Diablo II: Resurrected

Ice runeword in D2R: Amn + Shael + Jah + Lo (4 sockets, Missile Weapons). +140-210% Enhanced Damage. Level 18 Holy Freeze Aura When Equipped. A-Tier.

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Ice

A-Tier — Excellent, Widely Used

4 Sockets Missile Weapons Patch Patch 1.10 (Ladder → Non-Ladder in D2R)

Rune Recipe

Amn

Shael

Jah

Insert in order: Amn → Shael → Jah → Lo

Get These Runes

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

Jah Trade for Jah on Traderie ↗

Lo Trade for Lo on Traderie ↗

Stats & Properties

+140-210% Enhanced Damage

Level 18 Holy Freeze Aura When Equipped

+25-30% To Cold Skill Damage

25% Chance To Cast Level 22 Frost Nova On Striking

100% Chance To Cast Level 40 Blizzard When You Level Up

-20% To Enemy Cold Resistance

3.125-309.375% Extra Gold From Monsters (Based on Character Level)

+20% Increased Attack Speed

Ignore Target's Defense

7% Life Stolen Per Hit

20% Deadly Strike

--- Rune Bonuses ---

Amn: 7% Life Stolen Per Hit

Shael: +20 IAS

Jah: Ignores Target Defense

Lo: 20% Chance of Deadly Strike

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 Ice

Grand Matron Bow

Find on Traderie ↗

Highest base damage bow. Best for Bowazon builds using Ice for the Holy Freeze aura and Glacial Spike procs.

Budget: Matriarchal Bow — Lower requirements, still excellent. Good stepping stone.

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Where it drops Hell difficulty only (elite bows).

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Socket ilvl GMB/Matriarchal Bow: ilvl 26–40 = 4 sockets from Larzuk. ilvl 41+ = 5 sockets (too many for Ice 4os). Hell drops are ilvl 41+ = Larzuk gives 5. Find a natural 4os bow or use cube recipe.

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How to socket ⚠️ Hell-dropped Grand Matron Bows (ilvl 41+) get 5 sockets from Larzuk — too many for Ice (4os). Find a natural 4-socket bow drop, or use cube recipe (Ral+Amn+Perfect Amethyst+Normal Weapon) for random 1–5 sockets.

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Best farming spots Hell Mephisto · Hell Andariel · The Pit (Act 1 Hell)

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