Rune Knight

Rune Knight
Job Base(s):	Lord Knight
Job Type:	3-1
Job Level:	70
Race:	Human
Changes At:	Glast Heim
Number of Skills:	13
Total Skill Points:	100
Total Quest Skills:	0
Job Bonuses

Overview

Rune Knights are the final evolution of the Knight classes. Their name is often abbreviated and referred to as "RK". They have traded in their Pecos for new dragon mounts and are ready to do some serious damage with an arsenal of new powerful attacks while also having the highest HP pool compared to other classes.

Rune Knights have a slower startup leveling-wise, but they can become one of the most versatile and powerful classes in the game. Unfortunately, they suffer from a poor skill tree layout, forcing players to have to get 22 job points to max a basic AOE leveling skill (Ignition Break), or going with a Dragon Breath build early on, which may not be very strong in the first 20-30 levels. Rune Knights aspiring to have a Dragon Breath end-game build but do not want to use a skill/stat reset may resort to being mainly a party tank for 20-30 base levels until their HP and SP pools are higher for better damage, as that is how the Dragon Breath skill formula is calculated. The upside is that Bowling Bash and Brandish Spear is one of the most powerful non-third class AOEs and can be used until level 110-120 or so, but does require a good weapon. Dragon Breath ignores reductions in PVP / WoE and is one of the main killing skills, but depends on party buffs such as Magic Strings and Sacrament.

Finally, there are the the runes themselves. Players who choose the Rune Knight class are introduced to a new system of buffs and attacks in the form of rune stones. These consumables provide the user with immensely powerful buffs that range anywhere from a large increase in DEF/MDEF, potting ability, and massive damage increase. Unfortunately, creating runes consumes materials, but their sheer power makes them worth their cost. It is highly recommended that every Rune Knight should get the maximum level of Rune Mastery.

Job Change Guide

See Rune Knight Job Change Guide for detailed information.

This test is very easy, but it is strongly recommended to have high DEX (70 DEX is recommended) or use a high level of Twohand Quicken and Spear Dynamo for the final part due to the mobs having such high flee rate. You will be pitted up against three very powerful minibosses. You must time the use of your runes accordingly to allow yourself time to heal/get in hits.

Class Data

Skills

Skill	Description	Levels	Type
Enchant Blade	Enchant your blade with magical energy, allowing you to deal additional physical damage with your auto attacks.	10	Supportive
Sonic Wave	Smash your weapon into the ground, creating a sonic wave that hits an enemy up to 11 cells away.	10	Offensive
Death Bound	The damage you receive is amplified and used against the attacker. However, you still receive half of the amplified damage.	10	Active
Hundred Spears	Stab a target up to 7 cells away, dealing damage to all enemies in the area around them.	10	Offensive
Wind Cutter	Swing your weapon around you causing immense wind pressure to deal damage to all enemies around you.	5	Offensive
Ignition Break	Strike your weapon into the ground causing a large explosion in a area around you, and dealing damage to all nearby enemies.	5	Offensive
Phantom Thrust	Attack a distant enemy bringing them closer to you.	5	Offensive
Dragon Training	Enables you to rent a Dragon and gives several benefits when mounted.	5	Passive
Dragon Breath	Command your Dragon to breath firey flames on target area (AoE), dealing Fire property damage to all enemies inside that area.	10	Offensive
Dragon Water Breath	Command your Dragon to breath icey flames on target area (AoE), dealing Water property damage to all enemies inside that area.	10	Offensive
Dragon Howling	Command your Dragon to howl, causing the Fear status to nearby enemies.	5	Active
Rune Mastery	Enables Rune Knights to craft and use Runestones.	10	Passive
Full Throttle	Push your body to its limits, allowing you maximize your power for a short time.	5	Active

Job Bonuses

Stat\Amount	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+9	+10
STR	10	11	33	51	60	70
AGI	20	21	41	53	63	68
VIT	4	14	23	32	45	59	61
INT	1	2	5	12	13	22	30	39	46	50
DEX	3	15	19	24	31	40	44	55	66
LUK	47	48	49	57	65

ASPD

Equip	Attack Speed	From 2nd Class
Bare Handed	156	0
Shield	-5	0
Dagger	-10	−1
Sword (One Handed)	-12	−7
Sword (Two Handed)	-15	−3
Axe (One Handed)	-18	−8
Axe (Two Handed)	-20	−5
Mace	-5	0
Spear (One Handed)	-8	+7
Spear (Two Handed)	-12	+13

Usable

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Builds

Wind Cutter Build (2024)

Wind Cutter damage depends on Base level and Base Damage. So equips that increase ATK, will be helpful in boosting it's damage. The Wind Cutter skill hits enemies twice when using a Two-Handed sword, while using a spear makes it ranged attack for enemies with reflect. The main equipment that is needed initially is the full Peuz's set that will boost the Wind Cutter damage by a lot. This can be farmed in game from the Mora Coins given in the Mora Village quests. Additional gears help to boost damage and spamming.

This is a very good F2P starter build which new or old players can use to level up to 200+ easily. This build can also be used to farm and hunt some of the lower HP MVPs.

Stat Points

Stat	Amount	Notes
STR	120 - 125	STR to increase more damage.
AGI	90 - 100	AGI needed for Flee and ASPD.
VIT	90 - 120	For high health and survivability.
INT	1 or 12 - 18	Additonal INT for SP pool.
DEX	100 - 110	High DEX for HIT.
LUK	30 - 60 or 100	LUK for extra ATK and CRIT auto attacks. 100 LUK for Curse Resistance

Suggested Equipment

Equip	Best in Slot?	Card Options	Comments
Headgear (Upper)
+9 Black Ribbon [1]	❌	Purple Ferus Card	TBA
+11 Helm of Faith(Rune Knight) [1]	❌	Purple Ferus Card	TBA
+11 Thanatos Warrior Helmet [1]	✅	Purple Ferus Card	TBA
Headgear (Middle)
Demon's Familiar [1]	✅	Any	TBA
Headgear (Lower)
Old Camouflage Scarf	✅	None	TBA
Armor
+7 / 9 Peuz's Plate	✅	None	TBA
Weapon
+11 Hypocrisy Edge [2]	❌	Greater Special Alnoldi Card	TBA
+11 Adulter Fides Two-handed Sword [2]	❌	Rekenber Guard Card	TBA
+11 Vivatus Fides Two-handed Sword [2]	❌	Rekenber Guard Card	TBA
+11 Thanatos Great Sword-AD [2]	✅	Rekenber Guard Card	TBA
Garment
+9 Peuz's Manteau	✅	None	TBA
Shoes
+9 Peuz's Greaves [1]	✅	Any	TBA
Accessories
Peuz's Seal [1]	✅	Gold Scaraba Card	TBA
Storm Stone [1]	✅	Gold Scaraba Card	TBA

Special Gears:

+10 Rune Knight Shadow Weapon (Must have for combo with Sonic Shadow Shield for Def Bypass)
+10 Sonic Shadow Shield (Must have for combo with Rune Knight Shadow Weapon for Def Bypass)
Costume 20th Anniversary Poring
Costume 20th Anniversary Fairy Wing
+10 Penetration Shadow Earring (Optional)
+10 Penetration Shadow Pendant (Optional)

Note: Rune Knight Shadow Weapon and Sonic Shadow Shield combo are crucial for WC build, it give you 60% hard defense bypass (Recommended at lvl 160+). Can also use +10 Ignition Shadow Weapon and +10 Rune Knight Shadow Shield for similar defense bypass effect (60%).

Pets:

Succubus Egg (for HP Leech)

Suggested Runes

Some of the runes from Rune Mastery are very helpful for Wind Cutter RKs. They are recommended to be used at Lvl 130+.

Turisus Runestone For extra STR and ATK.
Isia Runestone For better healing with Syrups
Lux Anima Runestone Overall one of the best RK Rune. For more HP/SP, ATK and Damage boost.
Asir Runestone For more ATK and ASPD.
Hagalas Runestone For extra DEF, increase physical and magical armor.

Suggested Skills

Skills: Dragon Training 5 / Rune Mastery 10 / Wind Cutter 5 / Spear Dynamo 5 (For Extra ATK and HIT) / Aura Blade 5 / Two Hand Quicken

Optional:Phantom Thrust 3 / Hundred Spears 10 / Ignition Break 5 / Enchant Blade 10
- Prereqs: Enchant Blade 5 / Cavalier Mastery 1 / Brandish Spear 2 + Clashing Spiral 5 (if getting Hundred Spears) / Counter Attack 1 (if getting Ignition Break)

Special Thanks to Sanggoro for Researching and Testing this Newbie friendly build!

Dragon Breath Build (2025)

Introduction

Dragon Breath and Dragon Water Breath is a long range ground targeted AOE skill. It is one of the best overall build to clear more than 90% of the game content with right gears. Its damage calculation is very different from standard skills, refer the skill page for details. You need 185+ ASPD, 101% After Cast Delay, and near 0 Cast time, to maximise spamming the skill. It has no cooldown. Some of the runes will help change the element of the breath. Unfortunately, with current mechanics and equips its damage ceiling is lower than other builds.