Job Advancement

Job Advancements are a very important feature in Maple Story throughout all versions. Everyone in Maple starts of as a Beginner, and as they level up, eventually they can choose which path to choose from. The requirements and the places for the job advancement differ from one another, and you can also make further job advancements in the game. For any path you choose to follow, there will be certain requirements or quests to do so.

Beginners

Beginners are the begining class of Maple Story. They have some very basic skills to whet the appeties of the player. Althoght some players choose never to change to job class, it is recommended you do change to job class as you get more specilized abilities.

Skill #1: "Three Shells" This skill throws snail shells at opponents. The type of shell depends on the skill level.

Skill #2 "Recovery" I consider this as one of the better skills for beginners, as it heals a bit of hps.

Skill #3 "Nimble Feet" This skill comes in handy when you need a bit of jumping to do. It is even useful at higher levels when you have no sins with haste spells available.

NOTE ---Although such skills as monster riding or legendary spirit appear in "Beginner" skills, they are technically advanced skills that you will be required to get in quests later in the game

1st Job Advancements

As you may know, after reaching level 10 ( or level 8 if you wish to become a mage), you are able to choose a path to choose from to decide your destiny in Maple. You may choose from the following Jobs listed below:

Warrior: Head over to Perion located north of Victoria Island , and you'll find the Shrine of Warriors at the very top of the town. Inside you'll find the chief of the town, Dances with Balrog. Talk to him, and he'll judge your worth as a potential warrior. If you are at least Level 10 with STR of 35 or over, you'll advance as a Swordman.

Bowman: Head over to Henesys located south of Victoria Island , and you'll find the Bowman Instructional School at the right of Henesys Park. Inside you'll find the chief of the town, Athena Pierce. Talk to her, and she'll judge your worth as a potential bowman. If you are at least Level 10 with DEX of 25 or over, you'll advance as an Archer.

Thief: Head over to Kerning City located west of Victoria Island , and you'll find the Thieves' Hideout at the right of the town, in a jazz bar. Inside you'll find the chief of the town, Dark Lord. Talk to him, and he'll judge your worth as a potential thief. If you are at least Level 10 with DEX of 25 or over, you'll advance as a Rogue.

Magician: Head over to Ellinia located east of Victoria Island , and you'll find the Magic Library at the very top of the town. Inside you'll find the chief of the town, Grendel the Really Old. Talk to him, and he'll judge your worth as a potential magician. If you are at least Level 8 with INT of 20 or over, you'll advance as a Magician.

Pirate: Head over to Nautilus Port located south-east of Victoria Island, and you'll find a submarine in the town. Inside you'll find the chief of the triad, Kyrin, who will advance you to a pirate if you are level 10 with with at least 20 DEX.

2nd Job Advancements

Warrior: Head over to Perion and meet Dances with Balrog. He'll give you a letter to give to the Warrior Job Instructor who is located at the top West Rocky Mountain IV. Talk to him to be teleported into the test arena.

The monsters are: Lupin (Weaker than normal), Fire Boar (Stronger than Normal)

Jobs: Page, Fighter and Spearman

Magician: Head over to Ellinia and meet Grendel the Really Old. He'll give you a letter then you will have to meet the Magician Job Instructor who is located at Forest North of Ellinia. Talk to him then he'll bring you into the test arena.

The monsters are: Horny Mushroom (Stronger than Normal), Curse Eye (Weaker than normal)

Jobs: Ice/Lightning Wizard, Fire/Poison Wizard and Cleric

Bowman: Head over to Henesys and meet Athena Pierce. He'll give you a letter then you will have to meet the Bowman Job Instructor who is located at Road to the Dungeon. Talk to him then he'll bring you into the test arena.

The monsters are: Unsure

Jobs: Crossbow Man, Hunter

Thief: Head over to Kerning City and meet Dark Lord. He'll give you a letter then you will have to meet the Thief Job Instructor who is located at Construction Site North of Kerning City. Talk to him then he'll bring you into the test arena.

The monsters are: Blue Mushroom(Stronger than normal), Cold Eye (Weaker than normal)

Jobs: Assassin, Bandit

Pirate: Head over to Nautilus Port and meet Kairin. She'll give you a letter then you will have to meet the Pirate Job Instructor who is located at the east of Nautilus Port. Talk to him then he'll bring you into the test arena.

The monsters are: Pirate Octopus

Jobs: Gunslinger, Brawler

3rd Job Advancement

How To Obtain 3rd Job Class:

It appears that all classes go to the same place to obtain 3rd job levels. Here are instructions as follows:

Go to El Nath and talk to a job instructor. Each one is different per job class. For more specifics, use this link to find out how:

3rd Job Advancement

You will have to do some quests before getting your 3rd job. As someone already did a wonderful page on how to get 3rd jobs, i will not repeat as that will be plagarism. Just use the above link and follow instructions.

Here are the possible job sub-classes you can obtain for specialization job classes.

'Magician Sub-classes

Cleric

Job Type: Priest

Wizard (Ice/Lightning)

Job Type: Mage (Ice/Lightning)

Wizard (Fire/Poison)

Job Type: Mage (Fire/Poison)

Mage (Generalized Mage)

Job Type: Mage Class

Thief Sub-classes

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