Priority Posts (Edit/Updates)/FAQs: Last: Aug. 15, 2017 (always check the last pages for the latest posts/updates)
*New jRO Gears (King of Spirit Ring, Syringe & Nectar Suit [1], also the Mask of Hero for DB/tank builds, Imuke Shield [1] for PVP/WOE):
Solo PVM Build w/Malicious gears:
Source: http://www.playragna...ail.aspx?id=411
WOE:
*New Instance:
DB Rune Knight "Team Dango" Nightmare Toy Factory [iRO Chaos]:
*New Weapons:
Thanatos & Crimson Gears (High ATK Swords & Spears):
*New Shield:
Mad Bunny Special [1]
(PVM/MVP enabled only)
*New Accessories:
Sarah's Earrings (for DB, AGI-Crit & Spear builds):
*New Shadow Gears (for melee builds, Hunter Fly card proc absorb effect):
Malicious Set: Armor/Shield/Shoes
*New Cards:
Menblatt Card, Bungisngis Card, Gold Scaraba Card
*New Lower Headgears (for DB):
Octopus Balloon and Jinn Marin Balloon
*New Armors:
Evil Dragon Armor [1] Hero Plate [1] and Anti Magic Suit [1]
*New Darklord Essences (for melee builds):
Slaughter/Destruction (KVM Effects) changes 2012:
https://forums.warpp...effectformulas/
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Featured Build/Videos:
DB Rune Knight "Load Your Cheats" WOE Tribute 2013~2016 [iRO Chaos] <original/old version>
"175/60 & Water Dragon Breath Update" Rune Knight WOEs 2015 [iRO Chaos] <nerfed version>
Rune Knight in Temple of Demon God [iRO Chaos]
Solo Rune Knight in Morse's Cave (vs MVP Morroc Necromancer) [iRO Chaos]
Solo Rune Knight in Isle of Bios (vs MVP Yankou) [iRO Chaos]
Solo Rune Knight feat. Loki vs Evil Believer in Devil's Tower [iRO Chaos]
Solo Rune Knight in Geffen Magic Tournament (wDB x Spear Dynamo Version) [iRO Chaos]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVM6Ie4mGsg
Solo Rune Knight in Faceworm Nest [iRO Chaos] *No-Spellbreaker Challenge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPdQX25ljK0
Rune Knight in Endless Tower "Animosity" Speed-Run [iRO Chaos]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q33AfAbpYGg
CB/BB Lord Knight "Animosity" WOE TE 03/08/2015 [iRO Chaos]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brmyc62crAU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwNLz9zhC_E
193 Max ASPD Agi-Crit Rune Knight "Biolab 4 Solo" [iRO Chaos]
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Lord Knight (TE):
SVD (STR-VIT-DEX) rest AGI for Bowling Bash
Other skills: Spear Dynamo/Aura Blade/Peco+Cavalier/Spear Mastery+Boomerang+2-Hand Quicken (1-H too do wonders with Soul Link) are the sets of skills you need to maximize your melee dmg. For WOE TE; BB or Status Magnum Break (if on gutterlines) w/alot of Racial and Neutral reductions since you will be mostly running inside your enemy's stacks to deal dmg or as a distraction, in range fights; use Spear Boom/Provoke (fails vs ED users)/Spell Break accessory until you can start melee-ing.
Equipment (Stack racial+neutral reductions):
Weapons: CK/4 slotted weapons w/status cards/Red Twin Edge [3] w/Hydra/Skel Worker cards
Armors:
CEB [1]/Mids [1]/Masquerade/Hanky in Mouth w/Stamina/Gemini SS/Nightmare cards
Unfro/ED/Tao/GR/Elemental armors/Bone Plate [1] (Bleeding status)
Immune Cranial Shield
+9 Superior Enhances Variants
RWC Rings for dmg and Black Rosary w/KBC or Alligator cards for reductions/Silversmiths Bracelet (enables use of Spell Break)
Raydric/Noxious/DR carded Giant Face Worm garments [1] w/ STR or VIT chants or +10 Valkyrie Manteau (Reflect)
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Rune Knight:
Starter Build: "New to Rune Knight? Need cheap but efficient/viable WOE gears?"
Optimal DB PVM/MVP Build (No Gods/MVPs)
+9~12 Vanaguard Helm [1] w/Bungisngis Card
BFG [1] w/Incubus Card
Jin Marin Balloon
Glorius Suit
+9 Tae Goo Lyeon [2] w/Archer Skeleton Card (2-H Quicken + Parry-step w/Spear Dynamo + DB to avoid damage since no shield equipped)
+9 FAW [1] w/EA chants & Menblatt Card
+9 DEX Temporal Boots [1] w/Firelock Card
250 SP Ur's Seals w/Kafra Blossom Card
Lux Anima - The 10th Rune (share RK buffs 7x7, no cast time/cooldown):
-Including:
FAQs:
New Fix/Nerf Dragon Breath (Fire/Water) Formula & Level Cap 175/60:
From iRO Wiki:
Damage = [(CurrHP ÷ 50) + (MaxSP ÷ 4)] × (SkillLv × BaseLv ÷ 150) × (95 + DragonTraining_Lv × 5)% × (100 + Ranged Damage Modifers)% x (Elemental Modifiers)% x (100 + Racial Modifiers)%
Official Server Test:
kRO Dragon Breath Water 175/60 Update New Formula Test Damage vs Demi Reductions [iRO Chaos]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM5HSYgaEk8
*Expert Archer chants/Range % greatly boosts new DB dmg units, range %>SP>HP in equal or small units damage-wise.
GM Campitor regarding DB changes:
"Dragon Breath gained a fixed after cast delay (cannot be reduced) of 0.2 seconds. This is to prevent the abuse of no delay until the development team provides a solution. Other skills will gain similar delay if they are abused in the same manner."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG7uC2oy1Y8&feature=youtu.be
New Enchantable Costumes w/Stones:
http://www.divine-pr...5-2014-75710-pm
Added Shadow Gears "Special Equipments" info:
http://www.playragna...aspx?id=259&p=1
Giant Faceworm Garment
Added New Community Headgear info:
Source: http://forums.warppo...ide-updated-74/
Before reading anything in this thread, please be informed that all these are base from playing my RK experiences in iRO (Official International Ragnarok Online) which is currently on our Post-Balance skills update patch just for the sake of other ppl who may mislead this guide for whatever server/version they are playing RO. Skill infos and updates may change depending on your server. /thx
Continuing more FAQs:
Q1: Leveling as Swordsman>Knight>Rebirth>Lord Knight>Rune Knight
A1: 1-Hand Swords [w/Soul Linker's Link for 1-Hand Quicken Skill and can equip a shield], Bash, AOE/Bowling Bash is the best way to level this class, but to be effective, you need to learn how gutterlines affect BBing [These are the red/blue lines mostly seeable only with RCX enabled -a 3rd party program but I won't add more infos about it here, search google for more info], for non RCX users, in the field you will feel that you're stepping on a gutterline when the damage isnt hitting at max/AOE, the best tip is try Endure/Spear Dynamo move diagonally 4~6 cells, hit w/BB and see how your damage varies until it hits everything at correct range, and the old art of "Bowling Bash Dance" when you can pull more BBs at a time when you move your char to random 1~2 cells hit BB again, move to next cells hit and repeat. Leveling from early Swordsman to 70s isnt that really hard then you will start joining TIs [Eden Turn-Ins] or can easily solo them til you hit max levels. Also Elemental endows/converters affects most of Knight's attack skill. For leveling as Rune Knight, DB vs non-fire elemental monsters, Ignition Break+Bowling Bash are the most viable skills on your way to 150.
Q2: PVP Rune Knight?
A2: I am no longer a fan of Player vs Player since I'm more of a WOE-based Knight, but the most skills/builds for abusing PVP-ing Physics [no reductions unlike in GVG rooms/WOE maps] would be Hundred Spears w/Gloomy Shyness or using Crushing Strike [Rune Item Skill - Rhydo]1-shotting ppl w/over-upgraded KVM Spear, Masteries, Peco/Dragon Skills, Weapon buffs [Spear Dynamo+Aura Blade+Enchant Blade] Rune Item buffs []http://irowiki.org/wiki/Rune_Mastery], other class buffs, etc. but not as spammable because of long-sec cooldowns.
*But because of the +9 kRO WOE set reduction gears, RK's most physical skills damage are also greatly reduced.
ASPD 2-Hand Quicken: Using Bellum Katzbalger, requires shield/gears switching for defensive mode.
Q3: Dragon Breath? Still playing even it got nerfed? I have no Tao, can I still be decent DBer?
A3: Yea, I still play and mostly on my RK because aside from WoE, DB is maybe the highest DPS now for PvM, and as for siege; Frost Mist status spam and ppl who arent properly wearing reductions can still be killed w/DB, you cant just basically solo wipe a stack or guild unlike pre-DB patch. As for non-Tao users, getting 100k max HP on 175/60 RK is possible, +9 Ares WOE Plate + proper HP + EA gears, it will still deal good/average DB dmg.
Q4: I am so confuse, RK has alot of good skills, which build should I go?
A4: Yes, because there's a ton of possible RK builds you can try, I can only advise that it all depends on your play style; For example; if you are more of PVM/MVP type player, you would probably Ignition Break/Bowling Bash/Hundred Spears/ASPD 2-Hand Quicken+Auto-Cast RKs, for WOE theres your Dragon Breath and try combining the best skills you can and proper gear setups and thats why I will have some of these covered below in this guide.
Q5: Why Rune Knight?
A5:
PROS:
-Variety of equipments/weapons available
-Mobility with Peco/Dragon Riding skills
-Can go tanky or speedy [ASPD] builds
-Versatility from melee to range types, flexible char both PVM/PVP
-Defensive/Counter skills
-Stasis cant stop your Dragon Breath spamming (WOE)
CONS:
-Rule of thumb; Never mess with Shadow Chasers and their Masquerade debuffs, every class 1v1 SC is a No-no. Unless you can 1-shot them fast/prevent them using Status Ailments before they get into you.
-High-tier gears are expensive
-Rune Items requires patience for farming materials [Elder Branches, Light Granules, etc.]
Q6: I'm a new player, any tips on starting as a Swordsman? How will I gear myself?
A6: No gears, no problem! Eden [quests, etc.] gives you free equipments and still good until you get yourself some good mid-tier gears, socialize with ppl, finding a good guild, engaging yourself to instances, loot-farming parties, and theres alot more. I know alot of ppl who just started playing this class and seen their gear developments over time isnt that bad, its just you need to invest patience and time, you will pretty much gear yourself sooner or later.
Q7: What is your RK's build?
A7: I retired my DB RK for WOE since the nerf (even with Tao armor) ppl these days have their WOE sets/full resistance equipments and DB as DPS isn't effective in the recent meta, but I still use it for most of my PVM runs because DB dmg is still in top DPS skills.
Things you should know as Rune Knight/Basic Infos:
Rune Mastery and Items: http://irowiki.org/wiki/Rune_Mastery
The newest Rune Stone from 175/60 update:
Rune Knight Irowiki Version: http://irowiki.org/wiki/Rune_Knight
Post-Balance Rune Knight All Skills Info: https://docs.google....x6nQJuT3ESHuTMo
PVM/High after-cast delay reduction Dragon Breath Build (PS: High-tier gears):
2x Kiel Cards [Top+Mid Headgears] eg: Vanguard Helm [1], Rideword Hat [1], Heart Ribbon Hairband [1] & Midslot gears [1]
+9 Tae Goo Lyeon [2] w/2x Archer Skeleton Cards
Brynhild/Tao Gunka Carded Armor [1]
EA 4 chanted DEX Temporal Boots
Raydric/Noxious Carded EA 10 Fallen Angel Wings [1]
250 SP chanted Ur's Seals [1]
Demo video (not mine, but credits still goes to original uploader/source):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSqHMpNvlng
[Hundred Spears+Clashing Spiral/Ignition Break+Bowling Bash]
Hundred Spear
Variable Cast Time: (1.1 - 0.1 * Skill Level) seconds
Fixed Cast Time: None
Skill re-use Delay: 3 seconds
Global Skill Delay: 0.5 second
Spear Boomerang Activation Chance: (10 + 3 * Skill Level) %
Damage = ATK [{(600 + (Skill Level x 80) + (1000 - Weight of the Spear)} x (1 + [(Caster’s Base Level - 100) / 200])] %
*** If the spear’s weight is over 1,000, it will be set to 1,000 in the calculation.
Bonus damage: (Clashing Spiral skill level x ATK 50%).
Endowable*
Ignition Break
Variable Cast Time: 1 second
Skill re-use Delay: 2 seconds
If Caster’s weapon is endowed with Fire, Ignition Break will deal additional (Skill Level x 100)% damage.
3x3 cell Damage
= ATK [{(Skill Level x 300) x (1 + [(Caster’s Base Level - 100) / 100])}] %
7x7 cell Damage
= ATK [{(Skill Level x 250) x (1 + [(Caster’s Base Level - 100) / 100])}] %
11x11 cell Damage
= ATK [{(Skill Level x 200) x (1 + [(Caster’s Base Level - 100) / 100])}] %
*(Skill damage remains neutral)
Bowling Bash
http://irowiki.org/wiki/Bowling_Bash
Clashing Spiral
http://irowiki.org/w...Clashing_Spiral
^ This skill is also greatly increase by Maestro's Gloomy Shyness:
http://irowiki.org/wiki/Gloomy_Shyness
Suggested Stats:
STR 80~90 or more
AGI 50+ for animation delays/ASPD
VIT 80+
DEX 80+
LUK and INT are your least priorities but LUK boost some ATK [3 LUK = 1 ATK]
WOE Builds: Main Skills 2-H Quicken + Parry [HP Drain/ASPD 2-H Build]
Bellum Katzbalger user:
Basic Rune Item:
Aesir [ASPD]
Balance Stat Growth:
Stats of most RKs can also vary like:
STR – 7x~9x > Your physical damage dealing skills and weight.
AGI – 5x~9x > ASPD/Animation Delay and some Masquerade resistance.
VIT – 95~1xx > total 100 VIT for Stun resistance. I prefer just getting 95+5 from job 50 bonus so I could distribute more points for other stats. A fair decent amount of HP too for DB dmg.
INT – 60x~1xx > SP pool/DB dmg & Storm Blast dmg modifiers.
DEX – 9x~1xx > Variable casting time/Hit Rate/affects your average dmg.
LUK – 3x~6x > Some additional ATK boost and semi-resistance vs Mandragora Howling.
Notes/Rune Item buffs advise:
-”Freeze Immunity” with my ”100 HARD MDEF” from Hagalas Rune and gear setup. If you are mindlessly Tao DB-ing and gets frozen in WOE (because Tao Gunka card reduces your hard MDEF -50), like I’ve seen that alot of Tao-ed DB RKs getting frozen and ppl who don’t even use Refresh Rune vs status ailments. /e5
-I don’t wear any skill delay gears and purely depends on Magic Strings and Sacrament effects. Will try a Kiel Card-ed mid later when I get one.
-Survives 1/3~1/5 chances of getting Masquerade debuff w/my 40% weight+AGI build and 1/3 chances vs Mandragora Howling.
-Archbishops Sacrament and Maestro's Magic Strings help DB casting/spamming for DPS.
-Sura's Gentle Touch Convert and Revitalize are both good addional buffs for RKs [Gentle Touch skills dont stack w/each other].
-Runes you should brew and always bring for WOE [Check the Rune Mastery Skill descriptions for complete info]:
1. Hagalas
2. Aesir
3. Verkana
4. Turistus
5. Pertz
6. Isia
7. Nosiege
Being effective as DB spammer (WOE Tactics):
-What if I don’t have Tao? You can still alter a + 9 WoE Plate/Suit w/Ares, Ghostring, Angeling.
-Having a Battle Chant or slave, for double HP/SP buff greatly boosts your DB.
-Standing on Volcanos/Deluge [Sorcerer Skill] boosts DB.
-Mastering DB spamming running/stealing Magic Strings effect.
-Its not all just about HP stacking, you need at least 3.5k or more SP & range % for decent DB dmg. (Wanderer's boost this by their Gypsy's Kiss -maxSP-)
-Item buffs for ASPD/HP/SP and always potting your -maxHP- full at all times affect also DB.
-Countering other Pure DBers in WOE > Demi/range/elemental reduction gears.
-Try your best not get focused/avoid Shadow Chasers, even with stat resistance vs the success of getting Masquerade debuffs, getting spammed by the skill/standing long in a spot increases your weakness vs SCs. Using also Monster-Turning scrolls, helps you hide your class sprite. Always watch your buff timers and avoid overweight as possible as you can.
-Sura's Curse Circle counter combo>cast Millenium Shield for blocking pre-emptive G.Fist/GoH/Tiger Cannon, then spam Storm Blast as possible as you can.
Other skills (mentioning the skills that I use in PVP and WOE):
-Enchant Blade/Crushing Strike/Storm Blast [Pertz Rune] w/+9 over KVM Glorious Spear. Yes, Storm Blast had a terrible dmg nerf but as long as its spammable specially on Magic Strings they are still deadly sub-DPS, plus this is the main skill I use when I get Curse Circle-d.
-Using Nosiege Rune [Refresh Skill] to self-recover vs Status ailments and Howls.
-Get least Lv 5 Death Bound > it helps alot in countering situations. Like a GX's spamming Rolling Cutter beside you.
-Sub-weapon off-Dragon on Bellum Katzbalger.
Death Bound
Damage Amplification: (500 + 100 * Skill Level) %
Skill re-use Delay: 3 seconds
Global Skill Delay: 2 seconds
Deflects 70% of the damage taken back at the attacker, Caster takes 30% of the amplified damage.
Suggested Gears/optimal choices:
Weapon:
For Hundred Spears (This is the opposite of RG's Exceed Break, lighter weapon; the better)
+9 KVM 1-H Glorious Spear/+9 Bellum Spears/Gungnirs are best:
Spears Weapon list:
1-Handed Spears:
http://-_-/index.php...=5&item_class=4
2-Handed Spears list:
http://-_-/index.php...=5&item_class=5
Best choices, spears carded w/Archer Skeleton Card and Malangdo Enchants:
http://irowiki.org/w...langdo_Enchants
1-Handed Swords list:
http://-_-/index.php...=5&item_class=2
2-Handed Swords list:
http://-_-/index.php...=5&item_class=3
Best choices: PVP/WOE>Bellum Katzbalger, For PVM/Ignition Break+Bowling Bash: Red Twin Edge [3] (Non-chantable), Excalibur (1-Hand), Veteran Sword [1], Violet Fear [2] (2-Hand) w/Sword Guardian/vs Monster %/+ATK Cards/Malangdo Enchants: http://irowiki.org/w...langdo_Enchants
and remember to maximize your physical damage, RKs can use rune item skills and their self-buffs skills for more weapon damage/ASPD:
For Dragon Breath:
Erde [2], Main Gauce [4], Combat Knife, Mailbreaker [3] w/Hunterfly, status cards, SP/EA chants.
Rune Mastery:
Success Chance: (a) + ( B) + © + (d)
where, (a) = (51 + 2 * Skill Level) %
( B) = (Dex / 30 + LUK / 10 + Caster’s Job Level/10) %
© =
Normal rough runestone: Success rate + 2%
Quality rough runestone: Success rate + 5%
Rare rough runestone: Success rate + 8%
Ancient rough runestone: Success rate +11%
Mystic rough runestone: Success rate +14%
(d) =
S rank runestone: -20%
A rank runestone: -15%
B rank runestone: -10%
C rank runestone: -5%
Enchant Blade:
Variable Cast Time: 1 second
[(Skill Level x 20 + 100) x (Caster’s Base Level / 150)] + Caster’s INT
Can only be cast on self
Essential Lord Knight Skills:
Shields:
Shield Cards list:
http://-_-/index.php...6&item_class=32
Best choices: Hodremlin/Alice Cards
Valkyrjar's Shield [1]/Immune Shield [1]/Tournament Shield [1]>Set bonus:
http://-_-/index.php...item_db&comid=7
Headgears:
Top: Abyssmal Knight Helm [1]/+9 over Vanarguard Helm [1]/Ride Word Hat [1] (procs HP/SP recovery)/Turkey Hat [1]/Evil Marching Hat [1]/Cat Ear Beret[1] and even Red Pom Hat [1] works (for reductions and that mdef+5 is pretty universal), and Costume: [Cake Hat for more SP] Cards: Carat/Kathryn Keyron/Maya Purple
Mid: Black Devil Mask/Slotted Mids w/Dark Pinguicula/Seyren Windsor/Incubus/Nightmare Cards
Lower: Hanky in Mouth/Gangster's Scarf/Pirate Dagger/Umbala's Spirit/Love Balloons 99
Garments: Valkyrie Manteau [1] (For Auto-Cast builds)/Nidhoggur's Shadow Garb [1]/Heroic Back Pack [1] w/Raydric/Noxious/Giant Whisper/Aliot/Devil Ring Card/Asprika
New!!! +9~12 Fallen Angel Wings w/chants: See irowiki for more info:
http://irowiki.org/wiki/Fallen_Angel_Wing_Enchants
Armors: Valkyrian Armor [1]/Diabolous Armor [1]/Bone Plate [1]/Meteo Armor [1] w/Peco-peco/Porcellio/Ghost Ring/Orc Lord Card/KVM Glorious Suit/Brynhild/Tao Gunka
Footgear: Variant Shoes or the Enhanced [1] version/Diabolous Boots w/Firelock Soldier/Amon Ra Card/Sleipnir
Glast Heim Temporal Boots:
[spoiler]
For DB RKs:
Vitality or Dexterous Boots of Time > Recommended [+9 over Superior carded or EA 4 chanted]
For AGI-Crit/Melee RKs:
Strength or Luk Boots of Time
Accessories: Ifrit Set Rings (For ASPD+Auto-Cast builds)/Vesper Core 02/Glorious Ring/Medal of Honor/Bradium Earrings/Rings/Expert Rings [1] w/Smokie, Alligator, Kafra Blossom Card/Bakonawa ASPD Tattoos/Megingjard/RWC 2012 Ring Accessory (slot+enchantable)
Set Equipments:
Peuz's Set:
http://db.irowiki.or...tem-info/15037/
Best for Hundred Spears:
Ur's Set:
http://db.irowiki.or...item-info/2883/
-Ur's Seal w/SP 250 chants are also very nice for more DB dmg.
*Stuffs I might be putting in someday; Wind Cutter and update the AGI-Physical builds.
*Please feel free to post your comments/suggestions/corrections. /thx
Edited by HayrohsLegacy, 15 August 2017 - 05:23 AM.
(trying to) fix formatting
