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For rune references in other Dragon Age titles, see Runes.

Armor runes can be applied to certain armor to provide permanent bonuses to that armor's effects in Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening.

Runes can be applied to (or removed from) equipment by Ambassador Cera at Vigil's Keep. There is no cost associated with adding or removing runes, and runes can be reused after removal. This makes it easy to tailor equipment to meet particular challenges.

Each armor has a certain number of rune slots, depending on the material from which it is made. For example, iron armor has no slots while Dragonbone armor offers 3. There are five types of runes, each of which provides a different effect, such as increased armor. Runes come in one of 7 tiers of power, from Novice to Paragon.

Bug icon Bug! There is a bug with runes with the property vs. creature type (Cold Iron, Silverite) and passive resistance (Dweomer, Hale) Masterpiece and Paragon tier weapon runes. They are erroneously flagged as armor runes. Cold Iron and Silverite do not trigger either with melee or ranged weapons when inserted into armor slots. However, both Dweomer and Hale grant the resistance bonuses normally.
Bug icon Bug! As of patch 1.04, there are no Barrier Rune Tracings in the game, and the only Barrier Rune available is a single Novice Barrier Rune looted from Vigil's Keep basement.

List[]

Barrier[]

Novice Barrier Rune
Novice Barrier Rune
Effects:
+1 armor


The Tevinter symbol for protection.

Journeyman Barrier Rune
Journeyman Barrier Rune
Effects:
+2 Armor


The Tevinter symbol for protection.

Expert Barrier Rune
Expert Barrier Rune
Effects:
+3 Armor


The Tevinter symbol for protection.

Master Barrier Rune
Master Barrier Rune
Effects:
+4 Armor


The Tevinter symbol for protection.

Grandmaster Barrier Rune
Grandmaster Barrier Rune
Effects:
+5 Armor


The Tevinter symbol for protection.

Masterpiece Barrier Rune
Masterpiece Barrier Rune
Effects:
+6 Armor


The Tevinter symbol for protection.

Paragon Barrier Rune
Paragon Barrier Rune
Effects:
+7 Armor


The Tevinter symbol for protection.

Immunity[]

Novice Immunity Rune
Novice Immunity Rune
Effects:
3% fire resistance
3% cold resistance
3% electricity resistance


To counter the elements, the Tevinters inscribed this rune.

Journeyman Immunity Rune
Journeyman Immunity Rune
Effects:
6% fire resistance
6% cold resistance
6% electricity resistance


To counter the elements, the Tevinters inscribed this rune.

Expert Immunity Rune
Expert Immunity Rune
Effects:
9% fire resistance
9% cold resistance
9% electricity resistance


To counter the elements, the Tevinters inscribed this rune.

Master Immunity Rune
Master Immunity Rune
Effects:
12% fire resistance
12% cold resistance
12% electricity resistance


To counter the elements, the Tevinters inscribed this rune.

Grandmaster Immunity Rune
Grandmaster Immunity Rune
Effects:
15% fire resistance
15% cold resistance
15% electricity resistance


To counter the elements, the Tevinters inscribed this rune.

Masterpiece Immunity Rune
Masterpiece Immunity Rune
Effects:
20% fire resistance
20% cold resistance
20% electricity resistance


To counter the elements, the Tevinters inscribed this rune.

Paragon Immunity Rune
Paragon Immunity Rune
Effects:
25% fire resistance
25% cold resistance
25% electricity resistance


To counter the elements, the Tevinters inscribed this rune.

Reservoir[]

Novice Reservoir Rune
Novice Reservoir Rune
Effects:
+1 willpower


A Tevinter mark meaning "pool".

Journeyman Reservoir Rune
Journeyman Reservoir Rune
Effects:
+2 Willpower


A Tevinter mark meaning "pool".

Expert Reservoir Rune
Expert Reservoir Rune
Effects:
+3 Willpower


A Tevinter mark meaning "pool".

Master Reservoir Rune
Master Reservoir Rune
Effects:
+4 Willpower


A Tevinter mark meaning "pool".

Grandmaster Reservoir Rune
Grandmaster Reservoir Rune
Effects:
+5 Willpower


A Tevinter mark meaning "pool".

Masterpiece Reservoir Rune
Masterpiece Reservoir Rune
Effects:
+6 Willpower


A Tevinter mark meaning "pool".

Paragon Reservoir Rune
Paragon Reservoir Rune
Effects:
+7 Willpower


A Tevinter mark meaning "pool".

Stout[]

Novice Stout Rune
Novice Stout Rune
Effects:
+2 constitution


To the Tevinter magisters, this symbol meant health.

Journeyman Stout Rune
Journeyman Stout Rune
Effects:
+4 constitution


To the Tevinter magisters, this symbol meant health.

Expert Stout Rune
Expert Stout Rune
Effects:
+6 Constitution


To the Tevinter magisters, this symbol meant health.

Master Stout Rune
Master Stout Rune
Effects:
+8 Constitution


To the Tevinter magisters, this symbol meant health.

Grandmaster Stout Rune
Grandmaster Stout Rune
Effects:
+10 constitution


To the Tevinter magisters, this symbol meant health.

Masterpiece Stout Rune
Masterpiece Stout Rune
Effects:
+12 Constitution


To the Tevinter magisters, this symbol meant health.

Paragon Stout Rune
Paragon Stout Rune
Effects:
+14 Constitution


To the Tevinter magisters, this symbol meant health.

Tempest[]

Novice Tempest Rune
Novice Tempest Rune
Effects:
+2 missile avoidance


"Wind", to a Tevinter eye.

Journeyman Tempest Rune
Journeyman Tempest Rune
Effects:
+4 missile avoidance


"Wind", to a Tevinter eye.

Expert Tempest Rune
Expert Tempest Rune
Effects:
+6 missile avoidance


"Wind", to a Tevinter eye.

Master Tempest Rune
Master Tempest Rune
Effects:
+8 missile avoidance


"Wind", to a Tevinter eye.

Grandmaster Tempest Rune
Grandmaster Tempest Rune
Effects:
+10 missile avoidance


"Wind", to a Tevinter eye.

Masterpiece Tempest Rune
Masterpiece Tempest Rune
Effects:
+12 missile avoidance


"Wind", to a Tevinter eye.

Paragon Tempest Rune
Paragon Tempest Rune
Effects:
+14 missile avoidance


"Wind", to a Tevinter eye.

Hybrid[]

Amplification Rune
Amplification Rune
Effects:
5% fire damage
5% cold damage
5% electricity damage
5% nature damage
5% spirit damage


This rune is drawn slightly larger than most.

Endurance Rune
Endurance Rune
Effects:
-5% fatigue


The Tevinter glyph for tenacity.

Diligence Rune
Diligence Rune
Effects:
Flank immunity


A Tevinter eye, all-seeing

Evasion Rune
Evasion Rune
Effects:
+5% chance to dodge


This shape is the closest the ancient Tevinters came to the concept of zero.

See also[]

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