A simple list of all the runes that can be discovered throughout the full game – including their icons, what each of them does, and (spoiler tagged) the location in which they can be found.
This is intended to show the full range of spell-casting possibilities, rather than what situations they are best used for or how specifically they can be unlocked. You’ll have to discover those for yourself! 😉
Basic Movement
Push away what your magic hits.

Pull what your magic hits towards you.

Shoot an object into the air.
This rune can be found in the Flooded Library.

Slam an object downwards.
This rune can be found at the Beach.

Rotate whatever your magic hits.

Elements & Transformations
Turn whatever it hits into fire, which is hot to the touch.
This rune can be found in the Scarlet Forest.

Transform objects to ice, which is slippery.
This rune can be found in the Town.

Transform objects to green goo, which is bouncy.
This rune can be found in the Flooded Library.

Transform objects to a pink gaseous smoke, which is light, fluffy, and can be walked through.
This rune can be found at Melty Mountain.

Returns an object to its original form.
This rune can be found at the Beach.

Machines
Create a straw dummy. The dummy will cast a spell using the runes it was cast with.
This rune can be found in the Flooded Library.

Place a tile that will cast magic when stepped on.
This rune can be found in the Scarlet Forest.

Create a golem that will cast spells when an object enters its sight line.
This rune can be found in the Sewers.

An automaton that will cast runes one after the other.
This rune can be found in the Music Hotel.

Creates a magical hand that casts the same spell at the same time as Rhell.
This rune can be found in Za’s questline.

Delayed Activations
The spell will activate when the object moves from the ground to the air, or from the air to the ground.
This rune can be found in the Windy Caves.

The spell will activate when interacted with.
This rune can be found in Gahrtz’s Shop.

The spell will activate when hit with another spell.
This rune can be found in the Rat Shop.

The spell will activate when nothing is nearby.
This rune can be found in the Sewer.

The spell will activate when touched.
This rune can be found at the Beach.

Time Adjustments
Delay when the magic of a spell activates.
This rune can be found in the Flooded Library.

Speed up the flow of time.
This rune can be found at Suspended Springs.

Slow down the speed of time.
This rune can be found at Suspended Springs.

Freeze an object, then reverse it through time.
This rune can be found at Suspended Springs.

Form Spells Take
Spells become a stream of liquid. Holding the cast button will continuously create the stream.
This rune can be found in the Town.

Spells are cast as a laser beam. Holding the cast button will continuously create the beam.
This rune can be found at the Rat Shop.

Break into multiple smaller spells.
This rune can be found at the Rat Shop.

The spell will target whoever cast it.
This rune can be found at Reefed Refuge.

The spell will seek out a target.
This rune can be found at Melty Mountain.

Create a giant bubble. Spells are cast continuously on anything inside the bubble.
This rune can be found in the Sewer.

Size Adjustments
Shrink in size.
This rune can be found at Reefed Refuge.

Grow in size.
This rune can be found at Melty Mountain.

Bring objects to life.
This rune can be found at Jar Town.

Give something magnetic properties. Use once to make an object attract other objects, and twice to make them repel objects.
This rune can be found in the Scarlet Forest.

Transform whatever it hits to a portal. Anything that touches a portal is transported to its paired portal.
This rune can be found at the Flying Factory.

Create a copy of something. Only two versions of a single thing can exist at any one time.
This rune can be found at the Flying Factory.

Removes an object from existence. If cast on an object affected by magic, the magic affecting an object will be removed instead.
This rune can be found at Crystal Cathedral.

Make other rune effects less intense.
This rune can be found at the Rat Shop.

Casts a random spell.
This rune can be found at Gahrtz’s Shop.

Story-related Runes
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VOID: Makes other rune effects more intense.
This rune can be found at the Royal Sage’s Tower.

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