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MapleStory Dual Blade Skills and Skill Builds

The Explorer Heroes: Dual Bladers

~ Credits to Hanabira.Kage for skill comments
~ Credits to poeinstinct for Dual Blade Training Ground

Introduction
The previous Dark Lord had a student Jin and a daughter Sulhee. So basically what happened is that the friend of the previous Dark Lord, Tristan, requested help to kill Balrog. Unfortunately, Dark Lord got turned into a monster by Balrog and his student Jin had to kill Dark Lord because he was attacking Kerning City. The daughter of the previous Dark Lord, Sulhee, saw the dead body of her father brought by Jin. She thought that Jin framed him and killed him because of his position. So Jin became the next Dark Lord and Sulhee created a secret dark organization to go against Jin. (Although, she loved Jin) Now the rogues are disappearing from Kerning City by Sulhee’s command to make them into Dual Blade to fight against Jin.

Q: What does the + job means?
A: All +job SP has to be spent before the next real job.
So you can save SP for the job at 20, 55, etc, but not for 30/70. You can’t save SP from say, lv20 for lv55, because there’s a regular advance level between them that requires you to spend it all.

1st Job: Rogue (LV 10-19)

LV 10 : 1 Double Stab (1/20) Free 1 SP upon 1st Job Advancement
LV 11 : 3 Double Stab (4/20)
LV 12 : 3 Double Stab (7/20)
LV 13 : 3 Double Stab (10/20)
LV 14 : Save 3 SP (3)
LV 15 : Save 3 SP (6)
LV 16 : Save 3 SP (9)
LV 17 : Save 3 SP (12)
LV 18 : Save 3 SP (15)
LV 19 : Save 3 SP (18)
Summary – Total 28 SP

2nd Job: Blade Recruit (LV 20-30)

LV 20 : 10 Triple Stab (10/10), 5 Katara Mastery (5/20), 6 Katara Booster (6/20)
LV 21 : 3 Katara Booster (9/20)
LV 22 : 3 Katara Booster (12/20)
LV 23 : 3 Katara Booster (15/20)
LV 24 : 3 Katara Booster (18/20)
LV 25 : 2 Katara Booster (20/20), 1 Katara Mastery (6/20)
LV 26 : 3 Katara Mastery (9/20)
LV 27 : 3 Katara Mastery (12/20)
LV 28 : 3 Katara Mastery (15/20)
LV 29 : 3 Katara Mastery (18/20)
LV 30 : 2 Katara Mastery (20/20) 1 Disorder (1/20)
Summary – Total 33 SP

2nd+ Job: Blade Acolyte (LV30-55)

LV 30 : 1 Self Haste (1/20) Free 1 SP upon 2nd Job Advancement
LV 31 : 3 Self Haste (4/20)
LV 32 : 3 Self Haste (7/20)
LV 33 : 3 Self Haste (10/20)
LV 34 : 3 Self Haste (13/20)
LV 35 : 3 Self Haste (16/20)
LV 36 : 3 Self Haste (19/20)
LV 37 : 1 Self Haste (20/20), 2 Slash Storm (2/20)
LV 38 : 3 Slash Storm (5/20)
LV 39 : 3 Slash Storm (8/20)
LV 40 : 3 Slash Storm (11/20)
LV 41 : 3 Slash Storm (14/20)
LV 42 : 3 Slash Storm (17/20)
LV 43 : 3 Slash Storm (20/20)
LV 44-50 : 3 Fatal Blow (18/20)
LV 51-51 : 2 Fatal Blow (20/20), 1 Endure
LV 52-52 : 2 Disorder (3/20), 1 Dark Sight
LV 53-55 : 3 Dark Sight (10/20)
Summary – Total 76 SP

3rd Job: Blade Specialist (LV56-70)

LV 56-61 : 3 Flash Jump (18/20)
LV 62-62 : 2 Flash Jump (20/20), Save 1 SP (1)
LV 63-70 : Save 3 SP (25)
Summary – Total 76 SP

3rd+ Job: Blade Lord

LV 70-70 : 20 Flying Assaulter (20/20) 6 Bloody Storm (6/10)
LV 71-71 : 3 Bloody Storm (9/10)
LV 72-72 : 1 Bloody Storm (10/10) 2 Mirror Image (2/30)
LV 73-81 : 3 Mirror Image (29/30)
LV 82-82 : 1 Mirror Image (30/30), 2 Upper Stab (2/20)
LV 83-88 : 3 Upper Stab (20/20)
LV 89-94 : 3 Owl Spirit (18/20)
LV 95-95 : 2 Owl Spirit (20/20), 1 Dark Sight (11/20)
LV 96-98 : 3 Dark Sight (20/20)
LV 99-104 : 3 Advanced Dark Sight (18/20)
LV 105-105 : 2 Advanced Dark Sight (20/20)
LV 106-111 : 3 Nimble Body (18/20)
LV 112-112 : 2 Nimble Body (20/20) 1 Endure (2/20)
LV 113-118 : 3 Endure (20/20)
LV 119-120 : 3 Flash Bang (6/20)
Summary – Total 151 SP

4th Job: Blade Master

LV 121-121 : 2 Final Cut (2/30), 1 Thorns (1/30)
LV 122-130 : 3 Final Cut (29/30)
LV 131-131 : 1 Final Cut (30/30) 2 Thorns (3/30)
LV 132-140 : 3 Thorns (30/30)
LV 141-150 : 3 Sudden Raid (30/30)
LV 151-160 : 3 Maple Warrior (30/30)
Summary – Total 240 SP

Rogue Skills LV 10-20

Nimble Body (Max Lv. 20) Passive
Increases accuracy and avoidability.
LV 01 : Accuracy +1, avoidability +1
LV 10 : Accuracy +10, avoidability +10
LV 20 : Accuracy +20, avoidability +20
This skill is optional. Thief primary stat is LUK (luck).
LUK provides accuracy, damage and avoidability.
Skill point (SP) is spent on this skill if no useful skills available.

Keen Eyes (Max Lv. 8) Passive
Increases the range of attack using throwing weapons such as throwing stars & knives.
LV 01 : Range of attack for throwing weapon: +25
LV 04 : Range of attack for throwing weapon: +100
LV 08 : Range of attack for throwing weapon: +200
The official description is misleading abit.
As dual blades, you do not throw katara (dual blade weapon).
This skill is only useful for thief that uses claw and throwing star.
Dual Blades does not require this skill at all! Don’t add SP into it.

Disorder (Max Lv. 20) Supportive
Temporarily decreases the morale of an opponent.
Its weapon def. and attack will suffer, and the
attacking enemy will suddenly stop attacking.
Can’t perform this on enemy that’s already in “disorder”.
LV 01 : MP -5; Enemy’s weapon attack -1, weapon def. -1 for 7 seconds
LV 10 : MP -7; Enemy’s weapon attack -10, weapon def. -10 for 31 seconds
LV 20 : MP -10; Enemy’s weapon attack -20, weapon def. -20 for 60 seconds
This is not a useful skill and does not work on boss monsters.
In practical, we either defeat monsters within 1-4 hits without letting
them to counter attack. Disordering one by one is slow way of training.
However, 3 SP is required in Disorder to unlock Dark Sight.

Dark Sight (Max Lv. 20) Supportive
Use MP to hide behind the shadows. While hiding, the enemy won’t attack, but you can’t attack back either. All movements other than attacking are available. It’s temporary, so after a while, you’ll be back to normal
Pre-requisite: Disorder Lv. 3
LV 01 : MP -24; Disappear for 10 seconds, speed -30
LV 10 : MP -15; Disappear for 100 seconds, speed -12
LV 20 : MP -5; Disappear for 200 seconds, regular moving speed

Double Stab (Max Lv. 20) Active
Use MP to quickly stab an enemy twice at once using a dagger.
LV 01 : MP -6; Damage 65% x 2 Hits
LV 10 : MP -9; Damage 95% x 2 Hits
LV 20 : MP -14; Damage 130% x 2 Hits

Lucky Seven (Max Lv. 20) Active
Use MP to throw 2 throwing stars and apply damage based on LUK, regardless of the rate of javelin mastery.
LV 01 : MP -8; Damage 58% x 2 Hits
LV 10 : MP -11; Damage 100% x 2 Hits
LV 20 : MP -16; Damage 150% x 2 Hits

Blade Recruit Skills LV 20-30

Katara Mastery (Max Lv. 20) Passive
Increases your Katara mastery and accuracy.
This skill only applies when your character is equipped with a Katara.
LV 01 : 15% Mastery, +1 Accuracy
LV 10 : 35% Mastery, +10 Accuracy
LV 20 : 60% Mastery, +20 Accuracy

Triple Stab (Max Lv. 10) Active
Uses a Katara to attack multiple enemies three times.
Required Skill: Double Stab Lv. 10 or above.
LV 01 : MP -16, 155% damage, Attacks 3 Times, Attacks 2 enemies, 88% range
LV 05 : MP -16, 175% damage, Attacks 3 Times, Attacks 2 enemies, 88% range
LV 10 : MP -18, 200% damage, Attacks 3 Times, Attacks 3 enemies, 100% range

Katara Booster (Max Lv. 20) Supportive

Uses HP and MP to enhance the attack speed of Daggers and Kataras.
Can only be used when your character is equipped with both a Dagger and a Katara.
Required Skill: Katara Mastery Lv. 5 or above.
LV 01 : HP -29, MP -29, 10 Seconds, +2 Speed
LV 10 : HP -20, MP -20, 100 Seconds, +2 Speed
LV 20 : HP -10, MP -10, 200 Seconds, +2 Speed

Blade Acolyte Skills LV 30-55

Endure (Max Lv. 20) Passive
Allows you to recover extra HP and MP.
LV 01 : Every 24 seconds, +24 HP, +2 MP
LV 10 : Every 15 seconds, +60 HP, +20 MP
LV 20 : Every 5 seconds, +100 HP, +40 MP

Self Haste (Max Lv. 20) Supportive

Increases your Speed and Jump for a set amount of time.
LV 01 : MP -15, 10 Seconds, +2 speed, +4 jump
LV 10 : MP -15, 100 Seconds, +20 speed, +13 jump
LV 20 : MP -30, 200 Seconds, +40 speed, +23 jump

Fatal Blow (Max Lv. 20) Active
Allows you to perform up to 8 consecutive attacks on an enemy.
LV 01 : MP -18, 100% damage, Attacks 5 Times, Attacks 1 enemy, 142% range
LV 10 : MP -22, 145% damage, Attacks 6 Times, Attacks 1 enemy, 142% range
LV 20 : MP -30, 180% damage, Attacks 8 Times, Attacks 1 enemy, 142% range

Slash Storm (Max Lv. 20) Active
Attacks multiple nearby enemies.
The attacks become more elaborate as the skill level increases
LV 01 : MP -12, 98% damage, Attacks 3 enemies, Attacks 2 Times, 175% range
LV 10 : MP -18, 135% damage, Attacks 4 enemies, Attacks 2 Times, 175% range
LV 20 : MP -24, 160% damage, Attacks 6 enemies, Attacks 2 Times, 205% range

Blade Specialist Skills LV 55-70

Tornado Spin (Max Lv. 20) Active
Dashes forward to inflict a powerful spin attack on multiple nearby enemies.
Activate Dash: Arrow key c→→ or c←←
Spin attack: Press the Attack key while Dashing.
LV 01 : MP -18, 152% damage, Attacks 3 enemies, 180% range
LV 10 : MP -22, 200% damage, Attacks 4 enemies, 240% range
LV 20 : MP -30, 250% damage, Attacks 8 enemies, 280% range

FlashBang (Max Lv. 20) Active
Throws a flashbang to blind multiple enemies nearby and
decrease their Accuracy for a set amount of time.
LV 01 : MP -62, 50% damage, Attacks 10 enemies, 51% Probability,
Decrease accuracy by 80, 10 Seconds, 80 Seconds Cooldown, 160% range
LV 10 : MP -80, 50% damage, Attacks 10 enemies, 60% Probability,
Decrease accuracy by 80, 10 Seconds, 80 Seconds Cooldown, 160% range
LV 20 : MP -100, 50% damage, Attacks 15 enemies, 70% Probability,
Decrease accuracy by 85, 20 Seconds, 60 Seconds Cooldown, 220% range

Flash Jump (Max Lv. 20) Active
When mid-air, you can jump again in the same direction using this skill.
The Jump distance increases as you advance your skill level.
LV 01 : MP -60
LV 10 : MP -33
LV 20 : MP -13

Blade Lord Skills LV 70-120

Advanced Dark Sight (Max Lv. 20) Passive
Enhances Dark Sight to allow you to sometimes successfully attack
while using Dark Sight, without canceling that ability.
Required Skill: Lv. 20 Dark Sight
LV 01 : 11% Probability
LV 10 : 29% Probability
LV 20 : 49% Probability

Bloody Storm (Max Lv. 10) Active
An advanced version of Slash Storm.
Attacks multiple enemies at a very high speed with elaborate movements. Required skill: Lv. 20 Slash Storm. Lv. 10 effect: Can be used with Lv. 10 Flying Assaulter
LV 01 : MP -35, 190% damage, Attacks 6 enemies, Attacks 2 Times, 250% range
LV 05 : MP -35, 230% damage, Attacks 6 enemies, Attacks 2 Times, 250% range
LV 10 : MP -40, 280% damage, Attacks 8 enemies, Attacks 2 Times, 300% range
It’s raining blood! The only bad thing about this skill is that it requires max Slash Storm, which requires a skill book. Bloody Storm hits hard, is flashy, and chains from Flying Assaulter to boot. Only maxed Bloody Storm can be chained from Flying Assaulter.

Mirror Image (Max Lv. 30) Supportive

Summons a doppelganger that looks just like you to assist in attacks for a certain amount of time. Your doppelganger cannot use certain skills
LV 01 : MP -250, 60 Seconds, Mirrors 22% Damage
LV 15 : MP -230, 120 Seconds, Mirrors 45% Damage
LV 30 : MP -200, 180 Seconds, Mirrors 60% Damage
Don’t worry, this doppelganger is tame. A Shadow Partner that does not cost any summoning rocks, and has an even higher damage multiplier to boot. So why didn’t I max this earlier in my build? Because Mirror Imaging does NOT take into account skill damage multipliers. In other words, its damage is calculated off of your normal attacks even when you’re using skills. Plus, the maximum number of hits is only 15 including both normal and mirrored attacks. Still, it’s rather useful so I’d max this after finishing up with the other useful skills.

Owl Spirit (Max Lv. 20) Active
Summons an owl spirit that attempts to instantly kill 1 enemy. If successful, your attack rate for a set number of attacks will increase by 1.5x. However, the effect will be restricted on some skills.
LV 01 : MP -50, 200% damage, 21% Probability, 3 Attacks, 130 Seconds Cooldown, 300% range
LV 10 : MP -60, 290% damage, 30% Probability, 6 Attacks, 85 Seconds Cooldown, 300% range
LV 20 : MP -80, 390% damage, 40% Probability, 9 Attacks, 60 Seconds Cooldown, 300% range
Rather useful, but the cooldown is a total put-off. Besides, what regular enemy can you find which you’d have trouble killing in a few hits?

Upper Stab (Max Lv. 20) Active

Launches multiple enemies into the air. You can deal additional damage by attacking the enemies in the air.
LV 01 : MP -25, 150% launching damage, +32% Damage while enemy in air, Attacks 3 enemies, 176% range
LV 10 : MP -30, 195% launching damage, +50% Damage while enemy in air, Attacks 4 enemies, 176% range
LV 20 : MP -40, 245% launching damage, +70% Damage while enemy in air, Attacks 6 enemies, 176% range
Surprisingly, this skill actually deals one of the highest DPS for a Dual Blade due to its ridiculously high speed. Its delay is so short, you can actually launch enemies and then jump and Upper Stab them again in mid-air!

Flying Assaulter (Max Lv. 20) Active
You descend diagonally from the air, slashing enemies within a certain range, with a chance to stun them. To use the skill, you must have at least 120% Jump. Required Skill: Lv. 20 Self Haste. Lv. 10 effect: Lv. 20 Tornado Spin can be used with Lv. 10 Bloody Storm
LV 01 : MP -24, 160% damage, Attacks 4 enemies, X Var = 27, Attacks 2 Times, 3% Chance to Stun, 4 Seconds, 250% range
LV10 : MP -28, 250% damage, Attacks 5 enemies, X Var = 35, Attacks 2 Times, 5% Chance to Stun, 5 Seconds, 270% range
LV 20 : MP -36, 400% damage, Attacks 8 enemies, X Var = 55, Attacks 2 Times, 7% Chance to Stun, 6 Seconds, 320% range
“You are not high enough to use this skill.” Be prepared to have this sentence flood your chatbox. Reason being, you have to jump before you can use Flying Assaulter AND you must use this at pretty much the peak of your jump. Still, this is THE best mobbing skill you’ll get in terms of DPS, and it chains into Bloody Storm or Tornado Spin for a super flashy attack. You need a Lv10 Flying Assaulter before you can chain it into either Tornado Spin or Bloody Storm.

Blade Master Skills LV 120-200

Venom (Max Lv. 30) Passive
You attack after coating your dagger with venom. Enemies have a chance to be poisoned by the venom and continuously take damage. Can stack up to 3 times. The enemy’s HP will not go below 1 through Venom.
LV 10 : 4 Seconds, 31 Basic Attack, 32% Probability
LV 15 : 6 Seconds, 45 Basic Attack, 40% Probability
LV 30 : 8 Seconds, 60 Basic Attack, 50% Probability

Maple Warrior (Max Lv. 30) Supportive
Increase all players’ stats within a party by certain percentage.
LV 01: MP -10, for 30 secs, all stats + 1%
LV 15: MP -30, for 450 secs, all stats + 8%
LV 30: MP -60; for 900 sec, all stats +15%

Final Cut (Max Lv. 30) Active + Supportive
Sacrifices a significant amount of HP to deal powerful damage on multiple enemies. Once you activate this ability, your attack rate increases for a set duration. The amount of HP consumed, the damage, and the attack enhancement effect vary depending on the gauge. However, the attack rate enhancement effect is restricted on some skills.
LV 01 : MP -150, 920% damage, Attacks 8 enemies, 40% Maximum Strength, Y Var = 200, 30 Seconds, 100 Seconds Cooldown, 250% range
LV 15 : MP -250, 1200% damage, Attacks 8 enemies, 50% Maximum Strength, Y Var = 200, 40 Seconds, 105 Seconds Cooldown, 300% range
LV 30 : MP -300, 1500% damage, Attacks 8 enemies, 65% Maximum Strength, Y Var = 200, 60 Seconds, 100 Seconds Cooldown, 350% range

Monster Bomb (Max Lv. 20) Active
Sticks an explosive charm on 1 monster to create a powerful explosion. The explosion occurs 3 seconds after the charm is activated, and anyone in range takes damage, enemy and ally alike.
LV 01 : MP -130, 820% damage, Attacks 15 enemies, 3 Seconds, 60 Seconds Cooldown, 220% range
LV 15 : MP -180, 1050% damage, Attacks 15 enemies, 3 Seconds, 50 Seconds Cooldown, 220% range
LV 30 : MP -230, 1200% damage, Attacks 15 enemies, 3 Seconds, 30 Seconds Cooldown, 220% range

Sudden Raid (Max Lv. 30) Active

Summons the power of the former Blade Master and deals powerful damage on groups of up to 15 enemies.
LV 01 : MP -400, Attacks 15 enemies, 305% damage, 400% range
LV 15 : MP -680, Attacks 15 enemies, 490% damage, 400% range
LV 30 : MP -980, Attacks 15 enemies, 600% damage, 400% range

Chains of Hell (Max Lv. 30) Active

When you have Dark Sight active, Chains of Hell pulls an enemy close to deal damage by attacking up to 12 times. However, stationary monsters have to be in range.
LV 01 : MP -55, 100% damage, 350 Range, Attacks 12 Times, 140% range
LV 15 : MP -65, 170% damage, 400 Range, Attacks 12 Times, 140% range
LV 30 : MP -75, 250% damage, 450 Range, Attacks 12 Times, 140% range

Mirrored Target (Max Lv. 30) Supportive
Disassembles the doppelganger summoned via Mirror Image and turns it into a dummy. The dummy attracts the enemy’s attacks, protecting you from them. This skill can only be used when Mirror Image is active. Required Skill: Lv. 30 Mirror Image
LV 01: MP -150, 15 Seconds, X Var = 1000
LV 15: MP -200, 45 Seconds, X Var = 8000
LV 30: MP -250, 90 Seconds, X Var = 15500

Thorns (Max Lv. 30) Supportive
Grants a higher chance of getting critical attacks. Party members only gain half of the effect, and the skill is restricted when you use abilities with high critical chances.
LV 01 : MP -300, Crit Rate 5%, 60 Seconds, Crit Damage 103%
LV 15 : MP -330, Crit Rate 20%, 80 Seconds, Crit Damage 175%
LV 30 : MP -360, Crit Rate 35%, 120 Seconds, Crit Damage 250%

Training Locations for Dual Bladers

List do not include bosses as those are entirely up to you.
[Note] *words* are what I personally recommend

Level 1-10
Maple Island Quests

Level 11-20
Dual Blade Storyline Quests
Training Center Power B. Fore (Victoria Road: Kerning City Construction Site)

Level 21-30
Episode 1 Quests
Sand Mole (Ariant: Sahel 1/2)
Octopus & Bubbling (Hidden Street: Northern Top of Construction Site)
*Kerning Monster Cleanup PQ (Victoria Road: Construction Site North of Kerning City) -incredibly fast. 16,000~17,000 EXP in 6 minutes.

Level 30-40
*Mushroom Kingdom Quests
Kerning Square Quests
Monster Carnival PQ 1

Level 40-50
*Roid (Alcadno Research Institute: Lab – Area C-1)
*Roid/Neo-Huroid (Alcadno Research Institute: Lab – Area C-2)
*Nett’s Pyramid (Mirror of Dimension)
Python (Thailand: Deep Jungle)
Truckers (Singapore: Suburban Area 2)
Monster Carnival PQ 1

Level 50-60
*Roid/Neo-Huroid (Alcadno Research Institute: Lab – Area C-2)
*Windraiders (Crimsonwood Mountain: Lower Ascent)
Alternaticve: Crimsonwood Keep: Tornado Corridor
*Selkie Jr./Slimy (Singapore: Mysterious Path 3)
Dark Stone Golem/Mixed Golem (Hidden Street: The Forest of Golem)
Monster Carnival PQ 2
Balrog PQ

poeinstinct personally suggest that you try to train at Windraiders from levels 50+~70. The EXP:HP ratio is incredibly high and you can level up faster than at MP3. It is however a challenge, getting to Lower Ascent but the rewards are great. It is easy to get past monsters on the way to the Jump Quest map. Simply turn on your Dark Sight. The JQ is the trickier part. A video of how to get to Lower Ascent can be found HERE. If you need to repot, easiest way is to make one of your other characters sit in Singapore and buy “food” from the NPC such as “Crab Cakes” or “Rambutans” and place them in the MTS. Take note that there is a 5000 meso fee when you place an item in the MTS. This way, you won’t have to keep going back and forth to the town to repot. Here’s a better understanding of the method. (thanks to crosis)

Level 60-70
*Windraiders (Crimsonwood Mountain: Lower Ascent) Alternative: Crimsonwood Keep: Tornado Corridor
*Selkie Jr./Slimy (Singapore: Mysterious Path 3)
*Captain/Kru (Herb Town: Red-Nose Pirate Den II)
Sites/Homunculus (Zenumist Research Institute: Lab – Unit 203)
Dark Stone Golem/Mixed Golem (Hidden Street: The Forest of Golem)
Monster Carnival PQ 2
Balrog PQ

Level 70-80
*Galloperas (Malaysia: Entrance to the Spooky World)
*Red/Blue/Black Kentaurus (Leafre)
*Dual Ghost Pirates (Hidden Street: Unbalanced Time)
Typhons (Crimsonwood Mountain: The Path of Peril) – Better exp than Kents but you will fall a lot. Very frustrating. Use Upper Stab.
Vikerolas (Malaysia: Fantasy Theme Park 3) – when Spooky is full

Level 80-90
*Galloperas (Malaysia: Entrance to the Spooky World)
*Red/Blue/Black Kentaurus (Leafre)
*Dreamy Ghosts (Zipangu: Encounter with the Buddha)
Typhons (Crimsonwood Mountain: The Path of Peril) – you will fall a lot if you’re not used to the map. Use Upper Stab.
Elderwraith (Phantom Forest: The Evil Dead)
Dual Ghost Pirates (Hidden Street: Unbalanced Time)
Spirit Viking (Ludibrium: Warped Path of Time )

Level 90-100
*Galloperas (Malaysia: Entrance to the Spooky World)
*Slygie & Veetron (Singapore: Ulu Estate II)
*Dreamy Ghosts (Zipangu: Encounter with the Buddha)
Red/Blue/Black Kentaurus (Leafre)
Typhons (Crimsonwood Mountain: The Path of Peril)
The Pupil of Memory/ The Priest of Memory/The Guardian of Memory (Time Road: Path to the Memory I/II/III)

After this point, training locations are basically based on preference.

Level 100-110
Galloperas (Malaysia: Entrance to the Spooky World)
*Dreamy Ghosts (Zipangu: Encounter with the Buddha) (Faster than Spooky if solo)
*Slygie & Veetron (Singapore: Ulu Estate II) – till 10X
Skelesaurus/Skelegons (Mini Dungeon: Revived Memory)
Red/Blue/Black Kentaurus (Leafre)
Time Temple: Path to Memory II/III/IV
Time Temple: Path to Regret I/II

Level 110-120
Galloperas (Malaysia: Entrance to the Spooky World)
Dreamy Ghosts (Zipangu: Encounter with the Buddha)
*Skelesaurus/Skelegons (Mini Dungeon: Revived Memory) (if you have enough HP)
Time Temple: Path to Regret III/IV

Level 120-130
Skelesaurus/Skelegons (Mini Dungeon: Revived Memory)
Galloperas (Malaysia: Entrance to the Spooky World)
Time Temple: Path to Oblivion I/II/III
Bigfoot (Phantom Forest)
Anego/Ahma/ Female Boss (Zipangu: Parlor)

Level 130-150
Skelesaurus/Skelegons (Mini Dungeon: Revived Memory)
Galloperas (Malaysia: Entrance to the Spooky World)
Time Temple: Path to Oblivion III/IV
Bigfoot (Phantom Forest)
Anego/Ahma/ Female Boss (Zipangu: Parlor)

Level 150+
Skelesaurus/Skelegons (Mini Dungeon: Revived Memory)
Galloperas (Malaysia: Entrance to the Spooky World)
Time Temple: Path to Oblivion IV/V
Bigfoot (Phantom Forest)
Anego/Ahma/ Female Boss (Zipangu: Parlor)

References:
http://www.hidden-street.net/forum/threads/42029-Neo-s-Dual-Blade-Guide

MapleStory Lending INT Equipment Service for HP Washing

Prelude
It’s not easy to own a full set of 150 int gear. Nor it is easy to lend from friends either. That’s how the rich MapleStory Players come out with this service.

How does it work?

The service provider will log in your char and wear his INT item on your character.
Then they help you to level your character (your character EXP should be 99.98%)
They do not train your character from scratch (0% EXP)
This service isn’t free as some Lending INT Equip Service Providers

Here are the details:

Int gear total int excluding neck/egg : 218
Int gear including neck/egg : 241
Cost : $10 per level / 100m meso per lvl

1 : Express your interest to the “Lending INT Equipment Service Provider”.
2 : Service Provider sends you his bank account number.
3 : You will need to transfer money to his bank or leave 50 million meso in your character.
4 : Make sure you have transfered all your items in another account (naked account)
5 : Service Provider will then ask for your log in id and password
4 : He will log in and help you level with the INT gear.
5 : Once he is done, he will notify you (via SMS) and you can change your password.

Is this trustable? Risky?

Go for Service Providers who are very well known in MapleStory community, if they cheat you, this will ruin their reputation. Some service provider do this to help other people who have helped them in this service. Win win situation for both parties (the service provider and user)

Aquila bowman who use double washing approach.

This concept was first developed by Tiger from Maplegobal (Slaute all guys) and further tested out and improved by many guys including Tanyia from maplesea (bootes)(Sorry i can’t named one by one there is too much of you guys down there) and me. Hp washing refers to adding it Ap into hp. And then buy ap reset from cash shop. -mp and add the ap into the stats which you want. For eg if you are warrior you will – mp and add it to str.

Ways to wash hp :

Mehod 1: For warriors and other class ( warrior pls stick to this method only )
i) Before you level,wear your int gear and level
ii) Add AP into HP
iii) Use AP reset, -MP + back stats

Method 2: For desperado that want to get HP asap (provided you got enough MP not for warrior )
i) Use AP reset – MP + HP ( if you do not have extra AP, you can use AP reset -AP + HP 1st )
ii) Repeat the -MP + HP process until you reach the limit. Use back the last point you can wash to add back to stats

Mehod3 : Double washing ( For desperado,rich and with int gear min 150 INT. Double wash = double $. estimate of 10k sgd to wash to 30k hp with hb for thief and bowman class not for warrior )
i) Before you level,wear your int gear and level
ii) Add AP into MP
iii) Use AP reset, -MP + HP
iv) Use AP reset – MP +Stats
The concept of double washing is to gain more MP so that you can wash more. We take for example a NL with min MP already.
If he using Method 1, He can only wash 1 time. End of story. +18HP , + 10MP
If he using Method 3, He can wash all 5 AP when he double wash. Lvl up add 22+ MP . Each AP added into MP gains around 20MP.
Therefore 20×5+22 = 122 MP. Double washing = 5x12MP +5x12MP= 120 MP. Each HP gains around 18HP.
So in total, you gain around 5×18= 90 HP and 2 extra MP. To wash 5 AP requires 10 AP reset = around $50 sgd

MapleStory Fishing Lagoon Guide

Simple Fishing Guide written by mrs.oro’s

Fishing is actually a very simple business. However, the concept of fishing could still be remote for some of us. I’ve written a guide, hopefully, it can clear some doubts about fishing.

Introduction – What is fishing?

Fishing is a means for players to earn experience points, mesos, ores and fishes in the game.

NPC involved

Kedrick the Fisherman. Located in most towns.

4 Requirements for fishing

1) Minimum Level 10 in order to enter the Lagoon.

2) Fishing Chair (50000 mesos; no expiry)

3) EITHER
a) Fishing Rod

OR
b) VIP Fishing Rod

4) Fishing baits (2 types)

a) Regular baits (120 baits each time, payable 3000 mesos)
b) Delicious baits (120 baits each time, exchange with Delicious Bait Can bought for 1000 @cash from Cash Shop)

How to fish

1) Go to Cash Shop. Buy either a Fishing Rod or VIP Fishing Rod depending on your individual preference. (Optional: buy Delicious Bait Can)
2) Talk to Kedrick the Fisherman. Buy a Fishing Chair for 50000 mesos. Buy fishing baits. (Optional: exchange Delicious Bait Can for 120 Delicious Baits)
3) Enter Fishing Lagoon by talking to Kedrick. Once inside Lagoon, click on the “Setup” tab and double-click the fishing chair to begin fishing.

Process of fishing

Basically your character will do nothing except to fish. Depending on the fishing rod you use, the character will gain something after every 30 seconds / 1 minute. “SUCCESS” will appear on top of your character if you have gained something significant. A non-profitable yield will give only 10 mesos otherwise.

What does “SUCCESS” constitute of?

These are what you can get per bait:
1) mesos: 100 to 15000 mesos (*upper limit needs to be verified)
2) 1 unit of ore: either a mineral or gem
3) experience points: varying amounts
4) fish: for “Secret Dish of Great Chef” quest

Why fish?

Basically, players fish mostly to gain experience. This is especially relevant to high level players (4th jobbers). Each fishing session using only Regular Baits can yield approximately 0.5% experience. If combined with Delicious Baits, each session will yield 1-2% experience. For a low level player, 1-2% experience gain can be attained in a matter of minutes; for high level players, 1-2% experience gain could mean 1 million or 10 million experience points. Hence, it is not worth the mesos or real life currency to start fishing at low levels.

What drops can you get from fishing?

Fish (variety of sizes):
Carp(100cm), Carp(113cm),
Salmon(166cm), Salmon(183cm)
Whitebait(3.6cm) Whitebait(5cm), Whitebait(6.5cm), Whitebait(10cm)
Sailfish(120cm),
Sword (Level 1), Pico-pico Hammer, Shovel(quest)

Related topic: Quest for Secret Dish of Great Chef

Each fishing session randomly gives you 4 types of fishes of varying sizes. The quest requires a certain number of a particular fish type and size (e.g. Whitebait 3.6cm). You may end up with a good number of carps of varying sizes but not the one needed by the quest (specifically, Carp 100cm), hence it is not possible to complete the quest in 1 fishing session. Most of the time, you will have to fish for days or weeks to finish this quest. The quest is repeatable but the reward is mediocre, so no point doing it imo.

Quest requirement as shown below:

What if my ETC slots are full?

If your ETC slots are full but your bait yields an ETC item (ore or fish), you will not get anything (a.k.a you have wasted 1 bait). A message saying, “You cannot get anymore items” will show up. However, this will not affect meso or experience gained from fishing.

Illustration: I have emerald ore, carp 30cm and mithril ore in my ETC slots and the rest of filled up. As I continue to fish, I can only get emerald ore, carp 30cm and mithril ore. I will not be able to receive other ores or fishes.

Fishing will continue until all the baits run out.

When can I buy the fishing baits?

Fishing baits can only be bought once a day. The timer will reset at 12 a.m. daily.

Illustration 1
Player buys Regular Bait at 9.00am and exchanged Delicious Bait at 9.00am. The next time he/she can buy and exchange baits will be 12.00am the next day.

Illustration 2
Player buys Regular Bait at 11.55pm and exchanged Delicious Bait at 11.55pm. The next time he/she can buy and exchange baits will technically be 12.00am (5 minutes later). However, the player has to finish consuming all the baits before he/she can make another purchase.

Illustration 3
Player buys Regular Bait at 12.15am and exchanged Delicious Bait at 12.15am. The next time he/she can buy and exchange baits will be 12.00am the next day.

Illustration 4
Player buys Regular bait at 11.55pm and exchanged Delicious Bait at 12.00am. The next time he/she can buy Regular baits will be 12.00am (5 minutes later) and exchange Delicious Baits at 12.00am 24 hours later.

Note: It doesn’t matter how many Delicious Bait Cans you want to buy or stack in your CASH inventory. You can only exchange 1 Delicious Bait Can per day.

Fishing Frequently Asked Question (FAQ)

Q: When you say, ‘each fishing session’, what are you referring to ?
– each catch ?
– 120 baits = 1 session ?
A: Each fishing session refers to 120 regular baits.
If you bought Delicious Bait Can, each session will be a total of 240 fish baits.

The duration of the fishing will depend on the fishing rod you use. For example:

1) Ordinary rod: 120 regular baits = 120 minutes
Ordinary rod: 120 regular baits + 120 delicious baits = 240 minutes

2) VIP rod: 120 regular baits = 60 minutes
VIP rod: 120 regular baits + 120 delicious baits = 120 minutes

Q: Is it possible to buy the chair and use it outside the fishing lagoon?
The fishing chair can be bought any time but it can only be used inside the lagoon.

Q: What level do you suggest we should start fishing at?
I’d say when 0.5% of your TNL (exp To-Next-Level) is 1m exp, i.e. your TNL is around 200m.
You won’t really see the effect of exp gained from fishing until you’re at a desperate-enough level.

Q: Do you mean player at any level fishes gets 0.5%/bait?
Hahaha! Definitely not per bait!
Approximately 0.5% for 120 regular baits, and yes, 0.5% for all levels.

Q: Since I am only level 58, it is not worth it for me to afk right?
I think it’s a too early to fish. 0.5% at that level is probably around 5000 exp? Not too difficult to get.

Q: Could fishing earn lots of meso such as 5k per bait (600k per day)
On a good day, you’ll only get 40000 mesos for 120 regular baits probably.

MSEA Top Aran ComboM4ster Leveling Method

LV 01 – 47 : using gacha exp
LV 47 – 78 : using anego and samurai leech,
LV 78 – 89 : spamming at sky nest2,
LV 89 – 108 : spamming at entrance to spooky world,
LV 108 – 128 : spamming at revived memory (pure leeching)
LV 128+ : Training with a spammer at revived memory (solo 1 lane)
im on 24hrs 3x +premium

MapleStory Mushroom Castle Pre-Quests (Sleepywood)

Mushroom Castle Quest Guide

~ Credits to yj1996 (most of the information here are prepared by yj1996) ~

It has been long since I posted here, so I decided to contribute to the community with this guide. This will include quests surrounding Mushroom Castle as well as those inside.

Table of Contents

Post #1 – Introduction
Post #2 – Pre-quests
Post #3 – Mushroom Castle monsters & maps
Post #4 – Mushroom Castle quest walkthrough
Post #5 – Credits

About Mushroom Castle

Mushroom Castle is available for Level 30 to 38 and starts after 2nd job advancement where your job advancer will teleport you to the castle to start a series of quests that will give you wonderful EXP for your level. The story of Mushroom Castle is that the Mushroom King has been thrown out of the castle and replaced by the Pepes. The King Pepe forces the Mushroom Princess to marry his son, the Pepe Prince.

Notes
24/11 – To date, Mushroom Castle is NOT released yet, but the Pre-quests can be done.

Pre-quests

From level 24 to 36, there are pre-quests that tell you more about Mushroom Castle. I recommend that you complete them within the level range of level 24-30, heading to Ariant right after completing the Sleepywood ones. These quests have many parts, and offer reasonable EXP upon completion.

Strange Mushrooms
Requirement: Level 24 to 34, all users
General Area: Sleepywood

[Part 1] Horny Mushroom Cap for Research
NPC: The Rememberer
Task: Collect 30 Horned Mushroom Caps.
Reward: 7000 EXP
Notes: You can gather these easily in Ant Tunnel from Horny Mushroom, preferably the area near the portal to Sleepywood. (or Mini Dungeon)

[Part 2] Horny Mushroom in Rage
NPC: The Rememberer
Task: Slay 80 Horny Mushrooms.
Reward: 8000 EXP
Notes: You can hunt these mushrooms in the Ant Tunnel (or Mini Dungeon).

[Part 3] Deciphering the Signals of Horny Mushroom
NPC: The Rememberer
Task: Collect 20 Tainted Horny Mushroom Caps.
Reward: 8000 EXP
Notes: These drop as quest items from Horny Mushroom at a decent rate.

[Part 4] Signals from Z. Mushroom 1
NPC: The Rememberer
Task: Slay 80 Zombie Mushrooms.
Reward: 8000 EXP
Notes: You can hunt these mushrooms in the Ant Tunnel (or Mini Dungeon).

[Part 5] Name: Signals from Z. Mushroom 2
NPC: The Rememberer
Task: Collect 100 Charm of the Undead.
Reward: 8000 EXP
Notes: You can gather these easily in Ant Tunnel from Zombie Mushroom, preferably the area near the portal to Sleepywood. (or Mini Dungeon)

[Part 6] Signals from Z. Mushroom 3
NPC: The Rememberer
Task: Collect 20 Sound Charms and select the correct sound.
Reward: 8000 EXP
Notes: The Sound Charms drop as quest items from Zombie Mushroom at a low rate. The Rememberer will play a sound. Listen carefully and select the one that best represents the death sound of Zombie Mushroom. Note that if you choose the wrong sound, you will have to gather the Sound Charms again!

Karcasa from the Desert
NPC: The Rememberer, Karcasa
Task: Speak to The Rememberer and he will teleport you to Ariant where Karcasa is.
Reward:
Notes: Pretty much a free teleport to Ariant. This is not compulsory to complete the Ariant quests.

About Mushroom Castle…
Requirement: Level 26 to 36, all users
General Area: Ariant to Magatia desert

Part 1
NPC: Karcasa
Task: Collect 30 Carrots.
Reward:
Notes: You can hunt these from the Brown Sand Rabbits in the map (as well as the previous map). Gather them up and turn them in for EXP.

Part 2
NPC: Karcasa
Task: Collect 1 Pure Water.
Reward:
Notes: Just head to town and purchase a Pure Water.

Part 3
NPC: Karcasa, Camel Taxi
Task: Find Camel Taxi in Ariant desert.
Reward:
Notes: Head one map out of Ariant (direction towards Magatia) and find the Camel Taxi.

Part 4
NPC: Camel Taxi
Task: Slay 40 Meercats in 5 minutes.
Reward:
Notes: Just kill the cats in the map where Camel Taxi is, they spawn easily. You should be able to complete it within half the time at the current level (around 2.5-3 minutes).

Part 5
NPC: Camel Taxi
Task: Head to Magatia desert and speak to Camel Taxi from there.
Reward:
Notes: If you have the patience and time, walk your way to the desert (one map before Magatia). If not, pay 1500 mesos to take the Camel Taxi and enter the middle portal below the Free Market.

Part 6
NPC: Camel Taxi
Task: Reach Level 30.
Reward:
Notes: This is fairly simple. All you have to do is to train until level 30 and talk to him before/after 2nd job advancement. You can complete his quests too to boost your leveling speed.

*Part 6A-C are optional and can only be activated if you are Level 29 or below.
Part 6A
NPC: Camel Taxi
Task: Collect 60 Golden Scorpion Stings.
Reward:
Part 6B
NPC: Camel Taxi
Task: Eliminate Scorpion and Sand Mole in 30 minutes.
Reward:
Part 6C
NPC: Camel Taxi
Task: Collect 100 Sand Mole Hats.
Reward:

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