MU Online Character Guide: Rune Wizard

The Rune Wizard

As a half-elf, you are left outside the MU Empire because inter-species breeding is looked down upon. However, that doesn’t stop you from being an offensive spellcaster with amplified powers, including casting more than two spells simultaneously to cause serious damage over a much larger AoE. This guide will cover the basics, key abilities, and specializations of the Rune Wizard to help new and returning players maximize their potential in battles.

Key Attributes of the Rune Wizard

Class: Rune Wizard Location: Devias Primary Weapon: Runes, Staff Combat Style: Ranged, Spellcasting Difficulty: High

• Strength: Secondary, mainly for equipping gear; most effective when kept minimal.
• Agility: Enhances evasion and casting speed, valuable for faster spell execution.
• Vitality: Increases HP for durability, essential for surviving in intense battles.
• Energy: Main attribute, boosting spell damage and effectiveness for devastating attacks.

Recommended Stat Distribution: Focus on Energy to maximize spell damage, with some points in Agility for speed and Vitality for sustainability in battles.

Core Skills and Abilities

The Rune Wizard excels in casting multiple spells simultaneously, delivering powerful area-of-effect damage. Key skills include:

• Energy Ball: A basic spell that deals moderate magic damage to a single target. (Energy: 140)
• Poison: A dangerous poison spell that inflicts damage over time. (Energy: 160)
• Meteorite: A destructive spell that summons a meteor to crash into the ground, dealing significant damage. (Energy: 40)
• Fire Ball: A fire-based projectile that targets and damages enemies. (Energy: 104)
• Flame: Creates a fiery blast that engulfs enemies in a wide radius. (Energy: 160)
• Twister: A swirling vortex of wind that damages and disorients enemies. (Energy: 180)
• Evil Spirit: Summons an evil spirit to attack enemies, dealing substantial damage. (Energy: 220)
• Hellfire: A powerful fire-based spell that inflicts massive area-of-effect damage. (Energy: 260)
• Cometfall: A powerful spell that calls down a comet to deal catastrophic damage. (Energy: 500)
• Expansion of Wizardry: Enhances the Rune Wizard's magic abilities, allowing for higher damage output. (Energy: 1058, Level: 220)
• Plasma Ball: A high-energy ball of plasma that deals heavy magic damage. (Energy: 600)
• Burst: A burst of explosive magic that strikes multiple enemies in quick succession. (Level: 220)
• Haste: Increases the Rune Wizard's movement and casting speed. (Level: 400)
• Earth Prison: Traps enemies in a magical prison, preventing them from moving. (Energy: 140)
• Poison Storm: A storm of poisonous magic that deals continuous damage to enemies in its radius. (Majestic Rune Wizard)
• Frozen Slaughter: A chilling attack that freezes and damages all enemies in its area. (Majestic Rune Wizard)
• Bleeding Heat: A fiery attack that causes enemies to bleed and take damage over time. (Majestic Rune Wizard)
• Shock Boom: A massive electric explosion that stuns and damages enemies. (Majestic Rune Wizard)
• Magic Arrow: A fast-casting spell that delivers single-target magic damage, ideal for quick attacks. (Energy: 142)
• Hades Beam: Fires a devastating energy beam that inflicts significant damage to all enemies in its path.
• Ice Storm: Summons a blizzard that deals AoE damage and slows enemies, perfect for crowd control and disrupting foes. (Energy: 849)
• Rune Spell Amplification: Temporarily increases the damage of all spells cast, crucial for unleashing high-damage bursts.

Lightning Storm: One of the Rune Wizard's strongest spells, creating a devastating storm that hits all enemies in a large area, ensuring widespread damage. (Energy: 1180)

Specializations: Advancing Your Rune Wizard

	Rune Wizard (1st Evolution): The starting form of the Rune Wizard, focused on basic offensive spells and AoE attacks. This is your entry point into the magical world of MU Online, where you learn the foundations of spellcasting and magical damage.
	Rune Spell Master (2nd Evolution): At this stage, the Rune Wizard becomes a Rune Spell Master, gaining access to more advanced spells and AoE magic. Specializing in large-scale destruction, this evolution prepares you to handle tougher enemies and deal with crowds more effectively.
	Rune Grand Master (3rd Evolution): As a Rune Grand Master, your Rune Wizard’s magic becomes even more refined and powerful. The Rune Grand Master excels in casting multiple high-damage spells in quick succession, overwhelming foes with speed and power.
	Majestic Rune Wizard (4th Evolution): With this evolution, the Rune Wizard becomes a Majestic Rune Wizard, specializing in even more powerful AoE spells. Majestic Rune Wizards have incredible crowd-control capabilities and can deal massive damage to multiple enemies at once.
	Infinity Rune Wizard (5th Evolution): The ultimate form of the Rune Wizard, the Infinity Rune Wizard, combines immense spell damage with incredible AoE mastery. This evolution represents the pinnacle of magical power, with unparalleled destructive abilities that can devastate entire battlefields.

Combo Skills

The Rune Wizard can unleash Combo Skills, chaining multiple spells to deal massive damage over a large area. In Season 20, Combo Skills are accessible to all classes, making them essential for high-level play. Master the Combo Ring mechanics for maximum effectiveness.

Rune Mage Equipment Guide

The Rune Mage class in Mu online has access to a wide range of powerful equipment sets, wings, and weapons that enhance their magical abilities, helping them dominate both PvE and PvP. Below is a detailed guide on the various sets, wings, and weapons available to the Rune Mage.

Sets

Rune Mages can equip several high-quality sets throughout their journey. Each set provides unique benefits, including boosted stats and enhanced magic powers, depending on the class and level. Here's an overview of the sets available:

Rune Wizard Sets

• Rune Padded Set (Excellent)
  • Class: Rune Wizard
  • Type: Excellent
  • Description: Provides foundational magic damage boosts and defense for Rune Wizards at lower levels.
• Rune Sphinx Set (Excellent)
  • Class: Rune Wizard
  • Type: Excellent
  • Description: Offers solid protection and enhanced magical capabilities for mid-level Rune Wizards.
• Rune Legendary Set (Excellent)
  • Class: Rune Wizard
  • Type: Excellent
  • Description: A high-tier set, offering massive buffs to magical power and defensive stats.
• Kenaz Set (Excellent / PvP)
  • Class: Rune Spell Master
  • Type: Excellent / PvP
  • Description: Ideal for PvP combat, boosting both offense and defense. Available at level 380.
• Rune Light Set (380 Level Socket)
  • Class: Grand Rune Master
  • Type: 380 Level Socket
  • Description: Provides unparalleled magical offense and defense at high levels.

Ancient Sets

Ancient sets provide extremely powerful bonuses and are essential for higher-level Rune Mages. These sets are available for specific classes and offer substantial enhancements to gameplay.

• Blood Angel Set (Ancient)
  • Class: Grand Rune Master
  • Description: A set offering massive magical power and survivability at the highest level.
• Dark Angel Set (Ancient)
  • Class: Grand Rune Master
  • Description: Provides an incredible balance of damage and defense, ideal for top-tier Rune Mages.
• Holy Angel Set (Ancient)
  • Class: Grand Rune Master
  • Description: An exceptional set designed to increase magical damage while maintaining high defense.
• Awakening Set (Ancient)
  • Class: Majestic Rune Wizard
  • Description: Focuses on improving magical control and attack power, ideal for those who specialize in AoE spells.
• Blue Eye Set (Ancient)
  • Class: Majestic Rune Wizard
  • Description: A powerful ancient set that provides buffs to magical accuracy and area effects.
• Silverheart Set (Ancient)
  • Class: Majestic Rune Wizard
  • Description: Perfect for Rune Mages who want to maximize their damage while ensuring high survivability.

Wings

Wings not only provide additional stats but also showcase the power of the Rune Mage. Each tier of wings has different requirements and can be crafted in the Chaos Machine.

Wings of Heaven

• Class: Rune Mage
• Level Requirement: 180
• Requirements:
  • Chaos Weapon +4 +4 Opt
  • Lower Spirit Stone x1
  • Jewel of Chaos
• Description: These wings provide a substantial boost to magic power and defense, making them a great choice for Rune Mages reaching mid-levels.

Wings of Soul

• Class: Rune Spell Master
• Level Requirement: 215
• Requirements:
  • 1st Wing
  • Medium Spirit Stone x1
  • Jewel of Chaos
  • Loch of Feather
• Description: A step up from the Wings of Heaven, offering enhanced stats for spell masters.

Wings of Disillusion

• Class: Grand Rune Master
• Level Requirement: 300
• Requirements:
  • Feather of Condor
  • Flame of Condor
  • Greater Spirit Stone x1
  • Jewel of Chaos
  • Bundle of Jewel of Bless x10
  • Bundle of Jewel of Soul x10
• Description: These wings are for advanced Rune Mages and provide large boosts to all magical abilities.

Wings of Fate

• Class: Majestic Rune Wizard
• Level Requirement: 300
• Requirements:
  • Garuda Flame
  • Garuda Feather
  • Golden Sentence x50
  • Greater Spirit Stone x1
  • Bundle of Jewel of Bless x20
  • Bundle of Jewel of Soul x20
  • Bundle of Jewel of Chaos x20
  • Bundle of Jewel of Creation x20
• Description: These wings are the epitome of Rune Mage mastery, providing extraordinary buffs to all stats.

Weapons

Rune Mages have access to a range of weapons designed to maximize their magical output. From elemental maces to ancient and mastery weapons, the right weapon is essential to success.

• Tier 1: Elemental Rune Mace
  • A basic weapon for lower-level Rune Mages, providing magic damage and elemental buffs.
• Tier 2: Rune Mace
  • An upgrade over the Elemental Rune Mace, with increased power and additional elemental effects.
• Tier 3: El Hazard Mace
  • A high-level weapon offering boosted magic power and additional special abilities.
• Archangel Weapons
  • Rune Mace and Absolute Rune Mace are powerful weapons offering superior magical capabilities.
• Socket Weapons
  • Frost Rune Mace and Light Lord Rune Mace offer customizable slots for magical enhancement.
• Mastery Weapons
  • Blood Angel, Dark Angel, Holy Angel, Soul, Blue Eye weapons are mastery weapons that provide the highest magical potential.

Recommended Gear

To make the most of your Rune Wizard, aim for gear that provides:

• Energy boosts to maximize spell power.
• HP and Defense bonuses to increase survivability in battle.
• Faster Casting Speed and higher Accuracy to improve spell efficiency.
• Mana Leech to keep your Energy sustained during prolonged battles.

Utilize the Helix Jewel upgrade system to strengthen your gear. The best sets for a Rune Wizard are Volt and Mystic, but upgrading to Supreme items will further enhance your capabilities.

Power Bonus

Rune Wizard (RW) - Bonus Power: 35% vs. Slayers and Gun Crushers

Rune Wizards gain a 35% power advantage over Slayers and Gun Crushers, enabling them to fully harness their magical abilities in PvP battles.

Conclusion

The Rune Wizard class is perfect for players who enjoy powerful spellcasting and controlling large areas in combat. With evolutions from Grand Master to Archmage, this class provides overwhelming AoE damage and spell versatility to handle any challenge in MU Online. Whether in PvE or PvP, the Rune Wizard remains a dominant force on the battlefield.