All MapleStory classes - Dot Esports

Publish date: 2024-07-24

Originally released in Korea and Japan more than 20 years ago, MapleStory quickly became a popular free-to-play fantasy MMORPG worldwide. 

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Players pick their class when creating a MapleStory character, but it can be difficult to choose if you are unsure of the branching subclasses—also known as job advancements—that extend beyond the initial core class. With this in mind, we’ll look at all the available classes in MapleStory, including the main classes, their job advancements, and abilities.

Magician

As the name suggests, the Magician class focuses on wielding magic in both combat and support roles. 

Battle Mage

The Battle Mage specializes in close-quarters melee combat, but can also cast auras to help teammates.

Beast Tamer

This class lets you summon a hawk, a bear, a snow leopard, and a cat companion, with each having a different attack mode. 

Bishop

The Bishop is all about healing and support abilities along with Holy Elemental skills.

Blaze Wizard

These powerful wizards can control and command fire to set the battlefield ablaze.

Evan

Evan’s skills revolve around his bond with Mir the Dragon, with the dragonling growing as Evan levels up. 

Fire Poison

The Fire Poison mage attacks using a range of fire and poison-based attacks.

Ice Lightning

The Ice Lightning mage deals significant damage thanks to their devastating ice and lightning powers. 

Illium

Illium’s main form of attack is via his Lucent Gauntlet, but he can also fly with his Lucent Wings. 

Kanna

Kanna’s main weapon is her magical fan, but she has a spirit fox familiar too, and can summon ghost-like wraiths. She can also quickly regenerate Mana. 

Kinesis

Kinesis uses telekinesis to throw objects at enemies. This subclass can also earn unique Kinesis Psychic Points to power up various skills. 

Lara

Lara uses her connection to nature and the land spirits to channel a range of nature-based abilities in battle. 

Luminous

Luminous can switch between dark and light magic, both of which are available in two different modes. 

Thief

Sneaky and agile, thieves prefer to use stealth to attack from the shadows, hide from enemies, or evade them entirely. 

Cadena

Cadena uses her Chain weapon to pull enemies to the ground. She can also use it to get closer to enemies. 

Dual Blade

Dual Blade subclasses wield two weapons. They’re also known for having one of the highest dodge rates in MapleStory. 

Hoyoung

This roguish character is an Anima Thief who uses a Ritual Fan as his main weapon.

Khali

Khali’s speed and dual-wielded Chakrams make her a formidable opponent, as does her desert blessings ability.

Night Lord

The Night Lord is precise, highly mobile, and uses claws to deal a lot of damage. 

Night Walker

Night Walkers can call on Umbra, the spirit of darkness, to assist them on the battlefield. 

Phantom

The Phantom class is crafty, as it can copy the skills of different archetypes. 

Xenon

Xenon can equip Pirate and Thief gear, even if they don’t have the stats required. They also use a unique energy supply alongside Mana. 

Shadower

Attack and defense are well-balanced with the Shadower, as they use wield daggers and shields.

Warrior

The warrior class favors strength as its primary stat and can wield heavier weapons and defensive shields. 

Aran

Aran uses a polearm alongside her ice powers to freeze enemies, but she can also land consecutive hits to accumulate combos. 

Adele

Wielding Aether Swords, Adele combines strength with magic to guide her swords to her will.

Blaster

Blaster has two heavy weapons that can be used to defeat enemies to charge their Dynamo gauge. 

Dark Knight

This subclass focuses on dealing heavy damage with destructive abilities, though their high HP also makes them a strong defensive subclass, too. 

Dawn Warrior

Channeling the power of the moon and sun, the Dawn Warrior can mix and match skills.

Demon Avenger

The Demon Avenger uses HP for skills, so they don’t have Mana. They can use certain skills—like Life Sap—to counteract the fact that they have to spend HP. 

Demon Slayer

The Demon Slayer has a special gauge called Demon Fury—rather than Mana—that charges by damaging enemies. 

Hayato

Hayato has a special katana to perform quick, lethal attacks that can create various combos. 

Hero

The Hero wields both one and two-handed weapons that deal significant damage all at once. 

Kaiser

Kaiser can perform deadly attacks with his two-handed sword, but he also moves rapidly around the battlefield.

Mihile

Mihile is your typical sword and shield warrior, though you can upgrade his Soul Shield to be even stronger. 

Paladin

This subclass is much like your typical Paladin, specializing in defense, tanking enemies, and supporting teammates. 

Zero

Zero is technically two characters that come together as one. Zero uses a gauge called Time Force rather than Mana, and both have their own Time Force and HP meters. 

Bowman 

Bowmen are ranged attackers that are quick, nimble, and precise with their weapons.

Bowmaster

The perfect, speedy all-rounder for those who enjoy ranged characters.

Kain

Kain wields an ancient, cursed power alongside his signature Whispershot weapon.

Marksman

The Marksman favors pinpoint accuracy with its crossbow above all else.

Mercedes

Mercedes is an agile elf who wields Dual Bowguns. She can become even more nimble when she reaches level 50 and unlocks a rideable unicorn.

Pathfinder

The nomadic, wandering Pathfinder uses an Ancient Bow and shadow magic to cause chaos amongst her enemies. 

Wild Hunter

This subclass is well suited for those who enjoy animal companions thanks to the trainable and tameable jaguar war mount. 

Wind Archer

Wind Archers are bonded with the spirit of the wind, so their powers revolve around the wind element. 

Pirate

You can probably take a guess as to what kind of class the Pirate archetype is. If you were thinking adventurous swashbucklers and daring rogues, you would be absolutely correct. 

Angelic Buster

Angelic Buster uses a Soul Ring as a shield and a Soul Shooter as a weapon. They also use Soul Battery powers rather than Mana. 

Ark

Ark uses a fist weapon to perform strong attacks, but also utilizes the Abyssal Path skill that allows him to channel dark energy. 

Buccaneer

The Buccaneer is a great all-rounder, focusing on survivability and high damage with their fist weapon.

Cannoneer

The hand cannon is the weapon of choice for the Cannoneer, but they can also buff their allies via the Pirate Blessing skill. 

Corsair

Along with using guns, the Corsair subclass can also summon their crewmates to help them in battle. 

Mechanic

The Mechanic incorporates tech into their abilities as the player pilots a mech suit with futuristic gadgets.

Shade

Shade is a Pirate subclass that uses knuckles, but can also summon different kinds of spirits into battle.

Thunder Breaker

Thunder Breakers have a passion for storms and are blessed by the spirit of lightning. Using knuckles as their primary weapon, Thunder Breakers also have a unique ability to throw sharks, because why not?

So, there’s everything you need to know about every class in MapleStory from developer Nexon. There is a class and subclass for every kind of player, so why not jump in and start your own unique playthrough?

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