Not that I think it needs more evidence but it never hurts.
Here's a full EQ items listing with stats from August 28th 1999 that includes Sword of Runes and other items mentioned above, without their added saves and without the Ward Summoned proc.
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt....s/8t_rCThq7sIJ
(Be sure to click "show trimmed content" at the bottom of the post)
This list may be useful to others for item research btw.