
Progression Guide
For info on all the content in MapleStory, check out: https://www.grandislibrary.com/contents/level-content-guide
Quick Jumps:
- Introduction
- Job Advancements
- SP + AP Distribution
- Inner Ability
- Pocket Slot
- Gold Emblem
- Intense Power Crystal
- 4th Job + Mastery Books
- Hyper Skills + Hyper Stats
- Lv. 140 and Beyond
- 5th Job Advancement
- V Matrix + Nodestones
- Legion System
- Reward Points + Maple Rewards Shop
- Auction House in Regular Servers
- Important Content
- Important Questlines to Complete
- Equipment Content
- Bosses
- Daily and Weekly Quests
- Training Maps
- Theme Dungeons
- Quests
- Lightbulb Quests
Introduction:
Some brief advice before starting, do not worry much about dailies and bosses until you've reached Lv. 200 and have obtained your 5th Job Advancement. Focus mostly on training and filling up your equipment slots. When you have time, complete some pre-quests for important content. Some bosses you could try and fight pre-200 are Normal Zakum, Normal Hilla, Easy Magnus, Root Abyss, Easy/Normal Horntail, Normal Ranmaru, and Ursus
Additionally, all classes are going to be weak early on, especially if this is your first character. As you get closer to Lv. 200, monsters will hit you hard and they will be harder to defeat. Past Lv. 200, it does get easier but you'll need to fill up your equipment slots and start upgrading your equipment. Lastly, you probably won't get to the level where your class is as strong as the DPM charts suggest plus, DPM charts do not translate to the actual DPM while playing the game. Choose a class that you enjoy or seems enticing and go from there
Good luck on your Maple journey!!
Job Advancements:

Most classes in the game have Job Advancements at Lv. 10, 30, 60, 100, and 200. These are referred to as your 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Job Advancements. During your Job Advancement, you will gain new skills to use
To start your Job Advancement, open your Maple Guide, "U" by default, and you will see a button that says "Job Advancement Quest"
[Note]: Dual Blades have two additional Job Advancements at Lv. 20 and Lv. 45. They are a continuation of your 1st Job and 2nd Job Advancements and you will gain new skills at these levels
[Note]: Beast Tamers do not have Job Advancements and instead only unlock new skills by reaching a certain level and allocating enough SP into an animal tree. A common build path is Bear/Hawk/Cat. For mobbing or Legion, you can use Bear/Leopard/Cat instead
[Note]: Zero does not have Job Advancements and instead only unlock new skills by reaching certain levels
SP and AP Distribution:


All newly created characters (except Beast Tamer) can max all of their 1st - 4th Job skills
A tip for allocating SP is to first put 1 point in everything and then start maxing skills that require the least SP to reach Master Level. Next, start maxing passives by prioritizing the least SP and ones that provide useful stats like %Final Damage, %Damage, %Max HP, or %Damage Reduction. Next, move onto buffs and then lastly attacks
For AP, you gain 5 AP every time you level up and most classes gain 5 AP for each Job Advancement from 1st to 4th. You do not need to worry about how to allocate your AP, instead just use Auto Assign for all your AP
[Note]: If you are playing Xenon, it is best to distribute your AP evenly between all 3 stats. You can easily do so by using the Auto Assign from 1st Job to 4th Job, the game will let you know when you've reached the requirement for the Multilateral skills. Past Lv. 200, you continue to evenly distribute your AP by referring to your current stats
[Note]: If you are creating an Explorer Pirate, you will have the choice between Auto Assigning to STR or DEX, choose STR only if you are creating a Buccaneer and DEX only if you are creating a Corsair
[Note]: If you are playing Dual Blade, their skills in 2nd Job and 3rd Job require special Mastery Books called [Dual Blade Training Book] to increase a Skill's Master Level which can be bought with Mesos from Taeha in
The Secret Garden Basement
[Note]: If you are playing Beast Tamer, you will only be able to max 2 animal tree and partially a third tree. An ideal build path is Bear/Hawk/Cat. For mobbing or Legion, you can use Bear/Leopard instead and allocate remaining points either into Hawk or Cat
Inner Ability:

To unlock your Inner Ability, you need to be Lv. 50. You will find a quest in your Lightbulb tab on the left-hand side called "The Eye Opener"
Inner Abilities are special bonuses that add extra stats to your character. They work similarly to potentials and can be reset using
Honor EXP. Just like Potentials, there are different tiers, Rare, Epic, Unique, and Legendary. You can tier up by using Honor EXP to reset your Inner Ability but watch out, resetting can also drop your tier if you are above Epic. If you are starting out, you do not need to worry too much about it just yet. If you do have an excess of Honor EXP, you can start by resetting to reach Unique or Legendary Ability
Link Skills:

Link Skills are unique to each class and can be given to your other characters on the same world. Link Skills mostly come as passives but there are a few Active Link Skills too Once a character reaches Level 70, they can share their Link Skill with another character. When you Share your Link Skill, both characters will gain the effect of the Link Skill. Sometimes Link Skills may have different effects for the character with the linked version. Link Skills grow stronger at Level 120 (Skill Level 2) and most grow stronger again at Level 210 (Skill Level 3). Some Link Skills can stack increasing the strength of the Link Skill by linking the same Link Skill multiple times from different characters of the same class group
[Note]: If you do not see your Link Skill in the Link Manager, you may have to accept a quest in the Lightbulb tab on the left-hand side of the screen. If you still do not see it, try relogging For more info on Link Skills, check out: https://www.grandislibrary.com/contents/link-skills
Pocket Slot:
Pocket Slot is an additional equipment slot you can unlock to equip Pocket Items. To unlock the Pocket Slot, you will first need to reach Lv. 30 Charm in your Traits Stat
Traits are special stats that provide small bonuses to your character. To learn more about Traits, check out: https://maplestory.fandom.com/wiki/Traits
You can increase your Charm by using
Cologne,
Trait Boost Potions found in Event Shops, increasing your Fame level, wearing special equipment or Cash Items, or changing your hair
Once you've reached Lv. 30 Charm you will receive a quest in your Star Event Tab on the left-hand side from Big Headward in Henesys Hair Salon. You will be asked to bring a Rose Clipping that can be found by harvesting herbs or from the Auction House
Once unlocked, you can buy a regular Pocket Item from Nave in Henesys Market. There are also other special Pocket Items you can obtain but the most commonly used ones are dropped by bosses such as, Stone of Eternal Life from Hilla,
Pink Holy Cup from Pink Bean, or
Cursed Spellbooks from Will
Gold Emblem

At Lv. 100, most classes will get their Gold Emblem for free by accepting a quest in your Lightbulb tab on the left-hand side of the screen. Emblems are very important and easy to obtain equipment that should be obtained right away. Emblems are special like Weapons and Secondary Weapons in which they can obtain %Ignore DEF, and %Attack lines as potentials which are very important stats to have. However, Emblems cannot obtain %Boss Damage
[Note]: For Kaiser and Angelic Buster can buy their
Emblem from Harpoon or Mayala
[Note]: For Xenon can buy their Emblem/Power Source from Edwin or Silbaron
Intense Power Crystals:


Most bosses (excluding Gollux) drop [Intense Power Crystals] that can be sold for Mesos. The price of the Intense Power Crystal will vary based on how many players are in your party, the difficulty of the boss, and if the boss is daily or weekly
To sell your Intense Power Crystals, access the Collector found by pressing the "Quick Move" button located below the minimap from any town. You can also access the Collector through the Free Market, also accessible from "Quick Move". The Collector will only accept 60 Intense Power Crystals a week and resets on Thursdays 12am UTC
4th Job and Mastery Books:
In 4th Job, you will require
[Mastery Books] (except for Cygnus Knights and Beast Tamers) to reach the Master Level of your skills. When you first reach 4th Job, you'll notice most of your skills' Master Level is 10. You will first need to use
[Mastery Book 20] for each required skill to unlock Master Level 20. Afterward, you'll need to use a
[Mastery Book 30] for skills that have a Master Level 30
To obtain Mastery Books, they are sold by Luna, Sly, Illiad, and Bung's Mama for 3,000,000/5,000,000 Mesos. You can also buy them from Wence,
Oko, and
Cello (Zero Only) with special currencies. However, the best way to obtain Mastery Books is from Event Shops and from Theme Dungeons. Some Theme Dungeons reward you with
[Mastery Boxes] that functions as either a Mastery Book 20 or 30
Here is a list of all the questlines that reward :
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Grand Athenaeum
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Lion King's Castle
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Fantasy Theme World
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Silent Crusade
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Root Abyss
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Korean Folk Town
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Golden Temple
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Crimsonheart Castle
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Partem Ruins
Additionally, as you reach 4th Job, you should start upgrading your equipment and Star Force them to 10 - 5 stars. It does not matter if the gear will be replaced, this will help you to fight monsters at an optimal pace
Hyper Skills + Hyper Stats


At Lv. 140 you will unlock access to Hyper Skills and Hyper Stats. Hyper Skills have a passive and active category. Active Skills are unlocked at Lv. 140, 160, and 190. Passive Hyper Skills provide benefits to some of your 1st - 4th job skills. You gain a 1 SP for your Passive Hyper Skills at Lv. 140, 150, 165, 180 and 190 (total of 5 SP)

Hyper Stats are special stats such as %Crit Rate, %Crit Damage, %Ignore DEF, %Damage, and %Boss Damage that you can allocate points into to level up and gain stats for. As you level up a Hyper Stat, it will cost more to upgrade. You gain Hyper Stat Points every level and the amount you gain every level increase every 10 levels
Hyper Stats are very dependent on what you currently need at the moment rather than what is optimal for your class. Are you optimizing for bossing or mobbing? Do you need more damage? Crit Rate? To optimize your Hyper Stats for your current needs, I recommend you use the MapleStory Calculator created by MasteringGaming
For more info on Hyper Stats, check out: https://strategywiki.org/wiki/MapleStory/Hyper_Stats
Level 140 and Beyond:
Past this point, you will begin to notice you are struggling against monsters. At Lv. 140 you will have gained all your 4th Job SP. I recommend that you max all your skills along with
[Mastery Books] before going any further
Additionally, take some time to fill up every equipment slot and Spell Trace everything if you are on Regular Servers. Be sure to Star Force everything as much as you can. A bare minimum of 5 Stars on everything but the best would be to have at least 10 Stars. As well, reveal all the potentials on your equipment and try to use cubes to reroll for some %Main Stat or Epic Potential
If you need help filling up your equipment slots, check out the Equipment Content section of this guide!
You can also check out https://www.grandislibrary.com/contents/upgrading-enhancing-equipment for info on upgrading and enhancing your equipment
Going forward, you do not need to worry much about dailies or bosses for now until you've reached Lv. 200. You can however try and fight some bosses in the < 2k Main Stat section of the Bosses part of this guide for Mesos, equipment, and Occult Cubes. Your main priority right now is leveling up and working towards filling up each equipment slot with Epic Potential gear
If you are struggling with Mesos, be sure to complete Maple Tour every day as the main reward is Mesos
5th Job Advancement:
Mandatory Requirements to accept 5th Job Quest:
- 100 Star Force minimum total
- 10 Star Force on Primary Weapon
Requirements to Job Advance:
- After talking to the Memory Keeper and Temple Keeper, you'll receive a quest called "5th Job: Blessing of the Goddess". Once you've talked to all the Goddesses and completed their challenge, you can job advanced to 5th Job
- Visit Henesys: Bowman Instructional School and press up on the Horizon Portal
- Talk to the "Goddess of Maple World" to complete the quest
- Visit Dark World Tree: Deserted Camp and press up on the Horizon Portal
- After talking to the "Goddess of Tynerum", you must climb up near the top of the Dark World Tree to find a Horizon Portal on a random map
- Visit Pantheon: Grand Temple Interior and press up on the Horizon Portal
- Talk to the "Goddess of Grandis" twice and defeat a weak version of Magnus after being teleported
- Each goddess will give you an
Arcane Stone which you can charge up by fighting monsters. Once the stone has been charged, you can use it again to gain some EXP
- You do not need to charge the stones up to Job Advance
After Advancement, obtaining an Arcane Symbol: Monsters in the Arcane River require a special force called Arcane Force (or Power) similar to Star Force to deal damage to the monsters in these areas which you gain from equipping Arcane Symbols
- To obtain your Arcane Symbol, you must complete the quest "A Greater Power" located in your Lightbulb icon
- [Note]: The symbol you obtain is not a real Arcane Symbol yet until you complete the Vanishing Journey storyline. In the meantime, you must complete the story with the limited Arcane Force you have
- [Tip] If you are struggling to defeat the monsters, there is a Hyper Stat for Arcane Force, allocate some points temporarily until you get enough Arcane Force
5th Job V Matrix + Nodestones:

In 5th Job, you do not gain skills regularly like your previous Job Advancements. Instead, you have "Nodes" which contains a 5th Job Skill. You can equip these Nodes into your V Matrix to gain access to that Skill. To gain Nodes, you need to open Nodestones that are obtained from monsters in the Arcane River, Vanishing Journey Weekly Quest, and Event Shops

To view your V Matrix, open up your Skill UI, "K" by default, and click to the "V" tab and press the "V Matrix" button at the top
You will notice you will have empty slots and locked slots. You gain additional slots as you level up your Character Level which will allow you to equip more Nodes and in turn more 5th Job Skills. Additionally, you can pay Mesos to unlock slots early. To equip a Node, double-click or drag them into an empty slot
All classes have their Main 5th Job Skills that are exclusive to that class. There are also 5th Job Skills exclusive to a certain Class Group like Explorers or Cygnus Knights. Lastly, there are Common 5th Job skills that are available to all classes


You do not gain SP normally like your previous Job Advancements to level up your skills. Instead, you will need to enhance your Nodes to increase a skill's level. Each Node will have a Rank and EXP associated with it. To enhance a Node, you will need copies of the same Node to gain enough EXP to rank up. Upgrading a Node's Rank will increase the associated skill's level
There are 3 types of Nodes:
Skill Nodes: These contain the main 5th Job Skills themselves
- A Skill Node has a max Rank of 25 or Master Level of is 25 (30 with Matrix Points)
- Only one copy of a Skill Node can be equipped at once
Boost Nodes: These are passives that increase the %Final Damage of your 1st - 4th Job Skills. They also provide different bonuses based on the Skill Level of the node such as extra %Crit Rate or %Ignore DEF
- Each Boost Node will enhance 3 different Skills. When you hover over a boost node in your V Matrix, the Main Skill that is used for leveling up a Boost Node will be the skill at the top. You will need multiple Boost Nodes with the same Main Skill to upgrade a Boost Node
- Each Boost Node has a max Rank of 25 but each boosted skill can reach a Master Level of 50 (60 with Matrix Points) by equipping two Boost Nodes that boost the same skill
Special Nodes: These nodes provide a special effect that trigger once you've fulfilled a specific requirement
- They cannot be leveled up and have a timed duration and will disappear
- It is best to disassemble these nodes for Node Shards that are used to craft new Nodes

Each time your character levels up, you gain a Matrix Point. Matrix Points are used to raise a Node's Rank but they are tied to the Node Slots themselves instead of the Node. Each slot can allocate up to 5 additional Ranks for a Node. This means each Skill Node or Boost Node can reach a max Rank of 30. You can assign your Matrix Points in the V Matrix by pressing the "Slot Enhancement" button on the right


To enhance your Nodes, you will need to talk to a Node Master such as Archelle in Nameless Town. To start, right-click a Node you want to enhance. Using copies of the same Node you are trying to enhance, you consume the extra Nodes to the gain EXP required to level up a Node. As mentioned previously, to enhance Boost Nodes, you need Nodes with the same Main Skill. All Nodes have a max Rank of 25 meaning each Node provides 25 Skill Levels for a skill
To gain additional Nodes, you will need to open Nodestones which will give you a random Node for your class. You can obtain Nodestones from monster drops in the Arcane River, from the Weekly Quest in Vanishing Journey, and from Events. Additionally, there is a special Nodestone called
[Experience Nodestone] which when opened provides an EXP Node that can be used on any Node as EXP. These Nodestones are only obtainable from Events


Another way to gain more Nodes is by Nodecrafting. To craft Nodes, you will need Node Shards which are obtained from disassembling unwanted Nodes at a Node Master. To start, click on the "Nodecrafting" button and then click on a Node you want to craft and then press the "Craft" button. Don't press the Craft Nodestone button as you will get a Nodestone instead!
[Note]: When crafting Boost Nodes, you can choose the Main Skill for that Node by choosing the desired skill in the Nodecrafting UI
Legion System


A system that is unlocked when you have either a total of 500 levels within your World from your characters or have reached Lv. 200 and completed the 5th Job Advancement. You can assign your characters onto a grid to provide bonuses to all your characters in your World
You will see there is a "Total Level", this is based on your 40 highest level characters. This is also referred to as your "Legion Level". The higher your Legion Level the more characters you can assign to your grid. To increase the amount of characters you can assign, you also need to give your [Legion Coins] to Dame Appropriation. Legion Coins are gained passively based on your characters currently assigned to the grid
Legion Coins are also used to buy special items from Squire Pancho Sanza such as [EXP Booster],
[Drop Rate Booster],
[Meso Rate Booster],
[Epic Potential Scrolls],
[Master Craftsman's Cube],
[Bonus Potential Scrolls] and
[Powerful Rebirth Flames]
Reward Points + Maple Rewards Shop:
Reward Points are a special currency used in the Cash Shop at the Maple Rewards Shop or to apply a 30% discount to certain Cash Shop purchases. The discount, however, is very limited so Reward Points are usually only used to buy items from the Maple Rewards Shop
Reward Points expire at the end of the next month that the points were obtained. So if you obtained some Reward Points in August, the points would expire on September 30th
The Maple Rewards Shop contains a variety of Cash Shop items available for purchase with Reward Points. You can only buy a set amount of each item per month per account, and the items restock every month. Certain items are not available in Reboot Servers since you can already buy them with Mesos or are related to upgrading/scrolling
Some notable items in the shop are:
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[Black Cube]
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[Red Cube]
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[1-day 2x EXP Special Coupon] (Regular Server only)
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[Wild Totem Coupon]
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[Platinum Scissors of Karma] (Regular Server only)
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[Premium Water of Life]
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[Monster Park Additional Entry Ticket]
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[Pet Snack] (Regular Server only)
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[Etc/Set-up/Use/Equip/Storage Add 8 Inventory Slots] - Unlimited purchases (Regular Server only)
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[30-day Pendent Slot Expansion] - Unlimited purchases (Regular Server Only)
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[Shielding Ward] (Regular Server only)
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[Shield Scroll] (Regular Server only)
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[Guardian Scroll] (Regular Server only)
Some ways to obtain Reward Points are:
- Defeating bosses and completing a quest in the pink giftbox tab on the left-hand side of the screen
- The giftbox should have stars on it and a "C" with a ribbon
- The quests are automatically accepted each day, you just need to remember to hand it in or else it will not reset
- Monster Collection Explorations
- Playing MapleStory M, the mobile game
- Fairy Bros Daily Gift Reward
Auction House in Regular Servers:

Auction House in Regular Servers allows you to buy and sell items to other Maplers. You can buy anything from equipment, potions, to cosmetic items like chairs and cash clothing. As well, you can also buy Wonderberry pets here that pick up items for you
Important Content:
- [Regular Servers] Spell Tracing: Using
Spell Traces, you can upgrade your gear to gain more stats
- [Reboot]: Can be sold for Mesos
- Star Forcing: Enhancements that provide bonus stats depending on the amount of Star Force that is on an item
- [Lv. 35] Professions / Crafting: Crafting may be important if you cannot find any new gear for your level. It is an easy and useful way to obtain equipment for your level
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[Special Rebirth Flames] and
[Special Cubes] can also be crafted using Professions
- [Traits Stats]: You can also find your Traits that grant your character small bonuses in your Professions UI
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- [Lv. 50] Inner Ability: Bonuses that add extra stats to your character. They work similar to potentials and can be reset using
Honor EXP
- [Lv. 70] Link Skills: Class-Unique skill that can be shared with another character in your world
- [Lv. 100+] Star Force Maps: Special maps that require you to have a certain amount of Star Force Enhancements on your equipment to deal damage to monsters. Monsters here have more HP but in return give more EXP
- [Note]: If this is your first time playing, training in these areas may be difficult as they are a lot stronger than normal monsters! If you are up for the challenge, try training here. Be sure to be appropriately geared up though
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[Lv. 105+] Monster Park: Completing Monster Park will reward you with a considerable amount of EXP and
[Monster Park Commemorative Coin] to use in a special shop
- Great for early levels as you gain a lot of EXP
- Special shop sells special potions
that are transferable within your account (given same World) that grant useful buffs for training
- Completing Monster Park 77 times for each day of the week will reward you a special
[Medal] that gives +10% Ignore Enemy Defence
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[Lv. 105+] Maple Tour: Completing Maple Tour will reward you with Mesos and
[Maple Tour Coins] to buy special items at Maple Tour
- [Reboot Important]: In Reboot servers, the amount of Mesos rewarded is increased and is considered a main activity because of this!
- Provides some decent money to start out with and can be completed fairly quickly each day
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[Lv.125+] [Reboot] Von Leon:
Royal Von Leon equipment dropped by Von Leon is useful for Reboot progression!
- Equipment is considered a Boss Item, it will gain additional Bonus Stats compared to normal equipment
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[Lv. 140] [Reboot] The Far East (Yu Garden): Provides an easy source to [Epic Potential Scrolls] in Reboot Servers
- [SPECIAL] Legion System: A system that is unlocked when you have either a total of 500 levels within your World from your characters or have reached Lv. 200 and completed the 5th Job Advancement. You can assign your characters onto a grid to provide bonuses to all your characters in your World. Additionally, you will passively gain
[Legion Coins] to use to buy items from Squire Pancho Sanza
- Notable Items:
[EXP Booster],
[Drop Rate Booster],
[Meso Rate Booster],
[Epic Potential Scrolls],
[Master Craftsman's Cube],
[Bonus Potential Scrolls] and
[Powerful Rebirth Flames]
- Notable Items:
Important Questlines to Complete:
Questlines here unlock access to bosses or reward worthwhile equipment
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[Lv. 90] Heliseum: Completing this storyline unlocks access to the boss
Magnus and daily quests for
Shadowdealer Coins which can be used as currency for a special shop
- Notable shop items:
[Superior Cape],
[Superior Shoe],
[Superior Belt],
[Antique Root Gloves]
- Notable shop items:
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[Lv. 90+] Silent Crusade: Completing Silent Crusade unlocks access to
Arkarium
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Crusader Coins can be used to buy items from the Silent Crusade shop through the UI
- Main Rewards:
[Titles],
[Medals],
[Veteran Crusader Gear],
[Mystic Gear]
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[Lv. 115] [Theme Dungeon] Lion King's Castle: Completing this Theme Dungeon grants access to the boss
Von Leon
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[Lv. 125] Root Abyss: Completing the storyline unlocks
Daily Keys for
Crimson Queen,
Pierre,
Von Bon, and
Vellum
- Remember to defeat each Normal Mode 10 times to unlock their Chaos Mode
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[Lv. 120] [Blockbuster] Black Heaven: Completing Black Heaven will unlock access to the boss
Lotus
- Completing this on one character will unlock access for all your characters in the same world
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[Lv. 135] [Blockbuster] Heroes of Maple: Completing Act 4 will unlock access to
Damien
- Completing this on one character will unlock access for all your characters in the same world
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[Lv. 140] Commerci Voyages: Completing a series of quests in Commerci and reaching the town San Commerci grants access to the Commerci Trade Voyages
- Main Rewards:
[Sweetwater Gear],
[Sweetwater Tattoo],
[Sweetwater Monocle]
- Main Rewards:
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[Lv. 140] Hieizan Temple: Completing this storyline will unlock access to the boss
Princess No
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[Lv. 140] Temple of Time: Completing storyline will unlock access to
Pink Bean
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[Lv. 160] Gate to the Future: Completing questline will unlock access to
Normal Cygnus
[Lv. 160] [Blockbuster] Masteria Through Time: Completing blockbuster will reward you with
[Best-in-slot Medal],
[Subani-Roid] OR
[Dr. Jang-Roid] androids with NPC Vendor
Equipment Content:
- Level beside items are when they can be obtained or equipped
- For a more in-depth guide to Gear check out: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cvwscy79thl_jahbjQlw60KzIiEEYUFd7gBwqajACfY/preview#slide=id.p
- Can be applied to regular servers too
- For more info on equipment in the game check out: https://maplestory.fandom.com/wiki/Item
Lv. 10 - 120:
- [Lv. 10 - 40]
Can be bought from your class' hometown
- Can also be dropped by monsters around your level
- [Lv. 40 - 110]
Dropped by monsters around your level
- Can also be crafted with the Blacksmith Profession
- [Lv. 30]
[Face / Belt / Earrings / Eye / Glove / Cape ] Theme Dungeon Rewards
- Respectively, Riena Strait, Gold Beach, Ellinel Fairy Academy
- [Lv. 40]
[Face] Golden Beach Boss Drop - Captain Darkgoo
- [Lv. 40 - 140]
[Ring / Face / Shoulder] Accessory Crafting Profession Gear
- Early accessories cannot be Star Forced or Upgraded but provide flat stats and DEF
- [Lv. 60]
[Hat / Overall] Cooking With Tangyoon Rewards
- [Lv. 65]
[Pendant / Cape] Mushroom Castle Theme Dungeon Rewards
- [Lv. 70]
[Totems] The Afterlands Theme Dungeon Rewards
- Theme Dungeon may be tedious and buggy
- [Lv. 75]
[Pendant] Bought from Monster Park using
[Monster Park Commemorative Coins]
- Increases equipment drop rate
- [Lv. 90]
[Belt / Shoulder / Pendant ] Bought with
[Crusader Coins] from Wence
- [Lv. 90 - 120]
[Ring / Ring / Ring / Ring] Silent Crusader Storyline Reward
- Platinum Cross Ring can be Star Forced but cannot have a Potential
- [Lv. 100]
[Secondary Weapon] Can be bought from Neville
- Excludes certain classes who use Shields and Dual Blades
- Special Secondary Weapons are also available from Evolution Lab bought with
[Evolving Coin] from Vendor-C2 that are slightly better
- [Lv. 100]
[Emblems] Can be obtained from accepting a quest from
- [Lv. 100]
[Lv. 50 Hat] Dropped by Zakum
- Fight Normal Zakum instead of Easy for extra EXP
- [Lv. 100]
[Cape] Rewarded after completing Mushroom Shrine Tales from Tengu
- Scaling stats considered slightly better than
Tyrant Capes for the price
- Bonus Stats can be freely rerolled by discarding the item and reobtaining it again from Tengu
- Scaling stats considered slightly better than
- [Lv. 110+]
[Best-in-slot for Training Medal],
[Android] Rewarded for completing Monad Blockbuster and
[Title] rewarded for defeating Julieta without dying
- Completing blockbuster may be challenging at lower levels
- [Lv. 115]
[Mystic Gear] Bought with
[Crusader Coins] from Wence
Lv. 120+:
- [Lv. 120+]
[ Lv. 80 Shoe / Lv. 80 Cape ] Chance to drop from Treglow / Victor / Velderoth
- Not recommended because it is expensive to upgrade
- There is a version for each class
- Can also be bought with
[Shadowdealer Coins] from Mayala
- [Lv. 120+]
[ Lv. 110 Shoe / Lv. 110 Cape ]Chance to drop from Magnus (Easy/Normal/Hard)
- Not recommended because it is expensive to upgrade
- There is a version for each class
- Can also be bought with
[Shadowdealer Coins] from Mayala
- [Lv. 120]
[Ring] Reward from Lion King's Castle - Rose Garden
- Part of the Boss Accessory Set
- [Lv. 120]
[Ectletic Gear] Obtained from fighting monsters around Lv. 120
- There is a version for each class
- [Lv. 130]
[Muspell Gear] Obtained from fighting monsters around Lv. 130
- There is a version for each class
- [Lv. 140]
[Pensalir Gear] Obtained from fighting monsters above Lv. 140
- There is a version for each class
- [Lv. 140]
[ Shoulder / Ring / Belt ] Obtained from fighting Princess No
- [Lv. 140+]
[Princess No Secondary] Obtained from fighting Princess No
- Considered best-in-slot for most classes
- [Lv. 140]
[Ring] Obtained from Accessory Crafting Profession
- [Lv. 140]
[ Glove / Glove ] Can be obtained from Dimension Invasion
- [Lv. 140]
[ Hat, Overall, Shoes, Gloves, Cape, Belt, Shoulder ] Obtained from completing Commerci Storyline
- Not to be confused with Sweetwater Gear
- [Lv. 150]
[Japanese Gear] Dropped by Mori Ranmaru
- There is a version for each class
- [Lv. 150]
[Glove] Bought with
[Shadowdealer Coins] or
[Magnus Coins] from Mayala
- [Lv. 150]
[ Hat / Cape / Belt ] Dropped by Chaos Zakum
- [Lv. 175+]
[Lv. 150 Tyrant Capes] Dropped by Hard Magnus
- Not recommended because it is expensive to upgrade
- Can also be bought with
[Magnus Coins] from Mayala
- Mayala also sells
[Lv. 150 Tyrant Belts]
- Mayala also sells
- There is a version for each class
- [Lv. 160]
[Sweetwater Gear] Dropped from Commerci Voyage Bosses
- [Lv. 160]
[ Eye / Face ] Bought with
[Commerci Denaro] from Javert
- [Lv. 160]
[ Best-In-Slot Medal / Android / Android ] Obtained for completing Masteria Through Time Blockbuster
- Android has an NPC Vendor function
- Does not have a Heart provided
- [Lv. 170]
[Lv. 125 Masteria Explorer Gear] Bought with
[NLC Commemorative Coins] from Spindle
- [Lv. 180]
[Ring] Bought with
[Shadowknight Coins] and Mesos from Fiona
- Unless you are really trying to optimize your gear, ring is not required
- [Lv. 180+]
[Cracked / Solid / Reinforced / Superior Gollux Accessories] Obtained from defeating Gollux or bought with
[Gollux Coins] from Lucia
- Revamped Gollux HP: https://imgur.com/a/iSOdwz6
- [Lv. 180+]
[Title] Obtained by defeating each Chaos Root Abyss boss 10 times
- [Lv. 200]
[Lv. 180 Alien Fragment Gear],
[Alien Fragment Weapons] can be obtained from Alien Visitor
- [Lv. 200+]
[Tower of Oz Rings] Obtained from
[Alica's Ring Boxes] from Tower of Oz
- [Lv. 210+]
[Guardian Angel Ring] Dropped by Guardian Angel Slime
- Part of the Boss Accessory Set
Boss Armor:
- Considered a Boss Item for Flames/Bonus Stats
- Considered the main gear to strive because they are Boss Items
- [Hilla]
[Lv. 120 Necromancer Gear]
- [Von Leon (Hard Mode) +
]
[Lv. 130 Royal Von Leon Gear]
- [Cygnus
]
[Lv. 140 Empress Gear]
- [Chaos Root Abyss
]
[Lv. 150 CRA Gear]
- [Damien / Lotus
]
[Lv. 160 Absolab Gear]
- [Lucid / Will
]
[Lv. 200 Arcane Umbra Gear]
Boss Accessories:
- Part of the Pitched Boss Accessory Set
- Considered a Boss Item for Flames/Bonus Stats if applicable
- Items here at very rare and hard to get, considered end game
- [Lotus (Hard Mode)]
[Lv. 120 Heart / Lv. 160 Face ]
- Heart is a time-limited item, time limit cannot be extended
- [Damien (Hard Mode)]
[ Lv. 160 Eye ]
- [Verus Hilla]
[ Lv. 160 Pendant ]
- [Will (Hard Mode)]
[ Lv. 160 Pocket Item ]
- [Lucid (Hard Mode)]
[ Lv. 200 Belt ]
- [Gloom]
[ Lv. 200 Ring ]
- [Darknell]
[ Lv. 200 Earrings]
- [Black Mage]
[ Lv. 200 Badge ]
Progression towards Midgame:
For info on upgrading and enhancing gear check out: https://www.grandislibrary.com/contents/upgrading-enhancing-equipment
Spell Tracing in Regular Servers:
For regular servers, be sure to upgrade all your gear with at least 70% Spell Tracing so that you can start Star Forcing your gear as well. On average, 70% Spell Tracing provides an optimal amount of stats compared to just 100% Spell Tracing your equipment
In Reboot Servers, Spell Traces are useless and can be sold to NPCs for extra Mesos


You can open the Equipment Enchant menu for Spell Tracing and Star Forcing by either pressing "O" by default or through your inventory by pressing the red button with a hammer
Some ways to obtain Spell Traces are:
- Monster drops
- Surprise Missions
- Inferno Wolf + Pollo/Frito Missions
-
Crusader Coin shop
Spell Trace Fever:

Occasionally on Regular Servers, there are special events that take place where Spell Trace enhancements have a higher success rate. These are the best times to upgrade equipment you plan to invest a lot of time into. Unless you are planning to perfect a piece of equipment, you do not need to wait for this event to start Spell Tracing
50% Off Spell Tracing:
Occasionally on Regular Servers, during Sunny Sundays, there are events where Spell Tracing will cost half the amount. This is a good time to use Spell Traces on (Ark) Innocence Scrolls or Clean Slates but, Spell Trace Fever is much better still because of the increased rates. Also, using regular 10% Clean Slates and 50% Innocence Scrolls will probably be more cost-effective than using the Spell Tracing versions
Star Forcing:

Once you have consumed all upgrade slots, you may star force/enhance your gear. In Reboot, there are no upgrade slots, so you just star force/enhance instead. Star Forcing costs Mesos that grants increased stats on success
A recommended amount of stars you want for each piece of equipment is around 10 - 12 stars early on but optimally all gear at 12 stars
Occasionally there are events with shops that sell [Star Enhancement Scrolls] which sets an equipment's Star Force to the said amount. There is normally one that enhances your gear to 15-stars that you can get from events if you do not have enough Mesos to Star Force. Past 15 stars, equipment start to see a clear difference from equipment with fewer stars
30% Star Force Discount:
Occasionally on Sunny Sundays, there is an event where Star Forcing prices are discounted by 30%. These are the best times to Star Force if you are trying to reach above 15 stars. If you are just Star Forcing regularly to 12 stars, you do not need to wait for this to happen
5/10/15 Star Force 100%:
Occasionally on Sunny Sundays, there is an event where enhancing to 5, 10, or 15 Star Force, the success rate is guaranteed. This is also a good time to try reaching to 15 stars but is not necessary to start Star Forcing your gear
1+1 Event:
Occasionally on Sunny Sundays, there is an event where for every Star Force enhancement below 10 Stars, you gain 2 stars. This is also a good time to try reaching to 15 stars since you essentially only need to keep trying from 12 Stars, but is not necessary to start Star Forcing your gear
Bonus Stats:
For now you do not need to worry too much about Bonus Stats and Rebirth Flames. If you do obtain a special rebirth flame, feel free to use it on anything or on regular servers, you can sell them (if tradeable)
Some nice stats to reroll into is your Main Stat, %All Stat, %Boss Damage or Attack/Magic Attack
Some reasons that make certain items better than others (or best-in-slot) include:
- Level Requirement of gear, higher the level, the better
- Level also affects the scaling of Bonus Stats
- Base Attack value & base stats
- Higher attack results in higher attack scaling on flames/bonus stats
- Amount of Star Force that can be obtained ( best being 25 stars)
- This is tied to the level requirement of the gear - higher level, more stars
- This is the most important factor
- Potential lines that can be obtained
- This is tied to the level requirement of the gear - higher level, better lines
- Ex. Higher level potentials provide more %Stat than lower level potentials
- Is a Boss Item / KMS Item
- These items can obtain higher tiers of Bonus Stats than non-KMS items
- Set bonus effect
Transfer Hammer:

Transfer Hammer is a system that allows you to transfer Star Force, Potentials, Bonus Potentials, and Soul Weapon from one equipment to another (with restrictions). The following will not be transferred, Scrolled Stats and Bonus Stats. Additionally, you will lose one Star Force while transferring and any potentials above Epic will be dropped down to Epic Potential. You can only transfer equipment up to 10 levels apart of each other. For equipment below Lv. 100, you can transfer up to 20 levels apart
Some requirements for Transfer Hammering is that the piece of equipment must have at least 1 Star Force, cannot be Superior Gear (such as Tyrants) and must be the same equipment type (regardless of job group). Overalls can be counted towards both as a top or bottom and vice versa
In regular servers, any remaining upgrade slots will be filled by 100% Spell Traces for free. You can choose which stat you want the upgrades to be. I recommend that you already Upgrade/Spell Trace the Transferring Item first if you do not want the 100% Spell Trace stats

To begin Transfer Hammering, you can access the UI from your Inventory by pressing the blue hammer icon For more info on Transfer Hammer, check out: https://strategywiki.org/wiki/MapleStory/Transfer_Hammer
Epic Potential Gear and so on:
Early game you want to have all your gear at least 9% Main Stat and Epic Potential. You will also be wanting to be working towards Unique Potential gear. Your main focus for this would be to try and get your Weapon, Secondary Weapon, and Emblem to unique first as their potentials can provide special stats like %Attack/Magic Attack, %Ignore DEF and %Boss Damage unlike the rest of your gear. As a note, do not keep %Damage lines as they do not provide as much as a boost as the other potential lines do
Additionally, be sure all your equipment have 3 lines of potential instead of 2. Use [Gold Potential Stamp] to unlock a 3rd line if needed
Do not be afraid to use expiring [Master Craftsman's Cubes] as it's better to use them than waste it. As well, take that risk of rerolling your "okay" potentials for "great" potentials as they are easily replaceable (unless you have that 36% main stat)
Some ways to obtain Epic Potential Scrolls are:
- [Reboot] Yu Garden shop
- [Regular] Auction House
- Event Shops
- Elite Bosses
- Pollo/Fritto Missions + Inferno Wolf
- Legion System
Some ways to obtain Gold Potential Stamps are:
- [Regular] Auction House
- Search for
[Perfect Potential Stamp]
- Search for
- Event Shops
- Elite Bosses
- Pollo/Fritto Missions + Inferno Wolf
- Legion System
Some ways to obtain Master Craftsman's Cubes are:
- Crafting
- Harvesting from Mysterious Veins / Herbs
- Commerci Voyages
- Bosses
- Pollo/Frito Missions + Inferno Wolf
- Surprise Mission
[ < 2k Main Stat] Earlygame Bosses:
Bosses listed are in a sort of easiest to hardest order but don't be afraid to try them out yourself. The amount of Main Stat listed is just a safe recommendation, your class may be able to defeat a boss with lower stat if you have the damage or the right mechanics
As well, it should be noted, a better, more general guide would be to consider which floor you can reach in Mu Lung Dojo although neither is perfectly accurate. The best way to check if you can defeat a boss is by trying, especially in Practice Mode when applicable
To view bosses by Dojo floors, check out: https://i.imgur.com/9u2Z6vq.png
-
Normal Zakum: Source of good EXP early game from Normal Mode
- Source of Mesos in Reboot from:
[Poisonic Weapons] that can be sold for Mesos
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Master Craftsman's Cube],
[Elixir],
[Crusader Coin] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Easy Mode and Above Rewards:
[Zakum Helmet]
- Normal/Chaos Mode Only Rewards:
[(Chaos Only) Chaos Zakum Helmet],
[Poisonic Weapons]
[Condensed Power Crystal],
[Aquatic Letter Eye]
- Source of Mesos in Reboot from:
-
Ursus
- [Reboot Important]: In Reboot servers, the amount of Mesos rewarded is increased and is considered a main activity
- For more info on Ursus, check this out: https://strategywiki.org/wiki/MapleStory/Ursus
-
Easy Papulatus
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Elixir],
[Crusader Coin] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Easy Mode and Above Rewards:
[Lv. 120 Gear]
- Source of
-
Easy Magnus
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Master Craftsman's Cube],
[Elixir],
[(Normal/Hard Only) Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Easy Mode and Above Rewards:
[Superior Belt],
[Level 110 Gear],
[Crystal Ventus Badge],
[Royal Black Metal Shoulder],
[Soul Shard], and
[Shadowdealer Coin]
- Source of
-
Normal Hilla
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Master Craftsman's Cube],
[Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Normal Mode and Above Rewards:
[Stone of Eternal Life],
[Lv. 110 Gear],
[Lv. 120 Necromancer Gear],
[Elixir],
[Lv. 120 Rebirth Flame],
[Pet Box]
- Source of
[ > 3k Main Stat] Earlygame Bosses:
-
Easy/Normal Gollux:
- Source of
Reward Points and
[ Power Elixir]
- Main Rewards:
[Gollux Penny],
[Cracked Gollux Accessories],
[Solid Gollux Accessories (Normal and above)]
- Gollux Pennies
can be used to buy items from Randolf and Mountain Murmur
- Source of
-
Normal Root Abyss:
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Master Craftsman's Cube],
[Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Normal mode and Above Rewards:
[Yggdrasil Coin],
[Chair]
- Source of
-
Easy/Normal/Chaos Horntail
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Master Craftsman's Cube],
[Elixir],
[(Chaos Only) Power Elixir], and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Easy Mode and Above Rewards:
[Silver Blossom Ring],
[Dea Sidus Earrings],
[Horntail Necklace],
[Lv. 130 Gear]
- Normal/Chaos Mode Only Rewards:
[Lv. 140 Gear],
[(Chaos Only) Chaos Horntail Necklace]
- Source of
-
Easy/Normal/Hard Von Leon
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Master Craftsman's Cube],
[Elixir], and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Easy/Normal/Hard Mode Rewards:
[Lv. 120 Gear],
[(Normal/Hard only) Lv. 130 Gear],
[Soul Shard],
[Lv. 120 Rebirth Flame],
[Von Leon Gear Currency]
-
exchange for
[Lv. 130 Von Leon Gear]
- Source of
-
Normal/Madman Mori Ranmaru
- Madman requires much more range than Normal (close to 10k Main Stat)
- Madman also grants a lot of EXP for defeating
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Master Craftsman's Cube],
[Elixir],
[(Madman Only) Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Normal Mode and Above Rewards:
[Lv. 120 Gear],
[Lv. 150 Japanese Armor],
[Special Rebirth Flames]
- Madman requires much more range than Normal (close to 10k Main Stat)
Yakuza Boss
- Source of
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Main Rewards:
[Terminus Weapons],
[Damage Skins]
- Source of
Gigatoad
- Source of
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Normal Mode and Above Rewards:
[Terminus Weapons],
[Elemental Staves],
[(30 Day) Toad Pet Coupon],
[Damage Skin]
- Frenzied Mode Only Rewards:
[Clean Slate Scroll],
[EXP Accumulation Potion Recipe],
[Wealth Acquisition Potion Recipe],
[Soul Shard],
[Golden Toad Sculpture]
[Golden Toad Sculpture] is used for trading for items from Princess Yuzume
- Source of
[ > 5k Main Stat] Earlygame Bosses:
-
Normal Pink Bean
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Master Craftsman's Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Normal Mode and Above Rewards:
[Lv. 140 Gear],
[Black Bean Mark],
[Golden Clover Belt],
[Pink Holy Cup],
[Lv. 120 Rebirth Flames],
[Soul Shard], and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Source of
-
Easy Cygnus
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Master Craftsman's Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Easy Mode and Above Rewards:
[Lv. 140 Gear],
[Empress Gear Fragment]
-
exchange for
[Lv. 140 Empress Gear]
- Source of
-
Easy/Normal Arkarium
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Master Craftsman's Cube],
[Elixir],
[(Normal Only) Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Easy mode and Above Rewards:
[Lv. 130 Gear],
[Mechanator Pendant],
[Primal Essence]
- Normal mode only Rewards:
[Lv. 140 Gear],
[Dominator Pendant]
- Ability to clear Arkarium early game will depend on your class, for example, does your class have a bind or iFrame?
- Source of
[ > 8k Main Stat] Earlygame Bosses:
-
Normal Cygnus
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Master Craftsman's Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Normal Mode only Rewards:
[Empress Shoulder],
[Shield Recipes]
-
exchange for
[Lv. 140 Empress Gear]
- Source of
[ > 12k Main Stat] Midgame Bosses:
-
Chaos Pink Bean
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Master Craftsman's Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Normal Mode and Above Rewards:
[Lv. 140 Gear],
[Black Bean Mark],
[Golden Clover Belt],
[Pink Holy Cup],
[Lv. 120 Rebirth Flames],
[Soul Shard], and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Source of
-
Princess No:
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Master Craftsman's Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Main Rewards:
[Secondary Weapon Fragment],
[ Shoulder / Ring / Belt ]
-
can be used to redeem the best
[Secondary Weapons] in the game
- Source of
-
Hard Gollux:
- Source of
Reward Points and
[Power Elixir]
- Main Rewards:
[Gollux Coins],
[Reinforced/Solid/Cracked Gollux Earrings & Belt]
- Gollux Coins
can be used to buy items from Randolf and Mountain Murmur
- Source of
[ > 14k Main Stat] Midgame Bosses:
Recommended to have at least >%90 IED and >200% Boss Damage for bosses beyond this point
-
Chaos Root Abyss:
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Master Craftsman's Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Chaos Mode only Rewards:
[Chaos Hat],
[CRA Gear Fragment],
[Chaos Yggdrasil Coin],
[Chair]
- These fragments
exchange for
[Lv. 150 Root Abyss Gear]
- Source of
Akechi Mitsuhide:
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Bonus Occult Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Main Rewards:
[Japanese Wolf Weapons],
[Mark of the Silver Wolf]
Coin is usage to exchange for Japanese Wolf Weapons from Kobayakawa Takakage
- Source of
[ > 20k Main Stat] Midgame Bosses:
-
Chaos Papulatus
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Hard Mode only Rewards:
[Papulatus Mark]
- Source of
-
Normal Lotus
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Normal Mode Rewards:
[Extraordinary Energy Core (Grade S)]
- Source of
-
Normal Damien
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Normal Mode Rewards:
[(Demon-Class Exclusive) Ruin Force Shield]
[Twisted Stigma Spirit Stone]
- Source of
-
Hell Gollux (Hellux)
- Source of
Reward Points and
[Power Elixir]
- Main Rewards:
[Gollux Coins],
[Superior/Reinforced/Solid/Cracked Gollux Earrings & Belt]
- Gollux Coins
can be used to buy items from Randolf and Mountain Murmur
- Source of
Normal Guardian Angel Slime
- Source of
Reward Points,
[(Non-Reboot Only) Bonus Occult Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Main Rewards:
[Guardian Angel Ring],
[Sparkling Blue Star Potion],
[Sparkling Red Star Potion],
[Small EXP Accumulation Potion],
[Rebirth Flame Lv. 150],
[50% EXP Coupon Voucher],
[Powerful Rebirth Flame],
[Eternal Rebirth Flame]
- Source of
Tier I Endgame Bosses:
Bosses beyond this point are not meant to be soloable and are more party-oriented bosses. As well, beyond this point, bosses will be separated by tiers as there is no good recommended stat indicators for the reasons mentioned earlier.
-
Hard Lotus
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Bonus Occult Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Hard Mode Only Rewards:
[(Shoe/Glove/Cape/Weapon) AbsoLab Gear],
[Damaged Black Heart],
[Lotusroid Android],
[Beserked Face Accessory]
- Source of
-
Hard Damien
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Bonus Occult Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Hard Mode Only Rewards:
[Damienroid Android],
[Magic Eyepatch],
[(Hat/Overall/Shoulder/Weapon) AbsoLab Gear]
- Source of
Tier II Endgame Bosses:
-
Lucid
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Bonus Occult Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Normal Mode and Above Rewards:
[Butterfly Droplet Stone]
- Hard Mode Only Rewards:
[Lucidroid],
[Dreamy Belt],
[(Shoe/Glove/Weapon) Arcane Umbra Gear]
- Source of
-
Will
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Bonus Occult Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Normal Mode and Above Rewards:
[Stone Cobweb Droplet]
- Hard Mode Only Rewards:
[Cursed Spellbook],
[(Hat/Shoulder/Overall/Weapon) Arcane Umbra Gear],
[Mirror World Nodestone]
- Source of
Tier III Endgame Bosses:
Gloom
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Bonus Occult Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Normal/Chaos Mode Rewards:
[(Chaos Only) Endless Terror Ring]
[Spark of Determination]
- Source of
Verus Hilla
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Bonus Occult Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Hard Mode Rewards:
[Source of Suffering],
[Shadow of Annihilation]
- Source of
Darknell
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Bonus Occult Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Normal/Hard Mode Rewards:
[(Hard Only) Commanding Force Earrings],
[Spark of Determination]
- Source of
Chaos Guardian Angel Slime
- Source of
Reward Points,
[(Non-Reboot Only) Bonus Occult Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Main Rewards:
[Guardian Angel Ring],
[Black Rebirth Flame],
[Primal Essence],
[Sparkling Blue Star Potion],
[Sparkling Red Star Potion],
[Small EXP Accumulation Potion],
[Rebirth Flame Lv. 150],
[50% EXP Coupon Voucher],
[Powerful Rebirth Flame],
[Eternal Rebirth Flame]
- Source of
Tier IV Endgame Bosses:
Black Mage
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Bonus Occult Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Main Rewards: [Sealed Genesis Weapon Box],
[Genesis Badge]
- Source of
Seren
- Source of
Reward Points,
[Occult Cube],
[Bonus Occult Cube],
[ Power Elixir] and
[Intense Power Crystal]
- Main Rewards:
[Emblem],
[Mitra's Nodestone]
- Source of
Daily / Weekly Quests:
A majority of Daily and Weekly Quests are mostly done at Lv. 200+. Characters pre-200 do not need to worry about these quests as much
[Lv. Any] [Daily] Fairy Bros Daily Gift: Defeat 300 enemies around you level each day to obtain a free check-in gift
- There are a total of 28 check-ins and your check-ins reset every month
- Once you've reached 300 enemies, a pop up will appear shortly, if not, you can try opening up the Fairy Bros UI
- To open the Fairy Bros UI, click on the green icon with a check mark on the bottom right and then click on "Daily Gift"
- If you don't see the icons, try pressing "]" by default
[Lv. 105+] [Daily] Monster Park: Completing Monster Park will reward you with a considerable amount of EXP and
[Monster Park Commemorative Coins] to use in a special shop
- Great for early levels as you gain a lot of EXP
- Special shop sells special potions
that are transferable within your account (given same World) that grant useful buffs for training
- Completing Monster Park 77 times for each day of the week will reward you a
[Best-in-Slot for Bossing Medal] that gives +10% Ignore Enemy Defence
[Lv. 105+] [Daily] Maple Tour: Completing Maple Tour will reward you with Mesos and
[Maple Tour Coins] to buy special items at Maple Tour
[Lv. 140+] [Reboot] [Daily] The Far East (Yu Garden): Completing The Far East storyline will unlock Daily Quests
- Main Reward:
[Epic Potential Scrolls] in Reboot Servers only
- Main Reward:
[Lv. 200+] [Daily] Arcane River - Vanishing Journey: Completing the Vanishing Journey storyline will unlock Daily Quests
- Main Reward:
[Arcane Symbols]
- Main Reward:
[Lv. 200+] [Weekly] Arcane River - Vanishing Journey: Completing the Vanishing Journey Daily twice each will reward you with Nodestones
- Main Reward:
[Nodestones]
- Main Reward:
[Lv. 200+] [Daily PQ] Erda Spectrum: Unlocked once you complete the Vanishing Journey storyline. Can be done in parties of 1 to 3. There are 2 stages and the objective to help Nina conduct research in several different areas
- Main Reward:
[Arcane Symbols]
- Main Reward:
[Lv. 210+] [Daily] Arcane River - Chu Chu Island: Completing storyline will unlock access to a Party Quest and Daily Quests
- Main Reward:
[Arcane Symbols]
- Main Reward:
[Lv. 210+] [Daily PQ] Hungry Muto: Unlocked once you complete the Chu Chu Island storyline. Can be done in parties of 1 to 4. The main objective is to collect ingredients from monsters to create dishes to feed Muto
- Main Reward:
[Arcane Symbols]
- Main Reward:
[Lv. 220+] [Daily] Arcane River - Lachelein: Completing the storyline will unlock access to Dream Defender, Daily Quests
- Main Rewards:
[Arcane Symbols]
- Main Rewards:
[Lv. 220+] [Daily] Dream Defender: This activity cannot be done in a party and must be done alone. The objective is to protect Music Boxes from becoming corrupted. If they become corrupted, you must free them by attacking it
- Main Rewards:
[Dream Coins]
can be exchanged for
[Arcane Symbols]
- Once you have completed all your runs of Dream Defender you can talk to the five ranking NPCs in Lachelein for extra
[Dream Coins]
- Main Rewards:
[Lv. 225+] [Daily] Arcane River - Arcana: Completing the storyline will unlock access to Spirit Savior and Daily Quests
- Main Rewards:
[Arcane Symbols]
- Main Rewards:
[Lv. 225+] [Daily] Spirit Savior: This activity cannot be done in a party and must be done alone. The objective is to save Rock Spirits that have been kidnapped while avoiding an evil spirit that chases you
- Main Rewards:
[Spirit Coins]
can be exchanged for
[Arcane Symbols]
- Main Rewards:
[Lv. 230+] [Daily] Morass: Completing the storyline here unlocks Daily Quests for this area
- Main Rewards:
[Arcane Symbols]
- Main Rewards:
[Lv. 230+] [Daily] Ranheim Defense: This activity cannot be done in a party and must be done alone. The objective is to defend a pillar on the middle of the map by defeating enemies that appear
- Main Rewards:
[Arcane Symbols]
- Main Rewards:
[Lv. 235+] [Daily] Esfera: Completing the storyline here unlocks Daily Quests for this area
- Main Rewards:
[Arcane Symbols]
- Main Rewards:
[Lv. 235+] [Daily] Esfera Guardian: This activity cannot be done in a party and must be done alone. The objective is to destroy dimensional gates using a special turret to aim and shoot
- Main Rewards:
[Arcane Symbols]
- Main Rewards:
[Lv. 245+] [Daily] Tenebris: Completing the storyline in Moonbridge unlocks Daily Quests for this region
- More daily quests are available once Labyrinth of Suffering and Limina storylines have been completed
- Main Rewards:
[Spark of Determination]
[Lv. 260+] [Daily] Cernium: Completing the storyline here unlocks Daily Quests for this area
- Main Rewards:
[Sacred Symbols]
- Main Rewards:
[Lv. 265+] [Daily] Burning Cernium: Completing the storyline here unlocks Daily Quests for this area
- Main Rewards:
[Sacred Symbols]
- Main Rewards:
[Lv. 270+] [Daily] Hotel Arcus: Completing the storyline here unlocks Daily Quests for this area
- Main Rewards:
[Sacred Symbols]
- Main Rewards:
Optional:
[Lv. 140+] [Daily] Commerci Voyages: Unlocked once you reach the town of San Commerci. Complete trade voyages where waves of enemies spawn to earn
[Commerci Denaro]
- Denaros are used to buy
[Sweetwater Monocle] and
[Sweetwater Tattoo] from Javert
- Accessories are BIS but only if you can Star Force above 15 stars, so daily is optional until you can obtain 15+ stars
- On Regular Servers, you can also do trade voyages to buy and sell the Sweetwater accessories for Mesos
- Denaros are used to buy
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[Lv. 170+] [Weekly] Kritias: Unlocked after completing the Kritias storyline
- Weekly Quests reward you with
[Anti-magic Stone] and
[Anti-magic Stone Piece] which are used to create
[Kritias Commemorative Coins] to buy
[Tyrant Gloves] and
[Weekly Boss Reset Tickets]
- Due to the amount of time required to obtain some of these items, it is not worth the time and can be skipped
- For more info on Kritias, check out: https://dexless.com/guides/kritias-everything-you-need-to-know-about-it.217/
- Weekly Quests reward you with
[Lv. 190+] [Weekly] Scrapyard: Unlocked once you reach Lv. 190
- Weekly Quests reward you with
[Diffusion-Line Energy Core (Grade A)] which are used to create
[AbsoLab Coins] to buy for
[(Shoe/Glove/Cape/Weapon) AbsoLab Gear]
- Can be skipped if you are not trying to get Absolab Gear
- Monsters in this area also drop
- Weekly Quests reward you with
[Lv. 190+] [Weekly] Dark World Tree: Unlocked once you reach Lv. 190
- Weekly Quests reward you with
[Faint Stigma Spirit Stone] which are used to create
[Stigma Coins] to buy for
[(Hat/Overall/Shoulder/Weapon) AbsoLab Gear]
- Can be skipped if you are not trying to get Absolab Gear
- Monsters in this area also drop
- Weekly Quests reward you with
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[Lv. 180+] [Daily] Crimsonwood - Phantom Forest: Completing the storyline for this area unlocks access to Daily Quests that reward
[Raven Ninja Coins] and
[Shadowknight Coins] to buy items from Mo and Fiona in the Phantom Forest
- Main Rewards:
[Masteria's Legacy Gear],
[iTCG Gear],
[Balanced Fury],
[Crystal Ilbis]
- Unless you are really trying to optimize your gear, the Phantom Forest is not necessary and can be skipped
- Main Rewards:
- [Daily] Legion System: Completing the quests will grant extra
[Legion Coins]
- Can be skipped
Training Maps:

To find a certain map or monster listed here, open your World Map (W by default) and search for the desired item on the right-hand side. Clicking on the item you want will direct you to the map which will start blinking
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Henesys - Golem's Temple: Mixed Golems
- Recommended Level: 10 - 15
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Henesys - Golem's Temple: Flaming Mixed Golems
- Recommended Level: 15 - 25
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Ellinia - North Forest: Evil Eyes and Curse Eyes
- Recommended Level: 25 - 30
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Gold Beach Resort: Violet Clam Slime and Seashell Octopus Slime
- Recommended Level: 30 - 50
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Elodin: Forest Glimmerfox and Night Glimmerfox
- Recommended Level: 30 - 50
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Perion - Wild Boar Land: Wild Boars
- Recommended Level: 50 - 60
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Perion - Excavation Site: Skeledogs and Mummydogs and Commander Soldier
- Recommended Level: 55 - 70
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Sleepywood - Silent Swamp and Sunless Area: Copper Drakes and Drakes
- Recommended Level: 60 - 70
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El Nath - Ice Valley II: White Fang
- Recommended Level: 70 - 80
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Verne Mine - Shaft 2 & Deep Shaft: Big Spider and Ore Muncher
- Recommeded Level: 80 - 85
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Nihal Desert - Sahel 2: Sand Rat and Scorpion
- Recommended Level: 80 - 100
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Nihal Desert - The Desert of Serenity: Sand Rat and Dark Sand Dwarf
- Recommended Level: 80 - 100
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Magatia - Lab Area C-1 & Lab Area C-2: Roid and Neo Huroid
- Recommended Level: 90 - 100
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[Star Force 5] Leafre - Sky Nest II: Blood Harp
- Recommended Level: 90 - 100
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Leafre - West Leafre Forest: Rash and Dark Rash
- Recommended Level: 100 - 110
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[Star Force 15] Leafre - The Area of Black Kentaurus: Black Kentaurus
- Recommended Level: 100 - 110
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[Boss] Normal Zakum: Defeating this will give you LOTS of EXP
- Recommended Level: 100 - 130
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Ludibrium - Toy Factory: Robo and Master Robo
- Recommended Level: 110 - 125
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[Star Force 26] Ludibrium - Unbalanced Time: Dual Ghost Pirate
- Recommended Level: 110 - 130
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[Star Force 26] Ludibrium - Warped Passage: Gatekeeper
- Recommended Level: 110 - 130
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[Star Force 26] Ludibrium - Forgotten Passage: Thanatos
- Recommended Level: 110 - 130
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Korean Folk Town - Black Mountain Entrance: Moon Bunny
- Recommended Level: 125 - 140
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Korean Folk Town - Goblin House: Yellow King Goblin
- Recommended Level: 130 - 150
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[Star Force 55] El Nath - The Cave of Trial I & III: Jr. Cerebes and Bain
- Recommended Level: 130 - 145
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Kerning Tower - 5F Cosmetics Store 1: Killer Cosmetics
- Recommended Level: 145 - 160
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[Star Force 65] Leafre - Black Wyvern's Nest: Dark Wyvern
- Recommended Level: 135 - 145
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[Star Force 80] Kerning Tower - 2F Cafe 4: Enraged Espresso Machine
- Recommended Level: 145 - 160
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Stone Colossus - Colossus West Road 2: Mantis and Blood Mantis
- Recommended Level: 150 - 160
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Showa Town - Armory: Dusk Viper
- Recommended Level: 160 - 185
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Temple of Time - Road to Oblivion 2/3: Oblivion Guardian and Chief Oblivion Guardian
- Recommended Level: 160 - 170
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Knight Stronghold - Knight District 2: Official Knight C
- Recommended Level: 165 - 180
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[Star Force 80] Kerning Tower - 5F Cosmetics Store 4>: Deadly Dressing Table
- Recommended Level: 160 - 170
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Savage Terminal - Seedy Scrapyard 2: Prickly Hedgehog and Foul Ooze Waste
- Recommended Level: 170 - 180
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Omega Sector - Corridor 202: Gray Luxury Saucer
- Recommended Level: 170 - 185
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[Star Force 140] Omega Sector - Corridor H01/2/3: Gray Commuter Saucer
- Recommended Level: 170 - 200
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Twilight Perion - Deserted Southern Ridge + Desolate Hills: Swollen Stump
- Recommended Level: 180 - 190
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Twilight Perion - Forsaken Excavation Site 2/3/4: Sinister Rocky Mask and Sinister Steel Mask
- Recommended Level: 185 - 200
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Fox Valley - Fox Tree Midway 1: Snowy Stjartmes
- Recommended Level: 185 - 200
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Scrapyard - Scrapyard Hill 4: Chaseroid Red and Hunterizer Red
- Recommended Level: 200 - 210
Arcane River - Vanishing Journey + Reverse City [Recommended Level: 200 - 212]
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[Arcane Force 30] Vanishing Journey - Weathered Land of Sorrow: Sad Erda
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[Arcane Force 40] Vanishing Journey - Fire Zone: Blazing Erda
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[Arcane Force 60] Vanishing Journey - Forked Road 1 & Below the Cave: Tranquil Erda & Lantern Erda
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[Arcane Force 40] Reverse City - Subway Tunnel 1 - 6: Erda Rat and Monto
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[Arcane Force 40] Reverse City - T-Boy's Research Train 1 - 3: Seeker T-Drone Model A and Seeker T-Drone Model B
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[Arcane Force 100] Reverse City - Hidden Research Train: Seeker T-Drone Model A and Seeker T-Drone Model B
Arcane River - Chu Chu Island + Yum Yum Island [Recommended Level: 210 - 222]
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[Arcane Force 100] Chu Chu Island - Bitty-Bobble Forest 1: Flyon
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[Arcane Force 130] Chu Chu Island - Torrent Zone 3: Rhyturtle and Boss Rhyturtle
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[Arcane Force 160] Chu Chu Island - Mountain's Mouth: Crilla
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[Arcane Force 130] Yum Yum Island - Mushbud Forest 3 - 6: Bunshroom and Monkeyrog
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[Arcane Force 190] Yum Yum Island - Hidden Illiard Field: Potent Lytone and Potent Stonepy
Arcane River - Lachelein [Recommended Level: 220 - 225]
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[Arcane Force 210] Lachelein - Chicken Festival 2: Gallus
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[Arcane Force 210] Lachelein - Revelation Place 3: Angry Masquerade Citizen and Insane Masquerade Citizen
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[Arcane Force 210] Lachelein - Occupied Dance Floor 1: Weakened Dreamkeeper
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[Arcane Force 240] Lachelein - Nightmare Clocktower 1F: Dreamkeeper
Arcane River - Arcana [Recommended Level: 225 - 250]
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[Arcane Force 320] Arcana - Snow Cloud Clearing: Snow Cloud Spirit
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[Arcane Force 320] Arcana - Thunder Cloud Clearing: Thunder Cloud Spirit
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[Arcane Force 360] Arcana - Labyrinthine Cavern and Upper Path 2: Anguished Spirit and Mournful Spirit
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[Arcane Force 360] Arcana - Cavern Lower Path: Befuddled Spirit
Arcane River - Morass [Recommended Level: 230 - 235]
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[Arcane Force 480] Morass - Shadowdance Hall Maps: Blue Shadow and Red Shadow
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[Arcane Force 520] Morass - That Day in Trueffet Maps: Thralled Wizard and Thralled Archer and Thralled Warhammer Knight and Thralled Guard
Arcane River - Esfera [Recommended Level: 235 - 250]
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[Arcane Force 600] Esfera - Mirror-touched Sea Maps: Aranya and Aranea
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[Arcane Force 640] Esfera - Radiant Temple Maps: Light Executor and Dark Executor
Arcane River - Moonbridge + Labyrinth of Suffering [Recommended Level: 245 - 255]
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[Arcane Force 670] Moonbridge - Last Horizon Maps: Soot Talon and Soot Beast
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[Arcane Force 730] Moonbridge - Void Current Maps: Burst Glare and Crushing Glare
Arcane River - Limina [Recommended Level: 255 - 275]
Theme Dungeons:
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[Lv. 30 - 59] Ellinel Fairy Academy: Accessible from
- Main Rewards:
[1 mil Mesos],
[Spell Traces],
[Cape],
[Glove],
[Eye Accessory] and
[Medal]
- Main Rewards:
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[Lv. 30 - 59] Gold Beach Resort: Accessible from
- Main Rewards:
[1 mil Mesos],
[Spell Traces],
[Earrings] and
[Medal]
- Main Rewards:
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[Lv. 30 - 59] Riena Strait: Accessible from
- Main Rewards:
[2 mil Mesos],
[Spell Traces],
[Face Accessory],
[Belt],
[Medal]
- Main Rewards:
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[Lv. 30 - 59] Secret Forest of Elodin: Accessible from
- Main Rewards:
[Medal],
[Spell Traces]
- Main Rewards:
[Lv. 60] Mushroom Kingdom: Accessible from
- Has lots of cutscenes compared to the previous Theme Dungeons which is why most people skip this one
- Main Rewards:
[3 mil Mesos],
[Spell Traces],
[Medal],
[Heavy Violetta Cape],
[Shackles of Love]
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[Lv. 75] The Afterlands: Accessible from
and Dimensional Mirror
- An easy way to obtain permanent totems that you can equip for extra stats (maximum 3 totems)
- Main Rewards:
[Afterlands Totems]
- This is not a mandatory activity if you find this Theme Dungeon too tedious
- The Afterlands is known to be slightly buggy or frustrating to complete but provide some easy Totems
- Here is a guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/Maplestory/comments/8fgfty/afterlands_guide_fastest_way_possible_no_bugs/
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[Lv. 100] Mushroom Shrine Tales: Accessible from
and Dimensional Mirror
- Completing this storyline gives you
[Wings of Fate] which give some pretty good stats but may be tedious to obtain since the story is quite long
- This cape may be useful for gear progression in Reboot if you do want to obtain it
- Completing this storyline gives you
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[Lv. 115] [Pre-Quest] Lion King's Castle: Accessible from a quest in your Lightbulb tab and from traveling from El Nath, Completing this Theme Dungeon grants access to the boss
Von Leon
- Main Rewards:
[Medal],
[Mastery Box]
- Main Rewards:
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[Lv. 130] Korean Folk Town: Accessible by accepting a quest in your Lightbulb icon or by traveling from Ludibrium or Aqua Road
- Rewards:
[Medal],
[Mastery Box]
- Rewards:
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[Lv. 130] Golden Temple: Accessible from
and Dimensional Mirror
- Main Rewards:
[Ravana's Golden Crown],
[Medal],
[Mastery Box]
- Main Rewards:
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[Lv. 130] Crimsonheart Castle: Accessible from
and Dimensional Mirror
- Main Rewards:
[Medal],
[Mastery Box]
- Main Rewards:
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[Lv. 135] Partem Ruins: Accessible initially from a quest in your Lightbulb icon and from Partem in Henesys
- Main Rewards:
[Medal],
[Mastery Box]
- Main Rewards:
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[Lv. 140] The Far East (Yu Garden): Accessible from Six Path Crossway
- After completing the storyline here, there are daily quests that reward you
[Yu Garden Coins] a special currency
- Main Rewards:
[(Reboot Only) Epic Potential Scroll],
[Totems],
- [Reboot Recommended + Important]: Provides an easy source to Epic Potential Scrolls in Reboot Servers which is why it is important!
- An in-depth guide to the Yu Garden dailies: https://www.reddit.com/r/Maplestory/comments/62tld2/guide_for_yu_garden_dailies_reboot_daily_epic_pot/
- After completing the storyline here, there are daily quests that reward you
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[Lv. 140] Commerci: Accessible from
and Dimensional Mirror. Grants access to the Commerci Merchant Union PQ after a completing a series of quests here
- The PQ is where you obtain
[Sweetwater Gear] and
[Sweetwater Tattoo],
[Sweetwater Monocle]
- A guide to the Commerci Pre-Quests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKIlC9I2ExM
- An in-depth guide to Commerci: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtW6Lldv7K8
- Main Rewards for Completing Storyline: [Medal],
[Commerci Hat],
[Commerci Suit]
[Commerci Boots],
[Commerci Gloves],
[Commerci Cape],
[Commerci Belt],
[Commerci Shoulder],
[Commerci Weapon for your class]
- Commerci gear is separate from Sweetwater gear
- The PQ is where you obtain
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[Lv. 145] Kerning Tower: Accessible by completing a quest in your Lightbulb icon and from Kerning City
- Main Reward:
[Medal]
- Main Reward:
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[Lv. 150] Stone Colossus: Accessible from Leafre
- Main Rewards:
[Medal],
[Mount],
[Badge]
- Main Rewards:
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[Lv. 165] Omega Sector: Accessible initially by accepting a quest in the Lightbulb icon or from Ludibrium Eos Tower
- Main Rewards:
[Medal]
- Main Rewards:
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[Lv. 175] Detective Rave's Case Notes: Accessible initially from accepting a quest in your Lightbulb icon or from Pantheon
- Main Rewards:
[Medal]
- Main Rewards:
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[Lv. 185] Fox Valley: Accessible by accepting a quest in the Lightbulb icon and from Pantheon
- Main Rewards:
[Medal]
- Main Rewards:
Quests:
- Most of the pre-Lv. 100 quests here are outdated except the ones that reward medals and purely grinding is preferred
- Class Main Storyline
- Recommended Level: 1 - 100
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Henesys
- Recommended Level: 10 - 19
- Quest Rewards:
[Amethyst Earrings],
[Yellow Square Earrings],
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Perion
- Recommended Level: 10 - 19
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Ellinia
- Recommended Level: 25-30
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Kerning City
- Recommended Level: 43 - 50
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Perion
- Recommended Level: 55 - 60
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Perion Excavation Site
- Recommended Level: 60 - 70
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Sleepywood
- Recommened Level: 60 - 70
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Orbis
- Recommended Level: 70 - 75
- Quest Rewards:
[Medal],
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Aqua Road
- Recommended Level: 75 - 80
- Quest Rewards: [Red Musketeer Cape]
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El Nath
- Recommended Level: 75 - 80
- Quest Rewards:
[Cape of Warmness],
[Justice Cape]
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Magatia
- Recommended Level: 90 - 100
- Quest Rewards:
[Medal],
[Zenumist's Cape] OR
[Alcadno's Cape],
[Strong Machine Gloves]
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Heliseum
- Recommended Level: 90 - 110
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Ellin Forest
- Recommended Level: 95 - 100
- Quest Rewards:
[Medal],
[Ephenia's Ring]
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Leafre
- Recommended Level: 102 - 110
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Ludibrium
- Recommended Level: 95 - 115
- Quest Rewards:
[Medal],
[Skull Earrings],
[Ludibrium Cape]
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El Nath - Dead Mines
- Recommended Level: 115 - 120
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Leafre - Dragon Forest
- Recommended Level: 120 - 130
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Mu Lung / Herb Town
- Recommended Level: 135 - 140
- Quest Rewards:
[Medal]
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Temple of Time
- Recommended Level: 140 - 155
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Henesys Ruins / Knight Stronghold
- Recommended Level: 160 - 185
- Quest Rewards:
[Medal]
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Kritias
- Recommended Level: 170 - 185
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New Leaf City
- Recommended Level: 170 - 200
- Main Rewards:
[NLC Commemorative Coin]
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Twilight Perion
- Recommended Level: 180 - 190
- Quest Rewards:
[Medal]
Lightbulb Quests:
The quests found in your "Maple Mailbox" or the Lightbulb icon on the left-hand side may be overwhelming with the number of quests available. Here will be a list of quests and which ones are more important compared to others. If you do not see a certain quest, it may be tied to your class' storyline. These can be skipped by most classes. But, Explorer classes, Hoyoung, and Adele gain special rewards though from their class' storyline so, it should not be skipped. Quests with the label [Required] should also be completed
Recommended Quests:
- (Lv. 33) Have you learned about pets? - Tutorial quest explaining pets. Rewards you with a free 3-day pet
- Main Reward:
[Badge],
[Pet (Cannot be revived)]
- Main Reward:
- (Lv. 35) The Professional - A quest to start unlocking Professions, MapleStory's crafting system
- (Lv. 50) The Eye Opener - Unlocks your Inner Ability
- (Lv. 70) [Link Skill] Teaching Link Skill - Explains Link Skills and unlocks your Link Skill for some classes
- (Lv. 90) [Silent Crusade] A Cry for Help - Completing this storyline unlocks access to
Arkarium (but cannot be fought until Lv. 140). You can access the Silent Crusade UI from a HotKey found in your keyboard shortcuts at the bottom by pressing "\"
- Main Rewards:
[Titles],
[Medals],
[Veteran Crusader Gear],
[Mystic Gear]
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 90) To Pantheon - Completing this storyline unlocks access to the boss
Magnus (cannot be fought until Lv. 155) and daily quests for
Shadowdealer Coins which can be used as currency for a special shop
- Normal and Hard Magnus cannot be fought until Lv. 155+
- (Lv. 100) [Ursus] Rumors of The Mighty - Quest to get started with Ursus, an important boss in Reboot for Mesos. Provides a quick explanation to the boss
- Main Reward: [Mesos]
- (Lv. 100) [Mushroom Shrine Tales] Kino Konoko's Request - Completing this storyline rewards you
[Wings of Fate] which give some pretty good stats but may be tedious to obtain since the story is quite long
- This cape may be useful for gear progression in Reboot if you do want to obtain it
- (Lv. 105) [Maple Tour] Lulu Spinel's Request - Quest to get started with Maple Tour, an important activity in Reboot for Mesos. Provides a quick explanation to Maple Tour
- Main Reward: [Mesos]
- (Lv. 105) [Monster Park] Monster Park Grand Re-opening - Quest to get started with Monster Park, a special dungeon area that provides EXP when completed
- (Lv. 110) [MONAD: The First Omen] An Old Woman's Letter - A long storyline with multiple acts
- Monad may be difficult, I recommend trying out Monad at a higher level or else you may get stuck or die a lot
- Additionally provides a decent amount of EXP and a great title,
[Title] for defeating Julieta without dying
- Act 1 Rewards:
[Kaptafel Hat Transformation Coupon],
[Equipment Box]
- Act 2 Rewards:
[Mount],
[Medal],
[Equipment Box]
- Act 3 Rewards:
[Chair],
[Medal],
[Equipment Box]
- (Lv. 115) [Easy Magnus] Magnus Simulator - Short dialogue quest that unlocks access to Easy Magnus
- (Lv. 115) [Papulatus] The Light of Chaos - Starts the pre-quests for the boss Papulatus
- (Lv. 120) Call of Princess Sakuno: Stop Mori Ranmaru! - Short dialogue quest that unlocks access to the boss Mori Ranmori
- (Lv. 120) [Black Heaven] For Maple World - A long storyline with multiple Acts. Completing Black Heaven will unlock access to the boss
Lotus (but cannot be fought until Lv. 190)
- (Lv. 135) [Heroes] Feelings of Misfortune - A long storyline with multiple acts where you get to play as the five Heroes of Maple (Mercedes, Phantom, etc.)
- Completing Act 4 will unlock access to
Damien (but cannot be fought until Lv. 190)
- You do not need to do the other 3 acts
- Completing this on one character will unlock access to Damien for all your characters in the same world
- Completing all Acts twice will grant
[Chair]
- Act 1 Rewards:
[Chair]
- Act 1.5 Rewards:
[Chair]
- Act 2 Rewards:
[Chair]
- Act 3 Rewards:
[Chair]
- Act 4 Rewards:
[Chair]
- Completing Act 4 will unlock access to
- (Lv. 140) [Hieizan Temple] Regards, Takeda Shingen - Pre-quests to unlocking access to the boss Princess No
- (Lv. 140) [Temple of Time] Path to the Past - Pre-quests to unlocking access to Pink Bean
- (Lv. 160) [Masteria Epic] Lost Hero's Call - A long storyline with multiple acts where you learn the history behind Masteria's past. The storyline may be quite long but you get the best
medal in the game currently as a reward
- Act 4 Rewards:
[Best-in-slot Medal],
[Subani's Pendant],
- Depending on choice rewards: [
[Chair],
[Subani-Roid] ] OR [
[Chair],
[Dr. Jang-Roid] ]
- Act 4 Rewards:
- (Lv. 180) [Gollux] The Cracks of Corruption - Short dialogue quest that unlocks access to the boss Gollux
- (Lv. 190) [Haven] A New Home - Pre-quests to unlock access to Weekly Quests in the Scrapyard
- (Lv. 190) [Dark World Tree] Those Who Remain - Pre-quests to unlock access to Weekly Quests in the Dark World Tree
- (Lv. 200) [The Asura Crisis] Back to Momijigaoka - Pre-quests to unlocking access to the boss Akechi Mitsuhide
Theme Dungeon Starting Quests:
Quests labeled in orange are recommended, in green are optional, in white are skippable
The Lv. 30 Theme Dungeons are recommended as completing 2 and a half theme dungeons is enough to reach Lv. 60 to complete your 3rd Job Advancement. Theme Dungeons between Lv. 60 - 120 are completely optional (except for Lion King's Castle) as grinding is much faster and less tedious at these levels. They can be done if you dislike grinding but you will not gain as many levels compared to Lv. 30 - 60
- (Lv. 30) [Riena Strait] Get it Strait - Theme Dungeon, provides good EXP for Lv. 30 - 59 with scaling monster levels
- Main Rewards:
[2 mil Mesos],
[Spell Traces],
[Face Accessory],
[Belt],
[Medal]
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 30) [Theme Dungeon] Ellinel Fairy Academy - Theme Dungeon, provides good EXP for Lv. 30 - 59 with scaling monster levels
- Main Rewards:
[1 mil Mesos],
[Spell Traces],
[Cape],
[Glove],
[Eye Accessory] and
[Medal]
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 30) [Gold Beach] A Golden Opportunity - Theme Dungeon, provides good EXP for Lv. 30 - 59 with scaling monster levels
- Main Rewards:
[1 mil Mesos],
[Spell Traces],
[Earrings] and
[Medal]
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 30) [Elodin] Anne's Plea for Help - Theme Dungeon, provides good EXP for Lv. 30 - 59 with scaling monster levels
- Main Rewards:
[Medal],
[Spell Traces]
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 60) [Mushroom Castle] Mushking's Summons - Theme Dungeon
- Main Rewards:
[3 mil Mesos],
[Spell Traces],
[Medal],
[Heavy Violetta Cape],
[Shackles of Love]
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 75) [The Afterlands] A Cry for Help - Theme Dungeon that provides free permanent totems useful for progression. The storyline, however, can be glitchy and tedious which is why it is left as optional
- Main Rewards:
[Totems]
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 95) [Ellin Forest] Invitation to Ellin Forest - Theme Dungeon
- Main Rewards:
[Ephenia's Ring],
[Medal]
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 115) [Lion King's Castle] Desolate Castle - Theme Dungeon that also unlocks access to the boss Von Leon after completing it
- [Reboot Recommended] - Royal Von Leon equipment dropped by Von Leon is useful for Reboot progression
- Main Rewards:
[Medal],
[Mastery Box]
- (Lv. 120) [Fantasy Theme World] Dylan's Story - Theme Dungeon
- Main Rewards:
[Heart Bracelet],
[Medal],
[Ludi Targa Hat] & [Ludi Scarlion Hat],
[Mastery Box]
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 125) [Korean Folk Town] A Letter from the Library - Theme Dungeon
- Rewards:
[Medal],
[Mastery Box]
- Rewards:
- (Lv. 130) [Crimsonheart] To Grendel's Library - Theme Dungeon
- Main Rewards:
[Medal],
[Mastery Box]
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 130) [Golden Temple] Noi More Tourists - Theme Dungeon
- Main Rewards:
[Ravana's Golden Crown],
[Medal],
[Mastery Box]
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 135) [Partem Ruins] Dark Prophecy - Theme Dungeon
- Main Rewards:
[Medal],
[Mastery Box]
- Main Rewards:
- [Reboot Recommended] (Lv. 140) Finding Tomo - Quest to get started with the Yu Garden (The Far East) Theme Dungeon
- Main Reward:
[Epic Potential Scrolls (Reboot Only)]
- Main Reward:
- (Lv. 140) [Commerci Republic] Neinheart's Calls - Theme Dungeon that also unlocks access to Commerci Trade Voyages and Transposing after reaching San Commerci
- (Lv. 140) The Dragon and the Tiger - Theme Dungeon
- Main Rewards:
[Medal],
[Chair],
[Special Potential Scroll],
[Bonus Potential Scroll],
[Prototype Soul Enchanter],
[Title]
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 145) [Kerning Tower] Kerning Tower Grand Opening - Theme Dungeon
- Main Reward:
[Medal]
- Main Reward:
- (Lv. 150) [Stone Colossus] A Giant of a Rumor - Theme Dungeon
- Main Rewards:
[Medal],
[Mount],
[Badge]
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 175) [Detective Rave's Case Notes] Free Luxury Tour! - Theme Dungeon
- Main Rewards:
[Medal]
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 185) [Fox Valley] Leaf Plane to Adventure - Theme Dungeon
- Main Rewards:
[Medal]
- Main Rewards:
Optional Quests:
- (Lv. 10) Do you know about Maple Guide? - Tutorial quest explaining Maple Guide
- (Lv. 20) Do you know about Spell Enhancements? - Tutorial quest explaining
Spell Tracing
- (Lv. 20) Do you know about Star Force Enhancements? Tutorial quest explaining Star Forcing
- (Regular Server only) (Lv. 33) Mysterious Merchant Matilda - Tutorial quest explaining Matilda, an NPC that sells
[AP Reset Scrolls],
[SP Reset Scrolls],
[Buff Freezers],
[Safety Charms], and
[Respawn Tokens] for Mesos
- Main Rewards:
[Safety Charms],
[Respawn Tokens]
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 33) Trainer's Command - A special quest for unlocking the ability to have 3 pets out at once. Requires you to obtain a
[Pet Snack] from the Cash Shop using NX or
Reward Points
- (Lv. 50) [Boss Matchmaking] Fight Together! - Tutorial quest explaining the Boss Matchmaking system
- (Lv. 50) [Zakum] Statue of Dread - Quest that explains Zakum and teleports you to El Nath - Chief's Residence
- This is a one-time teleport, you can use it to get to Zakum quickly at Lv. 100 to fight it
- This quest is not required to fight Zakum
- Talking to your corresponding Job NPC (Warrior, Mage, Thief, etc.) will teleport you directly to the entrance of Zakum, this can be used an unlimited number of times
- (Lv. 60) Have you learned about Potential? - Tutorial quest explaining equipment potentials
- Main Reward:
[Curbrock's Shoulder Accessory]
- Main Reward:
- (Lv. 60) Have you learned about Bonus Stats? - Tutorial quest explaining equipment bonus stats
- Main Reward:
[Curbrock's Ring]
- Main Reward:
- (Lv. 80) Use the Transfer Hammer! - Tutorial quest explaining Transfer Hammer
- (Lv. 100) Mastery Book Sale - Tutorial quest explaining Mastery Books
[Mastery Books]
- (Lv. 100) [Grand Athenaeum] Visit the Grand Athenaeum - Cutscene heavy storyline that explains Maple World lore
- Main Rewards:
[Mastery Books] and a
[Scholarly Pendant] for completing 3 stories
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 140) [Dimension Invasion] Across Worlds - A quest to get started with Dimension Invasion. Provides a quick explanation of Dimension Invasion
- Main Rewards:
[Dimension Gloves]
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 140) [Tower of Oz] Tower Under the Sea - A quest to get started with the Tower of Oz. Provides a quick explanation and tutorial for Tower of Oz
- Main Rewards:
[Rings with Active Skills],
[Ryude's Sword],
[Ocean Glow Earrings],
[Lightseeker Bow],
[Alicia's Mutated Staff],
[Aquarius Crown],
[Damage Skins]
- Only the rings are valuable although they can be tedious to obtain because the power of each ring can vary and are randomly obtained from loot boxes
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 140) [System] Item Update - Provides an explanation to Transposing after reaching San Commerci
- (Lv. 145) [Shaolin Temple] Elder Jung's Summons - Storyline
- Main Rewards:
[Mount],
[Damage Skin],
[Chair],
[Totem]
- Totem is permanent and adds an effect behind your character
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 160) [Showa Town] Welcome to Shawa Town! - Starts storyline for Showa Town which is required to unlock access to the boss Yakuza Boss
- (Lv. 170) [NLC] Welcome back to NLC! - Starts storyline for New Leaf City
- Main Rewards:
[Masteria Explorer Gear]
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 170) [Kritias] Sudden Kingdom - Completing this storyline unlocks access to Invasions and Daily Quests within Kritias to gain
[Kritias Commemorative Coins] to use in a special shop. You can travel to Kritias from Leafre
- Notable items:
[Superior Tyrant Glove],
[Boss Reset Tickets]
- Only the Reset Tickets are valuable which give you an extra clear for a boss, you can try for these if you want to really min-max
- Notable items:
- (Lv. 180) [Phantom Forest] The Corrupted Forest - Completing the storyline for this area unlocks access to Daily Quests that reward
[Raven Ninja Coins] and
[Shadowknight Coins] to buy items from Mo and Fiona in the Phantom Forest
- Main Rewards:
[Masteria's Legacy Gear],
[iTCG Gear],
[Balanced Fury],
[Crystal Ilbis]
- Unless you are really trying to optimize your gear, the Phantom Forest is not necessary
- You can also do this if you want the Balanced Fury or Crystal Ilbis Throwing Stars
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 200) [Battle Content] Alien Visitors - A quest to get started with Alien Visitors PQ. Provides a quick explanation to Alien Visitor
- Main Rewards:
[Lv. 180 Alien Fragment Gear],
[Alien Fragment Weapons] can be obtained from Alien Visitor
- Accessories are a decent substitute until you get Gollux accessories because they can be Star Forced to 25 stars and gain better potential lines
- Main Rewards:
Can Be Skipped:
[Note]: Quests above Lv. 140 can be done as they provide some equipment but are rarely done compared to the quests in Optional
- (Lv. 33) Do you know about the Beauty Salon? - Tutorial quest explaining the Beauty Salon, a place to save your hair and face styles
- Main Rewards:
[Tutorial Hair Coupon],
[Tutorial Face Coupon]
- DO NOT USE THESE, they will give you a really bad look
- If you do, at least save your current style in the Beauty Salon first!
- DO NOT USE THESE, they will give you a really bad look
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 45) [Kerning City] Dark Swamp Region - Starts the Kerning City area quests for the medal
- Main Reward:
[Medal]
- Main Reward:
- (Lv. 55) [Perion] Rocky Mountain Hunter - Starts the Perion area quests for the medal
- Main Reward:
[Medal]
- Main Reward:
- (Lv. 65) [Sleepywood] Danger Seeker - Starts the Sleepywood area quests for the medal
- Main Reward:
[Medal]
- Main Reward:
- (Lv. 70) [Cross World Party Quest] The Old Book
- (Lv. 70) [Cross World Party Quest] Old Letter
- (Lv. 70) [Cross World Party Quest] Notes of the Goddess
- (Lv. 77) [El Nath] Snowfield Explorer - Starts the El Nath area quests for the medal
- Main Reward:
[Medal]
- Main Reward:
- (Lv. 85) [Ariant] Learning the Culture of Ariant - Starts the Ariant area quests for the medal
- Main Reward:
[Medal]
- Main Reward:
- (Lv. 90) [Stellar Detectives] The Erased Diary - The rewards that are not very worth obtaining. This is more for a fun activity or for item collecting rather than for training
- Main Rewards:
[Medal],
[Damage Skins]
- Main Rewards:
- (Lv. 105) [Evolution System] Suspicious Movement on the Path - Quest to get started with Evolution System. Consists of a few cutscenes and tutorial quests
- (Lv. 110) [Chryse] Find Xerxes - Quest to get started with the Chryse Party Quest
- (Lv. 110) [Ludibrium] Ludibrium Sheriff - Starts the Ludibrium area quests for the medal
- Main Reward:
[Medal]
- Main Reward:
- (Lv. 115) [Lion King's Castle] The Adventure of Jenn the Locksmith - Quest to get started with the Lion King's Castle Party Quest
- Separate from the actual Lion King's Castle Theme Dungeon
- (Lv. 120) Princess Sakuno Beckons - A quest explaining the boss Mori Ranmaru although, it is not required to actually fight the boss
- (Lv. 120) Fly in the Sky! - A quest where completing it teaches you the skill "Soaring"
- Soaring is used in the Dragon Rider PQ but is not required anymore since the removal of the Crusader Codex
- Main Reward:
[Soaring Skill]
- (Lv. 120) [Hilla] The Mysterious Mystic - A quest explaining the boss Hilla although, it is not required to actually fight the boss
- (Lv. 125) [Ghost Park] Korean Folk Town's New Park - A quest explaining Ghost Park
- Most people prefer to train/grind which is why it is not a popular activity. Ghost Park can be somewhat difficult too for the amount of EXP you get
- (Lv. 150) The Dragon Rider's Identity 1 - Pre-quest for Dragon Rider PQ
- (Lv. 160) Rumors from the Castle - Storyline for Ninja Castle, not required to fight Gigatoad / False Daimyo
- (Lv. 180) [Twilight Perion] The Second Future - Storyline, it is not required to access Twilight Perion
- Main Reward:
[Medal]
- Main Reward:
- (Lv. 180) [Masteria] Glimmer Man's Call - Storyline
- Main Reward:
[Medal]
- Main Reward: