If rune aren’t an issue, then it’s really not a question: BotD is superior in its top end damage and stat distribution. When deciding, you need to take into factor the areas that the rest of your gear is lacking. most players will be able to eventually get Grief, but BotD is going to pretty much be the domain of whales/high end farmers due to Zod. it doesn’t have the leech on it, meaning you need it from other sources, but again: cheaper.

Grief’s biggest advantage is it can contend with the top RW’s, but cheaper. It’s biggest limitation is no IAS, so harder to reach breakpoints. The main reason why Grief outclasses all other weapons is because of its flat damage boost. Grief is the best melee runeword without a doubt. the Ctc is just icing and relevant depending on the build. Grief is a Diablo 2 Resurrected runeword created by combining eth + tir + lo + mal + ral into a 5 socket sword or axe. It is a very solid (and expensive) RW, and is probably superior to Grief overall.ĭeath can’t reach as high as BotD, but has amazing crushing blow, life leech, and a nice AR boost. it can reach max breakpoints for almost any weapon.Īnd it doesn’t require hunting down a 4s phaseblade, which can be a process in itself.

with mana and life leech, it opens up slots otherwise taken by these stats. A perfect BotD in an Eth beserker axe does roughly 201-530 damage.

Diablo 2 death runeword