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Description

The Dual Blade is a branch of the Thief class, yet highly separated and identified by their flashy, quick, stabbing and slashing skills.

"There is a secret war raging in the heart of Kerning City. Lady Syl, the former Dark Lord’s daughter, wages a silent war against the current Dark Lord and his Thieves from an unknown location simply known as the ‘Secret Garden’. Convinced that the current Dark Lord is responsible for her father's death, Lady Syl seeks revenge with the aid of her Dual Blades that wield a deadly weapon in each hand."

Dual Blades have a slightly changed equipment menu. Dual Blades do not possess a shield slot, instead they have a secondary weapon slot. They wield a dagger in their main weapon slot and a katara in their secondary weapon slot.

Note: Dual Blades do have a shield slot but attempting to equip a shield prompts a message saying 'Dual Blade characters cannot equip shields'

Back Story

The Dark Lord. It’s an unfortunate name, for it brings up images of evil and fear. Yet the one who bears that title does so not because he is evil, but because he spends so much time in the dark, battling against the things that would bring Maple World down. It’s a high and lonely destiny, one borne well by all those who have carried the title.

The former Dark Lord was a great man who spent his life fighting against the forces of darkness. As all Dark Lords must, he had carefully groomed possible successors. His two greatest students were a young man named Jin and his own daughter, who is known to us now only as ‘Lady Syl.’ Both were excellent students, people of great strength and moral character and he cherished and loved both of them. In turn, Lady Syl and Jin revered their teacher and developed a great affection for each other. Times were happy as they all trained and worked together.

The trouble began with an urgent request from Tristan, the Dark Lord’s friend. It seemed that Balrog had been resurrected and was destroying Victoria Island. The Dark Lord immediately headed out to help but when he arrived in Sleepywood, his friend Tristan was nowhere to be found. He eventually tracked down Balrog and faced him in mortal combat. Alas, Balrog is a foe not so easily beaten for his evil is not merely physical, but spiritual as well. The Dark Lord lost his focus for a split second and allowed Balrog’s evil to slip past his shields – and he lost his soul. The Dark Lord had become one of the very monsters he had spent his life defeating and began attacking Kerning City.

Jin, who had followed his master against his wishes, witnessed everything. In despair and agony, he tried to appeal to the thing that was his former master, trying to get it to remember the man of virtue and honor he once was. Alas, it was no use! Jin knew what he would have to do, what his true master would have wanted and he defeated the monster that wore his master’s beloved face. Tears stinging his eyes, Jin carried the body back home to bury him in honor and succeed him as Dark Lord.

As it happened, Balrog claimed two victims that day. Lady Syl, her mind and soul shattered by the loss of her beloved father, blamed Jin for not protecting him. In time she came to believe that Jin had even engineered her father’s death in order to take his position as Dark Lord. Nothing Jin could say or do could convince her that she was mistaken, that he would have given anything to save her father’s life and that he never wanted to become Dark Lord in this way. It did not work. Lady Syl’s heart grew cold and bitter, hating the man she had loved with a cold fury that was like a wall of ice between them.

The last time they saw one another, Jin made one last entreaty to Lady Syl, begging her to remember her father’s honor and greatness and the love they had once shared. Lady Syl merely promised him that when the end came, his death would rival her father’s in pain and anguish.

Now there is a secret war raging in the heart of Kerning City. Lady Syl and her Dual Blades continue her struggle against the Dark Lord from an unknown location simply known as the ‘Secret Garden.’ Her new organization is growing in strength and more and more skillful Rogues are disappearing. The Dark Lord knows that Lady Syl is getting ready to make her move, though he does not yet know what that move will be.

Meanwhile, a man named Ryden in a back alley of Kerning City begins talking to travelers here and there, making an interesting offer.

At the Secret Garden, Lady Syl takes care of her plants, gathers her forces and nurses her ever-growing rage and bitterness towards the Dark Lord.

Yet in the silence of her empty heart, a tiny ember of something she’d long thought extinguished remains. Whether it can burst into flame before she and the Dark Lord destroy one another, no one knows.[1]

Job Tree

First Stage	Second Stage	Third Stage	Fourth Stage	Fifth Stage	Sixth Stage
Rogue	Blade Recruit	Blade Acolyte	Blade Specialist	Blade Lord	Blade Master

Skills

Rogue

Icon	Skill Name	Description	Type	Mastered	Element	Prerequisites
	Dark Sight	Hides in the shadows. With Dark Sight active, you can neither attack nor be attacked.	Supportive	10	x	-
	Flash Jump	Use while in the middle of a jump to jump even further. The jumping distance increases as the skill level increases.	Active	5	x	-
	Bandit Slash	Lashes out at a group of enemies with your off-hand weapon.	Active	20	x	-
	Side Step	Permanently increases Dodge Chance.	Passive	10	x	-

Release Dates

GMS: July 21, 2010
MSEA: November 10, 2010
EMS: April 21, 2011

Availability of Dual Blade

Korea	Japan	China	Taiwan	SEA	Global	Europe
Available	Available	Available	Available	Available	Available	Available

Dual Blade Guides

Dual Blade Guide -by Jay7270

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+[[File:Dual blade portrait.png|401px|left]]
 ==Description==
-The Dual Blade is the newest class in Global MapleStory as of v.88 on July 21, 2010. It is a branch of the Thief class, yet highly separated and identified by their flashy, quick, stabbing and slashing skills.
+The Dual Blade is a branch of the Thief class, yet highly separated and identified by their flashy, quick, stabbing and slashing skills.
-<br/>
+"There is a secret war raging in the heart of [[Kerning City]]. [[Lady Syl]], the [[former Dark Lord]]’s daughter, wages a silent war against the [[Dark Lord|current Dark Lord]] and his [[Thief|Thieves]] from an unknown location simply known as the ‘[[Secret Garden]]’. Convinced that the current Dark Lord is responsible for her father's death, Lady Syl seeks revenge with the aid of her Dual Blades that wield a deadly weapon in each hand."
-"There is a secret war raging in the heart of Kerning City. Lady Syl, the former Dark Lord’s daughter, wages a silent war against the current Dark Lord and his Thieves from an unknown location simply known as the ‘Secret Flower Garden’. Convinced that the current Dark Lord is responsible for her father's death, Lady Syl seeks revenge with the aid of her Dual Blades that wield a deadly weapon in each hand."<br/>
-<br/>
 Dual Blades have a slightly changed equipment menu. Dual Blades do not possess a shield slot, instead they have a secondary weapon slot. They wield a dagger in their main weapon slot and a katara in their secondary weapon slot.
-==Job Tree==
+*Note: Dual Blades do have a shield slot but attempting to equip a shield prompts a message saying 'Dual Blade characters cannot equip shields'
-Level 1 - 10 - Beginner
-Level 10 - 20 - Rogue
+==Back Story==
+The '''Dark Lord'''. It’s an unfortunate name, for it brings up images of evil and fear. Yet the one who bears that title does so not because he is evil, but because he spends so much time in the dark, battling against the things that would bring Maple World down. It’s a high and lonely destiny, one borne well by all those who have carried the title.
-Level 20 - 30 - Blade Recruit
+The [[former Dark Lord]] was a great man who spent his life fighting against the forces of darkness. As all Dark Lords must, he had carefully groomed possible successors. His two greatest students were a young man named [[Dark Lord|Jin]] and his own daughter, who is known to us now only as ‘[[Lady Syl]].’ Both were excellent students, people of great strength and moral character and he cherished and loved both of them. In turn, Lady Syl and Jin revered their teacher and developed a great affection for each other. Times were happy as they all trained and worked together.
-Level 30 - 55 - Blade Acolyte
+The trouble began with an urgent request from [[Tristan]], the Dark Lord’s friend. It seemed that [[Balrog]] had been resurrected and was destroying [[Victoria Island]]. The Dark Lord immediately headed out to help but when he arrived in [[Sleepywood]], his friend Tristan was nowhere to be found. He eventually tracked down Balrog and faced him in mortal combat. Alas, Balrog is a foe not so easily beaten for his evil is not merely physical, but spiritual as well. The Dark Lord lost his focus for a split second and allowed Balrog’s evil to slip past his shields – and he lost his soul. The Dark Lord had become one of the very monsters he had spent his life defeating and began attacking Kerning City.
-Level 55 - 70 - Blade Specialist
+Jin, who had followed his master against his wishes, witnessed everything. In despair and agony, he tried to appeal to the thing that was his former master, trying to get it to remember the man of virtue and honor he once was. Alas, it was no use! Jin knew what he would have to do, what his true master would have wanted and he defeated the monster that wore his master’s beloved face. Tears stinging his eyes, Jin carried the body back home to bury him in honor and succeed him as Dark Lord.
-Level 70 - 120 - Blade Lord
+As it happened, Balrog claimed two victims that day. Lady Syl, her mind and soul shattered by the loss of her beloved father, blamed Jin for not protecting him. In time she came to believe that Jin had even engineered her father’s death in order to take his position as Dark Lord. Nothing Jin could say or do could convince her that she was mistaken, that he would have given anything to save her father’s life and that he never wanted to become Dark Lord in this way. It did not work. Lady Syl’s heart grew cold and bitter, hating the man she had loved with a cold fury that was like a wall of ice between them.
-Level 120 - 200 - Blade Master
+The last time they saw one another, Jin made one last entreaty to Lady Syl, begging her to remember her father’s honor and greatness and the love they had once shared. Lady Syl merely promised him that when the end came, his death would rival her father’s in pain and anguish.
-==Skills==
-===Rogue===
-[[File:Nimble_Body_Skill.gif]]
+Now there is a secret war raging in the heart of Kerning City. Lady Syl and her Dual Blades continue her struggle against the Dark Lord from an unknown location simply known as the ‘Secret Garden.’ Her new organization is growing in strength and more and more skillful Rogues are disappearing. The Dark Lord knows that Lady Syl is getting ready to make her move, though he does not yet know what that move will be.
-[[Nimble Body]]:
-Increases accuracy and avoidability.
-[[File:Disorder.gif]]
+Meanwhile, a man named [[Ryden (NPC)|Ryden]] in a back alley of Kerning City begins talking to travelers here and there, making an interesting offer.
-[[Disorder]]:
-Temporarily decreases the weapon def. and attacking abilities if the affected, even stunting the ongoing attacks. Can't use this skill on a monster that's already in 'disorder.'
-[[File:Dark_Sight.gif]]
+At the Secret Garden, Lady Syl takes care of her plants, gathers her forces and nurses her ever-growing rage and bitterness towards the Dark Lord.
-[[Dark Sight]]:
-Use MP to hide behind the shadows. While in this state, you cannot attack or be attacked.<br>
-''Note: This skill only hides you from touch damage. If an enemy uses a magic attack, you will receive damage.''
-[[File:Doublestab.gif]]
+Yet in the silence of her empty heart, a tiny ember of something she’d long thought extinguished remains. Whether it can burst into flame before she and the Dark Lord destroy one another, no one knows.[http://maplestory.nexon.net/DualBlade/story.html]
-[[Double Stab]]:
-Use MP to attack the enemy twice with a dagger.
+==Job Tree==
-===Blade Recruit===
+{{Dual Blade Job Tree}}
-[[File:Katara_Mastery_Blade_Mastery.PNG]]
+==Skills==
-[[Katara/Blade Mastery|Katara Mastery]]:
+==Rogue==
-Increases the mastery of the Katara and Dagger.
-[[File:Triple_Stab.PNG]]
-[[Triple Stab]]:
-Use a Katara and Dagger to attack multiple enemies three times.
-[[File:Katara_Booster_Blade_Booster.PNG]]
-[[Katara/Blade Booster|Katara Booster]]:
-Use HP and MP to enhance the attack speed of a Dagger and Katara. Can only be used when your character is equipped with both a Dagger and Katara.
-===Blade Acolyte===
-[[File:slash_storm.jpg]]
-[[Slash Storm]]:
-Attacks multiple enemies multiple times (twice at all levels). The attacks become more elaborate as the skill level progresses. Grants a short period of invincibility similar to Bloody Storm (below), but shorter.
-'''Note: This skill requires a skill book from the Cash Shop to be maxed. Otherwise it's stuck at 5.'''
-[[File:fatal_blow.jpg]]
-[[Fatal Blow]]:
-Hit one enemy up to 8 times (when maxed).<br>
-[[File:self_haste.jpg]]
-[[Self Haste]]:
-Increases your Speed and Jump for a set amount of time.<br>
-'''Note: This skill does not affect the party in GMS, as it did in KMS.'''
-[[File:Endure.gif]]
-[[Endure (Thief)|Endure]]:
-Allows you to recover extra HP and MP over time.
-===Blade Specialist===
-[[Tornado Spin]]:
-N/A
-[[File:Flashjump.gif]]
-[[Flash Jump]]:
-While in the air, use this skill to perform a "double jump". Overall, this is the fastest movement skill in the game.
-[[Flash Bang]]:
-N/A
-===Blade Lord===
-[[Bloody Storm]]: An advanced version of Slash Storm. Attacks multiple enemies at a very high speed with elaborate movements. Gives a fair amount of time in an invincible state as the attacks if performed--the delay between attacks leaves one vulnerable, however.
-[[Advanced Dark Sight]]: On a certain success rate, allows one to remain in Dark Sight mode even after attacking. Requires level 20 [[Dark Sight]].
-[[Mirror Image]]: Summons your alternate self through dimensions, making it attack alongside you. Similar to Hermits' [[Shadow Partner]], but does not require a summoning rock.
-[[Owl Spirit]]: Deals colossal damage to one monster. If it kills the monster, your next 9 hits will have their damage multiplied by 1.5. Note: extremely slow attack, high MP cost, and has a short cooldown.
-[[Upper Stab]]: Fires chained blades from the ground, thrusting the hit monster into the air. While airborne, the target monster will receive increased damage (from anyone, not just the Dual Blader). Similar to the Arans' [[Final Toss]], which is somewhat more effective. Monsters hit for enough damage to induce knockback will be boosted back upwards slightly, allowing you to "juggle" them.
-[[Flying Assaulter]]: N/A
-===Blade Master===
-[[File:Maple_Warrior.gif‎]]
-[[Maple Hero]]: Increases all players' stats within a party by a certain percentage.
-[[File:Venom_Stab.gif]]
-[[Venomous Stab]]: Stab a monster with a dagger that's been smeared with poison; the monster struck has a chance of being poisoned. Usable up to 3 times against each monster.
-[[Final Cut]]: Rockets the character forward, passing through enemies and dealing heavy damage in the process. Needs to be charged up for distance control, much like [[Corkscrew Blow]] or [[Grenade]].
-[[Monster Bomb]]: Throws a sticky bomb that attaches itself to a monster. When it detonates, it deals high damage to the attached monster as well as those around it.
+{{Dual Blade Rogue}}
-[[Sudden Raid]]: An inferior version of mages' ultimate attacks. Attacks 15 nearby monsters with a quick appearance and strike of fellow ninjas.
+== Release Dates ==
+* GMS: July 21, 2010
+* MSEA: November 10, 2010
+* EMS: April 21, 2011
-[[Chains of Hell]]: The Dual Blades' answer to [[Assassinate]]: Go into Dark Sight to use it. Snares a monster (this will register as a "miss" often) and brings you close to it in order to hit it 12 consecutive times.
+{{Availability
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-[[Mirrored Target]]: Uses the "other self" from Mirror Image to make a decoy that takes damage for you and the party. Similar to the [[Puppet]] used by Bowmen.
+==<span style="color:red;">Dual Blade Guides</span><br>''<small><small><small></small></small></small>''==
+*[[Dual Blade Guide]] -by [[Jay7270]]
-[[Thorns (Skill)|Thorns]]: Gives the entire party a chance for a critical hit, though the party members will receive half the effect of the user.
+{{Jobs in Maplestory}}
+<comments/>
-[[File:Hero's_Will.png]]
+[[Category:Classes in General]]
-[[Hero's Will]]: Enables one to escape from abnormal conditions. The higher the skill level, the more variety of abnormal conditions one can escape from.