Runestones | The Witcher 3 Wiki

Runestones in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt are a category of Equipment Upgrades that Geralt can use to improve his gear. Runestones are socketed into Steel Swords and Silver Swords with empty Sockets available, granting them various effects such as the chance to burn opponents on hit, boosts to attack power or improve the rate at which Geralt gains adrenaline points. Runestones come in three tiers, with each tier providing a larger bonus then the last. Socketing Runestones into Weapons is a service provided by Blacksmiths found in major cities, villages and other settlements. Runestones can be obtained as loot, predominantly from Monster Nests and they can also be purchased from merchants or crafted via Blacksmithing.

See the Upgrades page for mechanics pertaining to Runestones
Higher tier Runestones can be crafted using 2 Runestones of the same type but in the previous tier, after finding their Diagrams which are sometimes sold by certain mercahnts.

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Name	Effect	Purchased From
Lesser Dazhbog Runestone	2% Chance to cause burning	Quartermaster at the Niilfgaardian Garrison in White Orchard Keira Metz
Dazhbog Runestone	3% Chance to cause burning	Keira Metz
Greater Dazhbog Runestone	5% Chance to cause burning	Keira Metz Eibhear Hattori in Novigrad
Lesser Chernobog Runestone	+2% Attack Power	Quartermaster at the Niilfgaardian Garrison in White Orchard Keira Metz
Chernobog Runestone	+3% Attack Power	Keira Metz
Greater Chernobog Runestone	+5% Attack Power	Keira Metz Eibhear Hattori in Novigrad
Lesser Stribog Runestone	+2% Chance to cause stagger	Quartermaster at the Niilfgaardian Garrison in White Orchard Keira Metz
Stribog Runestone	+3% Chance to cause stagger	Keira Metz
Greater Stribog Runestone	+5% Chance to cause stagger	Keira Metz Eibhear Hattori in Novigrad
Lesser Svarog Runestone	+10 Armor piercing	Quartermaster at the Niilfgaardian Garrison in White Orchard Keira Metz
Svarog Runestone	+20 Armor piercing	Keira Metz
Greater Svarog Runestone	+30 Armor piercing	Keira Metz Eibhear Hattori in Novigrad
Lesser Triglav Runestone	2% Chance to cause stun	Quartermaster at the Niilfgaardian Garrison in White Orchard Keira Metz
Triglav Runestone	3% Chance to cause stun	Keira Metz
Greater Triglav Runestone	5% Chance to cause stun	Keira Metz Eibhear Hattori in Novigrad
Lesser Perun Runestone	+2% Adrenaline point gain	Quartermaster at the Niilfgaardian Garrison in White Orchard Keira Metz
Perun Runestone	+3% Adrenaline point gain	Keira Metz
Greater Perun Runestone	+5% Adrenaline point gain	Keira Metz Eibhear Hattori in Novigrad
Lesser Veles Runestone	+2% Sign Intensity	Quartermaster at the Niilfgaardian Garrison in White Orchard Keira Metz Blacksmith in Oreton
Veles Runestone	+3% Sign Intensity	Keira Metz
Greater Veles Runestone	+5% Sign Intensity	Keira Metz Eibhear Hattori in Novigrad
Lesser Morana Runestone	2% Chance to cause poison	Quartermaster at the Niilfgaardian Garrison in White Orchard Keira Metz Blacksmith in Oreton
Morana Runestone	3% Chance to cause poison	Keira Metz
Greater Morana Runestone	5% Chance to cause poison	Keira Metz Eibhear Hattori in Novigrad
Lesser Zoria Runestone	2% Chance to freeze	Quartermaster at the Niilfgaardian Garrison in White Orchard Keira Metz Blacksmith in Oreton
Zoria Runestone	3% Chance to freeze	Keira Metz
Greater Zoria Runestone	5% Chance to freeze	Keira Metz Eibhear Hattori in Novigrad
Lesser Devana Runestone	2% Chance to cause bleeding	Quartermaster at the Niilfgaardian Garrison in White Orchard Keira Metz Blacksmith in Oreton
Devana Runestone	3% Chance to cause bleeding	Keira Metz
Greater Devana Runestone	5% Chance to cause bleeding	Keira Metz Eibhear Hattori in Novigrad
Pyerog Runestone	None; used in crafting the Dumplings runeword	N/A
Tvarog Runestone	None; used in crafting the Dumplings runeword	N/A