Diablo II: Resurrected

Famine runeword in D2R: Fal + Ohm + Ort + Jah (4 sockets, Axes/Hammers). +270-320% Enhanced Damage. 12% Life Stolen Per Hit. F-Tier.

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Famine

F-Tier — Trap / Nearly Unusable

4 Sockets AxesHammers Patch Patch 1.10

Rune Recipe

Fal

Ohm

Ort

Jah

Insert in order: Fal → Ohm → Ort → Jah

Get These Runes

Need runes for this runeword? Find them on Traderie — D2R's most active trading marketplace.

Ohm Trade for Ohm on Traderie ↗

Jah Trade for Jah on Traderie ↗

Stats & Properties

+270-320% Enhanced Damage

12% Life Stolen Per Hit

+30% Increased Attack Speed

Prevent Monster Heal

Adds 180-200 Magic Damage

+50-200% to Elemental Damage

Ethereal (Cannot Be Repaired)

--- Rune Bonuses ---

Fal: +10 Strength

Ohm: +50% Damage

Ort: +1-50 Lightning Damage

Jah: Ignores Target Defense

How to Socket Your Base

⚔️ Weapon

Ral + Amn + Perfect Amethyst + Normal Weapon

Adds 1-6 sockets (random). Cannot exceed item's max sockets.

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Larzuk Quest Reward — Gives max sockets on normal items. Best way to guarantee exactly 4 sockets on the right base.

Socket Guide (Max Sockets by Base) → · Cube Recipes →

Best Base Items for Famine

Berserker Axe

Find on Traderie ↗

Best elite axe. Famine Berserker Axe with massive elemental damage bonuses is excellent for Barbarians.

Budget: War Hammer — High damage hammer. War Hammer max is 4 sockets — Larzuk gives 4 at ilvl 26+. Perfect for Famine (4os).

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Where it drops Hell difficulty only.

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Socket ilvl Berserker Axe: ilvl 1–25 = 4 sockets from Larzuk — perfect for Famine (4os). ilvl 26–40 = 5 sockets. ilvl 41+ = 6 sockets. Hell drops are ilvl 41+ = Larzuk gives 6 (too many). Need ilvl 1–25 Berserker Axe for Larzuk, or find natural 4os drop, or use cube recipe. War Hammer: ilvl 26+ = 4 sockets from Larzuk — always correct for Famine.

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How to socket ⚠️ Hell-dropped Berserker Axes (ilvl 41+) get 6 sockets from Larzuk — too many for Famine (4os). Options: (1) Find an ilvl 1–25 Berserker Axe (Larzuk gives 4), (2) Find a natural 4os Berserker Axe, (3) Use cube recipe for random 1–6 sockets. War Hammer: Larzuk gives 4 sockets at ilvl 26+ — safe and reliable for Famine.

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Best farming spots Hell Mephisto · Chaos Sanctuary · Worldstone Keep

⚡ Terror Zones scale monster levels to your character level (up to 99), so any terrorized area can drop elite bases — great supplemental farming.

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