What do you unlock when you become a Rune Slayer Samurai? This guide goes over every level milestone and each new ability! Make sure you’re strong enough to explore the Tundra to find the various Tundra Bosses in Rune Slayer.

Rune Slayer Samurai

The Samurai class has multiple unlockable abilities and stat boosts! It focuses on utilising your katana to attack enemies whilst also unleashing the power of wind.

Samurai Abilities

All the abilities you unlock as you level up as a Samurai.

Level 5

• Battle Aura
  • Increases your Speed and DEF by 5% and your Attack Power by +25 (drains 25 Focus)
• Permanent Stat Boost:
  • Strength increases by 2
  • Stamina increases by 1
  • Agility increases by 2

Level 6

• Focus Training
  • Increases the speed of your Focus regen
• Permanent Stat Boost:
  • Strength increases by 2
  • Stamina increases by 1
  • Agility increases by 2

Level 7

• Lightning Strikes Twice
  • Use your blade to strike the enemy, dealing 10 Physical DMG and draining 10 Focus
• Permanent Stat Boost:
  • Strength increases by 2
  • Stamina increases by 1
  • Agility increases by 2

Level 10

• Quick Draw
  • Perform a barrage of slashes with your katana, which deals 8 Physical DMG and drains 20 Focus
• Drawing Blade
  • A strike in a crescent shape
• Permanent Stat Boost:
  • Strength increases by 2
  • Stamina increases by 1
  • Agility increases by 2

Level 12

• Mastered Blade
  • When your weapon is ‘Sheathed’, the amount of DMG you take decreases by 20%. If your attack is interrupted by the enemy, your Coolown Reduction for that same attack decreases by 40%
• Permanent Stat Boost:
  • Strength increases by 2
  • Stamina increases by 1
  • Agility increases by 2

Level 15

• Fierce Battle Aura
• Fortified Battle Aura
  • DEF
  • Boosts your DMG Reduction by 10%
• Swift Battle Aura

Level 16

• Serpent’s Stance
  • You slash at the enemy, breaking through their block like a snake
• Permanent Stat Boost:
  • Strength increases by 2
  • Stamina increases by 1
  • Agility increases by 2

Level 17

• Focus Training II
  • Increases the speed of regen of your Focus even more
• Permanent Stat Boost:
  • Strength increases by 2
  • Stamina increases by 1
  • Agility increases by 2

Level 20

• Katana Mastery
  • Boosts the DMG you deal with your katana by 10%
• Permanent Stat Boost:
  • Strength increases by 2
  • Stamina increases by 1
  • Agility increases by 2

Level 22

• Fierce Whirlwind
  • Lunge forward and perform a circle slash
• Permanent Stat Boost:
  • Strength increases by 2
  • Stamina increases by 1
  • Agility increases by 2

Level 23

• Voltaic Finisher
• Permanent Stat Boost:
  • Strength increases by 2
  • Stamina increases by 1
  • Agility increases by 2

Level 25

• Upgrades multiple Battle Auras
  • Warrior
  • Aegis
  • Rapid
  • Alacrity
  • Protective
  • Savage
• Permanent Stat Boost:
  • Strength increases by 2
  • Stamina increases by 1
  • Agility increases by 2

Level 27

• Focus Training III
  • Another boost for your Focus regen speed!
• Permanent Stat Boost:
  • Strength increases by 2
  • Stamina increases by 1
  • Agility increases by 2

Level 28

• Storm of Blades
  • Perform multiple slashes in a direct path in front of you
• Permanent Stat Boost:
  • Strength increases by 2
  • Stamina increases by 1
  • Agility increases by 2

Level 30

• You can unlock the Orochi subclass

Level 32

• Unleashed Winds
  • Imbue your blade with wind, allowing you to attack the enemy with a blast of air
• Permanent Stat Boost:
  • Strength increases by 2
  • Stamina increases by 1
  • Agility increases by 2

Level 35

• Relenting Storm
  • You can send enemies into the air with a blast of wind

Samurai Subclass: Orochi

At level 35, you can unlock the Orochi subclass.

• Trained Body
  • Stamina scaling with Agility increases by 10%
• Orochi Counter
  • Pull your blade back and strike forward
• Bare Fangs
  • Summon the Great Serpent that poisons enemies
• Moon Cutter
  • You cut the moon