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The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Rune Slayer

After two failed launches and months of anticipation, Rune Slayer has finally arrived, and it's fantastic! While incredibly fun, the game has a steep learning curve, especially for MMORPG newcomers. Fear not, aspiring Rune Slayers! This guide will equip you for your adventure.Recommended Videos: Ru

By Simon: Mar 21,2025

After two failed launches and months of anticipation, Rune Slayer has finally arrived, and it's fantastic! While incredibly fun, the game has a steep learning curve, especially for MMORPG newcomers. Fear not, aspiring Rune Slayers! This guide will equip you for your adventure.

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Here are some crucial early-game tips we wish we'd known:

Avoid Unprovoked Player Attacks

A Rune Slayer Orc is looking at other players

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Rune Slayer's full-loot PvP initially caused concern, but it's less brutal than expected. Death doesn't mean losing your gear; you simply respawn. However, attacking players earns you a bounty. The higher your bounty, the more loot you drop upon death. Therefore, avoid attacking unless you have a compelling reason or a strong party backing you up.

Craft Bags Immediately

A Rune Slayer's player equipment showing a bag equipped in the bag slot

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Inventory and bank space are severely limited. Thankfully, you can craft bags! Two bags can be equipped simultaneously, starting with the Cotton Bag. Find Cotton north of Wayshire and Flax south (beware of tougher mobs in the south). Each Cotton Bag adds 10 slots—craft them ASAP!

Your Pets Don't Actually Die

A Rune Slayer player is talking to a Stable Master

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Contrary to popular belief, your pets don't perish permanently. When a pet reaches zero health, it enters a 5-minute cooldown before being resummoned (check the cooldown with the 'T' key). To quickly heal your pet, store and retrieve it at the stable master (you have one free slot).

Accept Every Quest

A Rune Slayer player has walking into the Adventurers Guild

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Rune Slayer boasts a plethora of quests—mostly simple "kill X" tasks. To streamline things, accept every quest you encounter, including those from the job board. Often, quests can be combined, making progress more efficient.

Craft Everything at Least Once

Rune Slayer armor crafting menu showing everything the player has learned to craft

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Prioritize crafting necessary items, but use spare materials to experiment. Crafting unlocks new recipes. We unexpectedly unlocked superior Iron Armor after smelting our first Iron Ore. Don't hoard materials; craft away!

Join a Guild

While Rune Slayer is solo-friendly, tougher enemies require teamwork. Guilds are the easiest way to find groups. Use general chat or the official Rune Slayer Discord to find a guild and tackle challenging encounters together.

That's it! Enjoy your Rune Slayer journey. For further assistance, check out the Rune Slayer Trello and Discord server.

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