Maru's Chivalry: A war guide for Knights

Introduction

Hey! It’s me, Maru!

So you are interested in bringing your mount to WoE, aren’t you? You've come to the right place! I'll guide you through this journey of becoming the strongest knight you can be.

Keep in mind that this guide is NOT absolute truth and doesn't intend to be, it is my vision and experience as a WoE player. You can (and should) adapt and change things based on your needs, experiences and own tests. WoE is not as simple as black and white, there are many variants that will change from guild to guild, player to player and meta to meta.

War of Emperium: Second Edition!

WoE SE is my favorite WoE edition and the one I played the most in my life. I played as a DB RK mostly and I'll share some tips, ideas and builds that I've gathered over the years.

Dragon Breath.

Dragon Breath is, by far, my favorite build and from where I'm starting to write this guide.

Pros and Cons

Pros	Cons
Easy to play and very newbie friendly; Offensive tanker, dealing decent damage even if your main goal is to take damage; Great toolset, being naturally immune to freeze/stone due to high mdef from runes; Higher weight capacity and higher speed.	Easily disabled; Predictable damage element, being forced Neutral/Shadow, Ghost/Holy or Water/Fire; High usage of badges due to consumables (Runes and Potions); Needs to get hit'd to really shine on.

Runes

Runes are consumables that buff your character. It is highly recommended to farm for them, especially the staples, as they essentially double the damage that you can do.

Rune	Effect	Staple?
Turisus Runestone (12731)	STR +30, 30% to increase Auto Attack Damage by 150% and Base Damage of Skill by 250% (125% for PVP) for 15 minutes	YES
Asir Runestone (12729)	Increase Weapon ATK and Scaling ASPD for 15 minutes	YES
Rhydo Runestone (12726)	Significantly increases the damage of your next auto attack, has a chance to destroy your weapon by 20%	PVP
Pertz Runestone (12732)	7x7 AOE skill around you. Can crit.	NO
Nosiege Runestone (12725)	Remove and become immune to the following debuffs: Stun, Sleep, Curse, Stone Curse, Poison, Blind, Silence, Bleeding, Confusion, Frozen, Deep Sleep, Burning, Freezing, Guillotine Cross Poisons, Marsh of Abyss, and Mandragora Howling. For 60 seconds	Situational
Hagalas Runestone (12733)	Consume 20% MaxHP. 30% of destroying weapons (Players) or decrease 25% ATK (Monsters) for 10 seconds [Bosses Unaffected] Increase DEF and MDEF for 15 minutes	YES
Verkana Runestone (12727)	Randomly summon 2~4 shields. Shields share your DEF and MDEF and have 1000 HP. Shield will be destroyed if taking more than 1000HP damage, but any excess damage will be ignored. Lasts 15 minutes	Situational
Isia Runestone (12728)	Increase INCOMING healing effects by 50% Decrease reflected melee damage by 50% for 15 mins	Situational
Urj Runestone (12730)	Recover 60 SP every 10 seconds for 15 minutes	NO
Lux Anima Runestone (22540)	+30% vs All Size, +30% melee and ranged damage, +30% critical damage, +30% MaxHP and MaxSP	YESYESYES

Where to Farm Staple Runes are written in BOLD and ITALICIZED
Rune			Material
Turisus Runestone (12731)	Mystic Rough Runestone (12736) Tamruan (1584) [ALL STAGES] Use World Tour Ticket (25464) to ayo_dun02 [unless you want to do the pre-quest AND run around a maze every time you need to farm]	Elder Branch (7939) Pinguicula (1995) [Early Game] (Splendide > Right > Right) [Late Game] (Biosphere Grass)	Claw of Desert Wolf (7030) Desert Wolf (1106) [ALL STAGES] (Ice Dungeon > Down Portal)	Blue Hair (1034) Kobold (1133) [ANY] [ALL STAGES] (Lighthalzen > Top > Top > Left)
Asir Runestone (12729)			Light Granule (7938) Acidus (1713) [Early Game] (Abyss Lakes > Left > Top) or Abyss Lakes 4 Void Mimic (20779) [Mid Game] (Thanatos Tower > F9 > F10) QUEST REQUIRED	Ogre Tooth (7002) High Orc (1213) [ALL STAGES] (Clock Tower > Middle > TopMid > BottomLeft Box) or World Tour Ticket (25464) to alde_dun02
Lux Anima Runestone (22540)				Gold (969) Gift Box (644) via Myst Case Card (4206) OR Knight Dealer NPC via Main Office
Rhydo Runestone (12726)				Red Gemstone (716) Driller (1380) [Early Game] (Aldebaran > Down > Down > Left) Sieglouse (20179) [Late Game] (Clock Tower Unknown Basement)
Pertz Runestone (12732)				Dragon Canine (1035) Deleter (1384) Deleter (1385) [ALL STAGES] (Magma Dungeon 2 OR Magma Dungeon 3)	Tangled Chains (7221) Disguise (1506) [Early Game] (Niflheim > Left > Left) Disguiser (20936) [Late Game] (Niflheim Dungeon 2F)
Nosiege Runestone (12725)				Destroyed Armor (7069) Tamruan (1584) [ALL STAGES] Use World Tour Ticket (25464) to ayo_dun02	Worn-out Magic Scroll (7099) Baba Yaga (1882) [Early Game] (Moscovia Dungeon > Top > Right) Eldest (20781) [Midgame] (Thanatos Tower > F9 > F10) QUEST REQUIRED
Hagalas Runestone (12733)			Round Shell (1096) Arclouze (1194) [Early Game] (See High Orc > Lower Right) Sieglouse (20179) [Late Game] (Clock Tower Unknown Basement)	Dragon Skin (7123) Deleter (1384) Deleter (1385) [ALL STAGES] (Magma Dungeon 2 OR Magma Dungeon 3)
Verkana Runestone (12727)			Armor Piece of Dullahan (7210) Dullahan (1504) [Early Game] (Niflheim > Left > Left)
Isia Runestone (12728)			Burning Heart (7097) Magmaring (1836) [ALL STAGES] (Thor Volcano > Down)
Urj Runestone (12730)			Honey (518) Bigfoot (1060) [ALL STAGES] (Payon > Down> Left)	Horrendous Hair (1048) Medusa (1148) [ALL STAGES] (Beach Dungeon > Beach Dungeon 1)