Rune Slayer
Full Name
Elsword
Class
Rune Slayer
Weapon
Great Sword, Magic, Runes
Release Date
 ???
July 6th, 2011
Statistics
Speed
Average
Range
Medium
Difficulty
Easy
Magical
Ready for some heat?!


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

 
Rune Slayer can also be obtained by using the Item Mall item: Rune Slayer Mark.
  1. Speak with Adel in Altera.
  2. Collect 5 Memory Alloys from any Nasod monsters in the Altera region on any difficulty.
  3. Defeat:
    • Crow Rider 9 times on 4-5 on any difficulty.
    • Nasod King 5 times on 4-6 on any difficulty.
  4. Speak with Lento in Peita.
  5. Collect drops from monsters throughout the Peita region:
    • 10 Purified Magic Crystals from Glitter Necromancers.
    • 10 Footprint Rock Fragments from any Golems.
    • 10 Purified Power Crystals from any Glitter Soldiers.
      • Recommended X-1 or X-2 for golems and Glitter Soldiers drops. For Necromancers, X-3 is recommended.


Skill Tree

Skills Passives
    Level 35
        Level 40
      Level 45
      Level 50
        Level 55
      Level 60
        Level 65
  Transcendence
      Level 70
      Level 80
      Level 90
        Level 95
  • 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

Image Description Damage
NOTE: Rune Damage is calculated before Enhanced Fireball.
  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.

  • Post KR 2/14 patch:
    • Launches a lower distance.
    • Shorter delay after exploding rune.

  160% Phy. Damage
  100% Mag. Damage
  200% Mag. Damage

  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.

  • Post KR 2/14 patch:
    • Allows you to air dash immediately after >>^xz (Meaning you can keep doing >>^xz in a straight line until you run out of mp). Video
    • Removed the hang time after shooting the rune.

  
  200% Phy. Damage
  100% Mag. Damage
  200% Mag. Damage


Skills

Hiper

Specjalne



Aktywne

Pasywne


Videos


Gallery



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.


Postacie
 
Elsword
 
Aisha
 
Rena
 
Raven
       
 
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
 
Ara
     
 
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