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The Ultimate Maplestory Guide

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Jobs

Personally, I prefer a bandit, bowman, or a warrior. Magicians are good at lower levels but when you start getting higher their attacks sucks and gets boring easily. Sins are really boring since you use lucky seven until the fourth job. Now as for 2nd jobs, it doesn't really matter which one you choose for bowman because both of them are like the same. For a warrior I suggest either a crusader or a dragon knight. I believe they are much cooler, have better skills and stronger.

Equips

I suggest not buying a lot of armor but instead use the money on stronger weapons. Spend money only on good armor. If an armor only adds defense, don't buy it. But, let's say you're a warrior and the armor adds a few strength or dexterity I would maybe buy it and keep it for 15 levels. If you don't have a lot of money just buy a pretty good glove or boot and keep it for a long time. Since boots and gloves' stats doesn't increase buy a lot it doesn't matter.

Pots

Don't buy pots that fill you up the whole way. A red pot costs 50 mesos and heals 50 but, and orange pot costs more than 150 and heals 150. Thus, you should buy pots that fill about 1/3 of you health or mana.

Places to Train

  • 1-8:Maple Island
  • 8-15:Hennesys
  • 15-18:Kerning (orange mush)
  • 18-23:Sleepywood or Ellinia (green mush)
  • 23-30:Sleepywood (horny mush)
  • 30-38:Perion (fire boar) or Orbis (kitties)
  • 38-45:Sleepywood (cold eye and drake)
  • 45-55:Florina Beach (clang and lorang)
  • 55-65:Ludibrium (clock tower)
  • 65-70:El Nath (anything, just to be close to 3rd job's first step)

After the 3rd job I really can't help you because I haven't made enough accounts to figure out the best places to train.

Monster Drops

All the equips you find that are above level 40 I suggest you keep and sell, with the exception of some low level items. Pots, stars, scrolls and some etc's you should keep. Most etc's you can just dump or sell to shops.

Quests

Do as many quests as you can, they add interest to the game and can give you great rewards and help you level up. If you ever get stuck on quests or have no idea where to start them go to for help.

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Comments (68)
#1 by Trickster, Apr 2, 2007
yea try trickster if you like maplestory
#2 by mapleseasiao!, May 4, 2007
yea this guide sarks! ice mage rox at third lvl u noob!
#3 by Person, May 11, 2007
Dis is RUBBISH
#4 by Gobefishy- Broa, May 20, 2007
omg..n dis guide was made recently? didn't u noe about da new patch n it changed da setting on def n stuff... if ur like lv 30 n wear lv 10 equips.. u get hurt more than if u r lv 10 wearing lv 10 equips etcetc. N SINS Rock ur mum
#5 by badit , Jun 15, 2007
bandits pwn all your asses and even more at 3rd job!
#6 by sex, Aug 24, 2007
sex
#7 by sss, Aug 24, 2007
uhh i don't know about you but i don't really get the point of saying sex as a comment.
#8 by ClericToPriest, Aug 31, 2007
booooooooo!!! u sux ! magicians are not weak. and our attacks is not sux like u did. and cleric help party member to heal and save pots !! booooooooooooo
#9 by sss, Sep 13, 2007
that's what you think, clerics may be useful but if you are the cleric you don't get anything.
#10 by sss, Sep 16, 2007
i totally agree with you thiefs and warriors pwn ass. Mages are incredibly weak and anybody who says differently is stupid
#11 by dude, Sep 23, 2007
IS it better to have a crusader or a dragon knight?
#12 by sss, Sep 23, 2007
it's probly better to have a dragon knight but crusader is also good just don't get a white knight
#13 by dude, Sep 26, 2007
rite thx,but i'm not sure if i wanna train a cheif bandit or a dragon knight.Which one will pawn a jr.balrog faster?Well which one is actually better,cheif bandit or dragon knight?
#14 by sss, Sep 26, 2007
I would think cheif bandits would pwn balrog faster but dragon knight will pwn jr.balrog faster. Bandits move faster but are weaker. I would suggest a dragon knight because they're more interesting and stronger. So yea I would say DK
#15 by dude, Sep 27, 2007
Well i tink i hv decided,i'll take a cheif bandit,they hv good skills at 2nd,3rd and 4th.They have a wider variety of ATTACKING skills,but the dk's dragon roar wont be the coolest skill anymore when all the 4th job is out.I find the chief bandit quite nice though.Well if theres a second char i would train.it might be the dk.dk's 4th job attacking skill is onli pushing the enemy.Which i dont really think is cool.
#16 by sss, Sep 28, 2007
well it doesn't really matter because they're both good so good luck
#17 by dude, Sep 30, 2007
actually all classes are good,the onli thing dat matters is how u lyk to play
#18 by sss, Oct 2, 2007
that's true during beta testing many classes were changed to be stronger or weaker so that they are all equal
#19 by dude, Oct 5, 2007
well ur rite,so if ur gonna play any classes,all of them are good.None are lousy,if all the jobs are not balanced then the game is unbalanced.Well im already have a theif lvl 11 gonna be a bandit
#20 by sss, Oct 10, 2007
at least i do something
#21 by dude, Oct 19, 2007
wonder if any1 asked u if its lame..... ==
#22 by dude, Oct 19, 2007
wth hell man,i was scammed 45m =(......i feel lyk beating hy up
#23 by supear, Oct 21, 2007
well this guide was kinda good but.... it could use more detail i guess. then again i detailed guide probably takes a long time and is hard u kno watever
#24 by sss, Oct 24, 2007
no duh and dude how did you get scammed?
#25 by dude, Oct 28, 2007
i payed hym 45 buks 4 30m n he nvr did giv me the mesos,it was until i threathened him den he gave me back my money
#26 by dude, Oct 28, 2007
lol one of the comon guides are maplewiki,hidden street n basil market,it gets u the things u nid to noe,tis website is just for ques n ans n sharing wat we noe bout maple,to wat i find cleric dosen seem fun playin,the shining ray takes quite long to cast,so instead i started an i/l mage
#27 by sss, Oct 31, 2007
dude, you are smart i personally have both and i can say the i/l is fun
#28 by xxsinxx14, Nov 7, 2007
ur a biich dude u have no life i understand we use lucky seven until thierd job who gives a shyt sins are the best u have no life and sins rock ur moms lol
#29 by omega12345, Nov 8, 2007
erm...i agree with xxsinxx14... sins rock...XD...
#30 by dude, Nov 9, 2007
yea i noe sin rox ive played a lvl 190 sin b4...well i noe its hard for the early lvls but u cn ks ppl becos u hv critical n u cn shoot frm far..besides i dint say i dint care bout sins...dark triad ill consider taking a dit sumother tyme cos nw i lyk killing many things at 1 tyme
#31 by sss, Nov 11, 2007
i seriously doubt you guys have ever even had a hermit
#32 by dude, Nov 13, 2007
is wasnt my acc, it was my friends.... n besides sins r actually nt bad after all...so its lyk i skipped the part trainig frm lvl 1-189
#33 by sss, Nov 13, 2007
at least i would prefer hermits over mages
#34 by rops74, Nov 13, 2007
if anyone in bera plyas can u give me help on what to train
#35 by dude, Nov 13, 2007
im playin maplesea,aquila but now changing to bootes
#36 by sss, Nov 14, 2007
rops74 what level are you and what job
#37 by dude, Nov 14, 2007
hey guys shud i use 4 set steely or 12 set tobi?
#38 by DARKSIN, Nov 16, 2007
OMG. LAMOA, SINS ARE NOT BORING THEY GOT HASTE, CLAW BOOSTER, CRITICAL, ETC. And you should try using both steely and tobi...
#39 by dude, Nov 17, 2007
okies thx 4 ur advice
#40 by sss, Nov 17, 2007
i have and have concluded that sins are boring...
#41 by guy, Nov 17, 2007
hi
#42 by sss, Nov 17, 2007
hi to you
#43 by dude, Nov 17, 2007
hi.... reli? y r sins boring?
#44 by rops74, Nov 18, 2007
i am lv 33 and a bandit my name is rops74 and i plzy in bera need help on what to train
#45 by dude, Nov 25, 2007
hey im training a sin as in starting frm lvl 1 n its okay but it wont be fun training at lvl 120+ becos all the other job lyk mages will come and blast ur monsters off... n if u try to ks them they genesis one time wahh die la
#46 by dude, Nov 25, 2007
hey guys wat are the 4th job books 4?are they 4 the skills of the 4th job char?
#47 by dude, Nov 26, 2007
hey isit good for me to train haste frm lvl 30-35,den max crital,den max claw booster den max haste, den max claw mastery den drain..pls reply asap
#48 by runescape, Dec 3, 2007
runescape is bad game
#49 by SPjdfo, Dec 6, 2007
All classes are good, but i prefer bandit over sin. Better skills
#50 by dude, Dec 9, 2007
there are no better skills u noob, other den meso explosion so, besides ALL CLASSES ARE EQUALL, REMEBER THAT thre is no best class n yes runescape is a bad game n sianboy u tink its easy for sum1 just to giv u a dk izit? go buy or train ur self larhx, wait i got 1 guy selling his lvl 71 dk, u wan?
#51 by f u , Dec 20, 2007
u know wat? all 4 job are not sux..see how ur equip only...the chac sux if and only if the player sux!!
so u say magician sux would it mean..............lol
#52 by AZRI, Jan 10, 2008
Buying dk account from $50~$100 sms me at 98718212
#53 by Claudia I Luv Brian v, Jan 11, 2008
hgey i play runescape i hate it a little mayb cause the screen its to tuny and i dieed easlily
hey geys and les i p;lay maplestory and artrider my kartrider name is familylover5 and maplestory in broais lev 33 but gonna become lev 34 ok and runescape name is lambewesjeep and lev 61 but can't play because runescape didn't lemme somehow ok bye iom magician i ment cleric in broa maplestory lev 33 coming lefv 34 and has fary stuff cloth on and has the santa hat oin and had wand vwith the ball on it and the one is um well i guess bluebeary12 well ans other guesses i dont know but i have 1000 i have 1k mp and 500 hp or 1meter or cenitmeters like 100gp hp ok bye later plz give me money to buy new buddy list for myself so i can umum add people to my list ok meet me at channel Named Lev Becoming I Have I Have Blue Lemonaxxopsie I Ment & Ok Seeya Buh Bye, Buh Bye, Seeya, Buh Bye, Seeya Copying Raven




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#54 by to azri, Jan 11, 2008
hey i have a dk for sale, how would the transaction take place?
#55 by Snowdivine, Jan 30, 2008
wow.
#56 by reymist, Feb 12, 2008
This guide rocks but no guide i saw in my life has quests.
#57 by daizboy, Jun 11, 2008
i agrree with the clerics im a lvl 27 mage and i want to become a ice lighting they are the best thats my oppinoin
#58 by EmoKIDz, Jun 17, 2008
HEY I VOTE THAT MAGE ROX MORE THAN SINZ.... LOL LUCKLESS MAGE RARE COOLER THAN NORMAL MAGE lor.... U DON NOE HOW PLAY MAGE TAT\\\'S Y U SAY SIN ROX.... LAME..... SIN ROX MY SOCKZ
#59 by EmoKIDz, Jun 17, 2008
HEY I VOTE THAT MAGE ROX MORE THAN SINZ.... LOL LUCKLESS MAGE ARE COOLER THAN NORMAL MAGE lor.... U DON NOE HOW PLAY MAGE TAT'S Y U SAY SIN ROX.... LAME..... SIN ROX MY SOCKZ
#60 by EmoKIDz, Jun 17, 2008
lol.... ur guide sux totally dude.... I\'m a fan of mage yet u say mages sux....... Mages rox becoz they can ks ppl with their skills and The last job of mages are nice and kool and their skills rox..... Sinz don hab much of a skillz.... AND MAGES ARE COOL AND CAN KILL MORE MONSTERS AT ONE TIME...... N NXT TIME DON SAY MAGES SUX COZ U WILL BE IN BIG TROUBLE IF U SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME
#61 by Allen, Jun 22, 2008
good try with the guide.i can see very well u have underestimated mages.probably u think mages are low hp, so are stupid.u totally have forgetten the skill (magic guard)...at max level mp takes 80% damage.it is also common knowledge that mages are mostly chosen for pqs and all.but i haf to admit, its not the best job, but it has a somewahat 'best' feature.pro#1: starts at lv 8 pro#2:has skills of other jobs(bowman>holy/fire arrow, thief>thunderbolt[like meso explode], warrior>lightning sphere) hope u understand (p.s. chriss angel and david copperfield are also mages!!:P
#62 by jerry, Jun 28, 2008
i am just saying that from my own experience, i believe mages are inferior to the other jobs
#63 by fydry, Jul 23, 2008
"mages are weak"

I assume this guide was written before 3rd and 4th job.
#64 by ih8mollusks, Jul 25, 2008
just wondering how come everyone thinks that fp sux so much?
#65 by Justin, Aug 19, 2008
I have an assasin, I wound up selling his ilbi and steely and funded my current ice/lightning mage. They are both cool in thier own ways, but I like the mage more. ALTHOUGH I wish you could jump and cast like a thief can jump and throw...........
#66 by we own you, Aug 25, 2008
i have an sin :) there very good and i used 2 hav a ice Iightning but they got very boring very quikIy so if u wanted my advice i say thiefs over mage and sins Iucky 7 may be used Iong time but it increases with Iuck
#67 by vnlks, Aug 30, 2008
mages rule yuo suk
#68 by Tenseikenz, Sep 19, 2008
zzzzz noob......go talk about lvl 136+ Dk lar thats if ur good enough moron..... ur suk
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