D2R 2.6 Metamorphosis Runeword Guide: Abilities, Gear & Best Class For It

D2R 2.6 Metamorphosis Runeword Guide: Abilities, Gear & Best Class For It

1/30/2023 7:28:28 PM

Tag: D2R Ladder Guide

In Diablo 2 Resurrected, patch 2.6 is receiving several brand new runewords including one very powerful melee-oriented class-specific runeword, and that D2R 2.6 runeword is Metamorphosis. Next, we talk about D2R 2.6 ladder Metamorphosis runeword abilities, equipment, and the best classes for it.

Metamorphosis

Werewolf strikes grant Mark for 180 seconds
Mark of the Wolf:
+30% Bonus to Attack Rating
Increase Maximum Life 40%

Werebear strikes grant Mark for 180 seconds
Mark of the Bear:
+25% Attack Speed
Physical Damage Received Reduced by 20%

+5 to Shape Shifting Skills (Druid only)
+25% Chance of Crushing Blow
+50-80% Enhanced Defense(varies
+10 to Strength
+10 to Vitality
All Resistances +10
Cannot be Frozen

D2R Best 2.6 Melee Runeword - Diablo 2 Resurrected Metamorphosis Rune Word Guide Patch 2.6

Diablo 2 patch 2.6 Metamorphosis runeword could be rolled in helmets only and uses the runes Io, Cham, and Fal. It grants two very unique abilities to the Shapeshifting Druid specifically. These include mark of the wolf and mark of the bear which add timed duration buffs similar to Feral Rage and Maul. Now the difference between the two is in order to initiate this bonus, you need to have a successful strike in Werewolf form. In this guide, we are going to show everything about this best D2R ladder season 3 runeword.

D2R 2.6 Metamorphosis Runeword Abilities

Devs wanted to encourage players to shape-shift back and forth between Werewolf and Werebear to grant both buffs because both of these buffs will stack which is a pretty powerful combination. A lot of players are either going to quickly shift into bear form, quickly strike to the grand mark of the bear, and then transform back to the wolf to be a Fury Druid or vice versa get a quick attack off in Werewolf form, and then switch back to Werebear to be a Maul Werebear. We don't really see people going back and forth but that's sort of the concept between these two bonuses mark of the wolf, mark of the bear. But these bonuses should stack on top of Feral Rage and Maul as well if you're playing as a Werewolf or Werebear respectively.

-The grant mark of the wolf which will grant your Druid a 20% bonus to attack rating and increase your maximum Life by 40%.

-While Mark of the bear adds 25% attack speed, 25% crushing blow, and the physical damage received is reduced by 20%, This is again initiated from a successful hit in Werebear form.

-D2R 2.6 Runeword Metamorphosis grants plus 5 to shape-shifting skills, a varying enhanced defense role, plus 10 to strength, plus 10 to Vitality, 10 all res and cannot be frozen.

D2R 2.6 Metamorphosis Runeword Gear Tips

This is a very powerful runeword and can also gain additional plus skills depending on the Druid that you choose to roll this runeword in. If you look at everything as a whole it's almost like the Devs are combining Cerebus' Bite.

Cerebus' Bite

Defense: 335-350 (varies)(Base Defense: 101-145)
Required Level: 63
Required Strength: 86
Durability: 20
(Druid Only)
+130-140% Enhanced Defense (varies)
60-120% Bonus to Attack Rating (varies)
7-10% Life Stolen Per Hit (varies)
33% Chance of Open Wounds
+2-4 To Shape Shifting Skills (Druid Only) (varies)
+1-2 To Feral Rage (Druid Only) (varies)
(Ladder Only)
(Only Spawns In Patch 1.10 or later)

Jalal's Mane and Guillaume's Face in one very powerful options that also cannot be frozen.

Jalal's Mane

Defense: 247-297 (varies)(Base Defense: 73-98)
Required Level: 42
Required Strength: 65
Durability: 20
(Druid Only)
+150-200% Enhanced Defense (varies)
30% Faster Hit Recovery
20% Bonus To Attack Rating
+2 To Druid Skill Levels
All Resistances +30
+5 To Mana After Each Kill
+20 To Strength
+20 To Energy
+2 To Shape Shifting Skills (Druid Only)
(Only Spawns In Patch 1.09 or later)

The interesting aspect of having cannot be frozen on a helmet is it opens up different ring alternative options. You're not necessarily funneled into that standard meta of using a Raven Frost ring on a melee character.

So if you wanted extra survivability, you could rock a second dual leech ring, if you wanted to be absorbed for Ubers, you could rock a Wisp Projector.

Wisp Projector

Required Level: 76
10% Chance To Cast Level 16 Lightning On Striking
Lightning Absorb 10-20% (varies)
10-20% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items (varies)
Level 7 Spirit of Barbs (11 charges)
Level 5 Heart of Wolverine (13 charges)
Level 2 Oak Sage (15 charges)
(Only Spawns In Patch 1.10 or later)

There are just a lot of different alternative options. With the mark of the wolf 40% maximum life bonus, you could have well in excess of maybe 10000 plus life with a very high-end GG Werebear setup. So, you could definitely steamroll Ubers on a Werebear using this runeword.

D2R 2.6 Metamorphosis Runeword Disadvantages

In terms of the downside to this D2R runeword 2.6 is appropriately priced and it's also interesting because not a lot of runewords use Cham, so this might add a little bit extra value for those that playing as a shape-shifting druid. It's nice to use in Cham runewords at least more frequently.

Best Classes For D2R 2.6 Metamorphosis

This is actually a very appropriately priced high-end Diablo 2 Resurrected patch 2.6 melee runeword that's going to provide some extra damage attack rating and survivability to Shape Shifting Druids. Now whether or not this is going to incentivize players to pick a Fury Druid over Zealot or a Werebear over a Whirlwind or a Frenzy Barbarian.

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