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EO4/Runemaster/Skills

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This page details full data for the Runemaster's skills in Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan.

Novice skills (Lv. 1)

Proficiency
印術師の心得
Class Skill

Increases magical attack and defense for allies in your line.

A skill that calls on the elements that serve the Runemaster to serve your allies as well.
  • Also affects untyped damage.
  • Stacks additively with other instances of this skill.
Level1
Elemental ATK Increase10%
Elemental DEF Increase5%
Fire Rune
炎の聖印
Support Skill

Increases the party's fire resistance and lowers the enemy's.

Swings the balance of the elements in the party's favor. The effect can be overwritten by another rune.
  • Buff/debuff lasts 3 turns and can be overwritten by a different elemental rune.
  • Alters both the party's and enemy's elemental resistances, and thus is exempt from diminishing returns.

  • Body part used: Head
Level123456
TP Cost678
Ally Fire Resistance Increase25%30%40%42%44%50%
Enemy Fire Resistance Decrease15%20%30%31%32%35%
Action Speed+10
Fireball Rune
火球の印術
Rune Skill

Ranged fire attack with a splash effect.

A fire rune spell that creates a fireball.
  • Body part used: Head

  • Stat(s) used: TEC

Prerequisite skill(s):

  • Fire Rune, lv. 1
Level12345678910
TP Cost81115
Damage35%39%42%45%55%57%59%61%63%70%
Hit Rate99%
Action Speed-9
Ice Rune
氷の聖印
Support Skill

Increases the party's ice resistance and lowers the enemy's.

Swings the balance of the elements in the party's favor. The effect can be overwritten by another rune.
  • Buff/debuff lasts 3 turns and can be overwritten by a different elemental rune.
  • Alters both the party's and enemy's elemental resistances, and thus is exempt from diminishing returns.

  • Body part used: Head
Level123456
TP Cost678
Ally Ice Resistance Increase25%30%40%42%44%50%
Enemy Ice Resistance Decrease15%20%30%31%32%35%
Action Speed+10
Ice Lance Rune
氷槍の印術
Rune Skill

Ranged ice attack that pierces across the enemy lines to hit two enemies.

An ice rune spell which creates an ice lance that runs enemies through.
  • Body part used: Head

  • Stat(s) used: TEC

Prerequisite skill(s):

  • Ice Rune, lv. 1
Level12345678910
TP Cost81115
Damage30%34%37%40%50%53%55%57%59%65%
Hit Rate99%
Action Speed-9
Volt Rune
雷の聖印
Support Skill

Increases the party's volt resistance and lowers the enemy's.

Swings the balance of the elements in the party's favor. The effect can be overwritten by another rune.
  • Buff/debuff lasts 3 turns and can be overwritten by a different elemental rune.
  • Alters both the party's and enemy's elemental resistances, and thus is exempt from diminishing returns.

  • Body part used: Head
Level123456
TP Cost678
Ally Volt Resistance Increase25%30%40%42%44%50%
Enemy Volt Resistance Decrease15%20%30%31%32%35%
Action Speed+10
Lightning Rune
雷撃の印術
Rune Skill

Melee volt attack to an entire line of enemies.

A volt rune spell that shoots lightning through enemies at a touch.
  • Despite being an elemental attack, it still deals halved damage if both user and target are in different rows, and a back row user cannot target the enemy back row with this skill.

  • Body part used: Head

  • Stat(s) used: TEC

Prerequisite skill(s):

  • Volt Rune, lv. 1
Level12345678910
TP Cost81115
Damage45%49%52%55%65%67%69%71%73%80%
Hit Rate99%
Action Speed-9
Runic Gleam
ルーンの輝き
Support Skill

Increases the power of your magical attack skills for 3 turns.

This skill strengthens the effect of runes by clearing one's mind of all else.
  • Also affects untyped damage.
Level123456
TP Cost468
Elem ATK Increase28%31%37%39%41%45%
Action Speed-6
TP Boost
TPブースト
Passive Skill

Increases your maximum TP.

This skill can be strengthened through training.
Level12345678
MAX TP Increase10%15%19%23%27%30%33%36%
Herbology
薬草学
Passive Skill

Greater chance of finding extra plants when gathering.

The effects of this skill stack if another party member also has it.
Level1
Rare Material Rate10%

Veteran skills (Lv. 20)

Expertise
印術師の極意
Class Skill

Further increases magical attack and defense for allies in your line.

A skill that calls on the elements that serve the Runemaster to serve your allies as well.
  • Also affects untyped damage.
  • Stacks additively with other instances of this skill.
  • Overwrites the bonus from Proficiency.

Prerequisite skill(s):

  • Proficiency, lv. 1
Level1
Elemental ATK Increase13%
Elemental DEF Increase8%
Flame Rune
爆炎の印術
Rune Skill

Ranged fire attack to all enemies.

A fire rune spell which creates a fiery explosion that engulfs all enemies.
  • Body part used: Head

  • Stat(s) used: TEC

Prerequisite skill(s):

  • Fireball Rune, lv. 2
Level12345678
TP Cost152025
Damage45%47%49%55%57%59%61%65%
Hit Rate99%
Action Speed-9
Glacier Rune
凍牙の印術
Rune Skill

Ranged ice attack to random enemies.

An ice rune spell which raises multiple ice pillars from the ground.
  • Can hit the same target more than once.

  • Body part used: Head

  • Stat(s) used: TEC

Prerequisite skill(s):

  • Ice Lance Rune, lv. 2
Level12345678
TP Cost152025
Damage per Hit28%29%30%31%32%33%
Number of Hits2-32-43-4
Damage Range56%​-​84%58%​-​87%60%​-​90%60%​-​120%62%​-​124%64%​-​128%66%​-​132%99%​-​132%
Average Damage70%72.5%75%90%93%96%99%115.5%
Hit Rate90%
Action Speed-9
Storm Rune
稲妻の印術
Rune Skill

Ranged volt attack to 1 enemy.

A volt rune spell which calls down lightning.
  • Body part used: Head

  • Stat(s) used: TEC

Prerequisite skill(s):

  • Lightning Rune, lv. 2
Level12345678
TP Cost152025
Damage75%80%85%95%99%102%104%110%
Hit Rate99%
Action Speed-9
Runic Shield
ルーンの盾
Passive Skill

Chance of nulling an elemental attack to an ally in your line.
  • Stacks additively with duplicates of this skill.

Prerequisite skill(s):

  • Runic Gleam, lv. 2
Level1234
Activation Rate5%10%13%15%
Runic Guidance
ルーンの導き
Passive Skill

Increases damage when striking an enemy's weakness.
  • A weakness counts if an enemy's damage vulnerability is 101% or higher.
    • If an elemental Rune skill worsens an enemy's damage vulnerability past this threshold, it creates a weakness to fulfill this skill's condition.
  • Also triggers when exploiting weaknesses to physical damage types.

Prerequisite skill(s):

  • Runic Shield, lv. 2
Level123456
Weakness Damage Increase25%130%134%136%138%140%
Free Energy
TPカット
Passive Skill

Chance of not expending TP when using a skill.
Level123456
Activation Rate8%13%18%21%23%25%
Runic Flare
属性攻撃ブースト
Passive Skill

Increases elemental and untyped attack power.

This skill can be strengthened through training.
Level12345678910
Elem ATK Increase5%9%12%15%17%19%21%23%24%25%
Wise Chef
聡明料理
Sky Skill

Increases TEC gains from cooked food.

The effects of this skill stack if other party members also have it.
  • Also reduces the TEC penalty from food.
Instances12345
TEC Increase44%63%77%89%100%
TEC Penalty Decrease44%63%77%89%100%

Master skills (Lv. 40)

Enlightenment
印術師の悟り
Class Skill

Further increases magical attack and defense for allies in your line.

A skill that calls on the elements that serve the Runemaster to serve your allies as well.
  • Also affects untyped damage.
  • Stacks additively with other instances of this skill.
  • Overwrites the bonus from Expertise.

Prerequisite skill(s):

  • Expertise, lv. 1
Level1
Elemental ATK Increase15%
Elemental DEF Increase10%
Inferno Rune
劫火の大印術
Rune Skill

Ranged fire attack to 1 enemy.

A fire rune spell which incinerates a single enemy in a pillar of flame.
  • Body part used: Head

  • Stat(s) used: TEC

Prerequisite skill(s):

  • Flame Rune, lv. 2
Level12345678
TP Cost253035
Damage85%90%95%110%114%117%119%125%
Hit Rate99%
Action Speed-9
Blizzard Rune
吹雪の大印術
Rune Skill

Ranged ice attack to all enemies.

An ice rune spell which creates an all-consuming blizzard.
  • Body part used: Head

  • Stat(s) used: TEC

Prerequisite skill(s):

  • Glacier Rune, lv. 2
Level12345678
TP Cost253035
Damage60%63%66%75%77%79%81%85%
Hit Rate99%
Action Speed-9
Galvanic Rune
天雷の大印術
Rune Skill

Ranged volt attack to random enemies.

A volt rune spell which creates a severe lightning storm.
  • Can hit the same target more than once.

  • Body part used: Head

  • Stat(s) used: TEC

Prerequisite skill(s):

  • Storm Rune, lv. 2
Level12345678
TP Cost253035
Damage per Hit28%29%30%31%32%33%
Number of Hits2-43-43-5
Damage Range56%​-​112%58%​-​116%60%​-​120%90%​-​120%93%​-​124%96%​-​128%99%​-​132%99%​-​165%
Average Damage84%87%90%105%108.5%112%115.5%132%
Hit Rate90%
Action Speed-9
Rune Mastery
印術マスタリ
Passive Skill

Increases attack power of rune skills.
  • Only affects Rune skills; has no effect on other elemental/untyped attacks.

Prerequisite skill(s):

  • Runic Guidance, lv. 2
Level12345678
Elem ATK Increase5%10%14%18%20%22%24%25%
Origin Rune
始原の印術
Rune Skill

Ranged untyped attack to all enemies.

The ultimate rune spell, said to be the origin of them all. Its power was once considered forbidden.
  • Body part used: Head

  • Stat(s) used: TEC

Prerequisite skill(s):

  • Rune Mastery, lv. 2
Level12345678
TP Cost455565
Damage100%105%110%120%124%129%132%140%
Hit Rate99%
Action Speed-15

References

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Click to toggle hidden content: HexerRonin
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Click to toggle hidden content: Beast
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Click to toggle hidden content: ShogunYggdroid
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Click to toggle hidden content: ArcanistBushiImperial
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl Class Skills AlchemistDark HunterGunnerHexerHighlanderLandsknechtMedicProtectorRoninSurvivalistTroubadour
Unlock for Classic Mode by completing Story Mode first
Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight Class Skills AlchemistBeastDark HunterFafnirGunnerHexerHighlanderLandsknechtMedicProtectorRoninSovereignSurvivalistTroubadourWar Magus
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BotanistShaman NecromancerWarlock DragoonFencerHarbingerPugilist MasuraoRover
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