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Suikoden 1 - Best Runes List

A ranking of the Best Runes in Suikoden I HD Remaster. Read on for a list of the strongest Runes in Suikoden I HD Remaster, their skills, and why they are recommended to use in the game.

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Strongest Rune Ranking List

Rank Rune Explanation
1st Water Rune
Flowing Rune 		・High HP recovery
・Raises Evasion of party
・Has a strong combo with Lightning attacks
2nd Wind Rune
Cyclone Rune 		・Can heal and attack
・Storm is useful aganist groups of weak enemies
・Shining Wind is a powerful skill
3rd Double-beat Rune ・Attacks can be done twice
・Recommended for characters with high attack
4th Lightning Rune
Thunder Rune 		・Single-target attacks are great for boss battles
・Wide-range attacks are effective on groups of weak enemies
・Has a strong combo with Water attacks
5th Spark Rune ・After the wearer attacks, the rest of the party can follow up.
・Recommended for a character with high seed
・Gives a strong advantage in boss battles

Water/Flowing Rune is the Strongest Rune

Suikoden 1 - Water Rune

The best rune is the Water/Flowing Rune. Its main strength is that it can heal the entire party. When combined with a Lightning Rune, it can also deal huge damage to a single enemy via Unite Magic. It's a powerful rune in boss battles, while still providing utility and healing.
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Strongest Unique Rune Ranking List

Rank Rune Explanation
1st Soul Eater ・Hero's unique Rune
・Instant kill attack are great aganist weak enemies
・Single-target attacks are effective for boss battles
2nd Falcon Rune ・Valeria's unique Rune
・Can deal thrice the damage to an enemy
・Can be used from the back row
3rd Shrike Rune ・Kasumi's unique Rune
・Can deal twice the damage to an enemy
・Can be used from the back row
4th Hate Rune ・Ronnie Bell's unique Rune
・Can deal thrice the damage to an enemy
・Can be used from the back row
5th Gadget Rune ・Juppo's unique Rune
・Can deal 1.5x the damage to an enemy

Soul Eater is the Strongest

Suikoden 1 - Leknaat and Soul Eater

The best character-specific rune is Soul Eater, equipped by the Hero. Instant kill attacks, like Finger of Death and Hell, are great for battles with weak enemies. However, they cannot be used in boss battles.

Judgment, learned at Rune level 4, does 1500 HP to a single enemy, making it useful in boss battles.

Best Runes for Exploration

List of Exploration Runes

Emblem Explanation
Champion's Rune ・Weak enemies will not appear
・Recommended if you want to avoid combat
・Easy to obtain
Fortune Rune ・The equipped character will receive double experience points.
・Recommended for characters you want to level up quickly
・Easy to obtain
Prosperity Rune ・You can double amount of Potch you receive after battle.
・Recommended when you need to make money
・Multiple effects will stack when several party members have it equipped.

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