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Rune Slayer
Specialty
The Rune Slayer combines the best of both attack types—physical and magical, especially after incorporating the use of runes. These runes are manipulative in various degrees, perfectly complimenting the Rune Slayer's combat style. Unlike the fireballs used previously, runes provide much better utility in combat: it still provides ranged combat like its predecessor, but with the added function of causing splash magic damage alongside with swordplay in perfect unison.
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 explains to him that he can start using runes instead of fireballs to increase his power. Soon Elsword starts to use the runes he got from training, and this allowed him to become a 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 can also be obtained by using the Item Mall item: Rune Slayer Mark
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Rune Slayer
- Speak with Adel in Altera.
- Collect 5 Memory Alloys from any Nasod monsters in the Altera region on any difficulty.
- Defeat:
- Crow Rider 3 times in Nasod Foundry on any difficulty.
- Nasod King 3 times on Altera Core on any difficulty.
- Speak with Lento in Feita.
- Collect drops from monsters throughout the Feita region:
- 10 Purified Magic Crystals from Glitter Necromancers.
- 10 Footprint Rock Fragments from any Golems.
- 10 Purified Power Crystals from any Glitter Soldiers (except Necromancers).
- Recommended: Run Shrine of Dedication Entrance or Spiral Corridor for Golem's and Glitter Soldier's drops. For Necromancers, Underground Chapel is recommended.
- Strangely, the Purified Magic Crystal's drop rate in 5-2 is higher than other dungeons.
Skill Tree
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Level 45 |
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Level 50 |
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Level 55 |
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Level 60 |
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Additional Combos
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Exploding Rune
After doing the standard X combo, summon a rune directly in front of you and expand it, making it explode and launching enemies into the air. Can be looped by using actives or having high Action Speed.
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Aerial Rune
Replaces Magic Knight →→↑
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Skills
Videos
Gallery
Artwork
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Rune Slayer's Portrait
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Full body skill cut in.
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Concept Artwork of Rune Slayer.
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Full body Cash Shop cut in.
Miscellaneous
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Idle pose and Promo avatar.
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Ready animation.
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3D models of Rune Slayer.
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Animated Cash Shop Cut-in.
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Rune Slayer's Teaser poster shown alongside Lord Knight.
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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.
- In his concept art, his initial design was rejected as it had too many similarities to Magic Knight. They then completely redesign his outfit and personality to be more rugged and laid-back rather than knightly and serious like Lord 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.
- On Rune Slayer's runes, text reading "The Time Is Now" can be seen under the main symbol in small text.
- Unlike most other magical projectiles, Rune Slayer's Runes cannot be reflected completely. The runes will still go past enemies but will not deal damage if reflected.
- Allies behind will receive damage from 'reflected' rune.
Alternative Names
| Server | Name | Translation |
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 South Korea
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룬 슬레이어 | Rune Slayer |
 Japan
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ルーンスレイヤー | Rune Slayer |
 China (Simplified Chinese)
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符文杀手 | Rune Slayer |
 Germany
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Runenritter | Rune Knight |
 Spain
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Caballero Runico | Runic Knight |
 France
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Chevalier runique | Runic Knight |
 Italy
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Cavaliere delle Rune | Rune Knight |
 Poland
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Rycerz Runiczny | Rune Knight |
 United Kingdom
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Rune Knight | |
 Brazil
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