Cure D2R runeword: runes, stats and level

Cure is a helm runeword that Blizzard added to Diablo II: Resurrected in patch 2.6, which went live on 15 February 2023 ahead of Ladder Season Three. It is one of eight runewords in that patch, and one of five helm runewords that start with Shael and Io.

What runes make Cure?

Blizzard's patch 2.6 notes give the recipe as Shael + Io + Tal, in a helm, with a required level of 35. The notes don't state a socket count.

What are Cure's stats?

These are the final stats from Blizzard's patch 2.6 notes:

Stat	Value
Cleansing aura when equipped	Level 1
Faster hit recovery	+20%
Enhanced defence	+75–100%
Vitality	+10
Maximum life	+5%
Poison resistance	+40–60%
Poison length reduced by	50%

Where Blizzard gives a range, such as 75–100% enhanced defence, the value is rolled when the runeword is made.

How did Cure change before release?

Cure was tested on the public test server from 24 to 31 January 2023. In Blizzard's notes for that test, Cure had no Cleansing aura and reduced poison length by 75%. The final notes add the Level 1 Cleansing aura and show the 75% struck through and replaced with 50%. Blizzard's note on the change says that "the base Poison Duration reduction on the item went down".

Is Cure ladder only?

When it was added, Blizzard said the patch 2.6 runewords were "for Ladder and Offline Single-Player play". In the patch 3.3 notes for Ladder Season 15 (August 2026), Cure is one of eight items listed under the line "Previous ladder only items will be available in Non-Ladder with the new season". The same section says that items which have been changed are ladder only, and that this applies to Reign of the Warlock, not to D2 Classic or Lord of Destruction. The notes list Cure by name only and give no new stats for it, so we can't tell from Blizzard's notes whether any of its values changed. The table above is the last full set of stats Blizzard has published.

How we checked

The recipe, level and stats come from Blizzard's patch 2.6 notes, and the test-server values from Blizzard's PTR 2.6 notes. The availability note is from Blizzard's Ladder Season 15 post. All three were read on news.blizzard.com on 22 October 2026. We don't use fan sites or archived pages for runeword stats. If Blizzard hasn't published a value, we say so.