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Classes Pros and Cons + Builds 「2018」「WIP!」

By RWND

This guide contains up-to-date builds and information about every single class in Maplestory 2!

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Oct 23, 2018 @ 1:34pm

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Guide Index

Overview

Change logs

Archer

Heavy Gunner

Priest

Wizard

Assassin

Thief

Runeblader

Berserker

Knight

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Comments

Change logs

> Updated the priest section with better and more builds (12/10/2018, 8:56 AM UTC+02:00)

> Updated the Runeblader section with (finally) the PVE builds (13/10/2018, 6:18 AM UTC+02:00)

> Updated the pros n cons of thief/wizard/heavy gunner/assassin/archer/berserker class (14/10/2018, 2:45 PM UTC+02:00)

> Updated the Zerker build (17/10/2018, 12:30 AM UTC+02:00)

Archer

• Role: Ranged DPS

• Weapon: Bow

• Attributes: Fire and Ice

• Main Stats: DEX

• Class Difficulty: ★★★☆☆

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✔️ Can increase team accuracy and critical rate with his skill Sharp Eyes

✔️ Skills can produce very high hit combos

✔️ Very good DPS

✔️ Good for new players!

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❌ Solo play can be hard at times due to rotations

❌ Low defense

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Heavy Gunner

• Role: Ranged DPS

• Weapon: Cannons

• Attributes: Fire and Lightning

• Main Stats: DEX

• Class Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆

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✔️ Good AOE Damage

✔️ Good combos can provide high total damage in raids/world bosses/dungeons

✔️ Fastest mob clearing skills in the game

✔️ His skill tree offers an HP (Med Kit) regenaration skill and a SP one (His passive) (

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❌ Slow character

❌ Loses DPS on mobile enemies

❌ Long channel times and animations on skills

❌ Squishy

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Priest

• Role: Healer

• Weapon: Scepter and spellbook

• Attributes: Divine

• Main Stats: INT

• Class Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆

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✔️ Able to self-heal and allies

✔️ Easy to find groups

✔️ Can replenish SP

✔️ Can teleport to allies while boosting self movement speed

✔️ Can carry raids

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❌ Needs a party to level up efficiently

❌ Bad mobility

❌ Low DPS

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Wizard

• Role: Magic DPS

• Weapon: Staffs and wands

• Attributes: Magic, Fire, ice and electric

• Main Stats: INT

• Class Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆

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✔️ Easy to play

✔️ Can buff the damage of allies

✔️ Good DPS

✔️ Great for Bossing

✔️ Can use multiple teleports to dodge

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❌ Squishy

❌ High SP cost abilities

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Assassin

• Role: Ranged DPS

• Weapon: Shurikens

• Attributes: Dark

• Main Stats: Luck

• Class Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆

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✔️ Very fun to play

✔️ High DPS

✔️ Has an ability that guarantees crits for a small duration of time (max 15s)

✔️ Very mobile with his dash

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❌ Squishy

❌ A lot of running around to kite enemies

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Thief

• Role: Melee DPS

• Weapon: Daggers

• Attributes: Toxic

• Main Stats: Luck and Dex

• Class Difficulty: ★★★★★

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✔️ Great mobility

✔️ Great at PVP

✔️ Extremely good DPS potential (Thief can be the best DPS in game if the player is really skilled with the class

✔️ Can buff the attack speed of allies

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❌ Can only provide Good DPS if the player is somewhat skilled with the class

❌ Hard to find parties

❌ Hardest class in the game

❌ Squishy

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Runeblader

• Role: Melee DPS

• Weapon: Sword

• Attributes: Fire, Frost, Lightning

• Main Stats: STR and INT

• Class Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆

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✔️ Ability to replenish 20 SP/sec without needing to defeat enemies.

✔️ Strong mob clear

✔️ Can Use 3 elements to change his playstyle

✔️ Has the ability to range

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❌ Squishy

❌ Slow

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Berserker

• Role: Melee DPS

• Weapon: 2 Handed sword

• Attributes: Dark

• Main Stats: STR

• Class Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆

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✔️ One of the best DPS in the game currently

✔️ Good defense and sustain

✔️ Lifesteal skills are always good

✔️ Great damage burst

✔️ Fun to play

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❌ Consumes a lot of potions and herbs

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Knight

• Role: Melee

• Weapon: Sword and Shield

• Attributes: DIV

• Main Stats: STR

• Class Difficulty: ★★★☆☆

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✔️ Best tank in the game

✔️ Can debuff multiple enemies with the skill Shield Toss

✔️ Easy to learn but hard to master

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❌ Bad DPS

❌ Frustrating at times due to RNG

❌ Clunky combat mechanics

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38 Comments

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Bry Feb 28, 2022 @ 11:24am

Caek May 17, 2019 @ 9:21am

Nothing about my boi Soul Binder? >.>

SiuoLXLouiS Jan 20, 2019 @ 2:27am

Would be great to have a optimal build for each element that Runeblade has. So far we know Storm is the best. Fire if you focus on Echoing Blades and Impact while still target. However, no one ever show a good frost build.

Endgunner Jan 18, 2019 @ 4:25pm

So baisically the only class worth playing is Berserker? :C

Eddy Jan 13, 2019 @ 10:25am

Thanks

Domi Dec 7, 2018 @ 6:59pm

Priest on of the top dps classes in raids xD

HalfGreave Dec 7, 2018 @ 12:40am

Soul Binder when?

June Nov 17, 2018 @ 9:02pm

Thief does NOT have party haste.

Jecsham Nov 16, 2018 @ 2:18am

Hi, just to notificate that I added this builds in my page (ms2world.net) on behalf of your username (you can edit or delete if you want)

Axolotl Nov 11, 2018 @ 4:34pm

Is Runeblader actually "slow"? Like I got a Runeblader character and, while playing, their movement doesn't seem that slow.

Also, I'm pretty new to all this, but is thief really that hard to play? I picked Thief as my main, without knowing anything about it, and I think it's pretty easy to understand how to play, I guess I'd say Thief is real squishy sometimes. And, since I'm still around like lvl. 23, I don't really know about how hard it is to find a party in mid and later game, but as far as early game, I was able to find parties fairly easy

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