How to level up fast in MapleStory
Leveling is the name of the game in MapleStory, the free-to-play, MMO-RPG. As with any game of its kind, the leveling in the game can be a tricky thing. There are plenty of options for worlds and monsters you can take on to gain EXP, and finding out which ones are the best takes a lot of trial-and-error. Luckily, you don’t have to worry about that as we have figured it out for you!
We have made the grind easy by giving you the best places and monsters to tackle, getting you to level 275 as fast as possible.
Before we begin with the guide, though, we want to run through some things that you can use to help with your grinding even more:
Items
These items will help speed up the process but are not required for the leveling process. Some are harder to obtain, and some won’t be available until level 100, but if you can use them, they can have an impact.
Hyper Teleport Rock
This rock can make the process go by faster as it allows you to teleport to any map, making the switch a lot faster. You can buy this item from the CashShop for 5,200,000 mesos for one day’s usage.
Monster Park Potions
These potions will provide your character with a strong buff for 30 minutes and be obtained by doing the Daily Monster Park game (Level 100+). These buffs can be applied to your attack speed, magic attack, or even your EXP gained.
New Leaf City Potions
These potions will buff your attacks meaning that you can defeat more monsters in a shorter amount of time. You can buy these from Miki for 5,000 mesos each, and they will last 8 minutes each.
Legion EXP Coupon
You can spend any Legion Coins you have on these coupons, which will give you double EXP for 30 minutes.
MVP Atmosphere Buff
These kinds of buffs are rewarded to players who spend money in the game, specifically around $300 over 3 months. But you don’t have to be an MVP in order to gain these buffs, as they apply to everyone in the map, meaning that another player can help you get that +50% additional EXP. Many MVP’s will announce in the chat to come to a world to get the buff.
Link Skills
After hitting level 70, your character will be able to unlock useful “Link Skills,” which you can share with other players. You can have up to 12 skills, and we have the ones that will help the most with your leveling process.
Elven Blessing
Gives 10/15/20% EXP. It requires a Mercedes level of 70, 120, and 210.
Rune Persistence
Increases the duration of Rune’s 2X EXP buff by 30, 50, 70%. It requires an Evan level of 70, 120, and 210.
Combo Kill Blessing
Increases the amount of EXP you get from Combo Orbs by 400%/650%/900%. It requires an Aran level of 70,120, and 210.
Mechanics to Take Advantage Of
There are plenty of mechanics in MapleStory that you can use to increase the amount of EXP you gain:
Runes
After hitting level 30, Runes will spawn on your map every 15 minutes. Using these will give you 2X EXP for 2-3 minutes. You can use the Evan Link skill to increase this duration.
Burning Maps
Maps at level 100+ can have a “Burning Map” effect, which will increase the amount of EXP gained from any monster. The effect will slowly decrease as you defeat more monsters, so you can jump to another channel to find another, higher burning map.
Pollo and Fritto & Inferno Wolf
These are events that can pop up when you are training and can net you some additional EXP. They’re not usually worth going through when you are under level 100.
Leveling Guide
With those out of the way, it’s time to get to what we’re all here for: the way to get to the level cap as fast and efficiently as you can!
Levels 1-10
For the first ten levels, simply doing the tutorial will get you through.
With those out of the way, it’s time to get to what we’re all here for: the way to get to the level cap as fast and efficiently as you can!
Levels 10 – 23
Golem’s Temple: Golem’s Temple 3
Levels 23 – 30
North Forest: Green Tree Trunk
Levels 30 – 42
Garbage Dump: Shaded Dump Site
Levels 42 – 45
Abandoned Offices: Mr. Hazard’s Lair 2
Once you are Level 45, you will want two of the themed dungeons to get to Level 60. The dungeons will scale to your level, so feel free to do them in any order. Each one will get you around 10-13 levels.
You can start these quests from the Quest Notifier on the left of your screen.
Levels 40-60
Ellinel Fairy Academy
Quest: Ellinel Fairy Academy
20-30 Minutes
Riena Strait
Quest: Get it Strait
20-30 Minutes
Gold Beach
Quest: A Golden Opportunity
20-30 Minutes
Elodin
Quest: Anne’s Plea for Help
20-30 Minutes
Now, you’ll be going back to going to specific worlds and fighting specific monsters for training until Level 200.
Levels 50 – 60
Burnt Land: Wild Boar Land
Levels 60 – 75
Swamp: Silent Swamp
Levels 75 – 83
Aqua Road: Red Coral Forest
Levels 83 – 100
Sunset Road: The Desert Of Serenity
Levels 100 – 110
Daily Boss
Levels 110 – 123
Ludibrium: Toy Factory
Levels 123 – 135
Korean Folk Town: Black Mountain Entrance
Levels 135 – 145
Korean Folk Town: Goblin House
Levels 145 – 170
Kerning Tower: 2F Cafe <3>
Levels 170 -190
Daily Boss
Levels 190 – 200
Twilight Period: Forsaken Excavation Site 2
Once you have reached Level 200, you will gain access to Arcane River, where you will spend the rest of your time leveling.
Arcane River is divided into different areas, with each area having prequests you’ll need to complete to gain access to them. The area is level-restricted and will need you to possess Arcane Force. You can obtain this by doing the daily quests in each area. Without enough Arcane Force, your damage will be reduced. On the other end, if you have 50% more than needed, you will do 50% more damage.
Levels 200 – 210
Cave of Repose: Below the Cave
Levels 210 – 230
Slurpy Forest: Slurpy Forest Depths
Levels 230 – 250
Arcana: Cavern Lower Path
Levels 250 – 255
Tenebris: Labyrinth of Suffering Interior 5
Levels 255 – 275
Limina: End of the World 1-5
Congratulations, you have reached Level 275! Not too bad, right?
We hope this guide made it, at least, a little easier to grind. And feel free to play around with locations and enemies if you run into trouble with any of the ones we have listed here.
MapleStory is available now on PC.
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