Class guide · Lv 1-10 · Easy
Beginner (Maple Island) guide
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Who it is for
Every new character starts here. You learn the controls on Maple Island, do a handful of short quests, and pick your class by Lv 10.
Good at
- Short and safe: monsters barely hit back.
- The island quests give free gear, potions and a chair.
- All three Beginner skills are maxed by Lv 10.
Watch out for
- Slow kills with a starter weapon.
- The boat to Victoria Island only goes one way.
- AP you spend now stays with you after the job change.
Next: Warrior (Power Strike and Slash Blast), Magician (Magic Claw), Bowman (Arrow Blow), Claw Thief (Lucky Seven), Dagger Thief (Double Stab).
AP: stats by level
Main stat: Your class's main stat. Secondary: None yet.
| Level | Where your AP goes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Your class is set on the character creation screen, with 12 points in its main stat and 5 in a second one. Decide your class before you make the character. |
| 2-10 | All 5 AP of each level into your future class's main stat: STR for Warrior, INT for Magician, DEX for Bowman, LUK for Thief. Classic World has no stat test for the first job. |
Lv 10: 57 in your main stat (12 to start plus 45 AP), the other stats untouched. A wrong point can only be undone with an AP Reset Scroll from the Cash Shop.
SP: skills by level
| Level | Skills by the end of it | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 2-4 | Recovery 3 | Free healing over time. Cast it every time the 2 minute cooldown ends. |
| 5-7 | Recovery 3, Three Snails 3 | A ranged hit for 40 fixed damage. It uses a Red Snail Shell and 5 MP. |
| 8-10 | Recovery 3, Three Snails 3, Nimble Feet 3 | A short speed boost for travel. All 9 SP spent. |
- The order does not matter much: 9 SP max all three skills by Lv 10. Some players take Three Snails first for the extra damage.
- Keep casting Recovery up to second job. It heals for less than the potions it replaces.
Where to train
| Level | Maps | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 1-5 | Snail Hunting Ground I, Snail Hunting Ground II | Snails and Blue Snails die in a hit or two. Do the island quests on the way. |
| 5-8 | Mushroom Garden, The Field West of Amherst, Dangerous Forest | Shrooms, Red Snails and Orange Mushrooms near Amherst. |
| 7-10 | Right Around Lith Harbor, Thicket Around the Beach II, The Tree That Grew II | After the boat: Slimes, Pigs and Stumps on Victoria Island while you walk to your job town. |
Every level range: where to train by level. MesoLens also ranks the maps for your own character, from your level and stats.
Gear by level
| Level | What to wear |
|---|---|
| 1-4 | Pick the Wooden Club at character creation. It has 19 W.ATK, more than the Sword or Hand Axe (17), and saves a hit on many early monsters. |
| 5-10 | Switch to the Razor or Fruit Knife from Biggs's quest. A hat comes from Maria's letter quest. Silver in Lith Harbor sells the Stolen Fence shield (Lv 5, 2,000 mesos). |
Before you buy, check what a piece really sells for: how to price-check the Free Market.
Quests and party quests
- Lv 1: Heena, Roger, Nina, Todd and Sam. Tiny quests that teach the game and give Eggs.
- Lv 2: Maria's letter to Lucas for a random hat.
- Lv 3: Mai's Training (10 Eggs) and Mai's Final Training (150 mesos and 10 Eggs). Biggs's Collection of Items gives a Fruit Knife or a Razor.
- Lv 5: Pio's Collecting Recycled Goods for The Green Relaxer chair. It is only given here.
- Lv 5: Rain's Maple Quiz, seven parts, 490 EXP and 10 Oranges.
- None yet. The Kerning City Party Quest opens at Lv 21.
Tips and common mistakes
Tips
- How to pick a class: Warrior is tanky and simple, Magician casts spells from range and later heals or deals elemental damage, Bowman shoots from far away, Thief is either a star thrower (Assassin) or a dagger fighter (Bandit).
- First job at Lv 10: Warriors see Dances with Balrog in Perion, Magicians see Grendel the Really Old in the Magic Library in Ellinia, Bowmen see Athena Pierce in Henesys, Thieves see the Dark Lord in Kerning City.
- Taxis cost 90% less while you are a Beginner. Ride to your job town before you advance.
- Shanks sails you to Lith Harbor from Lv 7 for 300 mesos. Hand in every island quest first, you can't come back.
- Train where you kill in one or two hits. Sit in your chair to refill HP between fights.
- Keep ores and ETC drops. Crafting opens at Lv 10 and many recipes start from them.
Common mistakes
- Putting AP into a second stat "for the job test". There is no test, and the points never move back on their own.
- Boarding the boat before finishing the island quests.
- Leaving SP unspent. Use every point on the three Beginner skills.
- Buying potions that look big. Red Potions and Meat give the most HP per meso, Lemons and Oranges the most MP.
Written by the MesoLens team from the game data and community guides: NiaDB, Beginner's guide.
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