Glyph

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings[]

Magic glyphs appears as a type of Runestone (the Witcher 2).

Similar to runes, glyphs are applied to empty upgrade slots on armor to permanently upgrade the Witcher's abilities.

Glyphs give a percentage bonus to specific sign intensity.
Can be obtained from crafting diagrams, blacksmiths, monster nests, and looting crates or chests.
Glyphs can be crafted with crafting diagrams in 4 stages:
- 'Empty' Lesser Glyph -> Lesser Glyph -> Glyph -> Greater Glyph.

Lesser Glyph	Glyph	Greater Glyph
Lesser Glyph of Aard 2% Aard Sign intensity	Glyph of Aard 5% Aard Sign intensity	Greater Glyph of Aard 10% Aard Sign intensity
Lesser Glyph of Axii 2% Axii Sign intensity	Glyph of Axii 5% Axii Sign intensity	Greater Glyph of Axii 10% Axii Sign intensity
Lesser Glyph of Igni 2% Igni Sign intensity	Glyph of Igni 5% Igni Sign intensity	Greater Glyph of Igni 10% Igni Sign intensity
Lesser Glyph of Quen 2% Quen Sign intensity	Glyph of Quen 5% Quen Sign intensity	Greater Glyph of Quen 10% Quen Sign intensity
Lesser Glyph of Yrden 2% Yrden Sign intensity	Glyph of Yrden 5% Yrden Sign intensity	Greater Glyph of Yrden 10% Yrden Sign intensity

With the Hearts of Stone expansion, 4 new types of glyphs were added to the game.

Lesser Glyph	Glyph	Greater Glyph
Lesser Glyph of Binding +2% Resistance to Bleeding	Glyph of Binding +3% Resistance to Bleeding	Greater Glyph of Binding +5% Resistance to Bleeding
Lesser Glyph of Mending +1 Vitality regeneration	Glyph of Mending +2 Vitality regeneration	Greater Glyph of Mending +3 Vitality regeneration
Lesser Glyph of Reinforcement +33% reduction in item durability loss	Glyph of Reinforcement +50% reduction in item durability loss	Greater Glyph of Reinforcement +100% reduction in item durability loss
Lesser Glyph of Warding +1% Resistance to elemental damage	Glyph of Warding +2% Resistance to elemental damage	Greater Glyph of Warding +3% Resistance to elemental damage