Thul can be applied to Socketed Items, by doing so it grants said item different properties depending on if the Socketed Item is a Weapon or a piece of Armor.

With the release of Patch 2.4 Tal has suffered some changes.Thul is a Rune in Diablo 2.

You can transmute a normal Set armor, a Tal rune, a Shael rune, and a Perfect Diamond to upgrade the normal set armor's base armor type to its exceptional version. New from Patch 2.4.

You can transmute basic unique armor, a Tal rune, a Shael rune, and a perfect diamond to upgrade the unique armor's base armor type to its exceptional version.

You can transmute a normal quality unsocketed shield, a Tal rune, an Amn rune, and a perfect ruby to add a random number of sockets to the shield.

You can transmute normal quality unsocketed body armor, a Tal rune, a Thul rune, and a perfect topaz to add a random number of sockets to the body armor.

You can transmute a magic sash or exceptional/elite version (demonhide sash or spiderweb sash), a jewel, a Tal rune, and a perfect emerald to create a crafted Safety belt.

You can transmute magic light plate or exceptional/elite version (mage plate or archon plate), a jewel, a Tal rune, and a perfect amethyst to create crafted Caster body armor.

You can transmute a magic belt or exceptional/elite version (mesh belt or mithril coil), a jewel, a Tal rune, and a perfect ruby to create a crafted Blood belt.

You can transmut a magic heavy belt or exceptional/elite version (battle belt or troll belt), a jewel, a Tal rune, and a perfect sapphire to create a crafted Hit Power belt.You can transmute x3 Tal Runes to create one Ral Rune.Tal can be used in the following Runewords: The Hellforge on normal difficulty has a 1 to 11 chance to drop a Tal Rune as part of its reward.The Countess's extra Rune drops on any difficulty can include Tal Runes.Tal grants the following modifiers: WeaponsĪn item Socketed with a Tal Rune increases the item's level requirement to 17, unless it was already higher.

When socketed in a certain combination and order, Runes can become Runewords, giving more powerful bonuses to the item they have socketed. Runes can also be used in some Horadric Cube's recipes. Tal can be applied to Socketed Items, by doing so it grants said item different properties depending on if the Socketed Item is a Weapon or a piece of Armor.

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