Last updated: July 26, 2026

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MU Online Season 18 – Illusion Knight, Artifacts & Ignis Volcano

Season 18 (2022–23) added the Illusion Knight — a swordsman who fights with a phantom blade in his off hand — plus the brand-new Artifact equipment system, two maps (Ignis Volcano, Bloody Tarkan), the Tempest Muun, the 6th Mastery Earring, the 5th Guardian Ur, the Brilliant 8th weapons, the Apocalypse 9th armor and a Combat Power renewal for four classes. Rebuilt page-by-page from the original patch notes.

The Illusion Knight

Illusion Knight: Jacquard	The phantom blade in his left hand

Story: born as a fragment of Kundun, Jacquard outclassed his peers with the sword effortlessly — yet as a descendant of the Magic Gladiator line who could wield neither magic nor a magic sword, he was never accepted, and hid his lineage for years. Then, blocking an incoming blade in a sparring match, a phantom of his sword appeared in his empty left hand. He trained the illusion relentlessly, learned to phantomise his weapon and even himself, won Kundun's trust and became famous across MU — until a mission at Lost Tower left him fighting Lemuria's horde alone, abandoned. Wounded and betrayed, he cut his way out, defeated Balrog, and walked out of Lost Tower to carve his own path as an Illusion Knight, bent on revenge against Kundun.

Basic info	Value
Creation	Freely creatable
Start town	Lorencia (low-level gear from Blacksmith Hans; skill orbs from the town mages)
Base stats	HP 100 / MP 20 · STR 25, AGI 28, VIT 15, ENE 10
Class line	Illusion Knight → Mirage Knight → Illusion Master
Weapon	Blade series — summons a phantom sword in the left hand
Key stat	Agility — raises both attack and skill attack power
Set party	Illusion Knight + Magic Gladiator + Elf

The Illusion Knight's Skills

Five exclusive skills, all built around phantom sword energy:

Orb	Skill	Requirement	Effect
	Illusion Blade (buff)	Level 25	Copies his right-hand sword into a phantom blade in his left hand, greatly raising his attack power. Removed by unequipping the weapon or right-clicking the buff icon.
	Charge Slash	AGI 80	Dashes at the enemy and releases powerful sword energy in a fan-shaped area. Within 4 tiles he fires without dashing; beyond 4 tiles he charges in.
	Wind Glaive	AGI 650	Sends a tornado of blade energy forward through enemies. No cooldown.
	Illusion Avatar	AGI 900	Summons a phantom of himself that charges and attacks nearby enemies. Unsummons if he strays too far; it doesn't attack players in PvP and can't be used in Chaos Castle.
	Blade Storm	AGI 1150 · Wind Glaive Mastery 10P	Whips a storm of razor phantom blades around him, hitting many enemies at once. No cooldown.

All five come as skill orbs bought in Lorencia — from Barmaid Liamon on Speed and Blue servers, or Pasi on the Red server (his low-level gear comes from Blacksmith Hans).

Charge Slash	Wind Glaive
Illusion Avatar	Blade Storm

Blades & Capes

His weapon is the Blade series, climbing the full mastery ladder:

Img	Blade	Damage	Spd	Requirement
	Dragon Blade	125–155	40	Lv 380 · STR 199 / AGI 718
	Blood Blade	150–180	40	Lv 400 · STR 243 / AGI 824
	Bloodangel Blade	325–330	45	Lv 400 · STR 282 / AGI 912
	Darkangel Blade	375–385	45	Lv 600 · STR 297 / AGI 963
	Holyangel Blade	420–435	45	Lv 800 · STR 315 / AGI 1016
	Soul Blade	496–499	45	Lv 900 · STR 330 / AGI 1052
	Blue Eye Blade	562–572	45	Lv 1000 · STR 351 / AGI 1093
	Silver Heart Blade	628–637	45	Lv 1100 · STR 362 / AGI 1102
	Manticore Blade	694–705	45	Lv 1200 · STR 362 / AGI 1102
	Blessed Archangel's Absolute Blade	305–315	45	STR 380 / AGI 575

His armor climbs its own ladder — Primal (380) and Apex (400) early, then the Angel sets, and finally the mastery sets:

Primal set (Lv 380) — helm, armor, pants, gloves, boots Roar of Manticore Illusion Knight set (Lv 1,200) Celestial Brilliant Illusion Knight set (Lv 1,300)

The mastery sets come in an Excellent version (5 pieces) and a Set version (4 pieces) with mastery set options. Set-version defense per piece:

Mastery set	Req level	Helm / Armor / Pants / Gloves	Key set options (4-set)
Frozen Blue Eye	1,000	304 / 313 / 310 / 295	Mastery skill attack +4, STR +12, double damage 18%, mastery attack +21, ignore defense 9%, crit & excellent rate +20%, triple damage 4%, max HP +70
Ancestor's Silver Heart	1,100	353 / 363 / 360 / 345	Mastery skill attack +8, STR +15, mastery attack +30, crit dmg +33, excellent dmg +35, triple damage 6%, max HP +90
Roar of Manticore	1,200	394 / 404 / 400 / 391	Mastery skill attack +12, STR +20, mastery attack +40, crit & excellent dmg +44, triple damage 8%, max HP +110, damage decrease 3
Celestial Brilliant	1,300	440 / 450 / 446 / 431	The top tier — highest mastery attack, crit and excellent damage, plus mastery damage decrease

All mastery pieces share the same requirements: helm STR 256 / AGI 755, armor STR 298 / AGI 912, pants STR 272 / AGI 833, gloves STR 230 / AGI 697, boots STR 240 / AGI 728.

He wears capes rather than wings:

1st — Cape of Steel	2nd — Cape of Darkness	3rd — Cape of Determination	4th — Cape of Hatred

Cape	Requirement	Stats
Cape of Steel (1st)	Lv 150	DEF 20 · Damage increase 12% · Damage absorb 12%
Cape of Darkness (2nd)	Lv 210	DEF 45 · Damage increase 32% · Damage absorb 25%
Cape of Determination (3rd)	Lv 400, 3rd class change	DEF 60 · Damage increase 39% · Damage absorb 39%
Cape of Hatred (4th)	Lv 800, 4th class change	ATK 100 · DEF 140 · Damage increase 55% · Damage absorb 43%

Artifacts – the New Equipment System

Artifacts are a new gear type with their own dedicated slots, shaped like puzzle pieces of joined hexagons. The number of hexagons sets the type — 1 hexagon is Type 1, up to Type 7. Each artifact rolls one random option from its type's pool, and the value grows as you enhance it.

Type 1	Type 2	Type 3	Type 4	Type 5	Type 6	Type 7 (rare)

The first set is the Spider Artifact (Types 1–7), all wearable at level 800:

Type	Option pool (one rolled)	Max at +15
Type 1	Defense / Defense Success Rate / Base Defense / Damage Decrease	+106 def or rate · +78 base def or dmg decrease
Type 2	STR / AGI / VIT / ENE / CMD	+56 to the rolled stat
Type 3	Max HP / Mana / AG / SD	+158
Type 4	Excellent Damage / Critical Damage / Attack Speed / Skill Attack Power	+78 exc or crit · +20 attack speed · +56 skill attack
Type 5	Elemental Attack / Defense / their success rates	+56 atk or def · +106 success rate
Type 6	Min/Max Attack, Wizardry or Curse Power	+56
Type 7 (rare)	Max Attack / Wizardry / Curse Power	+62

The artifact slot board — open it from the Artifact button in your inventory

Mechanic	Details
How to craft	Combine Spider Artifact Pieces (from Barca event map clears) at the Noria Chaos Goblin: piece + Jewel of Creation ×50 + 10,000,000 zen → 80% for one random Type 1–7. Up to 30 at a time; failure consumes the materials.
Enhancing	Up to +15 at the Noria Chaos Goblin with an Artifact Enhancement Stone + zen. Failure never destroys the artifact — it just drops one level.
Equipping	Drag into a matching slot. You cannot equip two of the same type.
Full Set	Fill every slot with no gaps: All Stats +100.
Disassembly	Any artifact breaks down into 1 Artifact Enhancement Stone.

Ignis Volcano

Lore: the volcano above Vulcanus was once the nest of a red dragon called Ignis, worshipped by a temple and its people. When the Vulcanus arena was built beneath it, its evil influence turned the people against the dragon and they formed a party to slay it. Learning of the betrayal, the dragon fell into grief and rage, sickened, and destroyed itself rather than be hunted. With its death the volcano erupted and burned everything. It has since cooled — and is now ruled by magma-covered gladiators and beasts that climbed up from Vulcanus.

Map	Entry	Enter Lv	Penalty Lv
Ignis Volcano	Move command (50,000 zen) or walk in from Vulcanus (33,15)	1220	1250

Magma Gladiator	Magma Hook	Magma Shaman

Monster	Level	Behaviour
Magma Gladiator	640	Melee attacker
Magma Hook	645	Melee attacker
Magma Shaman	650	Ranged area attacker — absorbs 200 mana per hit

It drops Excellent Apocalypse armor and Brilliant Chaos-combine talisman pieces. Its elite zone has five attribute wings — Fire (171,40), Water (30,135), Earth (105,37), Wind (47,223), Dark (214,196) — with elite versions at level 650 that apply a 100% debuff on hit.

Bloody Tarkan

Lore: deep inside Tarkan — home to the failed products of the Kanturu bio-experiments — a region of blood-red sand was found. Scholars could not explain why ochre sand had turned red, guessing only that "some magic seems cast on it." The failed experiments there have grown far more ferocious, so the heroes of MU were asked to clear them out.

Map	Entry	Enter Lv	Penalty Lv
Bloody Tarkan	Move command (50,000 zen) or walk in from Tarkan (110,231)	1250	1280

Bloody Mutant	Bloody Bloody Wolf
Bloody Beam Knight	Bloody Tantalos

Monster	Level	Behaviour
Bloody Mutant	675	Melee attacker
Bloody Bloody Wolf	678	Melee attacker
Bloody Beam Knight	680	Ranged attacker
Bloody Tantalos	680	Ranged — absorbs 250 mana and 10 AG per hit

It drops Excellent Apocalypse armor and Excellent Socket Necklaces, and has its own five-wing elite zone — Fire (29,48), Water (234,221), Earth (86,109), Wind (30,217), Dark (228,27).

Tempest Muun

Premium Muun updates ended and the Tempest Muun took over. Its base option is either Skill Attack Power or Attack / Wizardry / Curse Power, scaling with your character level and the Muun's level — and it carries a big multiplier:

Muun level	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Evolved
Multiplier	5×	7×	9×	11×	13×	20×
Skill Attack (Lv 801+)	11	13	15	17	19	21
ATK/Wiz/Curse (Lv 801+)	16	18	20	22	24	26

Options normally apply Wed–Sun and last 30 days from obtaining the Muun. An evolved Tempest Muun switches to all-days application (multiplier included). Muun grades are now colour-coded in the inventory: white Normal, blue Premium, light-green Tempest, yellow Hero.

Full pet mechanics: Muun guide.

6th Mastery Earring – Bond Earring

Earring of Bond (Right) — Lv 950	Earring of Bond (Left) — Lv 900

The Earring of Bond is the 6th mastery earring (Wrath → Ancestor → Honor → Blood → Enchantment → Bond). Wear the matching pair for the set bonus; enhance to +15 at the Chaos Goblin.

Earring	Req level	Base stats	Option pool
Bond (Right)	950	ATK/magic/curse 370–373 · elemental defense 358	Max Mana +1000, Excellent Damage Rate +9%, Critical Damage Rate +9%, AG recovery +10, Attack Speed +7
Bond (Left)	900	ATK/magic/curse 330–333 · elemental defense 300	Max HP +1000, Skill Attack +27, Mastery ATK/Wiz +110, Mastery Excellent Dmg +185, Mastery Critical Dmg +185

Set bonus (both worn): ignore enemy defense 6%, all stats +9, Mastery Damage +80.

How to get it: upgrade a +11–15 Enchantment Earring at the Chaos Goblin with a Bond Craft Mold (Priest James, Elbeland 32/239, 25,000 Ruud) + Bless ×20, Soul ×20, Chaos ×1, Creation ×1. Success runs 100% at +15, 90% at +14, 80% at +13, 70% at +12, 60% at +11; left makes left, right makes right, and options re-roll (1–3). On failure the mold and jewels are lost and the earring drops to +0.

5th Guardian – Ur

The Ur is the 5th Guardian — an inventory-equipped mount at level 1,200, with a rare, differently-coloured variant at low chance.

Ur's options	Values
Base	Movement Speed increase · Attack Speed +7 · Defense +290
General (1–3)	Elemental Attack +241 · Elemental Defense +241 · Defense +5.0 per 20 levels · ATK/Wiz/Curse +5.0 per 20 levels
Elite resistance	One of five attribute types (bleed / deadly-poison resistance paired with attack, attack-speed or defense-reduction resistance)

How to get it: upgrade-combine a +11 or higher 4th Guardian (Shining Tail) at the Lorencia Trainer (122/110) using a Seal of Ur (Priest James, Elbeland 32/239, 50,000 Ruud) + Bless ×20, Soul ×20, Chaos ×1, Creation ×1 — 100% at +15 down to 60% at +11. Success re-rolls its general and elite-resist options and can rarely yield Ur (Rare); failure resets the base Guardian to +0.

Brilliant Weapons & Apocalypse Armor

Brilliant Sword	Brilliant Bow	Brilliant Short Sword	Brilliant Orb

The Brilliant weapons are the 8th mastery tier — one per class (including the new Magic Book, Orb and Magic Gun), all at level 1300, sharing the Excellent line (+10% excellent-damage chance, +7 attack/magic speed, life/mana on kill, +2.8 per 20 levels, +80 attack). Made by upgrading a +11 (16-option) Manticore weapon with a Brilliant Anvil (James, 100,000 Ruud) + Bless ×30, Soul ×30, Chaos ×1, Creation ×1 — 100%, keeping type, Luck and Excellent options.

Weapon (class)	Damage	Spd	Requirements	Skill / extra
Brilliant Sword (Dark Knight)	750–763	40	STR 1006 (or ENE 936) / AGI 327	Twisting Slash
Brilliant Shield (Dark Knight)	def 98	—	STR 245 (or ENE 950) / AGI 189	Def rate 125, +308 HP/Mana
Brilliant Staff (DW / MG / White Wizard)	265–276	30	STR 308 / AGI 106	Wizardry 172%
Brilliant Bow (Elf)	1104–1137	55	STR 206 / AGI 1204	Multi-Shot
Brilliant Quiver (Elf)	669–690	60	STR 199 / AGI 1190	—
Brilliant Fairy Shield (Elf)	def 105	—	STR 94 / ENE 926	Elemental defense enhance 40%
Brilliant Magic Sword (MG)	748–758	45	STR 743 / AGI 458 / ENE 164	Power Slash, wizardry 93%
Brilliant Magic 2H Sword (MG)	1008–1058	45	STR 743 / AGI 458 / ENE 164	Power Slash
Brilliant Scepter (Dark Lord)	823–843	40	STR 710 / AGI 166	Force Wave, pet attack 120%
Brilliant Stick (Summoner)	245–262	30	STR 278 / AGI 112	Wizardry 163%
Brilliant Book (Summoner)	—	50	AGI 206 / ENE 760	Curse power 157%
Brilliant Claw (Rage Fighter)	654–670	35	STR 595 / AGI 199	Phoenix Shot
Brilliant Lance (Grow Lancer)	508–529	40	STR 448 / AGI 320	Thrust
Brilliant Rune Mace (Rune Wizard)	223–234	50	STR 294 / AGI 113 / ENE 1108	Wizardry 146%
Brilliant Short Sword (Slayer)	723–790	45	STR 341 / AGI 1081	Twisting Slash
Brilliant Magic Gun (Gun Crusher)	348–362	50	STR 379 / AGI 322 / ENE 852	Wizardry 140%
Brilliant Magic Book (White Wizard)	136–143	30	AGI 192 / ENE 494	Wizardry 73%
Brilliant Orb (Mage)	247–261	30	STR 171 / AGI 87 / ENE 474	Wizardry 174%

Above them, the Crimson Flame Apocalypse set is the 9th mastery armor (level 1400) — made by upgrading a +11 Brilliant armor with a Soul of Apocalypse (James, 50,000 Ruud) + the same jewels, keeping class, slot, Luck and All-Stat options. It introduced a new set option: Mastery Enhanced Skill Damage, boosting skills raised in the post-4th-class skill-enhancement tree. Standard 4-set gives mastery critical/excellent damage, ignore defense +9%, crit and excellent rate +20%, triple damage +12%, max HP and damage reduction.

Character Renewal – Combat Power

Four classes were renewed: Dark Knight, Magic Gladiator, Rage Fighter and Slayer. Instead of new skills they gained a new stat, Combat Power (%), which raises attack and skill attack power at a fixed ratio (attack-based skills only). It comes from those classes' stat points and from weapon options:

Class	Stats granting Combat Power	Weapon
Dark Knight	STR	One-hand sword
Magic Gladiator	STR, AGI	One-hand & two-hand sword
Rage Fighter	AGI, VIT	Claw
Slayer	AGI	Short sword

Combat Power can appear on socket, mastery, Archangel Absolute and Blessed Archangel Absolute weapons. Alongside it: Dark Knight's Blow now costs 3 AG, Magic Gladiator's Spiral Charge gives more attack power, and the Rage Fighter's master tree and Dark Side enhancement tree were buffed (2 damage counts, 2-tile range, 2 targets).

Wing Crafting Rework

All wing and cape crafting moved into the [Equipment Enhance/Craft] menu of the Noria Chaos Goblin (180,102), with a dedicated Wing (Cape) Craft screen that shows each recipe and auto-registers the materials you already hold. Every wing/cape combine now produces a random class result.

The new craft menu	Wing (Cape) Craft list	Adjusting materials

Tier	Path
1st Wing	Chaos weapon → 1st Wing Relic → 1st Wing/Cape
2nd Wing	1st Wing (+ Loch's Feather) → 2nd Wing Relic → 2nd Wing/Cape
3rd Wing	2nd Wing → 3rd Wing Relic → 3rd Wing/Cape — or Condor's Feather → 3rd Wing/Cape
4th Wing	3rd Wing → 4th Wing Relic → 4th Wing/Cape — or Garuda's Feather → 4th Wing/Cape

New stackable Wing Relic items (1st–4th) were added — tradeable and storable but not droppable. Rexmilon's Crest no longer works as a 2nd-wing material and no longer drops, and the combines that created Condor's and Garuda's Feathers were removed. More detail: Wings guide.

The Season Pass

Season 18 introduced the Season Pass — a 28-day event that runs every month. You complete daily missions to earn pass EXP, level the pass up to level 20, and claim buffs and items at each level.

The reward track	Daily missions

Pass grade	Who gets it
MU Pass	Every character that logs in — the free track
Gold Pass	Every character that logs in
Premium Pass	Gold Pass characters that use a Premium Pass Voucher — unlocks every reward on all three tracks

How it works	Details
Levelling	Up to level 20. Daily missions reset at 00:00 and award pass EXP; levels rise automatically as EXP fills. Pass Tickets give a fixed chunk of EXP each and can be spent in bulk with the (+/−) buttons or by typing a quantity.
Buff rewards	Apply immediately and last until the pass event ends — including the Tempest Muun multiplier increase (evolved Muun only).
Item rewards	Delivered to Gremory Case and held for 7 days. Unclaimed rewards on the same grade are collected in one go.
When it ends	Pass level and EXP reset and the buffs expire. Claim everything before the 28 days are up.

Claiming a level reward — click each one directly

Barca & Boss Battle Events

Fortress of the Imperial Guard: Barca

The most important event in Season 18 — it's the only source of Spider Artifact Pieces, so the entire Artifact system runs through it. The map was rebuilt for level 1,000+ characters with new progression and rewards.

Entering through Adjutant Jerint	The 10-minute time attack

Rule	Details
Entry item	Barca Entry Ticket — drops from monsters level 275+. Stacks to 255, sells for 10,000 zen; it cannot be traded, stored in the warehouse or dropped.
Requirements	Level 1,000+, once per day.
How to enter	Right-click the ticket to move to the Barca Waiting Room, then enter through the NPC Adjutant Jerint at the centre (the ticket is consumed there, with a 10-second wait). Solo only — your party stays intact but only you enter. Difficulty selection exists but currently only Level 1 (recommended 1,000) is open.
Map structure	You're dropped randomly into 1 of 7 maps. Six have 3 zones, one has 4; each zone has a start point, a combat area and a warp to the next.
How to play	Kill every monster within a 10-minute time attack to open the warp, then step through within 1 minute of it appearing. Survive to the final zone with everything cleared to earn the reward.
Helper	A dedicated Barca MU Helper is provided (Home key or the top button) — the normal MU Helper is disabled inside.
Monsters	Barca monsters are elemental — one of Fire/Water/Earth/Wind/Dark is picked at random and held for the week (resets Thursday).
Rewards	One random item from the pool: Spider Artifact Piece or Artifact Enhancement Stone, delivered by Gremory Case on clear and claimable within 7 days.
Leaving	Through Adjutant Jerint in the waiting room. In a party the leader exits to a member's location and members to the leader's; solo players exit to the Event Map Plaza.

Boss Battle Together

The boss zone	Entering the event

Rule	Details
Requirements	A 4th class change character, level 800+.
Entry cost	10,000,000 zen + a Boss Battle Together Entry Ticket (drops from monsters Lv 200+, Deep Dungeon floor 2 and above).
Schedule	Entry 19:55–20:00; the event runs daily at 20:00 for 5 minutes. Available on all channels except Lorencia Market, Event Map Plaza and Siege.
How it runs	Two random bosses spawn per channel — Kundun's Phantom, Medusa, Selupan, Nix or the Dark God. Deal at least the damage threshold and kill them all. No death penalty: dying just moves you to the safe zone and you can rejoin until time runs out.
Base reward	Everyone with 1,000,000+ cumulative damage when the bosses die gets a Jewel of Harmony Box and a Bonus Box (via Gremory Case).
Bonus reward	+2 extra Bonus Boxes for finishing 1st in cumulative damage or landing the last hit on a boss.
Box contents	Harmony Box → 3–5 Jewels of Harmony. Bonus Box → Sign of Trial, +0 Radiant Orb (I), Elemental Runes (×1/2/3) or Enhance Elixirs of Strength / Wizardry / Defense (×3).

Max Level & Reward Muuns

Max level rose 1,450 → 1,500 → 1,550 across the two parts. Each expansion's Season Level Reward box (Gremory Case, 30-day claim, 14-day box life) gives an exclusive Muun with ×20 base ability for 30 days:

Illusion Knight Jacquard	Rage Fighter

Muun	From	Base ability
Illusion Knight Jacquard	Reach Lv 1,450 (max-level 1,500 patch)	Skill Attack Power +15
Rage Fighter	Reach Lv 1,500 (max-level 1,550 patch)	Elemental Defense +10

Continue Reading

Guide	Why it helps
Classes overview	The Illusion Knight among all classes.
Season 17 guide	Kundun Mephis and Lemuria, right before.
Muun guide	The Tempest Muun and every pet tier.
Wings guide	The reworked wing and cape crafting.
Earrings guide	The full mastery earring ladder.

FAQ

Where can I play Season 18?
Browse the Season 18 servers private servers listed — the Illusion Knight ships in every later version too.

Is the Illusion Knight strong?
Very — Illusion Blade nearly doubles his output, Charge Slash and Blade Storm give him fast AoE clear, and Illusion Avatar adds a second attacker. Agility is his key stat, feeding both attack and skill power.

Are Artifacts worth chasing?
Yes. They're free extra stats in slots nothing else uses, enhancement can't destroy them, and filling every slot gives All Stats +100. The only gate is farming Barca for pieces.

What's the endgame gear path?
Manticore → Brilliant weapons (8th mastery, Lv1300) and the Apocalypse armor (9th mastery, Lv1400), plus the Bond Earring, Guardian Ur and a full artifact board.