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July 6th, 2011
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Rune Slayer
Specialty
The Rune Slayer combines the best of both attack types—physical and magical. Elsword becomes this refined Magic Knight once he acquires more advanced magical skills to cripple and dominate his foes. Advancing to a Rune Slayer provides Elsword with more improved combos and new rune attacks that can be summoned with a flick of his fingers. Keep your enemies at a distance using runes or charge in with your sword!
Background
While traveling, Elsword decides to practice his magic skills so that he can become stronger. He goes to Vanessa in Velder for help, and she explained to him that he can start using runes instead of fireballs to increase his power. Soon Elsword started to use the runes he got from training, and this allowed him to become a more stronger magic knight, thus giving him the name, Rune Slayer.
Second Class Advancement
At Lv35, Magic Knight can advance into Rune Slayer. The second class advancement quest is obtained from Ariel, the event NPC located in every town.
Rune Slayer
- Speak with Adel in Altera.
- Collect 5 Memory Alloys from any Nasod monsters in the Altera region on any difficulty.
- Defeat:
- Speak with Lento in Peita.
- Collect drops from monsters throughout the Peita region:
Skill Tree
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- 2nd Job Skill Traits unlocked at Level 70.
- 2nd Job Final Enhanced Skill unlocked upon Transcending.
- Transcendence Skill Traits unlocked at Level 99.
- Transcendence Final Enhanced Skill unlocked upon advancing to 3rd job class.
Additional Combos
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Eksplodująca Runa
Elsword casts a rune directly in front of him and then expands it, making it explode and lifting targets in range into the air. Can be looped by using actives or having high Action Speed.
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Powietrzna Runa
While airborne, Elsword casts a rune in the air and then propels it downward at a 45 degree angle, covering a moderate distance. Unlike the old version, before launching it down, Elsword pops a rune out, stunning targets and making them vulnerable for a combo.
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Skills
Videos
- Combo Video by 'QueenofNasod'
- Combo Video by 'Pandamare'
- Combo Video by 'NoctisMortisNA'
- PvP Gameplay by 'Agon Scander'
- PvP Gameplay by 'NoctisMortisNA'
- 3-X(Very OLD) Gameplay by 'Vall Thyo'
Gallery
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Rune Slayer's Portrait
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Full body skill cut in.
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Rune Slayer's skill cut in.
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Concept Artwork of Rune Slayer.
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Rune Slayer's Teaser poster shown alongside Lord Knight.
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List of changes to Rune Slayer after the 14/2 Revamp.Video Here
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After the 14/2 revamp patch, Sword Enchant will give elsword a random element.
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Trivia
- Upon advancing to a Rune Slayer, all normal Fireball combos are replaced with Runes.
- These Runes travel much faster and are larger than Elsword's old Fireball attacks.
- Even though Rune Slayer's tattoos are embedded in his arms, they're only part of his promotional costume and disappear along with it.
- The rune he uses (the number 3 shape in a circling dragon) is divided into two tattoos (3 on his left shoulder and the dragon on his right). However, he never uses both of his hands to construct the rune in his skills/attacks, so the dividing of it is mostly just for looks.
- The writing below the runes/rune tattoo says "The Time Is Near".
- There are 2 type of rune, each with different function :
- Rune with hexagon as layer, cause explosion after casting. example combo is XZZ and special active is Splash Explosion.
- Rune with 2 moving circle as layer, cause stun upon contact. >>^XZZ and >>ZZX combo for ranged attack and Heat Rune or Freeze Rune for trap rune. This type can summon blade from the rune, Luna Blade as an example
- Shining Rune Buster demonstrated that the combinaison of the 2 types of Runes can create a powerful deadly attack.
- Between Phoenix Talon's special buff and Magic Resistance Mastery, Rune Slayer gains a exceptional defense against projectile/magic users like Aisha and Rena, which makes him a versatile opponent when paired with Elsword's close-combat expertise, and Rune Slayer's ranged attacks.
- Notice how in the concept art that his original design was built up from Magic Knight's, but then that idea was dropped completely, and they changed it to make him have the most unique design from all his other jobs.
- Magic Knight/Rune Slayer is one of the classes that has the ability to burn mana from their opponents with the aid of a skill. Other classes with the same ability includes; Sheath Knight, and Pyro Knight.
- Strangely, Rune Slayer's >>ZZX combo does not have increased damage on an enemy affected by his Magic Chain passive, despite the former being a magical attack.
- Rune Slayer was one of the paths chosen by the players to be revamped in 2/14/13 during the series of Class revamp patches.
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 Elsword |
 Aisha |
 Rena |
 Raven | ||||||||
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 Rycerz Zaklinacz   Rycerz Runiczny |
 Miecznik  Arcyrycerz |
 Rycerz Cornwell  Zaklinacz Mieczy |
 Czarodziejka Okultyzmu  Księżniczka Dusz |
 Arcy Czarodziejka  Władczyni Żywiołów |
 Mag Bojowy  Czarodziejka Czasoprzestrzeni |
 Strzelec Bojowy  Pędziwiatr |
 Strzelec Myśliwski  Mistrzyni Strzelców |
 Strzelec Erendil  Nocny Tropiciel |
 Kosiarz  Ognista Pięść |
 Miecz Śmierci  Mistrz Miecza |
 Wybraniec Przeznaczenia  Weteran Ognia |
 Eve |
 Chung |
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 Nazo-Wendeta  Nazo-Nemezis |
 Nazo-Nadzieja  Nazo-Cesarzowa |
 Nazo-Elektra  Nazo-Serafin |
 Strażnik Altylerii  Wysłannik Śmierci |
 Strażnik Furii  Żelazny Paladyn |
 Kanonier  Bombardier |
 Mała Hsien  ??? |
 Unreleased Unreleased |
Unreleased Unreleased |