MU Online Season 14, Where the Rune Wizard Began

MU Online Season 14 is the Rune Wizard's season. MU's ninth character, a half-elf spellcaster known on the global service as the Rune Mage, opened it in Korea in October 2018. The months that followed added two high-level hunting grounds, Kubera Mine and Abyss Atlans, plus the fifth mastery armor, a new earring tier and the Monster Soul Converter. Along the way the level cap went from 1050 to 1150.

Season 14 at a glance

• Korean service: the Rune Mage in mid-October 2018 (Part 1-1), Kubera Mine on December 4, 2018, Part 2 in late May 2019.
• Global service: the Rune Mage on a speed server from August 6, 2019, Season 14 on September 3, 2019, Part 2 on February 18, 2020.
• New class: the Rune Wizard (Rune Mage), MU's 9th character.
• New hunting grounds: Kubera Mine (global name Cubera Mines) and Abyss Atlans (global name Atlantis of the Abyss).
• New gear and systems: Frost Blue Eye armor, Soul mastery weapons, the Earring of the Ancestor and the Monster Soul Converter.
• Level cap: 1100 in Part 1 and 1150 in Part 2, on both services. Season 13 had ended at 1050.
• Classes at the end: 9.

When was the Rune Wizard added to MU Online?

In Season 14. Korea got the class first, as Season 14 Part 1-1. The official Korean patch note is listed under October 16, 2018, but such listings can run ahead of the live date, so mid-October 2018 is the safe answer.

Global players met the class in two steps. On August 6, 2019 the Rune Mage became playable on a limited-time speed server, which ran until the maintenance of September 3, 2019. That same day Season 14 itself reached the global service, about ten months after Korea. Part 2 followed on February 18, 2020.

Rune Mage or Rune Wizard: which name is right?

Both. Webzen's global service markets the class as the Rune Mage, while IGCN's server files call it the Rune Wizard, which is why SilverMU's Rune Wizard class page uses that name. Webzen's own Rune Mage guide lists Rune Wizard beside Rune Mage as the base class name, so either search leads to the same character. The guide lays out the class line like this:

1. Rune Mage or Rune Wizard: the class you create. On Webzen's service it starts in Noria.
2. Rune Spell Master: the 2nd class.
3. Grand Rune Master: the 3rd class, earned through quests at levels 380 and 400. It opens the master skill tree.
4. Majestic Rune Wizard: the 4th class, at level 800. The quest starts with NPC Cent in Lorencia and has steps in Deep Dungeon.

How does the Rune Wizard play?

The story makes the class a half-elf whose family joins MU's wizard and elf lines, a survivor who sets out for revenge. In play it is an Energy caster built for wide area damage, with Elf-style buffs. It fights with its own weapon, the rune mace, plus a shield. Its exclusive spells include Magic Arrow, Plasma Ball and Lightning Storm, and the Korean patch introduced exclusive gear such as the Kenaz armor set and the El Haz rune mace and shield.

What was new about the Rune Wizard's launch?

The speed server. In an October 2018 interview with the Korean games site Inven, Webzen planned the season in three steps, starting with the new class and a speed server, a separate limited-time server built for fast leveling. The interview presented that pairing as a first. The global service did the same in August 2019, four weeks before Season 14 opened there.

The model stuck. Season 15 launched the Slayer on speed servers in both services, and Season 16 did the same for the Gun Crusher.

What are Kubera Mine and Abyss Atlans?

They are Season 14's two hunting grounds and the high-level endgame of their day. Both are elemental maps, and both carry different names depending on the service.

Kubera Mine (global: Cubera Mines)

Korea opened Kubera Mine on December 4, 2018, in what the Korean press called the third Season 14 update. The Korean version asked for level 980 and came in two parts, the Mine and a harder Abandoned Mine. The global version opened from level 850, and Webzen's lore makes it the first mine ever worked in MU, abandoned once monsters overran it. Webzen's Season 14 launch release also had Golden Crests, which feed the 4th-wing recipe, dropping there during the launch event. IGCN's Season 22 data still lists the mine, split into five sections named after the elements. See the leveling spots guide for where it fits in a route.

Abyss Atlans (global: Atlantis of the Abyss)

Abyss Atlans was the headline of Part 2, live in Korea in late May 2019 and on the global service on February 18, 2020. Webzen opened its three floors to characters of level 1010 and up, with elite monsters mixed in among the elemental ones. IGCN's files spell it Abyss of Atlans or Abyss of Atlas, and it is a separate map from the low-level Atlans.

Which gear and systems did Season 14 add?

• Frost Blue Eye armor and Soul weapons (Part 1): the fifth mastery armor set (global spelling Frost Blueye) and the fourth tier of mastery weapons. Mastery set options also began to scale with the combined enhancement level of the pieces you wear. Our mastery gear guide lays out the whole ladder.
• Rune Wizard mastery gear (Part 2): the class's own Soul Rune Mace and Blue Eye armor, so it could climb the same ladder.
• Earring of the Ancestor (Part 2): the second mastery earring, an upgrade of the first-tier Rage Earring. Earrings had arrived one season earlier, in Season 13.
• Monster Soul Converter (Part 2): a Ruud-shop item that turns everyday hunting into a reward track. It charges up with the souls of the monsters you kill, and a full one is exchanged for rewards. The global release named it the Monster Soul Changer, and our Ruud guide covers the currency behind it.
• Guardians (Part 2, reportedly): a fan-site summary of the Korean patch places the first Guardian here. Korean sources then list a second in Season 15 and a third in Season 16.
• Switch scroll (global): Webzen's Season 14 release added an item that lowered hardware load while active. Client performance is still a topic today, as our 25 FPS client article shows.

Can you still play Season 14 content?

Yes, inside newer seasons. The Rune Wizard is one of the 16 classes in Season 22 and got a renewal of its own in Season 20. Kubera Mine and Abyss Atlans both still ship in IGCN's Season 22 data, and the level cap that stopped at 1150 here reached 1800 in Season 21.

MU Online Season 14 FAQ

Did the Rune Wizard come out in Season 15?

No, in Season 14. Korea added it in Part 1-1 in mid-October 2018; the global service opened it on a speed server on August 6, 2019 and launched Season 14 on September 3, 2019. Season 15's new class was the Slayer.

What level do you need for Kubera Mine?

Level 980 on the Korean service and level 850 on the global service, where the map is called Cubera Mines.

Is Abyss Atlans the same as Atlantis of the Abyss?

Yes. Atlantis of the Abyss is Webzen's global name, and IGCN's files call it Abyss of Atlans. Webzen opened it at level 1010, across three floors.

What was the max level in MU Online Season 14?

1100 after Part 1 and 1150 after Part 2, on both the Korean and the global service.

Play the Rune Wizard on SilverMU

Season 14's class never left MU Online. Season 22 includes all 16 classes, the Rune Wizard among them, and SilverMU runs Season 22 Part 1-1 with server files 22.1.1.0. To see how Season 14 connects to Season 13 before it and Season 15 after it, open the MU Online season history.

SilverMU has not launched yet; the realm is still being tested. A news post will list the final rates and settings ahead of launch, and the client will turn up on the download page when we publish it. There is no charge to register.