Rune Knight Job Change
Endure the battlefield, learn rune identification and finish Velpino’s equipment-restricted combat test.
Pack for the whole quest
- Knight or Lord Knight, Base Level 99 and Job Level 50 or higher.
- Spend all remaining skill points before applying and before the final promotion.
- If you are still an ordinary second job, complete rebirth first to retain access to transcendent skills. Transcendent characters can train to Job Level 70 before changing.
- Remove your Peco Peco before the final promotion.
- Velpino’s trial permits only a weapon and shield, or a two-handed weapon, and at most 400 carried weight before receiving test runes.
- Change to Rune Knight and the job quest’s equipment rewards.
One step at a time
Click a location to copy its command, then paste it into the game chat.
Accept the knight’s invitation
Speak to the Splendid-Looking Knight in Prontera’s tavern and express interest in the Rune Knights. Accept his invitation to meet Jungberg.
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1. Splendid-Looking Knightprt_in · 162, 24
Open full mapMeet Jungberg and enter the Rune Knight hall
Find Rune Leader Jungberg at Glast Heim, then speak to the Rune Knight Staff on the second floor of the Chivalry. Use the staff’s transfer to reach the training hall.
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1. Jungbergglast_01 · 44, 363
Open full mapRegister with the captain
Speak to the Rune Knight Captain, then Lunarea. Agree to take the first combat test when you have healing supplies and full HP/SP.
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1. Rune Knight Captainjob3_rune01 · 80, 60
Open full mapSurvive Lunarea’s battlefield
Fight the monsters during the five-minute test. When a Rune Knight calls for help, click that knight to trigger the assisting effect. Stay alive and clear the remaining enemies. Report back to Lunarea, then the captain.
Study the three rune books
Speak to Renoa. Read all three books completely: Runes and Rune Knights, The Principles of Runes, and Runes, Make & Use. Return to Renoa and accept the trip to Serpeone.
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- The Principles of Runes3 job3_rune01
- Runes, Make & Use4 job3_rune01
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1. Renoajob3_rune01 · 55, 50
Open full mapGather energy from four monster types
Speak to Sage Serpeone in the expedition camp before hunting. Kill 10 Dullahan, 10 Disguise, 10 Quve and 10 Heirozoist. Use their database pages for the Niflheim spawn maps.
Return to Serpeone when all four quest counters are complete. Ask for transport back to the Rune Knight gathering place, then report to Renoa.
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1. Serpeonemid_camp · 235, 250
Open full mapCreate twenty successful runes
Use the Rune Furnace. Read the color and shape, then type the exact rune name from the table. Repeat until twenty runes have been created successfully, then speak to Renoa and the captain.
Rune identification; names are case-sensitive 24 entries
| Appearance | Name |
|---|---|
| Red spiral | Ehwaz |
| Violet oblique line | Osilia |
| Emerald diamond | Mannaz |
| Emerald round | Ansuz |
| Sky-blue star | Hagalas |
| Red diamond | Kano |
| Sky-blue oblique line | Rhydo |
| Yellow round | Turisus |
| Emerald spiral line | Dagaz |
| Sky-blue fan | Sowilo |
| Yellow diamond | Laguz |
| Violet spiral line | Isia |
| Silver spiral | Pertz |
| Gold star | Verkana |
| Yellow cone | Gebo |
| Emerald oblique line | Algiz |
| Gray diamond | Arwez |
| Gold sphere | Teiwaz |
| Emerald star | Wunjo |
| Yellow sphere | Jera |
| Yellow fan | Nosiege |
| Violet diamond | Ingz |
| Silver round | Fehu |
| Violet spiral | Urj |
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1. Rune Furnacejob3_rune01 · 58, 51
Open full mapPrepare for Velpino’s final test
Speak to Velpino. Store all equipment except the permitted weapon/shield combination and reduce carried weight to 400 or less. Receive the supplied attack and defensive runes before entering.
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1. Velpinojob3_rune01 · 114, 50
Open full mapDefeat the three opponents using the test runes
Use the supplied defensive runes to stay alive and the attack runes to damage the successive opponents. Complete the test and speak to Velpino again. Let him remove unused test runes, then speak once more to register the pass.
A failed attempt has a ten-minute retry wait. After the wait, obtain a fresh set of test runes from Velpino and retry.
Become a Rune Knight
Dismount, spend any unallocated skill points and report to the Rune Knight Captain. Finish the promotion and collect the Rune Circlet and Green Apple Ring.
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1. Rune Knight Captainjob3_rune01 · 80, 60
Open full mapRune Knight promotion complete
Your profession changes during this conversation. You can now train the new class.
Collect the captain’s additional exam reward
Speak to the captain once more after becoming a Rune Knight. If you already left the hall, return through the Rune Knight Staff in Glast Heim. Collect the reward selected by your exam result: an Energy Rune Guard, Magic Stone Ring or Rune Plate. This is the last reward conversation.
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1. Rune Knight Staffgl_knt02 · 150, 55
Open full mapGuide notes & sources
Written as a walkthrough for Renewal. Linked items, monsters and maps stay in that database. Server-specific quest changes can differ.