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How many classes are in Knight Online?
There are 5 classes: Warrior, Rogue, Magician (everyone says Mage), Priest and Kurian. On the El Morad side the Kurian is called Porutu; the skill trees are identical. Every character does the first job change at level 10 by paying 3,000 Noah to [Grand Merchant] Kaishan in Moradon and takes the master quest at level 60. A job change never switches your class, it moves you up within it; to play another class you roll a new character.
| Class | Karus level 10 | Karus master (60) | El Morad level 10 | El Morad master (60) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrior | Berserker | Berserker Hero | Blade | Blade Master |
| Rogue | Hunter | Shadow Vain | Ranger | Kasar Hood |
| Magician (Mage) | Sorcerer | Elemental Lord | Mage | Arch Mage |
| Priest | Shaman | Shadow Knight | Cleric | Paladin |
| Kurian / Porutu | Dafne | Dafne Hero | Bureka | Bureka Master |
These are the names you see in the character window. NTTGame's global USKO site spells a few of them differently in its class intro (Shadow Bane, Daphne, Burka); in game you will see the ones above.
Character creation: which race can be which class?
Race only decides your look and which classes you can pick. Starting stats depend on the class, not the race: Warrior and Kurian start with STR 65, HP 65, DEX 60, INT 50, MP 50, Rogue with STR 60, HP 60, DEX 70, INT 50, MP 50, and everyone places 10 bonus points themselves.
| Nation | Race | Available classes |
|---|---|---|
| Karus | Arch Tuarek | Warrior |
| Karus | Tuarek | Rogue, Priest |
| Karus | Wrinkle Tuarek | Magician |
| Karus | Puri Tuarek | Magician, Priest |
| Karus | Kurian | Kurian |
| El Morad | Barbarian | Warrior |
| El Morad | El Moradian male | Warrior, Rogue, Magician, Priest |
| El Morad | El Moradian female | Warrior, Rogue, Magician, Priest |
| El Morad | Porutu | Porutu |
If you want a character in the other nation on the same server, the game asks you to delete every character you have in your current nation first. Deleting a character is covered in Knight Online Cypher Ring: how to seal a character and how to delete one.
Class comparison: role, stats and party spot
The armor column comes from the top piece of the level 75 Krowaz and Rosetta sets; it is the clearest sign of which stat each class has to build.
| Class | Role | Level 75 armor needs | Weapons | Party role | Difficulty (our take) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrior | Front line, tank and melee | STR 196, HP 94 | Swords, axes, clubs, spears and shields | Pulls mobs with Provoke, buffs the party with Battle Cry | Easy |
| Rogue | Archer shoots from range, Assassin hides and bursts one target | DEX 196, HP 94 | Bow or dagger | Strength Of Wolf gives the party +20% attack, Swift adds speed | Medium–hard |
| Magician | Fire, ice and lightning spells | INT 160, MP 126 | Staff | Area damage, slows and stuns | Medium |
| Priest | Heals, buffs and curses | STR 94, INT 176 | Priest mace | Heals, buffs and resurrection | Medium |
| Kurian / Porutu | Melee, tank and self-heal | STR 152, HP 94, MP 93 | Swords, axes, clubs, spears; no shield | Provoke, Sacrifice and party heals | Medium |
What is the best class for beginners?
Warrior, in our view. The Defense tab passives Hinder, Arrest, Bulwark and Evading add 10% up to 25% defense and get stronger with a shield; Restoration and Regeneration speed up HP regen and Return To Life turns 500 MP into 250 HP. No arrows to carry, no element to pick, and a slightly off skill build still won't get you killed easily.
An Archer burns an Arrow on every shot, so running out stops your hunt. Mages and Priests pay MP for every spell, which makes potion management harder on a first character. Kurian is sturdy up front too, but most of its attacks cost stamina (SP) on top of MP, so you watch two bars at once.
What is the best PvP class?
Rogue, especially Assassin. Seven skills a Rogue gets after mastering (Blinding Strafe, Blinding, Beast Hiding, Critical Point, Smoke Screen, Source Marking and Weapon Cancelation) say in their description that they don't work on monsters, so the end of the class is built for hunting players. Stealth keeps you invisible for 80 seconds as long as you don't attack.
The others have their tools too: Warrior's Scream freezes a target and Shock Stun stuns for 3 seconds. Kurian's Rush dashes to a target up to 15 m away, Pull drags a target within 10 m to you and Thunderstorm stuns everyone within 5 m for 3 seconds. The Mage's Light Shock blinds an enemy and doesn't work on monsters either.
What is the best class for farming?
For solo farming Warrior and Kurian stand out, in party farming the Mage. Warrior's Blade Of Hell hits nearby monsters for 250% and Berserk Echo (level 75) for 300%; Provoke pulls the whole area onto you so you clear it in a few keys. Kurian's Flyer, Blow and Critical Thunder hit every target around. The Mage's Frost Nova hits an area and slows it, and Meteor Fall, Ice Storm and Chain Lightning arrive at 70. Where to farm at each level: Knight Online farming spots: where to farm at each level, with Delos, Eslant and CZ mob levels.
Kurian or Warrior?
Both are melee and share gear: a Kurian can wear Warrior items, while Portu armor is for Kurian and Porutu only. The difference: Kurian can't use a shield but heals itself and the party through its Devil tab; Warrior has no heals but stronger defense passives, and its master tab goes to 23 points while the Kurian's ends at 20. More in Warrior skill and stat build and Kurian and Porutu guide.
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