With its plethora of powerful abilities pertaining to the usage of runes and totems, Runelore is a varied skill that can lend both defensive and offensive capabilities to those who wield it. Members of the Runewarden class have access to this skill.
Abilities in Runelore
| Ability | Description |
| Smudge | Ability to destroy runes. |
| Sketch | Sketch runes with expert precision. |
| Kena | A rune to inspire fear. |
| Uruz | Heal your allies with earth magic. |
| Fehu | Causes sleeping urges. |
| Pithakhan | Attack the mental reserves of your enemies. |
| Jera | A rune to increase the vitality of the bearer. |
| Inguz | A rune with the ability to paralyse. |
| Wunjo | Upon encountering this, an enemy's sight will be returned. |
| Lagul | Add an element of bleeding to your stratagem. |
| Sowulu | Damages the health of enemies. |
| Algiz | A rune of protection from damage. |
| Isaz | A rune to call shockwaves to take your enemies off balance. |
| Totems | The symbol of the master of Runelore. |
| Dagaz | This rune will heal afflictions from you at random. |
| Gebu | This rune will increase the blunt protection of armour. |
| Gebo | A rune to increase the cutting protection of armour. |
| Gular | Drawing on the power of the earth, raise a stone wall. |
| Raido | Summon a spiritual steed to bear you home. |
| Thurisaz | Call forth a spout of molten lava from the earth. |
| Lagua | Further punish your foe. |
| Hugalaz | Call down a hailstorm around you. |
| Truesketch | Sketch more than one rune on the ground. |
| Nauthiz | Suck the nourishment from your foes. |
| Mannaz | Return hearing to a victim. |
| Othala | Besiege your enemies with multiple spouts of molten lava. |
| Sleizak | Afflict a foe with the horrible voyria poison. |
| Tiwaz | This rune will remove the defences of your enemies. |
| Berkana | Provides health regeneration to the bearer. |
| Nairat | A rune to beguile and transfix. |
| Eihwaz | A powerful vibration-dampening rune. |
| Runebinding | Bind your runes to your body. |
| Laguz | Increased damage to the limbs of your foe. |
| Runicarmour | Empower armour with the strength of the earth. |
| Runeblades | Runewardens may empower a weapon as a legendary runeblade. |
| Loshre | Cause an opponent to become afflicted with anorexia. |
| Implant | Create a bond between your totem and the earth. |
| Empower | Enable smudge reporting. |
| Designate | Arrange clear title and ownership. |