Last Updated on by Samuel Franklin
Lost in the complex world of Maplestory class options? This comprehensive MapleStory class tier list rates the 50+ MapleStory jobs on mobbing, bossing, mobility, party utility, funding requirements and mechanical complexity to find your perfect option. Find your new main, first Reboot class, a bossing mule or burning character with this tier list based on my thousands of accumulated gameplay hours.
Table of Contents:
– Best Class Overview
– Best Class Tier List
– Best Mobbing Class
– Best Bossing Class
– Best Reboot Class
Best Class Tier List
All classes below are rated on a S-D (S>A>B>C>D) tier rating based on the categories above in comparison to each other. S tier is best, A is above average, B is average, C is below average and D is the worst comparatively to other classes. Complexity is rated on High (H), Medium (M), Low (L) scale based on the difficulty of mechanics.
While class tier lists are useful it’s important to choose a main character you enjoy playing as MapleStory takes thousands of hours to progress.
| Class | Mobbing | Bossing | Mobility | Utility | Funding | Complexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Adele |
A | A | A | B | S | M |
 Angelic Buster |
A | B | S | D | A | M |
 Aran |
A | B | A | C | A | M |
 Ark |
A | A | S | A | B | M |
 Battle Mage |
A | A | A | S | C | H |
 Bishop |
S | B | B | S | A | L |
 Blaster |
C | B | S | D | A | H |
| Blaze Wizard |
B | A | A | B | B | H |
 Bowmaster |
A | A | B | C | B | L |
 Buccaneer |
B | A | B | B | C | L |
 Cadena |
A | A | A | B | C | M |
| Cannoneer |
A | A | A | C | B | L |
| Corsair |
B | B | B | D | B | M |
 Dark Knight |
B | B | B | C | A | L |
| Dawn Warrior |
A | A | B | A | A | M |
 Demon Avenger |
B | B | A | B | A | L |
 Demon Slayer |
A | A | A | B | A | M |
 Dual Blade |
C | S | A | C | A | M |
 Erel Light |
A | B | B | A | B | M |
 Evan |
B | B | C | C | C | H |
| Fire/Poison Arch Mage |
S | A | C | C | B | M |
 Hayato |
A | S | A | B | A | M |
| Hero |
A | S | B | C | A | L |
 Hoyoung |
A | A | A | B | A | H |
| Ice/Lightning Arch Mage |
A | B | C | B | S | L |
 Illium |
A | B | A | C | C | M |
 Kain |
A | A | A | C | B | M |
 Kaiser |
C | A | B | C | B | L |
 Kanna |
A | C | B | A | A | M |
 Khali |
B | B | A | C | S | M |
 Kinesis |
B | B | B | B | C | M |
 Lara |
A | B | A | A | A | M |
 Luminous |
A | A | B | C | A | L |
 Lynn |
B | C | B | B | D | M |
| Marksman |
B | A | B | C | B | L |
 Mechanic |
A | C | A | B | C | M |
 Mercedes |
A | A | A | B | B | H |
 Mihile |
C | B | C | B | B | L |
 Mo Xuan |
A | B | A | A | B | H |
 Night Lord |
A | S | A | D | B | M |
| Night Walker |
A | A | S | B | B | H |
| Paladin |
B | S | B | S | B | M |
| Pathfinder |
A | B | B | B | S | L |
 Phantom |
B | B | A | B | D | M |
 Ren |
A | A | A | B | B | L |
 Shade |
B | B | B | B | B | L |
| Shadower |
A | A | B | B | B | M |
 Sia Astelle |
A | B | B | B | A | M |
| Thunder Breaker |
A | B | A | C | S | H |
 Wild Hunter |
B | B | B | B | C | L |
| Wind Archer |
A | A | A | B | C | L |
 Xenon |
A | A | S | B | B | L |
 Zero |
A | B | S | A | B | M |
Best Class Overview
- Mobbing: Impacts your training speed and Meso rates based on your ability to fully clear a monster map with your attacks.
- Bossing: Bossing is critical to progression and requires specific skills like invincibility (i-frames), strong sustain, high DPS or other utility.
- Mobility: While most classes have mobility in modern day MapleStory the best mobility characters have multiple movement options vertically and horizontally.
- Utility: Key to late game party bosses where buffs and unique skills are highly desired.
- Funding: How easy a character can reach their full potential with many players wanting the best unfunded class in MapleStory to spend less time farming Mesos.
- Complexity: The difference in complexity of newer Maplestory classes compared to the original classes is significant. From the simple options with only a few attacking skills to the advanced combo classes there are different complexity scales for player preferences available.
Best Mobbing Class
Mobbing is a major component of MapleStory gameplay with some classes having significant training speeds to reach max level or relaxing training methods that don’t need the players full attention at all times
- Lara (High maintenance but high reward summoner): A newer MapleStory class Lara calls on her friends to attack mobs with a high maintenance but highly effective mobbing style that revolves around Dragon Veins to unleash your power.
- Night Walker (Master of effortless mob farming through their bat companions): Bite farming allows players to stand in place while your bats fly around the map and defeat monsters. Historically the Night Walker hasn’t been a great mobber (partially because bats had a RNG mechanic) and you still do need a high level of gear to utilise this playstyle.
- Bowmaster (The overlooked archer that full clears maps with ease): Specialises in full clears of maps with limited movement due to the massive attack range that their skills and summons can reach when combined.
- Bishop (Buff yourself for high experience gains): A great mobber that has the ability to buff themselves with full holy symbol for increased experience gains which is supported further with summons and large area of effect attacks. The supportive nature of Bishop skills also makes it mistake friendly as your buffs provide incredible survivability in comparison to some of the squishy mob classes that need to pay a little more attention when training.
- Fire/Poison Arch Mage (Stand in place as you cover the map with flames and poison): Master fire explosions and poison gases from fifth job onwards that have large area of effects which means players can comfortably stand in a central location and cycle through their different skills for a low effort training method.
- Kanna (The simple to use effective summoner): Kanna has gone through many changes but still ranks as one of the easiest mobbers in the game due to their wealth of long duration summons and area of effect attacks that have both great length and height to attack monsters on multiple platforms. With some supportive skills the Kanna has some similarities with the Bishop in that it is a low focus style of play when training as you will rarely be at risk although isn’t as strong as it used to be.
MapleStory Best Bossing Class
These hard hitting or high survivability classes unlock different boss playstyles from high skill cap classes that are deadly with practice or simple classes that are hard to fail with that are the best bossing mule options:
- Hayato (Simple with massive burst): A basic to use class that is built around massive burst windows which plays nicely into most bosses when they have open attack windows. They are also a strong Link Skill and Legion contributor so you will be building one regardless and can see if this character is for you.
- Sia Astelle (Some learning curve but great all rounder): While there is some initial learning curve for this class they have a balanced kit of damage and utility that makes this newer class hard to compete with.
- Dual Blade (Built in boss killing power if you can master it): Has an impressive amount of Ignore Enemy Defence (IED) on core skills and doesn’t have a major reliance on Link Skills, Legion or equipment. Combined with their short cooldown high burst attacks the Dual Blade isn’t a class that needs to wait between burst cycles either although they require a high level of micromanagement to achieve this potential.
- Night Lord (High DPS burst that overpowers bosses): Often topping DPS tier list charts regardless of the current game patch due to their potent burst attacks on a moderate cooldown, Night Lords excel at dealing damage in party and solo play. Playing as a Night Lord does require a good understanding of boss mechanics to know when you can or cannot utilise your burst.
- Hero (Straight forward and safe playstyle with few downsides): The Hero has innate durability as a Warrior and has a simple combo gameplay loop that includes several invincibility frames. This makes them reliable and easy to play in boss encounters in terms of survivability and damage.
- Dawn Warrior (Simple to play and doesn’t need account support): Another warrior themed bossing expert the Dawn Warrior has a simple playstyle based on high damage melee attacks albeit slightly less durability.
MapleStory Best Reboot Class
Classes on MapleStory reboot tier lists are often the best unfunded class as these options shine without significant reliance on resources or support from account mechanics. These characters can carry themselves through MapleStory content as the best solo classes for players that want to dedicate themselves to a single class as much as possible:
- Hero (Great all rounder that is effective and simple to play): One of the original Explorer Warrior classes that uses combos. Despite being a melee class the Hero has great range on their attacks and solid mobility that when combined with a two minute burst cycle and general warrior durability means they really have no notable weakness although equally don’t excel in a particular area.
- Dawn Warrior (Powerful without account power or experience): Another warrior that doesn’t need significant account support or MapleStory experience to reach their potential across damage and durability that ensures you can progress through content without significant pushback. With high base skill damage percentages players will also not have to gear up significantly to reach the 1 hit kill threshold where training effectiveness peaks.
- Demon Slayer (Built in power and survivability for bossing): For those unsure where to start their Reboot adventure the Demon Slayer is often a safe choice that I recommend given they bring a staple Link Skill of boss damage that ensures they still benefit your account if you change your mind later. While the mobbing is not the best of the MapleStory classes they have great in built power and 3 sources of invincibility frames that make it easy to start bossing without significant mechanical or account progression.
- Buccaneer (High damage and an automatic damage source): The Buccaneer is a straight forward high damage mobile class with their base kit and not reliant on additional account support. Lord of the Deep is a notable skill in the Buccaneer kit which essentially creates an aura around the player that constantly deals high damage and frees up the player to focus on positioning instead while not hurting your damage output.
- Marksman (A simple and safe generalist for mobs and bosses): With one skill for mobbing with large area of effect the Marksman is a simple grinding class that offers both easy levelling and key in built power like critical and Ignore Enemy Defence that helps with many of the early to mid game bosses you’ll want to overcome. In addition you can manipulate some bosses movement through use of your illusion to help with their boss mechanics by changing their focus away from your character. For those that want an archer class they can also consider the Wind Archer who fills a similar archetype although trades some burst power for consistency.
Tierman
Do you mind specifying how exactly Angelic Buster is considered S tier for mobility?
Games Finder Admin
Hi Tierman
I’ve always found Angelic Buster to have some of the best mobility from the combination of Feather Hop, Grappling Heart and Affinity Heart. All of these feel great and combine with some of the smoothest attack moves I’ve found in MapleStory and I say that as a Night Lord main!
Always appreciate other views if you have them though :)
Thanks
Games Finder Team