Diablo 2 Resurrected's new rune word Plague has changed, and while it's weird now it can still enable some niche builds.
Diablo 2 Resurrected's new 2.4 patch is expected to Buy D2 Resurrected Runes change metadata with a slew of new rune words, character rebalances, and gear tweaks. A new and somewhat odd new D2R rune word has been revealed.
This new D2R rune word is an improved version of Plague, a classic rune word originally scheduled to be released in Diablo 2 Lord of Destruction v1.15, but it was later cancelled.
Blizzard changed the Plague stats slightly for some reason, the order of the plague has been changed to Cham+Shael+Um, which seems like a lot of money, but it's also a new use for the underutilized Cham rune. The new version of Plague reads like a weird experimental version with a very specific use case. Every player wants to figure out why Plague should be used instead of something like Hoto, or even a powerful melee weapon like Grief or Breath of Death.
The biggest change in Plague is that it now uses a 3-socket sword instead of a normal weapon. Another change is that all skills are reduced by 1, and since Fal is no longer used, the +strength has been removed. It has a big bonus to raw damage, which is increased boost damage. The other data are basically the same.
Plague starts out weird, but it still has its uses. There are also YouTubers who pointed out that Plague is only used for swords is a mistake.
Because, if it were feasible in Scepter, Plague would be able to give the character a purification aura or extra skill points, which could motivate things other than Hoto.
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