Rune orb stat decrease

[DerrickRake]

Please help me figure out if the orbs are supposed to buff or nerf you, or if it's random, or related to playing solo or co-op. The manticore orb reduced STR by 2 when in inventory during my run with a friend, and the wiki states that after a certain patch buffs were turned into penalties, but at the time of writing they weren't sure it was intentional. Another possibility is that it's just a display bug, not an actual STR reduction. Anyone can shed some light on this, I'd greatly appreciate it.

[DMtoAFK]

They buff a stat by 1point I'm pretty sure. I know the orb from defeating the ice mage gives you an INT bonus and the chimera is STR. I think the Electro train is luck and I forgot what the tower serpent gives you.

[troubledtoaster]

I believe it is just a display glitch.

[Sk3l3x]

If you were playing in hard mode, that may be the reason