When MapleStory launch initially in 2003, only four different classes were available. These classes, known as Explorers, were Warrior, Magician, Thief, and Archer. On top of that, there were different branches of jobs for advancements. Warriors had Fighter/Crusader/Hero, Page/White Knight/Paladin, and Spearman/Berserker/Dark Knight. Magician had Wizard, Mage, and Arch Mage of Ice/Light or Fire/Poison, as well as Cleric/Priest/Bishop. Thief had Assassin/Hermit/Night Lord and Bandit/Chief Bandit/Shadower. Archer had Hunter/Ranger/Bowmaster and Crossbowman/Sniper/Marskman.
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Eventually, more classes were added. One of them was another set of Explorers: Pirates. Pirates have Brawler/Marauder/Buccaneer and Gunslinger/Outlaw/Corsair. The others are Adele, Angelic Buster, Aran, Ark, Battle Mage, Beast Tamer, Blaster, Blaze Wizard, Cadena, Cannoneer, Dawn Warrior, Demon Avenger, Demon Slayer, Dual Blade, Evan, Hoyoung, Illium, Jett, Kaiser, Kinesis, Luminous, Mechanic, Mercedes, Mihile, Night Walker, Pathfinder, Phantom, Pink Bean, Shade, Thunder Breaker, Wild Hunter, Wind Archer, Xenon, and Zero.
10 Ark
Ark is a Pirate who uses Knuckles/Abyssal Arms and Strength.
This class has a high base attack, converts Magic Attack into Attack, uses only two manuals buffs, possesses bind skills, hits multiple platforms, performs vertical and horizontal flash jumps, and gets innate healing. But, it requires micro-managing of buffs, consumes HP for skills instead of MP, needs proper combo to be effective, has low defense and avoidability, and suffers from cooldowns with weapon skills.
9 Illium
Illium is a Magician who uses Lucent/Magic Gauntlets/Wings and Intelligence.
This class has loads of burst damage, insane mobbing, pretty good support skills, dominates small and medium maps with multiple platforms, and utilizes some of the best flying mechanics in the game. But, it is quite squishy (low defense), has few lines of damage, does not handle bosses well, and requires lots of stacks and charges which are not instantly refilled.
8 Aran
Aran is a Warrior who uses Polearms/Mass and Strength.
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This class has the ability to reduce damage from monsters, skills that heal themselves (therefore consuming fewer potions), handles bosses well, trains efficiently, and a handful of powerful buffs. But, the button mashing is strong here (in order to maintain the combo) so players will need a decent keyboard and tough fingers.
7 Kinesis
Kinesis is a Magician who uses Psy-Limiters/Chess Pieces and Intelligence.
This class is insanely mobile for a magic-based class, does not need any MP potions at all, fights bosses well, trains efficiently, takes down mobs and collects mesos like no other, utilizes vertical range decently, boasts great damage, and even follows an interesting storyline. But, it takes practice to play effectively, attacks a bit slowly, and offers virtually no worthwhile buffs.
6 Demon Slayer
Demon Slayer is a Warrior who uses Scepters (Mace/Axe)/Force Shields and Strength.
This class gets a headstart with level, does not use any MP (due to Demon Fury), boasts a high defense as well as HP, tanks phenomenally, battles bosses decently, has flashy skills, benefits from 100 percent stance, uses an aura that allows passive grinding, and enjoys awesome mobility. But, Demon Fury requires constant attacking and management, plus the Scepters used cannot be traded.
5 Kanna
Kanna is a Magician who uses Fans and Intelligence.
This class gains levels insanely fast due to the exclusive story quests, does not require any MP whatsoever, uses skills that heal constantly, enjoys high HP, has high damage output, attacks quickly, teleports far, increases spawn rate from summons, has flashy skills as well as weapons, and handles maps like no other. But, the Spiritual Power system needs proper managing and it does not get good (or even fun) until the third job.
4 Hoyoung
Hoyoung is a Thief who uses Buchaes/Tassels and Luck.
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This class does not require much management, runs on a quite minimal amount of keys, enjoys excellent mobility, generally has high damage, and clears maps like a boss. But, paying attention to the gauge needs practice, the rotation of skills gets complicated, and it is squishy (low defense).
3 Cadena
Cadena is a Thief who uses Energy Chains/Warp Forges and Luck.
This class is the master of AoE (area of effect), mobs like no other, enjoys a ridiculous amount of mobility, bosses decently, has fantastic evasion by nature, and gets the best Dark Sight skill ever. But, it is not for the faint of heart (regarding difficulty), the skills require linking for effective damage output, suffers from spam when grinding, does not get good until the fourth job, and dies easily.
2 Blaster
Blaster is a Warrior who uses Arm Cannons/Charges and Strength.
This class only has a few buffs so there is little managing needed, enjoys amazing mobbing skills, utilizes mobility that is out of this world, gets a high damage output, and even reduces some damage thanks to Blast Shield. But, much dodging is needed for it to be efficient, drains MP potions like no other, spams here and there, and offers no buffs for the party.
1 Adele
Adele is a Warrior who uses Bladecasters/Bladebinders and Strength.
This class is visually impressive, requires little management (despite the Aether bar), mobs insanely well (especially for a physical attacking class), handles small maps phenomenally, needs few potions for HP and MP, and bosses like no other. But, it does call for some practice to perform best, wants lots of focus from the player regarding skill cooldowns, and has kind of a weak storyline.