mods) → Corrupted (sealed)

• Magic items hold up to 2 modifiers (1 prefix + 1 suffix)
• Rare items hold up to 6 modifiers (3 prefixes + 3 suffixes)
• Corrupted items can never be modified again, but may gain a mythic affix

Item Tiers (T1–T6)

Items are automatically assigned a tier based on their base stats (damage, armor, block power). Higher tiers roll stronger affix values:

Crafting Examples

Basic enchant: Right-click Rune of Becoming → right-click a Normal iron sword → the sword becomes Magic with 1 random modifier (e.g. "+7% damage, +5% stamina cost").

Targeted craft: Right-click Rune of Ascension → left-click Omen of Elements → right-click a Rare weapon → adds a guaranteed elemental damage modifier (fire/frost/lightning).

Corruption gamble: Right-click Rune of Desecration → right-click any item → unpredictable outcome: mythic enchantment, value shift, extra modifier, lost modifier, or nothing. The item is permanently corrupted.

Features

• 9 Runes (currency orbs) — Transmutation, Augmentation, Regal, Exaltation, Alchemy, Chaos, Annulment, Divine, Vaal (Corruption)
• 10 Omens (prophecy catalysts) — Elements, Protector, Order, Sinistral/Dextral, Abundance, Corruption, Whittling, Perfection, Greater Annulment
• 45 Affixes — 39 regular + 6 mythic, across 5 categories: Offensive, Defensive, Utility, Elemental, Mythic
• Item Tiers (T1–T6) — automatic tier detection based on item stats, affects affix roll ranges
• Prefix/Suffix system — Magic items: 1 prefix + 1 suffix, Rare items: 3 + 3
• Corruption — Vaal orb permanently corrupts items with unpredictable outcomes
• Cursor-apply mechanic — pick up a rune, click on equipment to apply
• Localization — English and Russian
• Server-synced config — drop rates, max affixes configurable by server admin

Runes

Omens

Omens modify the behavior of the next rune applied:

Affix Categories

• Weapon — damage %, elemental damage, attack speed, armor pierce, knockback, backstab, lifesteal, skill bonus, stamina on kill
• Armor — armor, max HP, max stamina, resistances (fire/frost/poison), stagger resist, HP/stamina/eitr regen, stealth, move speed, carry weight, exploration radius
• Tool — mining/chopping damage, tool damage, swing speed, experience bonus, stamina reduction
• Shield — block power, thorns, parry bonus, damage reduction, stamina on parry, armor
• Mythic — Lightning strike, frost shield, all-damage boost, survive lethal hit, berserker rage, XP boost

Installation

1. Install BepInEx and Jötunn
2. Place RunesOfRefinement.dll in BepInEx/plugins/
3. Launch the game — runes and omens drop from monsters

Configuration

Config file: BepInEx/config/com.pickteam.RunesOfRefinement.cfg

Server-synced settings (DropRates, Features, Balance, Gameplay) are pushed to all clients by the server admin.

Compatibility

• Valheim 0.219+
• BepInEx 5.4.2202+
• Jötunn 2.23.3+
• Works in multiplayer (server-synced)