Unidentified Runes - Guild Wars Forums

blane · Sep 20, 2005, 09:49 AM // 09:49

1. How can I know an unid'ed rune is for which profession,vigor or absorption?
2. The blue armor piece is minor, purple is major and gold is superior, am I right?

eightyfour-onesevenfive · Sep 20, 2005, 10:13 AM // 10:13

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Originally Posted by blane

2. The blue armor piece is minor, purple is major and gold is superior, am I right?

No, that is not right. Purple can be minor, too and gold can be major. I'm not sure, but I think purple can also be superior.

Satire Elexus · Sep 20, 2005, 10:17 AM // 10:17

No. I'm sure Blane is right. If you go to buy a rune. All the minors are blue. All the majors are purple. And all the superiors are gold.

OrangeArrow · Sep 20, 2005, 10:31 AM // 10:31

ok heres how it works minor will always come from blue armor
majors and minors come from purple armor
majors and superiors will come from gold armor

most people usually id armor to find out and unlock runes

but if you use an expert or superior salvage kit you can figure out the profession and quality of the rune by it aprreance with out iding it and unlocking it for pvp.
an absorption rune will look like any other warrior rune.
a Vigor rune will just say rune and has a a unique look to it and can always be easily identifed since there are no other generic runes out there

A NERD1989 · Sep 20, 2005, 10:31 AM // 10:31

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Originally Posted by Satire Elexus

No. I'm sure Blane is right. If you go to buy a rune. All the minors are blue. All the majors are purple. And all the superiors are gold.

yes yes yes but he was talking about the colour of the armour you salvage it from (i think)

Mucenik · Sep 20, 2005, 10:34 AM // 10:34

You get from blue armor minor rune, purple armor minor or major rune and from gold you get superior or major rune.
you can see it from picture what kind runes are.

blane · Sep 21, 2005, 01:34 AM // 01:34

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Originally Posted by A NERD1989

yes yes yes but he was talking about the colour of the armour you salvage it from (i think)

Yeah, Im talking about the color of armour.
Thanks for the input , Mucenik and everyone else.
About guessing what profession an unid rune is for, I'm still confused. Can I say "an armour dropped from warrior mob will unlock/salvage warrior rune"?
If anyone has a pic of unid sup vigor/absorption, please show it to me.

dargon · Sep 21, 2005, 05:55 AM // 05:55

The vigor rune has a pitchfork symbol on it, kinda like a 3 turned 90 degrees clockwise. Absorption has no special rune.

They also have a tint of the classes color.

Pink/purple - mesmer
Red - elementalist
Blue - monk
Light Green - ranger
Dark Green - necromancer
Yellow - warrior

Remember this color is the rune, not the presalvage armor.

Savio · Sep 21, 2005, 05:59 AM // 05:59

If you want to make sure about the icon, just go to the Rune Trader and look at the icons for the Runes of the different professions.

Takeko Nakano · Sep 21, 2005, 12:26 PM // 12:26

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Originally Posted by OrangeArrow

if you use an expert or superior salvage kit you can figure out the profession and quality of the rune by it aprreance with out iding it and unlocking it for pvp.
an absorption rune will look like any other warrior rune.
a Vigor rune will just say rune and has a a unique look to it and can always be easily identifed since there are no other generic runes out there

AHA, I understand now. Thanks for that. Next time I get a gold armour/robes/etc drop, I'll salvage first. Then I'll be able to find out if it's worth anything

blane · Sep 22, 2005, 01:58 AM // 01:58

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Originally Posted by Takeko Nakano

AHA, I understand now. Thanks for that. Next time I get a gold armour/robes/etc drop, I'll salvage first. Then I'll be able to find out if it's worth anything

Ha Ha, I only understand after reading your post. I'm just plain stupid.

Zhou Feng · Sep 22, 2005, 02:37 AM // 02:37

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Originally Posted by blane

Yeah, Im talking about the color of armour.
Thanks for the input , Mucenik and everyone else.
About guessing what profession an unid rune is for, I'm still confused. Can I say "an armour dropped from warrior mob will unlock/salvage warrior rune"?
If anyone has a pic of unid sup vigor/absorption, please show it to me.

I think its more of a random thing. Ive fought for example some warriors and I got a rune thats totally not of Warriors. Like inspiration based runes or elemntalist based runes. So I guess its kind of slightly a random thing. Or maybe I didnt pay attention and I got the armor from a mesmer and got therefore mesmer runes.

Amei Leng · Sep 22, 2005, 01:40 PM // 13:40

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Originally Posted by Satire Elexus

No. I'm sure Blane is right. If you go to buy a rune. All the minors are blue. All the majors are purple. And all the superiors are gold.

I got inot this with a guy in game. Majors are also blue. I have both plus and purple majors. One day I was trying to figure out the difference.

So far as we can tell there isnt any. If you doupt me, tell me in game and Ill show them to you.

Kamatsu · Sep 23, 2005, 09:47 AM // 09:47

Amei Leng - after one of the latest updates all minor's are blue, major's are pruple and superior's are gold. This coloring applies to runes bought off the rune Trader and after expert salvaging them from armor drops.

However if you have any runes on your characters or in storage from before the update, they will all be blue since all runes before this particular update were blue.

I don't doubt you have blue major's as I have blue superior runes

Sep 20, 2005, 09:49 AM // 09:49	#1
blane Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Singapore Guild: Sg Knights Profession: N/Me	Unidentified Runes 1. How can I know an unid'ed rune is for which profession,vigor or absorption? 2. The blue armor piece is minor, purple is major and gold is superior, am I right?

Sep 20, 2005, 10:17 AM // 10:17	#3
Satire Elexus Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Hate Breeders Profession: E/Mo	No. I'm sure Blane is right. If you go to buy a rune. All the minors are blue. All the majors are purple. And all the superiors are gold.

Sep 20, 2005, 10:31 AM // 10:31	#4
OrangeArrow Flame Bait Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mass Profession: Mo/Me	ok heres how it works minor will always come from blue armor majors and minors come from purple armor majors and superiors will come from gold armor most people usually id armor to find out and unlock runes but if you use an expert or superior salvage kit you can figure out the profession and quality of the rune by it aprreance with out iding it and unlocking it for pvp. an absorption rune will look like any other warrior rune. a Vigor rune will just say rune and has a a unique look to it and can always be easily identifed since there are no other generic runes out there

Sep 20, 2005, 10:34 AM // 10:34	#6
Mucenik Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Sep 2005 Guild: Forgotten Myth Profession: N/E	You get from blue armor minor rune, purple armor minor or major rune and from gold you get superior or major rune. you can see it from picture what kind runes are.

Sep 21, 2005, 05:55 AM // 05:55	#8
dargon Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK] Profession: R/	The vigor rune has a pitchfork symbol on it, kinda like a 3 turned 90 degrees clockwise. Absorption has no special rune. They also have a tint of the classes color. Pink/purple - mesmer Red - elementalist Blue - monk Light Green - ranger Dark Green - necromancer Yellow - warrior Remember this color is the rune, not the presalvage armor.

Sep 21, 2005, 05:59 AM // 05:59	#9
Savio Teenager with attitude Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]	If you want to make sure about the icon, just go to the Rune Trader and look at the icons for the Runes of the different professions.

Sep 23, 2005, 09:47 AM // 09:47	#14
Kamatsu Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia	Amei Leng - after one of the latest updates all minor's are blue, major's are pruple and superior's are gold. This coloring applies to runes bought off the rune Trader and after expert salvaging them from armor drops. However if you have any runes on your characters or in storage from before the update, they will all be blue since all runes before this particular update were blue. I don't doubt you have blue major's as I have blue superior runes