New Player Guide
| Start | Maple Island, as a Beginner |
|---|---|
| Leave the island | Shanks in Southperry, level 7 and 150 Vesos |
| First job | Level 10 (Magicians: level 8) |
| Second job | Level 30 |
| Daily rewards | Maple TV and the Daily Check-In |
The New Player Guide walks you through your first levels in MapleVerse, from your first steps on Maple Island to your first job on Victoria Island. Each step links to the page with the full details.
1. Learn the keys
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| ← → | Walk |
| Alt | Jump |
| Ctrl | Attack |
| Z | Pick up items |
| ↑ | Enter a portal, climb a rope or ladder |
| Space or click | Talk to an NPC |
| I / E / S / K | Items, equipment, stats, skills |
| Q / W | Quest log, world map |
Every key can be changed in the Keyboard Settings window (\). See Controls for the full list, and Playing on Mobile and Display Settings if you play on a phone.
2. Maple Island
You start on Maple Island as a Beginner. The people there hand out short starter quests: carrying letters, hunting a few snails and mushrooms. They pay a little EXP and your first hats. See Maple Island Quest Guide and Mai's Training Quest Guide.
- Up to level 10 the game places your ability points for you, so you do not have to think about stats yet.
- Beginners lose no EXP when they fall, so this is a safe place to learn.
- Hunt the snails and mushrooms near you. The Training Guide lists the best maps for every level.
3. Off to Victoria Island
When you are ready, go to Southperry and talk to Shanks. From level 7 he sails you to Lith Harbor on Victoria Island for 150 Vesos. If you carry Lucas's Recommendation Letter he takes it instead of the fare and the level requirement.
4. Choose your first job
At level 10 (Magicians at level 8), visit the master of the class you want:
| Class | Master | Where | Main stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrior | Dances with Balrog | Perion | STR |
| Magician | Grendel the Really Old | Ellinia | INT |
| Bowman | Athena Pierce | Henesys | DEX |
| Thief | Dark Lord | Kerning City | LUK |
| Pirate | Kyrin | Nautilus Harbor | DEX or STR |
Other doors open elsewhere: the Cygnus Knights in Ereve, the Aran in Rien, the Super Beginner at level 30 and the Tamer. Choosing a Class compares HP, MP and main stats; Job Advancement covers every later job.
5. Grow stronger
- Ability points (AP): you get 5 every level. Put them into your class's main stat and the stat it needs for accuracy. See Stat Builds.
- Skill points (SP): you get 3 every level after your first job. Spend them in the Skill window (K). See Skill Points and your class page.
- Equipment: check what your class can wear at your level on Equipment by Class. Most towns have weapon and armour shops; see Towns.
- Potions: Potions and Food shows the cheapest HP and MP per Veso.
- Where to hunt: the Training Guide lists the best open maps for every 10 levels.
6. Money and daily rewards
- Watch a Maple TV broadcast for Vesos, up to ten a day.
- From level 10, claim the Daily Check-In every day.
- Sell the drops you do not need to any shop, and keep the ones quests ask for. Making Vesos explains where money comes from at each level.
- Your Storage keeps items for every character on your account.
7. Play with others
- Team up with a Party to share EXP, then try the Party Quests. The first one, the Henesys Party Quest, opens at level 10.
- Add friends to your Buddy List and join a guild.
- Trade in the Free Market, or with the trade window.
If something goes wrong
- You fell in battle: press OK to come back in a nearby town. See Death and Revival.
- Stuck on a quest: see Quest Help and Quest Log and Quest Helper.
- Other questions: see the FAQ.