[Senna]

I didn't think we'd see a rebalance thread on runemage of all things after the class got gutted. It wasn't even especially strong BEFORE it got gutted way back when.

Never plan on posting since Trex covered most of Rune's problem but let me enlighten you real quick.

Don’t confuse lack of play for weakness. It is very powerful from the start; a free win button even. It getting nerfed only gave it actual counter play. I’m sure you weren’t there before Beyblade got nerfed, where people would have just left battles as soon as they saw Swift Rune. Someone that understands how Rune works can easily work around said nerfs. For example?

• They don’t need to invest in skill stats if Haste exists; avoiding them is impossible. ‘Element, Destructive, A random rune for the moment if they're a tank, HASTE if they're evade, push.’ (200~300 damage per)
  

• They can choose a weapon with some type of hard to resist element. They’ll always do an unreasonable amount of damage. Example? Sound & Acid.
  

• Chronos rune, if you don’t rush the mage on the first turn with some options to remove smoke, you will die during or at the start of round three.
  

• Ignoring a Rune Mage in a fight? One Push with a Focus tuning of a stacked up Chronos which is easy and faster to stack due to the recent changes will delete you and your entire team.
  

Saying it got gutted and ‘is weak’ lets me know how you use Rune mage; someone that just makes a beyblade and pushes.

I shouldn’t be allowed to make something like this and get away with it. (PS: I can list every item used here, I choose not to as people can already guess)

That isn't even optimal. That's missing a lot of stats from youkais, the enchantment from mage as well as there being many other ways this could have been built correctly/effectively. This is even effective in PVE. The only thing this doesn't cover is clear speed.

Outside of that, yes, Trex and Amber are on to something. Runes need to be tuned down a bit. It is bland, yes, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t powerful.