Players can access the potent Cocoon spell which buffs defense by 50% in addition to a bevy of enmity generating spells (including AoE) and niche traits such as Resist Sleep and some basic Killer effects. Rune Fencer's playstyle is more demanding when compared to Paladin's and leaves way less room for errors.īlue Mage sub is the best defensive sub job. Rune Fencer is usually overlooked by the average player in its defining role since it needs an above-average skill level to be played properly.Although it doesn't need legendary-type gear to be useful, it's somewhat hard for a new player to get basic equipment. Rune Fencers can only use light armor, cannot equip shields and its gear selection is much narrower than Paladin's.However, acquiring Job Points dramatically increase its general magic defenses, making Rune Fencer much more powerful against all sorts of magic damage regardless of the runes harbored. While many magic-using monsters focus on a single element, there are also many that do not. At first, most of Rune Fencer's magic defense capabilities are effectively limited to a single element at a time.It is the tank job of choice of some of the best endgame linkshells.Paladin, on other hand, is required to have at least an Aegis (Relic shield). Rune Fencer isn't dependent on legendary-type equipment to have a place in today's endgame.Its job abilities, traits and gifts push this even further. Rune Fencer's base magic evasion is the highest in the game, making it very resistant to enfeebling magics and effects.In fact, against extremely high-level foes Rune Fencer is more physically resistant than Paladin. Although parrying is less reliable when compared to shield blocking, its activation rate is a fixed value (unlike shield block which is based on player's and enemy's levels) and it fully absorbs all damage instead of partially.
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This, plus the Inquartata trait and the Battuta job ability, help to mitigate lots of damage. The latter is much used in today's endgame in mage parties.
Greatswords are very powerful weapons with an extremely powerful merit weapon skill, Resolution. Rune Fencer is a more capable "magic swordsman"-type than Red Mage, whose archetype it somewhat overlaps with.They then must acquire a Yahse wildflower petal to draw the runes on their body, and repeatedly attempt to use the rune enhancement until they succeed. The player must speak with Octavien to begin the quest "Children of the Rune". The quest to become a Rune Fencer is undertaken at Eastern Adoulin.