Guide For Ice/Lightning Mages Table of Contents -------------- i Reasons for being a mage ii Lets get going! iii Don't worry beginnners iv Your first skill book (First Job Advancement) v First Job Advancment SP distribution vi Training areas for levels 1 to 30 vii Your second skill book (Second Job Advancement) viii Second Job Advancement SP Distribution ix Training areas for levels 30 to 70 x Leveling Fast xi Credits and Ground rules ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reasons for being a mage Now why you want to become a mage is because they have nice outfits and can cast spells which are unbelievably cool. They have high levels of Mana Points (MP) too. While bowmen and assassins need range to shoot, mages can easily eliminate the monster regardless whether the monster is near you or not (seriously it has a limited range. It can't shoot from 1 map to another). Another good thing is that they can KS (kill steal) people. KS-ing is bad but thats what we do. Alright say sorry if you must... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lets get going! Did that convince you to be a mage? Well if it did continue reading. We all know that all mages need high levels of INT (intellect) and need a little bit of LUK (luck) for wearing equipments. So when you roll the die, have your STR (strength) and DEX (dexerity) rolled out as 4 or 5, or the other way round. Do not have it at STR 5 DEX 5. It would not be that effective. You could try having your STR and DEX rolled out as 4 but it'll take a long time. With these type of stats, your INT and LUK would be quite high. Anyway every level you will be given 5 ability points (AP). The way for adding it to your character is as shown. Lvl 1 to 2 INT +2 LUK +3 Lvl 2 to 3 INT +4 LUK +1 Lvl 3 to 4 INT +4 LUK +1 Lvl 4 to 5 INT +4 LUK +1 Lvl 5 to 6 INT +5 Lvl 6 to 7 INT +5 Lvl 7 to 8 INT +5 Your LUK has to be your Lvl +3 yes this "equation" here. Once you reached level 8, stats should look like this. STR 4/5 DEX 4/5 INT 39 and above LUK 11 (at least) Always ensure that you have enough LUK to wear your armour. If you have more than enough LUK to wear that particular armour, and have not reached the required level of that armour, add all your ability points to your INT. Don't buy any items that require STR cause you use magic. For DEX, it's for accuracy. Perhaps you thought that mages have to add DEX cause you have to aim and stuff but no. You add INT because YOU need it for power when you cast your spells and make a strong magic attack. Last but not least LUK. LUK is for wearing equipment and well for the monsters the "miss" you. (miss as in they wont hit you not the OTHER miss) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don't worry beginners So beginners who are intending to become mages, hows life in maple? Lousy? Poor? BORING? Well, this is how you might feel when you start an account. All it takes is perseverance and you can easily succeed. While it may be easier said than done, err...well I really have nothing to say about it. Anyway once you got to level 8, DON'T stay to level inside Maple Island to get to levels 10 or 11. You will be making a wrong move. Once you are level 8, simply head out of maple island and get a job as a mage. Remember you need your level of intellect to be 20. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your first skill book (First Job Advancement) Now its more exciting right? Finally getting a skill book not to mention a FIRST one after the long hours you played. To have your first job advancement, head to the very top of Elinia and enter the little cottage. Talk to the guy floating and you will become a magician. He will boost your MP and HP slightly and give you one free SP point. Now for the skill analysis. Improve MP Recovery Now this skill is a totally important skill. It helps increase your total MP level of recovering, which is a good thing. It's essential for all mages to max it out. Improve Max MP Increase Get this skill maxed out ASAP. That is if you wanna be a professional mage. You will get more MP added to your grand total of MP each level. Magic Guard v.s Magic Armour People have troubles choosing which one to max. Choose Magic Guard. The big question is WHY? The reason behind it is that Magic Guard helps to transfer a certain amount of damage to your MP depending on the mastery of the skill. For instance if Magic Guard is maxed out, if a monster hits you 100 damage, your MP takes 80 damage and HP 20. IT might burn your MP BUT you have the highest INT in the game. Plus, you can regain it back fast. For Magic Armour, it will only help you a little in the earlier stages. Cause you won't stand a chance against Gatekeepers if you add Magic Armour at the starting. Adding 40 weapon defence will not help much. Energy Bolt This skill is the basic of all basics. I would advice you not to ever max this out. But you must up this by one level at the starting but leave it at level 1 for the rest of your maple life because it won't help you much. Magic Claw One of my favourite skills. Magic Claw. I always use this as a gauge to see how much I'm improving in maplestory or maplesea whichever. Well, it's not a bad skill and you ought to know it. MAX IT. It attacks your enemy twice with one hit and its cool! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Job Advancment SP distribution When you first add Magic Claw, try not to use it immediately. Same thing for Magic Guard. LVL 8 - Energy Bolt +1 (first skill point) LVL 9 - Max MP Recovery +3 LVL 10 - Max MP Recovery +2 Max MP Increase +1 LVL 11 - Max MP Increase +3 LVL 12 - Max MP Increase +3 LVL 13 - Max MP Increase +3 (Maxed) LVL 14 - Max MP Recovery +3 LVL 15 - Max MP Recovery +3 LVL 16 - Max MP Recovery +3 LVL 17 - Max MP Recovery +2 (Maxed) Magic Claw +1 LVL 18 - Magic Claw +3 LVL 19 - Magic Claw +3 LVL 20 - Magic Claw +3 LVL 21 - Magic Claw +3 LVL 22 - Magic Claw +3 LVL 23 - Magic Claw +3 LVL 24 - Magic Claw +1 (Maxed) Magic Guard +2 LVL 25 - Magic Guard +3 LVL 26 - Magic Guard +3 LVL 27 - Magic Guard +3 LVL 28 - Magic Guard +3 LVL 29 - Magic Guard +3 LVL 30 - Magic Guard +3 Now your final skill points stats will look like this: Energy Bolt 1 Max MP Recovery 16 (Maxed) Max MP Increase 10 (Maxed) Magic Claw 20 (Maxed) Magic Guard 20 (Maxed) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Training areas for levels 1 to 30 Lvl 1-8 - Monsters to train on : Snails, Blue Snails, Shrooms, Red Snails, Orange Mushrooms I would strongly advice you to train on the first 3 monsters as they have low HP. Since you are a mage, you are not going to add any strength. Red snails have 45HP and they do not give reasonable EXP. It is optional to kill Orange Mushrooms as they are the strongest monster in Maple Island. Well, unless you want all your quests to be finished. Do not worry if you get "owned" by these fellas as you are a beginner and will not lose EXP. ONLY for beginners. Just to remind you, DO NOT get out of Maple Island before level 8. Lvl 9 to 15 - Monsters to train on : Slimes and more Slimes You can find these guys in places such as the "Slime Tree/Slime Dungeon" or "The Tree that Grew I" If you are unsure of where these places are, ask other maplers around. Im sure they will help you...I think. This place is a good training spot for your level as Slimes give decent amounts of EXP. Lvl 16 to 20 - Monster to train on : Slimes, Pigs, Orange Mushrooms. You can continue with Slimes if you want, but Orange Mushrooms are the preferred choice. Why not Pigs you might ask. Well the reason behind it is that if you go to the "Pig Beach", you would not be able to get a proper kill as that place is usually flooded. Orange Mushrooms can be found in Kerning City. Walking on the outskirts of Henesys would be good too. I know you are anxious about the Kerning PQ but hold on. DO NOT and I mean DO NOT "secretly play the computer" cause if you get caught...it wont be pretty. Lvl 21 to 30 - Monsters/Quest to train/do (on) : Kerning PQ, Green/Horned Mushrooms, (Ribbon) Pigs Congrats you finally got to level 21. ITS PQ TIME! Well PQ-ing at level 21 is not advisable. You will not enjoy it as much as you would at level 25. Still you can continue. So the training hot-spots for levels 21 to 25 are ribbon pigs, pigs, green mushroom, horned mushroom. Continuing with slimes is optional though. At 25, PQ ALL THE WAY! No patience? Go kill green mushrooms and horned mushrooms found in Elinia. Its good to train there as they give reasonable EXP and drop good items. Plus you can complete the "DANGER! <2-G. Mushroom>" quest and the "DANGER! <2-H. Mushroom>" quest. You are actually killing 3 birds with only one stone in a way. Not literally of course. PQ-ing at level 21 could be quite tough as you might be missing the monsters a few times and the people in the party might get agitated because of you thats why you should'nt PQ immediately. REMEMBER THIS IS NOT AN INSULT ITS JUST SOMETHING I HAVE TO SAY SO THAT YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DON'T PICK YOU. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your second skill book (Second Job Advancement) Congratulations! You've reached level 30 for the........SECOND JOB ADVANCMENT!!! Now before everything starts, head back to Grendel the really Old and receive the note from him. Then go find the 2nd Job Advancement dude. You will find the instructions of where to find him from Grendal the really Old. Upon passing the test, you become a "certified" mage. Now the skills you have are these. Teleport This skill enables you to teleport from one place to another. To one place to another as in a certain distance. Try not to use it too often as it takes up 60MP which is a lot. But the more you pump the skill, the distance increases and the amount of MP needed decreases. Still its good for impatient people or for people who are running away from someone. MP Eater This skill helps to soak up any monster's MP. But if the monster does not have MP then I guess it won't work. I chose to max it later in the game beacuse when you get to higher levels, you fight monsters that do you magic attacks. So yea you get the point. Meditation Well i guess this skill is only good when you are doing PQs. Especially when you are doing it with mages that have not maxed this skill. Once maxed, you will have your magic attack increased by 20. Trust me it really helps a lot. So yea, max this skill. Slow I've heard that this skill is somewhat useless from other maplers. And I too have the same feelings about it. I would advice you not to add this skill at all because well...look at it this way. How much slower do you want your monster to move? They move so slowly. Plus, you can freeze your enemy can't you? So do not pump this skill. Cold Beam Now I personally love this skill. It's cool and hip! Ok...I'm kidding about the hip thing. Anyway it freezes your enemy. You can use it on fire-based monsters so that the damage would increase. The good thing about it is that it gives you more breathing space if you freeze your enemy or should I say enemies. A must to max. Thunderbolt Ok I too love this skill. It attacks multiple enemies at once. It can attack up to 6 enemies at one go. You would enjoy the lights and stuff. Oh...and this is quite a good skill to use to KS people. But don't do it. Remember use it at spawns!! Bzz... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Second Job Advancement SP Distribution Lvl 30 - Teleport +1 Lvl 31 - Cold Beam +3 Lvl 32 - Cold Beam +3 Lvl 33 - Cold Beam +3 Lvl 34 - Cold Beam +3 Lvl 35 - Cold Beam +3 Lvl 36 - Cold Beam +3 Lvl 37 - Cold Beam +3 Lvl 38 - Cold Beam +3 Lvl 39 - Cold Beam +3 Lvl 40 - Cold Beam +3 (maxed) Lvl 41 - Thunderbolt +3 Lvl 42 - Thunderbolt +3 Lvl 43 - Thunderbolt +3 Lvl 44 - Thunderbolt +3 Lvl 45 - Thunderbolt +3 Lvl 46 - Thunderbolt +3 Lvl 47 - Thunderbolt +3 Lvl 48 - Thunderbolt +3 Lvl 49 - Thunderbolt +3 Lvl 50 - Thunderbolt +3(maxed) Lvl 51 - MP Eater +3 Lvl 52 - Meditation +3 Lvl 53 - Meditation +3 Lvl 54 - Meditation +3 Lvl 55 - Meditation +3 Lvl 56 - Meditation +3 Lvl 57 - Meditation +3 Lvl 58 - Meditation +2 MP Eater +1 Lvl 59 - MP Eater +3 Lvl 60 - MP Eater +3 Lvl 61 - MP Eater +3 Lvl 62 - MP Eater +3 Lvl 63 - MP Eater +3 Lvl 64 - MP Eater +1 Teleport +2 Lvl 65 - Teleport +3 Lvl 66 - Teleport +3 Lvl 67 - Teleport +3 Lvl 68 - Teleport +3 Lvl 69 - Teleport +3 Lvl 70 - Teleport +2 Energy Bolt/Slow/Any skill +1 Cold Beam - 30(maxed) Thunderbolt - 30(maxed) MP Eater - 20(maxed) Teleport - 20(maxed) Thanks to Jazzmosis (retired) who read this guide and helped me with this build. Thanks a lot! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Training areas for levels 30 to 70 Lvl 30 to 35 - Monsters to train on : Horned/Green Mushrooms(30-32), Brown Teddy(33-35), Fire Boars(35) Ok now that you have finished your celebration pizza or wine, it's time to get back to work. Since you have passed your second job advancment, don't get too excited and immediately pump the skill Cold Beam. And once you have pumped it, try not to use it. Wait till well, level 35 and above before you use it to take down fire boars. I know I'm self contradicting myself a little bit but just spare me. For levels 30 to well lets say 34, train on horned mushrooms. if you wanna try to take on the fire boars at 33 or 34, go ahead. But please tell me if its efficient as I'm not sure about the efficiency. Lvl 36 to 45 - Monsters to train on : Jr. Lioners/Cellions, Ratz , Ludi PQ(40) Now between these levels are my favourite. Before going to Ossyria, go kill some fire boars. Now at level 40, go Ossyria and fight Jr.Cellions or Jr. Lioner. Do not fight Jr. Grupins as they are not weak against Ice. Well, unless you are dying to get a wand scroll. The fun part about fighting against these little "Juniors" is that they are adorable. The bad part is that you find it hard to kill them. They are make a *whew* sound when they die. Unless you are a ruthless person that does not feel for anyone or anything...but hey, what are the chances of that xD. During these levels you would have to move a lot. Many quests await you. So try completing them. If you are lucky, you can get a flaming feather from one of this little CUTE things. You can also do the quest, "Collecting Huckle's Magic Ingredients" to get the teleport scroll and some EXP. Go to Aqua road if you must and dont miss out Ludibruim. Kill some robots there and dirty ratz. Go kill evil eyes and stuff or monsters that have good spawns SUITABLE for your level. I would recommend Ludi PQ at level 40. Lvl 46 to 50 - Monsters/quest to train/do (on) : Nependeaths(Chaos of Alphonse Green), Jr. Lioners/Cellions(46-49), Lorangs/ Lupins(50), Ludi PQ. Im sure you all are familiar with the quest "Chaos of Alphonse Green". You'd better be geared up for a tough time as it is a real long and not to mention an expensive quest. Since you have maxed the skill " Cold Beam", you can freeze those "flowers" so that they will not spit at you. You too need 30 Saps of the Ancient Tree. So get prepared for this rough quest. I have heard from my friend (Auphoria) that training on Lorangs/Lupins are quite hard at levels 46-49. So freezing the juniors would be an ideal. Fry the Lorangs at level 50 as you would have maxed out your skill Thunderbolt. So finally Ludibrium PQ. It is much like the Kerning PQ just that it takes around maybe 30minutes? Its a good quest to do as it helps you level in no time. Lvl 51 to 55 - Monsters to train on : Copper Drakes, Lorangs/Lupins, Chronos/Platoon Chronos(for Mystic and Esther shield), Jr Cellions/Lioners So now you are in the 50 range. At these levels try training on copper drakes. They are at Perion although I'm not quite sure which part. Still, you can train on Lorangs and please FRY THEM ALL!! You would be pleased with the amount of damaged you deal to them. Try taking on the clangs but err...I don't think it would be that efficient. Go fight some Chronos' or Platoon Chronos' to get your Esther/Mystic Shield. Try to get the Mystic sheid though. But if you are poor or something, go sell the shield(s). Make millions! Note : Mystic Shield - Chronos, Esther Shield - Platoon Chronos. I found that it was also just as or probably more efficient by training on the JRs. Lvl 56 to 60 - Monsters to train on : Lorangs/Clangs, Lioners/Cellions, (Dark) Stone Gollems(60+), Jr Cellions/Lioners(56&57) Let me think, hmm oh yea...KILL CLANGS. You can sell their claws at a high price to people. Plus, they drop unique equips. Totally FRY them or should I say ROAST them. Do I sound like I really hate Clangs? Now why have I included the juniors in? I found out that it was more efficient than training on the big cats. Train on Cellions at level 58 or higher. DO NOT train on (Dark) Stone Gollems during these levels. Maybe at 60 or so...yea? Lvl 61 to 70 - Monsters to train on : Red Drakes, Clangs, Cellions/Lioners, Umti, (Dark) Stone Gollems For these levels you should go take down some red drakes. Although that place might be flooded with people, your ICE would do the work. It would take you around 2 to maybe 4 hits to kill it. They drop a star 2nd or maybe 3rd favourite amongst assassins. Hmm...maybe it could be the 1st. The STEELY throwing knife. Ok back to the point. So kill *rephrase* FRY clangs and lorangs as usual. And that turtle dude UMTI. They do drop good equips. Well for your level, good equips...TO SELL and make money! And if you still do not have the mystic shield, you know what to do! Hunt it down. Still you can kill the cellions and stuff. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leveling Fast The key to FAST training and LEVELING is to KILL monsters in 1 TO 2 HITS. If you are high leveled you might just see your EXP bar go up by 0.01% but its worth. Also this idea is from Jazzmosis again the retired guy from maple. He said that if you are really tired of leveling. Think about the equips you are going to wear next. Example. Starlight/Moonlight --> Calas/Calaf-->Anakamoon/Anakarune so on and so fore. So therefore it might bring down the anxiety to level. Also another idea from my sister fisheye (active) said that if you get tired of leveling, think of earning mesos. If you get tired of earning mesos think of leveling. Brilliant ideas from those 2 ya? But hey the other guys and gals who added me don't be sad you helped too! Helped in building my self-esteem!! ^_^ Also informing me about glitches. Give me feedback k? And too inform me of better training spots. Oh and err...if you want to get blue and orange pots at a fast rate, go to Kerning's subway and FRY some bats a.k.a Stirge. You will get lots of pots. Lightning them at maybe levels 45 to 50 and you will get 200 stirge's wings in like what...5 minutes? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Credits If you want to PM (personal message I think) me in the game itself, then will these information would be useful to you. And by the way, I cant play during term time so you wont see me online often. YES I know I'm a kid still. Maplesea Player IGN : Whytemasque I would be pleased if someone comes up to me and says "Hi are you an author of HiddenStreet?". Okay well I hope you enjoy reading my guide. Acknowledgements: Hiddenstreet Crew, Element Weakness section - Helped in making and publishing of guide. fisheye30 - Checked for spelling, grammatical mistakes and stuff. astaldoelven - Checked for spelling, grammatical mistakes and stuff. eTeRniTi - Checked for spelling, grammatical mistakes and stuff. Jazzmosis - Helped in making of guide (lvl 30 - 70 build). jayfantasia - Helped me make decision on guide. The other big bunch of people who gave me good feedback and the smaller bunch of people (3) who gave me bad feedback (not to mention lame ones). Alright lets not get into details. Last but certainly not the least...thank you for supporting this guide. 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