MapleStory Classic World beginner guide: your first levels

Maple Island quests

EXP they pay

1,075

32% of the bill to level 10

First job at

every branch, no early magician

Second job at

4 quests in the client

Pick a class

There are four branches and you choose at level 10. What the choice really commits you to is a stat, because cannot be moved once it is spent - which is why every guide on this site starts by naming the stat rather than the skills.

WarriorSTR

1st JobWarrior
2nd JobFighter, Page, Spearman
3rd Job · CoT2Crusader, White Knight, Dragon Knight

MagicianINT

1st JobMagician
2nd JobF/P Wizard, I/L Wizard, Cleric
3rd Job · CoT2F/P Mage, I/L Mage, Priest

BowmanDEX

1st JobArcher
2nd JobHunter, Crossbowman
3rd Job · CoT2Ranger, Sniper

ThiefLUK

1st JobRogue
2nd JobAssassin, Bandit
3rd Job · CoT2Hermit, Chief Bandit

Each class page carries its own build: what to put into, what order to take skills in, and the gear timeline behind it. That is a longer answer than a paragraph here could be, and it is kept in one place so it cannot drift.

Maple Island, in order

by the level each opens at; * opens once the quest above it is doneTurn this guide into a checklist

Lv	Quest	NPC	Asks for	EXP	Gives
1	Borrowing Sera's Mirror	Heena	Talk to them	-	-
1*	Bringing a Mirror to Heena	Sera	Complete: Borrowing Sera's Mirror (#001000) · Sera's Mirror x 1	2	-
1	Roger's Apple	Roger	Roger's Apple x 1	-	-
1	What Sen wants to eat	Nina	Talk to them	-	-
1*	Returning to Nina	Sen	Complete: What Sen wants to eat (#001003)	3	-
1	Todd's How-to-Hunt	Todd	Defeat Tutorial Jr. Sentinel x 3 · Jr. Sentinel Shellpiece x 3	10	3x Egg
1	Sam's Suggestion	Sam	Defeat Snail x 10	30	5x Egg
2	Letter for Lucas	Maria	Maria's Letter x 1	-	-
2*	Lucas's Reply	Lucas	Complete: Letter for Lucas (#001007) · Lucas's Letter x 1	120	Weighted random: Any Class: Brown Skullcap (14.29%), Green Skullcap (14.29%), Red Headband (14.29%), Black Headband (14.29%), Green Headband (14.29%), Yellow Headband (14.29%), Blue Headband (14.29%)
3	Mai's Training	Mai	Complete: Sam's Suggestion (#001006) · Defeat Blue Snail x 10 · Defeat Shroom x 10 · Defeat Red Snail x 5	80	10x Egg
3*	Mai's Final Training	Mai	Complete: Mai's Training (#001009) · Defeat Orange Mushroom x 1	120	10x Egg
3	Biggs's Collection of Items	Biggs	Blue Snail Shell x 10 · Orange Mushroom Cap x 1	120	Weighted random: Any Class: Fruit Knife (50%), Razor (50%)
5	Pio's Collecting Recycled Goods	Pio	Rusty Screw x 2 · Old Wooden Board x 2	100	The Green Relaxer
5	Rain's Maple Quiz 1	Rain	Talk to them	40	-
5	Rain's Maple Quiz 2	Rain	Complete: Rain's Maple Quiz 1 (#001013)	50	-
5	Rain's Maple Quiz 3	Rain	Complete: Rain's Maple Quiz 2 (#001014)	60	-
5	Rain's Maple Quiz 4	Rain	Complete: Rain's Maple Quiz 3 (#001015)	70	-
5	Rain's Maple Quiz 5	Rain	Complete: Rain's Maple Quiz 4 (#001016)	80	-
5	Rain's Maple Quiz 6	Rain	Complete: Rain's Maple Quiz 5 (#001017)	90	-
5	Rain's Maple Quiz 7	Rain	Complete: Rain's Maple Quiz 6 (#001018)	100	10x Orange

Then Lith Harbor

first twelve on the mainland

The boat lands you at Lith Harbor. Olaf’s training chain is the one worth doing on arrival: it is the quest line that expects you to be about to advance, and it hands out potions you will otherwise be buying.

Lv	Quest	NPC	Asks for	EXP	Gives
8	Olaf's First Training	Olaf	Defeat Stump x 8 · Defeat Slime x 8	124	8x Red Potion, 8x Blue Potion
8	Olaf's Second Training	Olaf	Complete: Olaf's First Training (#010000) · Defeat Pig x 8 · Defeat Orange Mushroom x 8	124	3x Return Scroll - Nearest Town
8	Phil's Call	Phil	Talk to them	188	8x Red Potion, 8x Blue Potion
8	Teo's Weird Hobby	Teo	Defeat Slime x 10 · Slime Bubble x 1	124	15x Fried Chicken
8	Teo's Even Weirder Hobby	Teo	Complete: Teo's Weird Hobby (#010010) · Defeat Pig x 10 · Pig's Head x 1	124	Sniper Potion, 10x Lemon
20	Jane and the Mushroom	Jane	Defeat Blue Mushroom x 30 · Defeat Horny Mushroom x 30 · Blue Mushroom Cap x 15 · Horny Mushroom Cap x 15	1,610	Weighted random: Any Class: One-Handed Sword Attack Scroll: Intermediate (7.14%), One-Handed Axe Attack Scroll: Intermediate (7.14%), Polearm Attack Scroll: Intermediate (7.14%), Bow Attack Scroll: Intermediate (7.14%), Crossbow Attack Scroll: Intermediate (7.14%), Claw Attack Scroll: Intermediate (7.14%), One-Handed Blunt Weapon Attack Scroll: Intermediate (7.14%), Dagger Attack Scroll: Intermediate (7.14%), Wand Magic Attack Scroll: Intermediate (7.14%), Staff Magic Attack Scroll: Intermediate (7.14%), Two-handed Sword Attack Scroll: Intermediate (7.14%), Two-handed Axe Attack Scroll: Intermediate (7.14%), Two-handed Blunt Weapon Attack Scroll: Intermediate (7.14%), Spear Attack Scroll: Intermediate (7.14%)
44	Jane's First Challenge	Jane	Complete: Jane and the Mushroom (#010002) · Defeat Copper Drake x 50 · Defeat Wraith x 50 · Pure Water x 1 · Drake Skull x 25 · Medicine With Weird Vibes x 25	9,940	10x Elixir
44	Jane's Second Challenge	Jane	Complete: Jane's First Challenge (#010003) · Defeat Wraith x 50 · Defeat Malady x 50 · Drake's Blood x 3 · Mushmom Spore x 1 · Medicine With Weird Vibes x 25 · Malady's Experimental Frog x 25	9,940	15x Power Elixir
44	Jane's Final Challenge	Jane	Complete: Jane's Second Challenge (#010004) · Defeat Dark Axe Stump x 100 · Defeat Drake x 50 · Moon Rock x 1 · Dragon Skin x 20 · Sap of Ancient Tree x 10	9,940	Weighted random: Any Class: Gloves Attack Scroll: Intermediate (25%), Gloves Attack Scroll: Greater (25%), Gloves Magic Attack Scroll: Intermediate (25%), Gloves Magic Attack Scroll: Greater (25%)
65	[Deep Forest of Patience] John's Pink Flower Basket	John	Pink Viola x 10	25,900	30x Screw
65	[Deep Forest of Patience] John's Present	John	Complete: [Deep Forest of Patience] John's Pink Flower Basket (#010006) · Blue Viola x 20	25,900	Work Gloves, Dark Clench, Dark Manute, Dark Garner, Steel Pow
65	[Deep Forest of Patience] John's Last Present	John	Complete: [Deep Forest of Patience] John's Present (#010007) · White Viola x 30	25,900	Pink-Flowered Earrings

The advancements

First job, level 10Every branch at ten. The original game let magicians go at eight; this build does not, and the site’s progression model has the exception deliberately absent.

Second job, level 30Four quests in the Public Release client, one per branch, all called “Finding the Instructor”: Dances with Balrog, Grendel the Really Old, Athena Pierce, Dark Lord.

Third job, level 70The level comes from the site’s progression model. There is no third job advancement quest in this build’s quest rows, so nothing here tells you where to go for it yet.

Three things worth knowing before you spend anything

Neither nor can be moved. Both are permanent from the moment you spend them. The planner exists so the first one you regret happens there instead.
Do not vendor your quest items. Some of them nothing drops and no shop sells, so selling one closes the quest behind it for good. The keep list is every item something asks for, with that risk worked out per item.
The island pays in gear, not in levels. 8 of its 20 quests hand you an item and they pay 300 mesos between them, which matters far more at level 4 than the 1,075 EXP does. The EXP starts being the point on the mainland: the quest route adds up what each band pays.