ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

Ok, I've been playing this game for a while now, and I've always tried to get runes and infusions that 'scale with' my primary stat. The problem is, I haven't actually seen them get better over time, as said stat improves. Am I just not paying close enough attention? Does it only scale with that stat at the time of application?

Example, let's say I get a wizard's rune of shielding for 200 damage for 4 turns every 15 turns when my wizard is level 10, I expect to see it doing a good bit more when my wizard is level 20. I haven't. Either that, or I've forgotten how weak the shield was when I first got it.

Runes/Infusions do scale up once set in a slot.

Low end scaling runes/infusions don't often gain a lot at higher levels, which is probably the problem you're having.

A fixed rune/infusion found in the East will often(though not always) outclass a scaling rune found in, say, the Old Forest, which will be in turn usually outclassed by a scaling rune in the same area that runs off your primary statistics. The impact is notable, but not such so that you never need replace it.

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.