MapleStorySEA Complete F2P Equipment Guide

[@ilse2280]

Glad we have a pro maple youtuber that’s actually invested in helping the MSEA community :)

[@edmundsia4586]

12m with clean fafnir xbow😂

[@edmundsia4586]

Range I mean

[@astonsin5570]

I started maple 5 months ago and was on the verge of quitting because i have no idea about gear progression (f2p player not knowing anything about starforcing, cubing etc, and stucked with fensalir gear at level 200 with low range). This video single handedly got me back on track and i finally grinded my way to 5 set absolab gear. This video should definitely be on the official maplestory guide.

[@leaveacomment]

TheAran: Don't worry about it Me: *starts to worry*

[@davidckk2]

haha

[@westworldbestscenes4797]

finally a f2p guide! thank you steve

[@nlcoproduction31]

I watch from the beginning until the end. Definitely worth it, let's work together on archiving the milestone!!

[@djfjgosiekd7014]

He talks with so much energy and enthusiasm that it doenst get boring like other maple utubers

[@d3vilman69]

Thanks very much for the vid, though it's 2yrs ago. I restarted mapling at MSEA after 12yrs of inactivity, and found I am totally unfamiliar with the game mechanics(been playing Maplestory M for 4-5yrs, used to its simplicity). My 2 main char(Lv160+) have all AP and SP reset and I was stuck on how to obtain better eq n weap. I also started a new char playing Adele since it is voted the most popular class. Your video helped a lot in how to get equipmt and improve them as a beginner player.

[@wenkai2905]

Best maple guide ever!!!! Personally like Every content Steven made very detail and educating on new player will follow Steve’s guidance 👍👍👍

[@mastertoru5531]

At 140/150, u will unlock a quest [Sengoku2]. You will have to repeat the quest 3 times. But it is extremely worth it! You will get 1 Ring (Kanna Ring), 1 Belt (idk the name Belt) & 1 Shoulder (Hayato Shoulder). MSEA is very grindy, getting to kill Pink Bean will take you a while. The fight w/ Hilla at lv120 will be very long. The ifia accessory only drops from Hard Von Leon, which is lv150 but honestly unless you are funded, that will be a hard fight! Best of luck :)

[@Spidove]

I love your enthusiasm, I love the hype. I love your voice, your pronunciation is so satisfying. anyway good video very informative :)

[@omarabuhijleh9297]

the best and i mean it the best guide ever, i have been playing this game for so long and i don't understand some of the things in it and now i have a full understanding

[@Takyuuu]

CRA helm is actually end-game because ACS 6Set effect doesn't offer much compared to the 50WA from 3pcs Fafnir! Also if you manage to get Genesis Wep that Fafnir set becomes 4pc effect

[@badct1]

14:46 this is my f2p eq now after return to game this month ,ty steve let me know what to do next !

[@ScientistA]

So its been a year do u have acs parts now?

[@adamz6158]

i keep coming back to this vido to hear you say 'this equipment, can only be a dream'

[@Joonly]

just started play maplesea again.Stumbled upon this video! one of the best gearing guide ive seen so far

[@yanvermy3598]

I like how you take the time to explain everything and also in high level english. Thank you

[@kadrad9890]

Thank you dude so much . The best and most informative Maple KZbinr there is probably . Please create more guides , your guides are top tier quality . Love your videos dude , much appreciated .

[@darklord809]

I would like to add on and say that the setup at 19:10 tho might be optimal, one of the event rings can be swapped out for either a silver blossom ring or elegant ifia ring, doing this will allow you to recieve the 9 set boss effect which gives 10att, stats, and 10% boss damage, which is alot stronger than a single event ring.

[@yang1212]

my dude i just started playing, just wanna say thanks for your video! very informative!

[@whickur]

Great job on the guide, Steve! You have talent. I would love to see more MS guides from you.

[@corunelk2592]

*Sees thumbnail and title* *thinks* Me : That arcane weap...

[@lastsin3171]

All right I'm going to first say that I only have made it as far as Chu Chu Island for my entire 10+ years im Maplestory (A lot of retirement and return back and forth happened throughout the years) and the part about from Fensalir / Cygnus set to Fafnir is already a far-fetched idea as it is. Assuming you take the bossing route, If you were to farm mesos and buy it from the Auction house then it would be relatively a easy task to get the clean Fafnirs. After Fafnir though? I doubt everything will be going as smoothly as you put it here because at that point, it's pretty much un-soloable unless you have all those Legendary / Unique potenial lines that have at least 4 lines of either the Main Stats %, ATK %, Boss Damage or Ignore Defense %. Now I never have gotten or past through this Absolabs Equip Set since I have no idea how to even do it in the first place but to give you an idea, I play as a Level 210 DA and I believe I have a rather solid set of equipment on my end and even then, I cannot solo a single Chaos Root Abyss (CRA), not even the easiest (maybe) to handle, The Queen. Because my damage even though is in 1m+ range I still do jack shit for damage. (I can guess that it's got to do with my Maple Union though but even then I doubt it's just that.) So after Fafnir, It just becomes relatively obvious that you are going to need help for this. Hell, Forget the equipment and the basic stuff for a minute and this is really obvious if you are a experienced MMO player, RNG is in play that means. . . you might need already need the help sooner than you think. So what's my point? I actually don't know. I just figured I put my experience and thoughts into this is all. Either way, This is probably the only guide that is actually good for Maplesea if I ever see one and for that, I give you props and thanks for this. At least you are "saving" the game somehow. I think. Also how to farm Mesos? I find that if you were to play Demon Avenger (DA) first then make him / her strong enough, You can solo Normal Pink Bean or even Easy Cygnus if you have enough damage. After that? Not recommended to solo. Reason being is that DA does not rely on MP and only focus on HP. Hell, Even your attack power relies on HP so it's pretty straightforward and not as complicated as any others. It'll take some time to get DA up to speed but it's probably the most risk free option that you might stumble upon. Another would be selling EXP Potions because holy hell do they sell. If I am wrong in any places in this comment, Feel free to correct me.

[@justinjozy]

I'm F2P and have only spent money on cosmetics. Already got my absolabs within my first month of playing. Just farm up your daily bosses/weeklies, sell everything you can for mesos and then buy lomien coins. It's going to take way too long if you really want to progress without trading with other people

[@ivangold9218]

Explainning better than Nexon LUL, didn't see this, but it's very nice explanation and visualization.

[@0wnz620]

as a fellow singaporean i salute u sia for this guide

[@nr1skiller]

I guess the best guide out here. Started great. Knowing when you need to get the times but in the end a bit unclear. Maybe it is just me. Question(s) that is not solved in the guide: When should I starforce my equipments and how much and on which?

[@lethmax3132]

Haha. I just started to play from scratch late last month. This sure helps me to aim for the gears i need. Thanks mate.

[@kowizial]

Yey finally a f2p guide for maplesea :D ty steve

[@wanazraai2286]

Could you make a mesos making guide for Msea? :D

[@GigaZX91]

only way train certain lvl or lvl 200 go do bossing with guild mate ... sell rune at FM

[@GAB_8888]

@@GigaZX91 FM? Its completely empty

[@GigaZX91]

every item you wanna buy at Auction market ..no more FM sale only rune cystal collector

[@vincentprime740]

step 1: buy a pet.

[@GigaZX91]

@q1an. qian what do you mean, I did play during that time ...

[@シーちゃん-y8x]

Thanks a lot Finally know how to raise my stucked range now

[@airix3]

"if u got friends, it will be much easier" 🙃

[@whitecoffee836]

Tq for making maplesea info vids!!!! Most people play gms so it’s hard to find content like these!!

[@YY37737]

Thank you Steve for the guide! Didn’t realise how improve my range and all and I am glad I found this to help! :3

[@GodOfMechas]

“Arcaneshade is very easy, you just have to kill Lucid and Will” 💀

[@SystemBot]

As a F2P in GMS regular server, I reached the point where I need abso equips. I can't kill cra bosses, normal cygnus, normal pap, czak, lotus/damien.. but can kill hellux easily. no clue what to do now, slowly farming cubes and trying to get good pots. But how did you get abso equips without help or carries from anybody?

[@ttj123456]

May I also ask, for MaplestorySEA, for the android heart is the Liquid Metal Heart better than the Sincere Beautyroid Heart?

[@kfee3712]

Showing your attack range during your item progression would be good and more informative.

[@simplyjustgaming7719]

yay a f2p guide for maplesea :D ty my boi steve! Been stuck and taking long hours just to get to desired progression cuz playing alone meso farming guide next? :D

[@FlamingHunterZ]

how did you manage to solo lotus in your brand new account? I feel like it's impossible for me to kill lotus to get the grade S stone

[@DallySkyeAnims]

Getting the Absolab equips have been quite the grind for me for months, until I joined a guild from a friend and they were willing to use their Absolab coins for 40 Diffusion Energy Cores for each equip.

[@dietrichahlers6125]

Can't you just buy clean abso gear in the auction house if you have the money? Is there any benefit to grinding for the gear than buying it?

[@DallySkyeAnims]

@@dietrichahlers6125 Back then when I made this comment, the Diffusion cores and absolab gear are ALOT more expensive than now. You're *now* better off buying the gear or cores than grinding the coins for it. But grinding the cores are pretty decent meso when you're just starting out.

[@dietrichahlers6125]

@@DallySkyeAnims oh thanks! Will keep this in mind. I'm so sick of reboot. Can't even do lotus since my laptop literally lags me to death.

[@hectornyaring5616]

Thank you for the guide bro! I've been stuck on how to increase my damage. Your tips and advise really help me a lot!

[@cliftonaurelius3060]

New player here. You're the best Steve!

[@HeoBungBu96]

What do you think about using CRA hat? Because 3 CRA sets will give you 50 ATT, 10% HP/MP. Going from 5 -> 6 Absolab sets will give you more 20 ATT + 20% HP/MP. Hence, you will lose 30 ATT but gain 10% HP/MP.

[@piratesmanX]

Before I quit MSEA I used that setup for my main Zero.

[@HeoBungBu96]

@@piratesmanX How was it? Was it better than using Absolab hat? :D

[@piratesmanX]

It seems I've mistaken something here, I was trying to say that I was using Chaos Bellum Hat which is a Lucky Item that can gain both set effect and with that hat I'm able to obtain 4 set effect of Fafnir and 5 set effect of Absolab if I remembered it right. But there's downside for Chaos Bellum Hat tho, as the maximum flame rate tier is only Tier 4.

[@koikogare]

should i play on luna or reboot? i don't plan on spending any money but eu reboot is kinda dead.

[@kyotheman69]

luna and just don't spend money

[@GAB_8888]

What's the different between F2P and P2P? Is it based on @cash or buying mesos?

[@jenice000]

thank you for the guide very useful since i cant understand most stuff from gms guide

[@ChingChengHanji_]

Hello will you do an updated version of this please? 😢

[@hanselkuntadi005]

I would like to ask. I want to do the nett pyramid quest, but it requires 4 ppl. Hw do i find people or party to do with me?? Im in Aquila server but still so little people :((

[@minaz1829]

After getting the equipment set Aran recommenced, I became Maya

[@josephboy1409]

HAHA love the vibe, Steve! Thank-you for the video

[@MiIkandCookiez]

Amazing, been so many years and this video is still relavant. I see you have touch on equips but I could not find guides on potential. How and when we should focus on potential? Is using Todd hammer or epic scroll better for start? When should we proceed from epic potential to unique/legendary? When should we focus on additional potential? Haha so many question, sorry.

[@x3TheAran59]

I would suggest to get 2 lines main stat on your Epic potentials first then get Add Pot to at least 10WA/MA depending on your job. Then slowly work on weapon, sub weapon and emblem to unique and above.

[@cocoearmuffs6207]

f2p guide don't need it but still gonna watch the video :D

[@Anfonya]

Why u flexin

[@jeffdodd2785]

Great video m8 I’m a gms player that is struggling to lvl and power up but this helped thanks m8

[@OGYouTubeEnjoyer]

I've been pretty much free to play since I started playing back when Bellocan came out. I've spent very little money. Basically just buying pets and other quality of life items.

[@iHuoXin]

Hello! I’m currently equipped with abso 17* U/E shoulder, cape, shoes and 17* L/E abso glove. Together with Cvel helm + fafnir top btm and fafnir weap. I’m also using 17* dom + ark pendant. But now I’m thinking of upgrading my armor to ACS but not sure if I should change my armor first before upgrading my accessories? I’m planning to upgrade my ark pend to Daybreak and one of my ring to Slime ring. Please advice whether I should focus on upgrading my daybreak and slime ring before ACS armor or ACS armor first. I can solo up to ndunkle boss.

[@WhyNoRespectGaming]

im back to maple!

[@gwenchana9219]

16:15 I already bought these equips, I would like to ask should I get them 30% spell traced or 70%? As I know the cost between both of them are a big difference, I can afford to 9% pot them but traces cost a lot more Should I just rush for 70% traces or just wait and do 30%+css slowly? Are the difference big? I have been searching for an answer for quite long, hope you can help me with it thx :D

[@x3TheAran59]

You should get them 30% traced for equips and 15% traced for weapons. But do them during Fever Time or 50% Spell Trace Discounts.

[@cedriclim5767]

Should i get von leon set or fensalir set ?

[@JerryJellyToh]

Thanks for the guide!! But may i know how to unlock secondary pendant slot permanently in MapleSea? Tyty

[@miahmiyamiah]

tbh had this question for a while, I understand the progression path but say you starforced your fensalir items, then say you upgrade to a cygnus set, wouldn't you have wasted money on your fensalir set? curious as to what you guys do to prevent wasting resources on previous equips

[@x3TheAran59]

You either opt for Fensalir/Cygnus and can use Todd Hammer to transfer to Lv140 > Lv150 equips. More info here: maplestory.nexon.net/micro-site/64462

[@robinng1128]

Thank you for the guide, Steve!

[@nr1skiller]

Broken heart? :P

[@nekoda9379]

*Likes the video* Steve i got one question would 22* enraged zak belt be cheaper and worth compared to a 12* Tyrant belt?

[@베라보우마스터]

12 Tyrant belt has much higher stats and is more expensive to make than 22 zak belt. 22 zak belt is similar to 10 Tyrant belt.

[@nekoda9379]

Expert Talon hihi thanks for the answer yea then belt would you suggest me to go with? Considering I don’t have so much fund but would prefer a resell able belt 😅

[@jonathan1383]

Is it better to have 3 cra + 5 absolab or 2 cra + 6 absolab?

[@tiendoan6417]

ARan . Would it be reasonable good if say I get Necro set with decent flame and cube it for epic potential. After that tranfer necro to von leon. And after Vonleon- tranfer to empress- empress to CRA to access mid-end game content? Thanks

[@amerx2x]

Loved the thorough explanation...keep it up man

[@alvintan4017]

Why use scarlet ring instead of Kanna ring ? I ask coz I accidentally throw away my Kanna ring , just asking whether can scarlet ring be a good alternative for Kanna ring .

[@aceuSent]

Wow this is really informative, alot of effort put in for this. Thanks! By the way I'm also maining wild hunter, but many find this class weak. May I know your opinion on this class?

[@x3TheAran59]

Wild Hunter is a class that requires quite a bit of funding but the buffs are very good in party play as well as unique Jaguars skills.

[@AIphyx]

very useful guide ^^ thanks again Aran :p

[@coefficient1520]

What stats do I aim for on the eq, not on the potential but the actual eq itself? Also what sort of potential am I gonna aim for ?

[@x3TheAran59]

You should aim for your main stat for example, Warrior = STR. As for additional potential the green text, aim for main stat and % All Stat. For potential on Emblem aim for ATK % or Ignored Enemies Def %. For Weapon/Sub Weapon aim for ATK % or Boss Damage %

[@christopherchua3997]

In 16:20, does this combo really works? From what i understand, cvel hat only works as a lucky item if you have at least 3 pieces of eq isinit ?

[@randywong1919]

Hi Steve! Thanks for the great F2P guide. Can I ask if at lvl 200 onwards is it better to focus on the arcane force or your equipments? As I’m always running out of mesos due to upgrading my arcane force.

[@x3TheAran59]

You'll have to focus on both, because Arcane Force will add 100 stat every Symbol level. Which will give a huge boost. Try to make use of Coin Shop events to get those event rings plus epic potentials scroll, flames & Star Force scrolls, so you can have more mesos for Arcane Symbols.

[@paulvictor7489]

if he was in reboot he'd probably be rank 1. I wish I could be dedicated enough to be f2p in normal servers..... Maybe on the side I can try, rise event would definitely give me a head start.

[@Axeotix]

If i were to scroll my weapon/armor with spell tracer, which % do i go for? If i use a scroll that doesn't have a 100%, if it fails like 1-2 times, do i just re scroll on another equipment or use white scroll? I want to get a perfect scroll before cubing my weapon/armor

[@tanvictor99]

Im wondering, is the Lv140 Fensalir Set better than the Lv100 Black Set?

[@ttj123456]

May I ask why not go for 5 set Absolabs (weapon/shoulder/shoes/cape/gloves) + 3 set Fafnir instead of 6 set abso+ 2 set Fafnir? Don't you lose like 30 MA/WA in favor of 10%HP/MP?

[@x3TheAran59]

It depends, cos Abso equips give a lot of Flame stats compared to Fafnir and in the long run you'll be swapping out the Abso weapon to Arcaneshade, so having and Abso hat is a better option, but you can also go for Lucky Hat option (but with lesser flame stats but you get multiple set effect)

[@RainOn2SunnyDay]

Damn maya is stacked

[@sumire4972]

It has been 6 months last i played this game because it is really hard after level 200 with no friend that can help me to get a good item😭😭

[@MultiTama2]

Does scarlet ring count to the meister set if you only have meister signet and earrrings equipped?

[@yumegiri3609]

I'm ma new player! I found this video/guide very helpfull thankyou !

[@thedonger1849]

And you got your genesis weapon alrdy nice

[@CIFProperty]

You do spell traces and star for fanir when the progress? You do 70% traces or 15% for weapon? I heard that u mention you able to do cra when you that item benchmark so I am curious. Well I try with my 2.5m range bow master the old time cra+absolab set epic pot with will trace and 17 star it still hard for me to solo c vellum

[@x3TheAran59]

Yes I do Spell Trace and Star Force them to 17 Star. But I do it progressively, making each item 12 Star and 70% Spell Trace first then only slowly work on individual equip during Sunday Maple 50% Spell Trace discount / 30% Star Force discount and getting them to 17 Star and 30% (Other equip) and 15% (Weapon) Spell Trace. Also make use of event cubes to get at least your 3 main items - Weapon, Sub-weapon and Emblem to Unique, that will help a lot.

[@CIFProperty]

@@x3TheAran59 oh, cuz I changing sever from Draco to Aquila need to start from 0, for your opinion progressing through eq or earning mesos direct aim for absolab, which is more effective way?

[@JinIXWolf]

Hi Steve with the Dawn set here. Could we have an advise on gear progression how f2p can fight Black Mage ?

[@set7618]

Is this still valid for 2024 maplesea?

[@thedevilhimself6557]

Can someone list all the items throughout the transitions as shown in the video?

[@fredfriday24]

Hi Steve, wanna ask 22* abso weapon vs 22* fafnir weapon which one is better for endgame? *Currently I have 2 hat which is Cvel and Abso hat Other equipment are Abso too

[@x3TheAran59]

22 Star Abso is better, but for near endgame is Arcaneshade 22 Star weapon, Fafnir Top & Bottom, the rest Abso.

[@fredfriday24]

@@x3TheAran59 what If I'm not getting other Arcaneshade equipment? 22* abso still better than fafnir?

[@x3TheAran59]

Yes

[@fredfriday24]

@@x3TheAran59 Thankyou Steve 👍😊

[@jtzyz]

Best way to get 14th anni coins?

[@peterpanda1637]

Im trying to get back to MS but do you have any advice on the type of PC I should use?

[@juanorellana2388]

very nice bro!!! this is one of ur best videos :D thanks so much for the info bro...

[@35p-m9v]

Is this guide still viable after destiny update?

[@kjyong2985]

Bro 8:36 you didn’t mention how you get the emblem

[@calvinyang6003]

Hey, im glad you made this video to guide new maplesea players, but could you also include the range required to solo for the bosses?

[@x3TheAran59]

Range is not a good benchmark right now cos each classes have their own calculation and some classes have inflated range. So normally we benchmark using Mulung Dojo Floors. If you could clear 37-40 floor dojo you can solo all the Chaos Root Abyss and Hard Magbus bosses, and for 43-46 floor you can join in Normal Lucid runs, 45-47 for Normal Will runs and etc.

[@calvinyang6003]

@@x3TheAran59 are the differences big enough to matter in this case? cus there arent any guides out there for maplesea that indicates the damage range required for each bosses. such as 1.5m for CRA.

[@ctying8675]

hi aran may i know is HERO 1h+S or 2hd sword is better? hope u reply me i'm new to maple

[@ctying8675]

btw who in Aquila can donate me 10m meso?

[@kuronekonova3698]

1h+S

[@shifthiker8775]

Hello, aran. Thank you so much for releasing this guide as it helps me a lot. I kinda want to ask something though. Currently Level 202, Fire/Poison Mage, what's the best secondary weapon? Thanks.

[@x3TheAran59]

Princess No secondary are the best right now

[@shifthiker8775]

@@x3TheAran59 aight thanks m8

[@Sosoismyname]

Is the Fafnir plus Cvel helm for 30% more boss damage or cra hat plus abso weapon with higher base attack and flames and 10% more ignore def more worth it? Wonder which is a better trade off

[@x3TheAran59]

Normally we will go for CRA Hat because of the better flames compared to CVEL and you'll swap out your CRA Hat to Abso Hat when you use a Arcane Weapon, that is to utilize the Abso set effect. For Zero CVEL Hat is the best cos their weapon can scroll to CRA set regardless of weapon type.

[@maromv]

Hey Steve Thanks for guide What do u think about gollux items?

[@x3TheAran59]

They are the best accessories in GMS.

[@Noxxy2445]

Thank you Steve for the f2p guide

[@leonardlee71]

Please make a video for mage eq guide, and how to get them ^

[@user-rn1ww7ln4j]

When you said you will be able to unlock 2 pendants slots is this only possible through the cash shop?

[@JinIXWolf]

As a F2P when I get the CRA set to Lv230, do u scroll as 15, 30 or 70% ? Let's say if my end goal is to achieve a clean 10m range with at least Unique stats. Need your advise.

[@x3TheAran59]

Is best to 15% Weapon and 30% other Equips to get higher range. Work on it during Fever Time or 50% Spell Trace events. But if you don't have enough Spell Traces then you can 70% first and work on each Equip 1 by 1. Don't forget to get Additional Potential on you equips also, try to get your main WA/MATT as they help to boost a lot too.

[@JinIXWolf]

That's a super good tip Steve ! I'll start off with 70% off first :)

[@andrescocomas]

[@IAreLeng]

Steve you're forgetting about frontier equips LOL 22* BiS pendant and face accessory which gets boss flames