Rune Affinity is a type of game mechanic in Suikoden II. Elemental runes can add a bonus or penalty to damage output for each character.
The five modifier classes are:
- A : 40% more damage
- B : 20% more damage
- C : Normal damage
- D : 20% less damage
- E : 20% more damage, but may backfire
- The - symbol is used when a character cannot equip a rune.
| Character | Dark | Earth | Fire | Lightning | Resurrection | Non-Elem. / Water |
Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abizboah | - | - | - | - | - | D | - |
| Amada | D | D | D | D | D | - | D |
| Anita | C | D | C | B | C | D | D |
| Ayda | D | B | C | C | C | C | C |
| Badeaux | D | D | D | D | D | - | D |
| Bob | B | C | D | D | - | - | C |
| Bolgan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Camus | - | C | C | C | C | D | B |
| Chaco | E | C | D | C | B | D | C |
| Chuchura | - | - | - | - | - | D | - |
| Clive | D | D | D | D | D | - | D |
| Eilie | D | C | B | C | D | C | D |
| Feather | D | D | D | C | D | - | B |
| Flik | C | D | C | B | C | C | D |
| Freed Y | C | B | B | C | C | C | B |
| Futch | D | D | D | D | D | - | C |
| Gabocha | D | E | D | D | D | D | D |
| Gadget | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gantetsu | - | C | C | C | A | B | C |
| Gengen | D | E | D | D | D | - | D |
| Genshu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georg | - | D | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gijimu | D | D | D | D | D | - | D |
| Hai Yo | C | C | C | D | C | D | C |
| Hanna | D | D | D | D | D | - | D |
| Hauser | D | D | D | D | D | - | D |
| Hix | D | C | C | E | C | D | C |
| Hoi | D | C | D | D | C | D | C |
| Humphrey | - | D | D | - | D | - | D |
| Jowy | A | C | B | B | C | C | B |
| Kahn | C | C | C | C | A | C | C |
| Karen | C | B | C | C | B | D | C |
| Kasumi | D | C | C | C | D | - | C |
| Killey | A | B | A | A | B | C | B |
| Kinnison | D | C | D | D | D | D | C |
| Koyu | D | D | D | D | D | - | D |
| L.C. Chan | D | D | B | D | D | D | D |
| Lo Wen | D | C | C | D | D | D | D |
| Lorelai | C | B | B | B | C | D | C |
| Rulodia | - | - | - | - | - | D | - |
| Luc | A | A | B | B | B | A | A |
| Makumaku | - | - | - | - | - | E | - |
| Mazus | B | B | A | A | A | B | B |
| McDohl | A | C | C | C | C | B | C |
| Meg | C | E | E | A | E | C | A |
| Mekumeku | - | - | - | E | - | - | - |
| Miklotov | - | C | B | C | C | - | C |
| Mikumiku | - | - | - | - | - | - | E |
| Millie | B | B | A | A | D | E | B |
| Mokumoku | - | E | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mondo | D | C | C | C | D | - | C |
| Mukumuku | - | - | E | - | - | - | - |
| Nanami | C | C | C | E | C | D | E |
| Nina | C | B | A | C | B | C | C |
| Oulan | - | D | - | - | D | - | D |
| Pesmerga | B | D | C | C | - | - | D |
| Rikimaru | D | D | D | D | D | - | D |
| Rina | C | C | C | C | C | B | C |
| Riou | C | C | C | C | B | C | C |
| Sasuke | D | C | C | C | D | - | C |
| Sheena | D | D | B | D | D | C | D |
| Shilo | D | D | D | D | D | - | D |
| Shin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shiro | D | D | D | C | D | - | C |
| Sid | B | C | C | D | B | D | C |
| Sierra | A | C | C | A | - | - | B |
| Sigfried | C | C | C | B | B | C | C |
| Simone | D | D | D | D | D | - | E |
| Stallion | C | C | C | B | C | D | A |
| Tai Ho | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Tengaar | C | B | B | C | B | C | B |
| Tomo | C | A | B | C | B | C | B |
| Tsai | C | C | C | C | B | - | B |
| Tuta | D | D | D | D | D | A | D |
| Valeria | D | C | B | C | C | - | D |
| Viki | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Viktor | C | D | C | C | D | - | D |
| Vincent | D | D | D | E | D | - | D |
| Wakaba | D | D | B | D | D | D | D |
| Yoshino | B | B | B | B | B | A | B |
| Zamza | C | C | A | C | C | D | D |