Crusader – MU Online Class Guide (Season 21 Build, Skills & Cloaks)

Crusader evolution line

1. Crusader
2. Impact Crusader
3. Master Paladin
4. Sacred Paladin
5. Templar Commander

Names as listed in the server's class table; evolutions upgrade the same class and never change it into another one. Realm rules and the /evoquest command

Crusader at a glance

Webzen's release and the server's item file agree: a hammer in one hand and a Crusader shield in the other. Every Crusader hammer is one-handed.

Crusader evolution path: Impact Crusader to Templar Commander

The server's class table lists five forms. Quest levels are not in the server data, so the table shows what each stage unlocks in the item and skill files:

Start each evolution quest in game with /evoquest. Webzen calls the 5th stage Temple Guard Commander, hence the Temple Guard gear names. See who is furthest along in the Permanent Realm ranking.

Crusader stat build under the 60,000 cap

Both realms cap every stat at 60,000. The builds below are our recommendation, anchored on hard requirements from the server's skill and item files:

• Sacred Impact: 1045 Strength and 418 Agility at level 160.
• Holy Sweep: 420 Strength and 168 Agility.
• Lugard's Protection: Punishment: 200 Energy.
• Late hammers: Blue Eye needs 465 Strength and 190 Agility; Silver Heart and above need 472 and 197.

PvE hammer build (farming and bosses)

Strength drives hammer damage and unlocks Sacred Impact, so it comes first. Add Agility past 418 for attack speed and defence; Energy stops at 200.

PvP and Castle Siege front-liner

Keep Strength at your skill and hammer thresholds, then split points between Agility and Vitality. The shield only holds the line if you survive the first burst.

Beginner build on the Speed Realm Autumn Edition

At 99,999x EXP level 160 comes quickly, so go straight for 1045 Strength and 418 Agility. Type /addstr, /addagi, /addvit or /addene plus the amount, or /addstr auto X.

/reset returns the character to level 1 with stat rewards (/reset auto needs VIP5); a Grand Reset needs 20 resets, level 400 and 50,000,000 zen, at most 20 per account per 24 hours on each realm. See the full rules. For point planning, read the Crusader build guide.

Crusader skills: Divine Fall, Holy Sweep, Sacred Impact and Lugard's Protection

Skill table (level, mana, stat requirements)

Base values are the skill file's damage field, not final in-game damage. The file spells three names Holly Sweep, Secred Impact and Luguard's Protection, as do the detail pages.

Master skill tree highlights

From Master Paladin, the skill file flags these master-tree nodes for the Crusader:

• Hammer Strengthener and Hammer Mastery
• Divine Fall Strengthener and Divine Fall Mastery
• Holy Sweep Strengthener and Sacred Impact Strengthener
• Lugard's Protection: Punishment Strengthener
• Reinforcement of Cloak of the Desire (Defense and Attack)

Sacred Paladin adds Enhancement Skills for Divine Fall, Holy Sweep and Sacred Impact.

Where the skill beads drop

Crusader skills are learned from beads: Divine Fall Bead (drop level 30), Holy Sweep Bead (drop level 100), Sacred Impact Bead (drop level 160) and Lugard's Protection: Punishment Bead (level 220 and 200 Energy to use). A [Skill] Gale Sacred Impact item for the 5th stage is also present in the item data. See every Crusader skill.

Hammers, Crusader shields, sets and cloaks

Hammer and shield ladder

Archangel's Absolute Hammer and its Blessed version are the event and boss hammers. Shields share the ladder's names, from Floor Shield to the Temple Guard Crusader Shield (level 1500, 135 base defence); from Blue Eye up they need 415 Strength and 163 Agility.

Crusader armour sets

After the starter sets (Crusader Leather, Brass, Plate and Solid) come Trust (level 380), Saint and Blood Angel Crusader (400), Dark Angel (600), Holy Angel (800), Soul (900), Blue Eye through Lightning (1000 to 1500) and Temple Guard Crusader (1500). Speed Realm Autumn Edition characters start with a Blood Angel set.

Cloaks and wings

Wings of Conqueror (400), Wings of Angel and Devil (350), Wings of Power (750), Black Cloak (215) and Cloak of Death (290) are also flagged for the Crusader.

Webzen added an Ancestral Imperial 2nd Legendary tier to its own game on 11 August 2026; the server's item file has no Crusader Ancestral or Imperial armour, so that tier is not available here. Browse Crusader hammers, shields, sets and cloaks.

Leveling a Crusader on the Permanent Realm and the Speed Realm Autumn Edition

Which realm to pick

No close date has been published yet. Compare both realms on the realm hub and find leveling spots on the maps page.

Party role in Icewind Valley and Castle Siege

A hammer-and-shield front-liner matters most in the guild events:

• Icewind Valley, Speed Realm Autumn Edition: 8 times a day, every 3 hours from 00:30 UTC (02:30 CEST), 60 minutes, guilds of 10 to 20 members.
• Icewind Valley, Permanent Realm: 07:30 and 19:30 UTC (09:30 and 21:30 CEST), guilds of 10 to 50 members.
• Castle Siege: weekly; registration opens on cycle day 0 at 16:00 UTC, and the siege runs 60 minutes on Saturday from 21:00 to 22:00 UTC (23:00 to 00:00 CEST).

Times in your timezone are on the events page. Create a free account and download the client.

Crusader strengths and weaknesses (our rating)

• Strong: shield-based durability, single-target burst with Sacred Impact and a 30-minute party buff from Lugard's Protection: Punishment.
• Weaker: melee range makes kiting harder than for ranged classes, and the early game is slower before Sacred Impact at level 160 and 1045 Strength.

This is the MUOnline.ai team's rating, not game data. Compare with the Dark Knight, Illusion Knight and Alchemist, or see all 16 on the classes page.