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What is a Kurian, and how is it different from Porutu?
According to the class intro on NTTGame's global USKO site, Kurians are former Barbarian warriors driven from their homeland by a mutation. They absorbed spirits to grow stronger; some took fire spirits and some tree spirits, which split them, and in the end they joined the war between Karus and El Morad.
In game the Kurian is Karus and the Porutu is El Morad. Skills, point requirements and quests are identical on both sides; only the names after each job change differ.
| Step | Level | Karus | El Morad | How |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | 1 | Kurian | Porutu | Pick the race at character creation |
| 1st job change | 10 | Dafne | Bureka | [Grand Merchant] Kaishan, 3,000 Noah |
| Master (2nd job) | 60 | Dafne Hero | Bureka Master | [Grand Elder] Morbor / Atlas: Unstable Centaur' Heart, Urkthron's Essence, Alkeradeua's Essence |
| 75 skill | 75 | — | — | Morbor / Atlas: 10 Spell Stone Powder |
| 80 skill | 80 | — | — | Morbor / Atlas: 15 Spell Stone Powder |
How do you unlock Kurian?
You pick Kurian as a race on the character creation screen: Kurian on Karus, Porutu on El Morad. You start with STR 65, HP 65, DEX 60, INT 50 and MP 50 and place 10 bonus points yourself. At 10 you pay 3,000 Noah to [Grand Merchant] Kaishan in Moradon for the first job change, and at 60 you take the master quest from [Grand Elder] Morbor on Karus or [Grand Elder] Atlas on El Morad (Knight Online Kurian master (2nd job) quest: Grand Elder Morbor, requirements and reward).
The Kurian level 70 skills (Pull and Iron Skin) need no quest, only tab points. The same elders hand out the 75 and 80 skills: 10 Spell Stone Powder for 75 and 15 Spell Stone Powder for 80.
When was Kurian added?
Kurian/Portu is already in the game in NTTGame's Turkish announcements from 2022 on: the February 24, 2022 notes fixed Berserk and Crouch working without armor, August 11, 2022 fixed the Sacrifice description and Matchless not showing in the master window, and September 22, 2022 fixed the Wall Of Iron speed-up during BDW. The date the class first arrived on USKO isn't in those announcements.
Kurian skills: the Attack, Defense and Devil tabs
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Kurian tabs are Attack, Defense and Devil, plus Master after the master quest. Most Attack tab skills cost stamina (SP) on top of MP. Defense passives are weaker than the Warrior's (30% at most versus 40%), but the Devil tab brings heals a Warrior never gets.
| Skill | Tab | Points | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Attack | 6 | Dashes to a target up to 15 m away |
| Flyer | Attack | 15 | 70% to every target around you |
| Blow | Attack | 35 | 100% to every target |
| Power Smash | Attack | 51 | +400 damage for 10 seconds |
| Critical Thunder | Attack | 57 | 150% to every target |
| Hammer Ledge | Attack | 63 | 250% damage +150, never misses |
| Pull | Attack | 70 | Pulls a target within 10 m to you |
| Critical Bleeding | Attack | 75 (quest) | 300% damage +200, never misses |
| Crouch | Attack | 80 (quest) | +100% defense for 10 seconds, attack drops to 30% |
| Bulwark | Defense | 35 | Passive: +15% defense |
| Provoke | Defense | 45 | Pulls surrounding monsters onto you |
| Sacrifice | Defense | 60 | Gives up 10,000 of your HP to restore 10,000 HP to a party member |
| Iron Skin | Defense | 70 | Passive: +25% defense |
| Wall Of Iron | Defense | 75 (quest) | Triples defense, run speed -50% |
| Iron Linker | Defense | 80 (quest) | Passive: +30% defense |
| Devil Transformation | Devil | 10 | 10 minutes of Devil form: less damage to you, +100% healing; 5 min cooldown |
| Multi-Major Healing | Devil | 30 | 800 HP to the party over 30 seconds |
| Power Healing | Devil | 35 | 480 HP to one target |
| Cure Of Spirit | Devil | 55 | 1,920 HP to the party over 30 seconds |
| Echo Of Spirit | Devil | 65 | 1,280 HP to the party |
| Demolition Of Devil | Devil | 80 (quest) | Sacrifices the Devil: -2,500 to enemies and +2,500 to the party for 15 seconds |
| Awakening | Master | 2 | Passive: +50 max stamina |
| Berserk | Master | 8 | +50% attack for 20 seconds, defense drops to 1/100 |
| Thunderstorm | Master | 10 | Stuns everyone within 5 m for 3 seconds |
| Matchless | Master | 10 | Passive: -15% to all damage taken |
| Divide Armor | Master | 20 | Target's speed -50% and defense down for 5 seconds |
Devil Transformation reduces the damage you take, but once the absorbed damage passes a limit the transformation breaks and the game tells you so.
What is the best Kurian skill build?
At level 83 you have 148 skill points. The Kurian master tab reaches its last skill, Divide Armor, at 20 points, so the other 128 go into the remaining tabs. Three ways to play:
| Goal | Attack | Defense | Devil | Master | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farming and solo | 80 | 48 | 20 | Pull, Critical Bleeding, Crouch, Devil Transformation, Multi-Power Healing | |
| Party tank | 48 | 60 | 20 | 20 | Provoke, Descent, Evading, Sacrifice, Devil Transformation |
| PvP | 70 | 58 | 20 | Pull, Hammer Ledge, Critical Smash, Evading, Thunderstorm, Divide Armor |
While leveling, get Attack to 15 (Flyer) and Devil to 10 (Devil Transformation) first; together they give you area damage plus less damage taken and double healing.
What is the best Kurian stat build?
Kurian gear asks for different stats than Warrior gear: Portu armor wants MP next to STR (the level 75 Krowaz Portu top needs STR 152, HP 94, MP 93), and the Kurian-only level 80 [Black Lion] Two-Handed Axe and Dark Knight Axe need STR 98 and MP 81. So MP has to reach at least 93.
The common approach among players is still STR first. With 302 points at 83, STR to 255 (190 points) and MP to 93 (43 points) leaves 69 for HP, which ends at 134. Move points from STR to HP if you want to be tankier.
Is Kurian good for farming?
Yes. Flyer, Blow and Critical Thunder hit every target around you, Provoke on the Defense tab pulls monsters onto you, and Devil Transformation cuts the damage you take and doubles your healing for 10 minutes. With your own heals, potion use stays low. Where to farm by level: Knight Online farming spots: where to farm at each level, with Delos, Eslant and CZ mob levels.
What weapons and armor can a Kurian use?
A Kurian can't use shields, daggers, bows, staffs, jamadars or priest weapons; swords, axes, clubs and spears are fine. It can also wear Warrior class items, while Portu armor is for Kurian and Porutu only. Per its description, the Gender Change item can't be used by Kurian or Porutu.
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