MapleStory 3rd Job Fire / Poison Skills + Skill Build

Title: MapleStory 3rd Job Magician – Fire/Poison Mage Skills, Skill Build (Skill Allocation) with Explanation!
Useful Link: View all MapleStory 3rd job questions and answers here.

Requirement: Level 70
Go to El Nath – Chief Residence and speak to Robeira. After talking to Robeira, head back to Victoria Island and talk to “Grendel the Really Old” which is located in Ellinia. Next, find the Door of Dimension located at Forest of Evil II and it’ll bring you to “The Path of the Glittering Crystal”. Walk until the end of the path and enter the portal to defeat the wiseman’s dark side to obtain the Black Charm. Return to “Grendel the Really Old” and exchange the Black Charm for a Necklace of Strength. Return to El Nath after that and give the item to Robeira. Head on to the Holy Ground at the Snowfield (Sharp Cliff II). 1 Dark Crystal is requirred to answer 5 questions to obtain the Necklace of Wisdom. Again, head back to Robeira in El Nath and give her the Necklace of Wisdom.

How to read this skill build? 16 – 18 means Level 16, 17 and 18 [Level 16 to 18]. For 20 – 20, it means only Level 20. The guide below is purely a personal recommendation and need not be followed. Each skill listed below has advices/tips shared by senior players to guide you in building your character!

Pearl of Knowledge:
Ice/Lightning Mage have not a freezing mob skill that can freeze multiple monster at once, an advance skill of Cold Beam. However, they have a ThunderSpear skill that only hits a single target. It seems that 2nd job single-target vs mob-target is the opposite in 3rd job! Ice/Lightning mage also have Composition skill that has both Ice and Lightning element! They have Seal that can disable monster from casting any magical spell/buff against mage.

Below is the hierarchy order of Pirate advancement: [Magician Main Page]
Pirate -> Gunslinger -> Vaklyrie (Outlaw) -> Captain (Corsair)
Pirate -> Infighter (Brawler) -> Buccaneer (Marauder) -> Viper (Buccaneer)

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Flenaris Poison Mist Skill Build

70 – 70 : Elemental Amplification 1
71 – 71 : Elemental Amplification 2, Seal 1
72 – 81 : Poison Mist 3 [MAX]
82 – 84 : Magic Booster 3
85 – 85 : Magic Booster 2, Seal 1
86 – 91 : Seal 3 [MAX]
092 – 101 : Explosion 3 [MAX]
102 – 110 : Elemental Amplification 3 [MAX]
111 – 120 : Magic Composition 3 [MAX]
Summary – Total 151 SP
Explosion 30 [MAX] / Poison Mist 30 [MAX] / Magic Composition 30 [MAX]
Magic Booster [11/20] / Elemental Amplification 30 [MAX] / Seal [20/20] / Partial Resistance [0/20]
Reason for this build

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Flenaris Explosion Build

70 – 70 : Elemental Amplification 1
71 – 71 : Elemental Amplification 3
72 – 74 : Magic Booster 3
75 – 75 : Magic Booster 2, Explosion 1
76 – 84 : Explosion 3
85 – 85 : Explosion 2 [MAX], Seal 1
86 – 93 : Elemental Amplification 3
94 – 94 : Elemental Amplification 2 [MAX], Poison Mist 1
095 – 103 : Poison Mist 3
104 – 104 : Poison Mist 2 [MAX], Magic Composition 1
105 – 113 : Magic Composition 3
114 – 114 : Magic Composition 2 [MAX], Seal 1
115 – 120 : Seal 3 [MAX]
Summary – Total 151 SP
Explosion 30 [MAX] / Poison Mist 30 [MAX] / Magic Composition 30 [MAX]
Magic Booster [11/20] / Elemental Amplification 30 [MAX] / Seal [20/20] / Partial Resistance [0/20]
Reason for this build

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Partial Resistance
You get additional resistance from Ice & Lightning. A few MapleStory players disagree maxing Partial Resistance since there are very little monsters that does such attacks. Perhaps in a few more MapleStory patches, there would be more monsters that uses this kind of magic attacks.
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Monsters with Ice-attacking skills: Phantom Watch / Grim Phantom Watch / Thanatos / Papulatus Clock
Monsters with Lighting-attacking skills: Tauromacis / Crimson balrog / Papulatus Clock / Zakum
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Master Level: 20 | Type: Passive
Level 1: 23% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 2: 26% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 3: 29% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 4: 32% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 5: 35% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 6: 38% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 7: 41% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 8: 44% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 9: 47% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 10: 50% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 11: 52% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 12: 54% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 13: 56% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 14: 58% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 15: 60% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 16: 62% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 17: 64% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 18: 66% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 19: 68% resistance against ice/lightning attacks
Level 20: 70% resistance against ice/lightning attacks

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Element Amplification
Use more MP, but Increase Magic Attack. This skill is maxed later once your primary attacking skill (Ice Strike mob skill) is max. It works passively, meaning that, any magic skill you cast (e.g. Magic Claw / Cold Beam / etc) it uses additional MP to boost its magic attack damage! Recommended to be max.
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Master Level: 30 | Type: Passive
Level 1: MP -105%; Magic attack +102%
Level 2: MP -110%; Magic attack +104%
Level 3: MP -115%; Magic attack +106%
Level 4: MP -120%; Magic attack +108%
Level 5: MP -125%; Magic attack +109%
Level 6: MP -130%; Magic attack +110%
Level 7: MP -135%; Magic attack +111%
Level 8: MP -140%; Magic attack +112%
Level 9: MP -145%; Magic attack +113%
Level 10: MP -150%; Magic attack +114%
Level 11: MP -160%; Magic attack +116%
Level 12: MP -155%; Magic attack +116%
Level 13: MP -165%; Magic attack +118%
Level 14: MP -160%; Magic attack +118%
Level 15: MP -170%; Magic attack +120%
Level 16: MP -165%; Magic attack +120%
Level 17: MP -175%; Magic attack +122%
Level 18: MP -170%; Magic attack +122%
Level 19: MP -180%; Magic attack +124%
Level 20: MP -175%; Magic attack +124%
Level 21: MP -180%; Magic attack +126%
Level 22: MP -180%; Magic attack +126%
Level 23: MP -190%; Magic attack +128%
Level 24: MP -185%; Magic attack +128%
Level 25: MP -195%; Magic attack +130%
Level 26: MP -190%; Magic attack +130%
Level 27: MP -205%; Magic attack +132%
Level 28: MP -200%; Magic attack +132%
Level 29: MP -195%; Magic attack +132%
Level 30: MP -200%; Magic attack +135%

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Explosion
Make an explosion around the character. Attack the enemy with the fire power.
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Master Level: 30 | Type: Active
Level 1: MP -21; Basic attack 60, mastery 15%, attack range 110%
Level 2: MP -22; Basic attack 64, mastery 15%, attack range 110%
Level 3: MP -23; Basic attack 67, mastery 15%, attack range 110%
Level 4: MP -24; Basic attack 70, mastery 20%, attack range 120%
Level 5: MP -25; Basic attack 72, mastery 20%, attack range 120%
Level 6: MP -26; Basic attack 75, mastery 20%, attack range 120%
Level 7: MP -27; Basic attack 77, mastery 25%, attack range 130%
Level 8: MP -28; Basic attack 79, mastery 25%, attack range 130%
Level 9: MP -29; Basic attack 81, mastery 25%, attack range 130%
Level 10: MP -30; Basic attack 84, mastery 30%, attack range 140%
Level 11: MP -32; Basic attack 88, mastery 30%, attack range 140%
Level 12: MP -32; Basic attack 88, mastery 30%, attack range 140%
Level 13: MP -33; Basic attack 90, mastery 35%, attack range 150%
Level 14: MP -34; Basic attack 92, mastery 35%, attack range 150%
Level 15: MP -35; Basic attack 94, mastery 35%, attack range 150%
Level 16: MP -36; Basic attack 95, mastery 40%, attack range 160%
Level 17: MP -37; Basic attack 97, mastery 40%, attack range 160%
Level 18: MP -38; Basic attack 99, mastery 40%, attack range 160%
Level 19: MP -39; Basic attack 101, mastery 45%, attack range 170%
Level 20: MP -40; Basic attack 103, mastery 45%, attack range 170%
Level 21: MP -41; Basic attack 105, mastery 45%, attack range 170%
Level 22: MP -42; Basic attack 106, mastery 50%, attack range 180%
Level 23: MP -43; Basic attack 108, mastery 50%, attack range 180%
Level 24: MP -44; Basic attack 110, mastery 50%, attack range 180%
Level 25: MP -45; Basic attack 112, mastery 55%, attack range 190%
Level 26: MP -46; Basic attack 113, mastery 55%, attack range 190%
Level 27: MP -47; Basic attack 115, mastery 55%, attack range 190%
Level 28: MP -48; Basic attack 117, mastery 60%, attack range 200%
Level 29: MP -49; Basic attack 118, mastery 60%, attack range 200%
Level 30: MP -50; Basic attack 120, mastery 60%, attack range 200%

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Poison Mist
Make a poison fog around the character.
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Master Level: 30 | Type: Active
Level 1: MP -21; Basic attack 32, mastery 15%, attack range 110%, 41% poison success rate for 4 sec
Level 2: MP -22; Basic attack 34, mastery 15%, attack range 110%, 42% poison success rate for 4 sec
Level 3: MP -23; Basic attack 36, mastery 15%, attack range 110%, 43% poison success rate for 4 sec
Level 4: MP -24; Basic attack 38, mastery 20%, attack range 120%, 44% poison success rate for 8 sec
Level 5: MP -25; Basic attack 40, mastery 20%, attack range 120%, 45% poison success rate for 8 sec
Level 6: MP -26; Basic attack 42, mastery 20%, attack range 120%, 46% poison success rate for 8 sec
Level 7: MP -27; Basic attack 44, mastery 25%, attack range 130%, 47% poison success rate for 12 sec
Level 8: MP -28; Basic attack 46, mastery 25%, attack range 130%, 48% poison success rate for 12 sec
Level 9: MP -29; Basic attack 48, mastery 25%, attack range 130%, 49% poison success rate for 12 sec
Level 10: MP -30; Basic attack 50, mastery 30%, attack range 140%, 50% poison success rate for 16 sec
Level 11: MP -31; Basic attack 52, mastery 30%, attack range 140%, 51% poison success rate for 16 sec
Level 12: MP -32; Basic attack 54, mastery 30%, attack range 140%, 52% poison success rate for 16 sec
Level 13: MP -33; Basic attack 56, mastery 35%, attack range 150%, 53% poison success rate for 20 sec
Level 14: MP -34; Basic attack 58, mastery 35%, attack range 150%, 54% poison success rate for 20 sec
Level 15: MP -35; Basic attack 60, mastery 35%, attack range 150%, 55% poison success rate for 20 sec
Level 16: MP -36; Basic attack 62, mastery 40%, attack range 160%, 56% poison success rate for 24 sec
Level 17: MP -37; Basic attack 64, mastery 40%, attack range 160%, 57% poison success rate for 24 sec
Level 18: MP -38; Basic attack 66, mastery 40%, attack range 160%, 58% poison success rate for 24 sec
Level 19: MP -39; Basic attack 68, mastery 45%, attack range 170%, 59% poison success rate for 28 sec
Level 20: MP -40; Basic attack 70, mastery 45%, attack range 170%, 60% poison success rate for 28 sec
Level 21: MP -41; Basic attack 72, mastery 45%, attack range 170%, 61% poison success rate for 28 sec
Level 22: MP -42; Basic attack 74, mastery 50%, attack range 180%, 62% poison success rate for 32 sec
Level 23: MP -43; Basic attack 76, mastery 50%, attack range 180%, 63% poison success rate for 32 sec
Level 24: MP -44; Basic attack 78, mastery 50%, attack range 180%, 64% poison success rate for 32 sec
Level 25: MP -45; Basic attack 80, mastery 55%, attack range 190%, 65% poison success rate for 36 sec
Level 26: MP -46; Basic attack 82, mastery 55%, attack range 190%, 66% poison success rate for 36 sec
Level 27: MP -47; Basic attack 84, mastery 55%, attack range 190%, 67% poison success rate for 36 sec
Level 28: MP -48; Basic attack 86, mastery 60%, attack range 200%, 68% poison success rate for 40 sec
Level 29: MP -49; Basic attack 88, mastery 60%, attack range 200%, 69% poison success rate for 40 sec
Level 30: MP -50; Basic attack 90, mastery 60%, attack range 200%, 70% poison success rate for 40 sec

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Seal
Seals up the enemies around you for a certain amount of time. Once sealed up, the monsters can’t use attacking skills, but the skill does not work on boss monsters. Great to prevent monsters to use their magical attacks against you (e.g. Mong Eerie Face / Shark Jaws / Werewolf Claw). This includes negative buff/effect (Seal, Dark, Weak, Stunned, Dispell, Slow) by Fierry, Shark, Thanatos and others. It also prevents monsters to activate their magical defenses (e.g. Dark Stone Gollem Power-Up Level 2, Physical Defense-Up Level 2.)
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Master Level: 20 | Type: Active | Pre-requisite: Element Amplification Lv 3
Level 1: MP -12; 38% success rate for 10 seconds
Level 2: MP -12; 41% success rate for 11 seconds
Level 3: MP -12; 44% success rate for 11 seconds
Level 4: MP -12; 47% success rate for 12 seconds
Level 5: MP -12; 50% success rate for 12 seconds
Level 6: MP -18; 53% success rate for 13 seconds
Level 7: MP -18; 56% success rate for 13 seconds
Level 8: MP -18; 59% success rate for 14 seconds
Level 9: MP -18; 62% success rate for 14 seconds
Level 10: MP -18; 65% success rate for 15 seconds
Level 11: MP -24; 68% success rate for 15 seconds
Level 12: MP -24; 71% success rate for 16 seconds
Level 13: MP -24; 74% success rate for 16 seconds
Level 14: MP -24; 77% success rate for 17 seconds
Level 15: MP -24; 80% success rate for 17 seconds
Level 16: MP -30; 83% success rate for 18 seconds
Level 17: MP -30; 86% success rate for 18 seconds
Level 18: MP -30; 89% success rate for 19 seconds
Level 19: MP -30; 92% success rate for 19 seconds
Level 20: MP -30; 95% success rate for 20 seconds

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Magic Booster
Uses up a significant amount of HP and MP to increase the attacking speed for spells. Most MapleStory players would ask ” Why leave Spell Booster at Lv11 instead of Lv20?” Reason being, Lv11 has the same casting speed as Lv20 Speed +2, however Lv20 has longer duration.
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Master Level: 20 | Type: Support | Pre-requisite: Element Amplification Lv 3
Level 1: HP -58, MP -53; Casting speed +1 for 10 seconds
Level 2: HP -56, MP -51; Casting speed +1 for 20 seconds
Level 3: HP -54, MP -49; Casting speed +1 for 30 seconds
Level 4: HP -52, MP -47; Casting speed +1 for 40 seconds
Level 5: HP -50, MP -45; Casting speed +1 for 50 seconds
Level 6: HP -48, MP -43; Casting speed +1 for 60 seconds
Level 7: HP -46, MP -41; Casting speed +1 for 70 seconds
Level 8: HP -44, MP -39; Casting speed +1 for 80 seconds
Level 9: HP -42, MP -37; Casting speed +1 for 90 seconds
Level 10: HP -40, MP -35; Casting speed +1 for 100 seconds
Level 11: HP -39, MP -34; Casting speed +2 for 110 seconds
Level 12: HP -38, MP -33; Casting speed +2 for 120 seconds
Level 13: HP -37, MP -32; Casting speed +2 for 130 seconds
Level 14: HP -36, MP -31; Casting speed +2 for 140 seconds
Level 15: HP -35, MP -30; Casting speed +2 for 150 seconds
Level 16: HP -34, MP -29; Casting speed +2 for 160 seconds
Level 17: HP -33, MP -28; Casting speed +2 for 170 seconds
Level 18: HP -32, MP -27; Casting speed +2 for 180 seconds
Level 19: HP -31, MP -26; Casting speed +2 for 190 seconds
Level 20: HP -30, MP -25; Casting speed +2 for 200 seconds

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Magic Composition
Uses fire & poison-based spell on a single enemy. Applies massive damage to monsters that are weak against fire or poison, and the enemy will be poisoned on a set success rate.
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Master Level: 30 | Type: Active
Level 1: Basic attack 80, mastery 15%, 41% poison success rate for 4 seconds
Level 2: MP -14; Basic attack 84, mastery 15%, 42% poison success rate for 4 seconds
Level 3: MP -14; Basic attack 88, mastery 15%, 43% poison success rate for 4 seconds
Level 4: MP -14; Basic attack 92, mastery 20%, 44% poison success rate for 8 seconds
Level 5: MP -14; Basic attack 95, mastery 20%, 45% poison success rate for 8 seconds
Level 6: MP -14; Basic attack 98, mastery 20%, 46% poison success rate for 8 seconds
Level 7: MP -14; Basic attack 101, mastery 25%, 47% poison success rate for 12 seconds
Level 8: MP -14; Basic attack 104, mastery 25%, 48% poison success rate for 12 seconds
Level 9: MP -14; Basic attack 107, mastery 25%, 49% poison success rate for 12 seconds
Level 10: MP -14; Basic attack 110, mastery 30%, 50% poison success rate for 16 seconds
Level 11: MP -18; Basic attack 113, mastery 30%, 51% poison success rate for 16 seconds
Level 12: MP -18; Basic attack 116, mastery 30%, 52% poison success rate for 16 seconds
Level 13: MP -18; Basic attack 119, mastery 35%, 53% poison success rate for 20 seconds
Level 14: MP -18; Basic attack 122, mastery 35%, 54% poison success rate for 20 seconds
Level 15: MP -18; Basic attack 124, mastery 35%, 55% poison success rate for 20 seconds
Level 16: MP -18; Basic attack 126, mastery 40%, 56% poison success rate for 24 seconds
Level 17: MP -18; Basic attack 128, mastery 40%, 57% poison success rate for 24 seconds
Level 18: MP -18; Basic attack 130, mastery 40%, 58% poison success rate for 24 seconds
Level 19: MP -18; Basic attack 132, mastery 45%, 59% poison success rate for 28 seconds
Level 20: MP -18; Basic attack 134, mastery 45%, 60% poison success rate for 28 seconds
Level 21: MP -22; Basic attack 136, mastery 45%, 61% poison success rate for 28 seconds
Level 22: MP -22; Basic attack 138, mastery 50%, 62% poison success rate for 32 seconds
Level 23: MP -22; Basic attack 140, mastery 50%, 63% poison success rate for 32 seconds
Level 24: MP -22; Basic attack 142, mastery 50%, 64% poison success rate for 32 seconds
Level 25: MP -22; Basic attack 144, mastery 55%, 65% poison success rate for 36 seconds
Level 26: MP -22; Basic attack 146, mastery 55%, 66% poison success rate for 36 seconds
Level 27: MP -22; Basic attack 147, mastery 55%, 67% poison success rate for 36 seconds
Level 28: MP -22; Basic attack 148, mastery 60%, 68% poison success rate for 40 seconds
Level 29: MP -22; Basic attack 149, mastery 60%, 69% poison success rate for 40 seconds
Level 30: MP -22; Basic attack 150, mastery 60%, 70% poison success rate for 40 seconds

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Reference / Credits to..
Flenaris’s Fire/Poison Mage Guide!

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