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Rappelz Tournament • Deva Class Guide • 2026
Rappelz Cardinal Guide 2026 — DPS Build, Skills & Rotation
This Rappelz Cardinal Guide covers the player-written Cardinal setup by Vahrda: important passive skills, the grinding rotation, boss debuffs and the core habits that make the class work.
Rappelz Cardinal Guide — Class Overview
Cardinal is presented in this player guide as a Deva magic damage dealer with strong AoE grinding potential. With the listed passive setup and rotation, Vahrda describes Cardinal as capable of out-DPSing most mage classes at equivalent gear. The class also contributes valuable boss debuffs through Acid Spray.
Core identity: keep Magical Requisition active, use Earthquake for AoE damage-over-time, spam Rainbow while grinding, and open boss fights with Acid Spray.
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Rappelz Cardinal Guide — Important Passive Skills
These are the passive skills highlighted in Vahrda’s original Cardinal guide.
Inner Light
Increases your M.Atk by 5% and ignores 10% of enemy defense with magical skills.
Vortex Magic
Increases damage for several cold-based skills and adds +35 magic damage in the supplied player guide.
Frigid Breeze
Increases Arctic Blast damage and reduces its cooldown timer.
Brisk Reprisal
When attacked, you can gain up to three stacks for 15 seconds.
Rappelz Cardinal Guide — Active Grinding Skills
The original player guide centers the grinding setup around three active skills.
Magical Requisition
Grants M.Atk +21.2% for 25 seconds and lowers the opponent’s M.Atk by 16.2% for 25 seconds. The guide recommends refreshing it every 23 seconds.
Earthquake
Heavy AoE damage over time with a slow effect. Cast it whenever possible in the supplied grinding rotation.
Rainbow
The guide’s main grinding spam skill. Use it to fill the rotation after Magical Requisition and Earthquake.
Rappelz Cardinal Guide — Grinding Rotation
Magical Requisition
Open with the buff/debuff and refresh it roughly every 23 seconds.
Earthquake
Cast whenever available for AoE damage-over-time and the slow effect.
Rainbow
Spam Rainbow in the remaining time until Magical Requisition needs refreshing.
Rappelz Cardinal Guide — Active Boss Skills
The source guide highlights two damage-over-time debuffs for boss encounters.
Acid Spray
A damage-over-time effect that reduces both M.Def and P.Def by 30.2% in the supplied guide, making it valuable for party damage on bosses.
Acid Swamp
A heavy damage-over-time effect with Movement Speed -30%.
Rappelz Cardinal Guide — General Tips
Rappelz Cardinal Guide — FAQ
What is the Cardinal grinding rotation?
Magical Requisition first, Earthquake whenever available, then Rainbow spam. Refresh Magical Requisition around every 23 seconds.
Which passive skills are important for Cardinal?
The source guide highlights Inner Light, Vortex Magic, Frigid Breeze and Brisk Reprisal.
Which skills should Cardinal use on bosses?
The player guide highlights Acid Spray for its M.Def/P.Def reduction and Acid Swamp for its heavy DoT and movement-speed reduction.
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