MapleStory

MapleStory

Build your tier list, compare characters, and find your favorites.

2003Characters (49)

MapleStory - Tier Maker

MapleStory - Official Tier

Editorial placements for MapleStory, with the reasoning behind each list.

MapleStory - Blind Rank

The next character from MapleStory is drawn for you, so you never pick who comes next. Top 5 holds one per slot. The Tier List works like the regular board, with several characters in each row.

MapleStory - Versus

Run a fast elimination tournament for MapleStory and keep choosing winners until only one character remains.

MapleStory - Bracket

Build a championship bracket for MapleStory. Drag the seeds, or fill them at random. Click a fighter to send them through, or roll the match.

MapleStory - Alignment Chart

Arrange MapleStory in a grid or circle with up to 16 sections. Place characters freely, including between sections.

MapleStory - 0–10

Give each MapleStory character a score from 0 to 10. Same scores sit together, from 10 at the top down to 0.

Number keys set 0 to 9. Tap a character on the board to change that score.

Characters (49)

Adele
Adele
Angelic Buster
Angelic Buster
Aran
Aran
Ark
Ark
Battle Mage
Battle Mage
Beast Tamer
Beast Tamer
Bishop
Bishop
Blaster
Blaster
Blaze Wizard
Blaze Wizard
Bowmaster
Bowmaster
Buccaneer
Buccaneer
Cadena
Cadena
Cannoneer
Cannoneer
Corsair
Corsair
Dark Knight
Dark Knight
Dawn Warrior
Dawn Warrior
Demon Avenger
Demon Avenger
Demon Slayer
Demon Slayer
Dual Blade
Dual Blade
Evan
Evan
Hero
Hero
Hoyoung
Hoyoung
Illium
Illium
Kain
Kain
Kaiser
Kaiser
Khali
Khali
Kinesis
Kinesis
Lara
Lara
Luminous
Luminous
Lynn
Lynn
Magician Fire Poison
Magician Fire Poison
Magician Ice Lightning
Magician Ice Lightning
Marksman
Marksman
Mechanic
Mechanic
Mercedes
Mercedes
Mihile
Mihile
Mo Xuan
Mo Xuan
Night Lord
Night Lord
Night Walker
Night Walker
Paladin
Paladin
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
Phantom
Phantom
Shade
Shade
Shadower
Shadower
Thunder Breaker
Thunder Breaker
Wild Hunter
Wild Hunter
Wind Archer
Wind Archer
Xenon
Xenon
Zero
Zero

MapleStory Classes Ranked

Every playable class in MapleStory, from the original Explorer branches to the newest Grandis arrivals. The top tier holds the jobs that combine damage, mobility and party value without asking for perfect play: Adele and Hero stay effective at any funding level, Night Lord and Cadena reward clean mechanics with burst, Lara clears entire maps on her own, Kain chains marks into heavy boss damage and Bishop remains the class every boss party wants. The middle tiers are full of specialists that shine once funded, while the lower tiers need more gear or niche setups to keep up.

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Adele Adele
Kain Kain
Hero Hero
Night Lord Night Lord
Lara Lara
Bishop Bishop
Cadena Cadena
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Xenon Xenon
Hoyoung Hoyoung
Khali Khali
Shadower Shadower
Zero Zero
Dual Blade Dual Blade
Blaster Blaster
Demon Slayer Demon Slayer
Kinesis Kinesis
Illium Illium
Luminous Luminous
Mercedes Mercedes
Magician Ice Lightning Magician Ice Lightning
Ark Ark
B
Magician Fire Poison Magician Fire Poison
Evan Evan
Bowmaster Bowmaster
Marksman Marksman
Buccaneer Buccaneer
Corsair Corsair
Night Walker Night Walker
Wind Archer Wind Archer
Thunder Breaker Thunder Breaker
Dawn Warrior Dawn Warrior
Paladin Paladin
Dark Knight Dark Knight
Pathfinder Pathfinder
Mechanic Mechanic
Wild Hunter Wild Hunter
Phantom Phantom
C
Battle Mage Battle Mage
Blaze Wizard Blaze Wizard
Shade Shade
Mihile Mihile
Kaiser Kaiser
Angelic Buster Angelic Buster
Demon Avenger Demon Avenger
Aran Aran
Lynn Lynn
Beast Tamer Beast Tamer
Mo Xuan Mo Xuan
Cannoneer Cannoneer

Best MapleStory Bossing Classes

A bossing tier list built around sustained damage, burst windows and how forgiving a class is in long fights. Bishop leads the support side because every party wants its buffs and healing, while Kain, Adele, Hero, Cadena, Night Lord, Xenon and Hoyoung bring the damage that actually closes out late-game bosses. The A tier is stacked with strong picks that ask for tighter timing or more funding, and the B tier still clears content comfortably once the gear catches up.

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Kain Kain
Adele Adele
Hero Hero
Night Lord Night Lord
Bishop Bishop
Cadena Cadena
Xenon Xenon
Hoyoung Hoyoung
A
Khali Khali
Shadower Shadower
Zero Zero
Dual Blade Dual Blade
Blaster Blaster
Demon Slayer Demon Slayer
Kinesis Kinesis
Ark Ark
Luminous Luminous
Mihile Mihile
B
Bowmaster Bowmaster
Marksman Marksman
Mercedes Mercedes
Magician Ice Lightning Magician Ice Lightning
Paladin Paladin
Evan Evan

Best MapleStory Mobbing Classes

Farming is most of the time you spend in MapleStory, so this list ranks the classes that clear a map with the least effort. Lara and Adele cover wide areas with almost no setup, Night Walker and Wind Archer keep huge hitboxes active while moving, Illium and Hoyoung paint the screen from a safe distance, and Kain, Luminous and Kinesis add fast respawn-friendly clears to the mix. The B tier is not weak, it just needs more funding or a specific map shape to farm comfortably.

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Lara Lara
Adele Adele
Night Walker Night Walker
Wind Archer Wind Archer
Illium Illium
Hoyoung Hoyoung
A
Luminous Luminous
Kinesis Kinesis
Evan Evan
Mercedes Mercedes
Magician Ice Lightning Magician Ice Lightning
Magician Fire Poison Magician Fire Poison
Thunder Breaker Thunder Breaker
Xenon Xenon
Pathfinder Pathfinder
Kain Kain
B
Mechanic Mechanic
Wild Hunter Wild Hunter
Battle Mage Battle Mage
Blaze Wizard Blaze Wizard
Corsair Corsair
Cannoneer Cannoneer

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