Suikoden 2

How to Get Thunder Rune and Effects

Thunder Rune is a type of Rune you can acquire in Suikoden 2 HD Remaster. See information on Thunder Rune below including how to get Thunder Rune in the game, its effects and spells, characters who can use Thunder Rune!

Thunder Rune Effects and Info

Thunder Rune Overview

Thunder Rune
Type Magic Rune
Rune Group Five Elements (higher order)
Shop Price 19000 Potch
Element
Lightning Lightning
Spells
Lv. 1 Spell: Thunder Runner
Deals 120 Lightning damage to one row of enemies.
Lv. 2 Spell: Bolt of Wrath
Deals 600 Lightning damage to an enemy.
Lv. 3 Spell: Thor Shot
Deals 1000 Lightning damage to an enemy.
Lv. 4 Spell: Thunder Storm
Deals 1200 Lightning damage to an enemy.
Weapon Effect
・Deals additional Lightning damage, 1/2 of damage dealt by direct attack

Permanently Attached Rune

Character Mazus (Right Hand)
Sierra Mikain (Weapon)

The list of characters above will have this Rune permanently attached to them. Though they will have other rune slots, no other rune can replace the one in the permanently attached slot.

Transmutable Scrolls

Transmutable Scrolls Quantity
Angry Blow Scroll x8 x2
Thunder Runner Scroll x6 x1
Bolt of Wrath Scroll x2 x1

Some Runes can be transmuted into Scrolls allowing their spells to be used by any character even without having the Rune itself equipped.

List of Scrolls

How to Get Thunder Rune

Bought from Shops

Related Shops
Sajah Village

Thunder Rune costs 19000 Potch in every available shop where you can purchase it. All shop locations listed above will have Thunder Rune in its wares. Locations marked with signify that Thunder Rune is a rare find and almost always can only be ever bought once in that area.
List of All Shops

Dropped from Enemies

Thunder Rune can be dropped by the following enemies. While it is possible to find the same enemies in a different location, their item drops may not be the same as the ones in the locations mentioned.

Monsters Who Drop Thunder Rune

Monster Location Chance
WhiteWolves (Sword) Castle Forest Low
Cockatrice Rockaxe Castle Rare
Culgan L'Renouille Rare

List of All Enemies

Found in the Overworld

Related Locations
Rockaxe

Thunder Rune can be found in some chests found in many different locations across the world. Below is a list of locations where you can find Thunder Rune.

Guardian Deity Statue Reward

Reward Head Body Legs Tail
Thunder Rune Unicorn Turtle Unicorn Unicorn

Apart from the conventional ways of getting Thunder Rune, you can also get one from choosing the correct combination of the Guardian Deity Statues can also get you Thunder Rune.
All Guardian Deity Combos and Rewards

Recruit Party Members

Recruit Mazus
Sierra Mikain
Long Chan-Chan

Another way of acquiring this Rune is to recruit certain characters that have this rune equipped already to them.
List of All Characters

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