Most efficient class to level for bonuses
I just came back to Maplestory after about two years and now I see that there are Link Skills, character card sets and I don't know what else. There seems to be so much account linked stuff, I feel lost.
I really want to level up some new character to 120 and I wonder which class will give me the most useful bonuses for my account, once i'm done with it.
Thanks!
August 19, 2015
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[quote=soldexfornx]Merc/DA/Kanna/Phantom/xenon/lumi[/quote]
Wheres dat BT
Wheres dat DS
[b]Demon Avenger[/b] is currently the best link skill for damage.
[b]Kanna[/b] is nearly the same as Demon Avenger, but you can't get the link skill to level 3 (at level 210) and the character card is ever so slightly worse (maxes out at 4% boss damage rather than 5% at level 200). Also Kanna creation is currently closed.
[b]Xenon[/b] gives a +10% allstat link skill, and is generally the 3rd best link skill to get. The character card gives +20 str/dex/luk at level 120 too.
[b]Mercedes[/b] will help your other characters level with the +15% exp link skill.
[b]Beast Tamer[/b] would be useful to make while character creation is out for them. Their link skill is good (+7% crit/boss damage +4% hp/mp at level 120) and their character card is good (+6% pdr at level 120).
[b]Zero[/b] has quite a useful link skill and character card (+10% pdr -15% damage intake and +8% exp upon finishing the questline and at level 180 respectively).
[b]Phantom[/b] gives a pretty great link skill at +15% crit rate at level 120. To my knowledge, the character card is not particularly helpful.
[b]Demon Slayer[/b] has a useful link skill (+15% boss damage at level 120) and character card (+3% status resist at level 120).
[b]Hayato[/b] has a very useful character card but the link skill is lacking. The character card is +6% minimum crit damage at level 120 but the link skill maxes out at level 1 (level 70) and is +10 allstats +5 atk/matk. Also Hayato character creation is currently closed.
[b]Luminous[/b] has a pretty useful link skill, with +15% pdr at level 120. The character card is +40 int at level 120, so that's useful if you main a mage.
[b]Cygnus Knights[/b] give a pretty good link skill when combined. Each Cygnus Knight gives +5% status resist, and all 5 stack into 1 slot. If you have 5 open character slots and the patience to train all 5 Cygnus Knights to 120+ it's certainly useful while bossing. None of the character cards, to my knowledge, are particularly helpful.
[b]Resistance Classes[/b] give an extraordinarily useful link skill for bossing. With all 3 combined (at level 120+), you get 6 seconds of invincibility upon reviving, which is great for avoiding spawn-killing at bosses like cra, hell gollux, and Lotus. The Battle Mage character card decreases damage intake and the Mechanic character card gives +15% buff duration at level 120.
[b]Cannon Master[/b] and [b]Kaiser[/b] are useful if your main is a Demon Avenger, since both of their link skills give % hp, but they're not the best mules otherwise. The Kaiser character card gives +40 str at level 120 though, and the Cannoneer link skill gives +25 allstats at level 120 in addition to the % hp and % mp bonus. They're ok for muling purposes, but definitely not the first thing you need to worry about.
[b]Mihile[/b] gives a decent link skill if you're a class with low Stance. It gives 100% stance for a certain amount of time with a certain cooldown. Unfortunately, I don't know specifics, as this is one of the two classes I've never played up to 120+. The character card isn't great, so if your class has stance, feel free to skip the Mihile link skill.
[b]Shade[/b] gives a link skill that's useful for bossing but not much else. The 10% chance to avoid death doesn't proc very often unless you're going to be dying frequently (cra, hard magnus, lotus, etc.). The character card is +3% max/min crit damage at level 120, so that's useful.
[b]Angelic Buster[/b] gives a fun- but not necessarily useful- link skill. For a short amount of time, you get a large damage boost, but the casting delay is so large that your DPS is lowered if you use this. It's generally more useful while bosses are being summoned or while they're invincible. The character card is +40 dex at level 120, so that's useful for dex classes.
[b]Jett[/b] is the last thing I can think of. Their link skill is situational, since you can get anywhere from +3 to +35 in any given stat (str/dex/luk/int/atk/matk) depending on how you roll with star dusts or the nx item (which I have never used). I normally don't get much higher than 18 in any given stat and will often settle for that. The character card just gives summon duration, which is nonessential.
I hope I didn't forget anything and I hope this isn't too cluttered, I tried to space it well. hope this helped!
Merc/DA/Kanna/Phantom/xenon/lumi