August 20 Patch Note

Please check below for details on updates made during maintenance.

New Hero Classes: Evan, Luminous, Shade 

1. Evan 

• Skills 

• New Link Skill will be added.

[Rune Persistence] Increases the duration of Liberated Rune Power. 

• Evan's Maple Legion effect will be added.

Grants a 70% chance to recover 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10% of base MP with each attack. 

• New Evan-related equipment will be added. 

2. Luminous 

• Skills 

• New Link Skill will be added. 

[Light Wash] Ignore some of the enemy's DEF. 

• Luminous's Maple Legion effect will be added. 

INT +10 / 20 / 40 / 80 / 100 

• New Luminous-related equipment will be added. 

3. Shade 

• Skills 

• New Link Skill will be added. 

[Close Call] Grants you a chance to survive an attack that would've been fatal. 

• Shade's Maple Legion effect will be added. 

Critical Damage +1 / 2 / 3 / 5 / 6% 

• New Shade-related equipment will be added. 

Content

1. New Boss Tier Added 

New equipment will be added along with even more powerful bosses. 

1) Lotus (Hard) 

The power source of Black Heaven, Lotus, has returned in an even stronger form. 

Defeat Lotus and protect Maple World from the invasion of Black Heaven!

• Eligibility 
  • Characters Level 190 or higher who have cleared all Black Heaven content. 
    • Participation is available even if cleared with another character within the same world. 

• How to Participate 

Enter through [Scrapyard → Black Heaven Inside: Core Entrance.] 

• New Reward Items Added 

• Equipment: Pitched Accessory Added - Berserked

• Decor: Exclusive Decoration Item Rewards Added 

• New Achievements & History Added 

2) Damien (Hard) 

The wolf who seeks to devour the World Tree, Damien, has returned in a much stronger form. 

Defeat Damien and protect Maple World! 

• Eligibility 
  • Characters Level 190 or higher who have cleared all Blockbuster: Heroes of Maple content. 
  • Participation is available even if cleared with another character within the same world. 

• How to Participate 

Enter through [Sleepywood → Dark World Tree: Path to the World Tree Summit.] 

• New Reward Items Added 

• Equipment: Pitched Accessory added - Magic Eyepatch 

• Decor: Exclusive Decoration Item Rewards Added 

• New Achievements & History Added 

3) Boss Regular Neso Adjustment 

With the introduction of a new tier of bosses, the weekly distribution of Regular Neso per boss has been adjusted as a measure to make boss challenges a more meaningful experience. 

2. Ore Collector System 

A new greedy monster, the Ore Collector, has been introduced. 

It appears randomly after defeating certain bosses, seeking to harvest the power of life. 

Defeat the Ore Collector to obtain the Power of Rebirth and grow even stronger! 

1) Ore Collector Spawn Details 

• After defeating specific bosses, the Ore Collector may appear from another dimension with a certain probability. 

• If you defeat the Ore Collector before the boss battlefield closes, you will receive Life Ore for each Ore Collector defeated. 
  • A maximum of 110 Life Ore can be obtained per week. 
  • The weekly limit resets every Thursday at 00:00 (UTC+0). 

• Ore Collector Spawn Info

2) How to Use Life Ore & Life Coin

• A new NPC, the Life Founder, has appeared next to the Life Alchemist in Henesys. 
• Through the Life Founder, you can exchange Life Ore for Life Coins. Life Coins are exchangeable currency. 
• Using Life Coins together with Power Crystals, you can purchase Rebirth Flame. 

• Each type of Rebirth Flame Coupon has a weekly purchase limit, which resets every Thursday at 00:00 (UTC+0). 

• Exchange Shop Information 

3) Importamt Notice

• If your damage contribution to defeating the boss monster is less than 5%, you will not be able to obtain Life Ore. Contribution can be checked in the party window. 
• If your character is dead or has been expelled to another map when the Ore Collector is defeated, you will not receive Life Ore. 
• If you have already reached the weekly Life Ore limit, you cannot receive additional Life Ore even if you defeat the Ore Collector. 

Events

1. Heroes Fiesta <Honorable Heroes> 

Hearing news of Luminous’ return, Lania has prepared a special finale event for the Heroes Fiesta. 

The event will be available starting September 4, 2025, 00:00 (UTC+0), once Lania has completed preparations. 

From then on, you can participate by either selecting the event from the Event Notifier or by talking to Fiesta Lania in the Heroes Fiesta event map. 

Through this event, you can obtain rewards including Title Exchange Coupons, as well as 5,000 Fiesta Coins and 30,000 Honor EXP. 

When using the Title Exchange Coupon, you can obtain rewards including limited-time Titles with various stat boosts. 

1) Event Period 

September 4, 2025, 00:00 (UTC+0) – September 17, 2025, 23:59 (UTC+0) 

2) Eligibility 

Minted characters who have completed [Heroes Fiesta] Celebration for Heroes 

3) How to Participate 

• Event participation and progress can be checked by selecting [Heroes Fiesta] Honorable Heroes! from the event notifier on the left. 

• To complete the Daily Check-In, you must fulfill the following two requirements: 
  • You must collect the daily limit of 300 Fiesta Coins. 
  • You must win 1st place or win any one of the three newly added mini-games at least two times. 
    • Reverse Battle - Counts as one completion per win. 
    • Monster Pyramid - Counts as one completion per 1st place finish. 
    • Code Guessing - Counts as one completion when 30 or more coins are earned in a single play. 

4) Event Rewards 

5) Important Notes 

• Each daily reward can only be claimed once per account, but daily rewards may be claimed across multiple characters within the same account. 
• Mini-game wins/first-place results are accumulated per account. 
• The ‘Honorable Heroes’ Title Exchange Coupon can only be used starting September 18, 2025. Coupons obtained before this date cannot be exchanged until then. 
• Event rewards cannot be claimed after the event period ends. 

2. Fiesta Special MiniGame: Reverse Battle 

A new board game is introduced in MiniGame Season 2.  

Additional Fiesta Coins and an exclusive chair item can be obtained while experiencing the thrill of a comeback with strategic moves. 

1) Event Period 

August 21, 2025 (UTC+0) After the Maintenance ~ September 17, 2025, 23:59 (UTC+0) 

2) Eligibility 

Minted character that completed the ‘[Heroes Fiesta] Celebration for Heroes’ Quest 

3) How to Participate 

• After completing the ‘[Heroes Fiesta] Celebration for Heroes’ Quest, you can enter the event map “Hall of Heroes.” 
• The available minigame will change every hour at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour between Reverse Battle and Monster Pyramid. Speak to Fiesta Twitch to join the queue for the current game. 

4) Event Rewards 

• Rewards can be obtained through the Fiesta Twitch in the exit map. 
• Fiesta Coins can be obtained based on the game results. 

• During the Season 2 event period, completing a total of 100 games of Reverse Battle, Monster Pyramid, or Code Guessing will grant the Heart Jelly Bag SBT Chair. 

5) How to Play 

• The game begins with Slime taking the first turn, and players take turns placing stones on the board. 
• You may only set down your stone if it jumps over at least one of your opponent’s stones. 
• If your stone forms a straight line with another of your stones vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, any opponent stones in between are flipped to your color. This also deals damage to the opponent. 
• Reduce your opponent’s HP to 0 within the 15-minute limit to win. 
  • If neither player can make a move, the player with more HP remaining wins. 

6) Event Note

• While penalized, you will be unable to claim rewards and will be restricted from joining minigames for 15 minutes. 
• Regardless of the game, Fiesta Coins can be earned up to a maximum of 100 per account per day. 
• Fiesta Coin rewards will be granted to the character that played the MiniGame.

3. Fiesta Special MiniGame: Monster Pyramid 

Cute monsters appear in MiniGame Season 2. 

Additional Fiesta Coins and an exclusive chair item can be obtained by competing against opponents through strategic play. 

1) Event Period 

August 21, 2025 (UTC+0) After the Maintenance ~ September 17, 2025, 23:59 (UTC+0) 

2) Eligibility 

Minted character that completed the ‘[Heroes Fiesta] Celebration for Heroes’ Quest 

3) How to Participate 

• After completing the ‘[Heroes Fiesta] Celebration for Heroes’ Quest, you can enter the event map “Hall of Heroes.” 

• The available minigame will change every hour at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour between Reverse Battle and Monster Pyramid. Speak to Fiesta Twitch to join the queue for the current game. 

4) Event Rewards 

• Rewards can be obtained through the Fiesta Twitch in the exit map. 
• Fiesta Coins can be obtained based on the game results. 

• During the Season 2 event period, completing a total of 100 games of Reverse Battle, Monster Pyramid, or Code Guessing will grant the Heart Jelly Bag SBT Chair. 

5) How to Play 

• A total of 36 monsters appear in Monster Pyramid. 
• Three players are randomly assigned 12 monsters each. 
• You can stack a monster if there is at least one monster of the same type directly beneath it. (The first floor can be stacked regardless of monster type.) 
• When you select a monster to stack, the available positions will be highlighted. 
• Special monsters can be stacked regardless of the type beneath them. 
• No monster can be stacked on top of a special monster. 
• On your turn, choose one of your monsters and stack it on the pyramid. 
• A round ends when a player has placed all their monsters or when no player can make a move. 
• The game is played over three rounds. Final rankings are determined by the total score after all rounds. 

6) Event Note 

• While penalized, you will be unable to claim rewards and will be restricted from joining minigames for 15 minutes. 
• You can earn up to 100 Fiesta Coins per account per day, regardless of the type of game you participate in. 
• Fiesta Coin rewards will be granted to the character that played the MiniGame. 

4. Fiesta Special Minigame: Code Guessing 

Test your deduction skills in Mini Game Season 2!  

Take on the code-breaking challenge that requires both luck and skill, and earn extra Fiesta Coins along with a special chair item.

1) Event Period 

August 21, 2025 (UTC+0) After the Maintenance ~ September 17, 2025, 23:59 (UTC+0) 

2) Eligibility 

Minted character that completed the ‘[Heroes Fiesta] Celebration for Heroes’ Quest 

3) How to Participate 

• Click the invitation that appears above your character’s head to register for the queue. 
• Invitations are sent every hour at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. 

4) Event Rewards 

• Rewards can be obtained through the Fiesta Twitch in the exit map. 
• Fiesta Coins can be obtained based on the game results. 

• During the Season 2 event period, completing a total of 100 games of Reverse Battle, Monster Pyramid, or Code Guessing will grant the Heart Jelly Bag SBT Chair. 

5) How to Play 

• The game begins when 30 to 70 players have gathered. 
• Each character receives a unique three-digit code. 
• The entered code is compared to the correct answer, and the result is displayed. 

○: Correct number in the correct position 

△: Correct number in the wrong position 

Ｘ: Number not in the code 

• Win by guessing the code faster than other players within 15 attempts.

• A total of 3 rounds will be held, and Fiesta Coins are awarded based on your ranking. 

6) Event Note 

• Invitations cannot be received in the Heroes Fiesta map or certain other maps. Please stay in a town or a regular hunting area. 
• You can earn up to 100 Fiesta Coins per account per day, regardless of the type of game you participate in. 
• Fiesta Coin rewards will be granted to the character that played the MiniGame. 

5. Heroes Fiesta <Coin Shop> 

To welcome the arrival of new heroes in MapleStory N, new items are added to the Coin Shop. 

By purchasing and using these items, you can participate in raffles for the corresponding heroes’ decoration items. 

Using a Character Slot Expansion Coupon will increase your maximum character slots by 1, and the maximum number of character slots can currently be expanded up to 23. 

1) Event Period 

August 21, 2025 (UTC+0) After the Maintenance ~ September 22, 2025, 23:59 (UTC+0) 

2) Newly Added Items 

• Fiesta Luminous Style Raffle Coupon 
• Fiesta Evan Style Raffle Coupon 
• Fiesta Shade Style Raffle Coupon 
• Character Slot Expansion Coupon 

3) Important Notes 

• Character that reached the coupon’s account purchase limit cannot purchase more coupons after transferring to another account. Only the characters that didn’t reach the purchase limit can purchase the coupons. 

• When used, Raffle Coupons have the set probability for raffle participation and the set winning probability for rewards depending on the number of participants. 

• Purchase limits and expiration periods vary by rewards. Please refer to the Heroes Fiesta Coin Shop Event Announcement for detailed information. 

6. Heroes Fiesta <Call of Heroes> 

To celebrate the Heroes Fiesta, Aran will join the Call of Heroes, and the Call of Heroes skills are changed to Aran’s skills. 

1) Event Period 

August 21, 2025 After the Maintenance ~ September 17, 2025, 23:59:59 (UTC+0) 

2) Eligibility 

Minted characters who have completed <[Heroes Fiesta] Celebration for Heroes> 

3) How to Participate 

• From the event notifier on the left side of the screen, complete the <[Call of Heroes] Aran> quest for the appropriate stage to obtain “Lilin’s Call of Heroes – Aran” skill. 
• While the skill is active, defeating monsters within your level range will fill up the Fever Gauge. Defeat 300 level-range monsters to trigger the Fever Skill. 
• Using the Fever Skill allows you to defeat monsters and obtain more Rotation NESO in your current hunting field. 

• You can earn instant bonus EXP gains up to 20 times per character per day when activating the Fever Skill. 

4) Important Notes 

• The 20 times per day limit applies only to the bonus EXP gains; the Fever Skill itself can be activated unlimited times.
  • The daily bonus EXP gains count resets at 00:00 UTC+0.

• Lilin’s Call of Heroes can be toggled On/Off from the skill window by right-clicking. 
  • If you enter a field with level-range monsters and the skill icon does not appear on the top right of your screen, please check whether the skill is set to Off in the skill window. 

• Bonus EXP gained from activating the Fever Skill are affected by EXP boost effects and EXP penalty effects. 
• Monsters defeated with the Fever Skill do not count toward the 300 level-range monsters required to trigger Fever Skill again. 

System Improvements

1. Maximum Character Creation Slot Increased 

• The maximum number of characters that can be created has been increased from 20 → 23. 
• Character Slot Expansion Coupons can be purchased from the Fiesta Coin Shop and used by double-clicking the item. 

2. Character Creation Limit Adjusted 

• Updated the daily character creation limit reset time: every Thursday at 00:00 (UTC+0).   

3. NFT Collection System Update 

• The Maximum number of items that can be rebound at once through NFT Collection mass rebinding will be limited to 100.  
  • In the Mass Binding UI, selecting “Select All” will automatically select up to 100 items starting from the top of the list. 

• If 100 items are already selected, you must deselect another item in order to select a different one. 

4. Ability Preset Added 

• The Ability Preset feature has been added, allowing you to conveniently switch between different ability setups. 
• Ability Presets can be accessed from the Ability UI or the bottom of the Character Info window. 
• A total of 3 presets are provided free of charge, and you can set or change them without any cost. 
• Abilities apply according to the currently selected preset, and Abilities are not shared across presets; each preset must be set up individually. 
• Ability Presets cannot be changed in certain fields, such as Boss fields. 

5. Boss Contribution Notification System 

• When entering a boss raid with two or more party members, the Contribution Status will now always be displayed. 
• Rewards and systems affected by contribution are as follows.
  • If contribution is below 5%, you cannot obtain Life Ore from defeating the Ore Collector. 
  •  If contribution is below 5%, you cannot complete Heroes Fiesta weekly missions or Hero Boss Clear missions. 
    ※ Other rewards and systems are not affected by the contribution. 

• How to Check Contribution Status

• You can check your contribution status via the Party UI while in a party: 

 : Contributed less than 5% damage 

: Contributed 5% – 10% damage 

 : Contributed 10% or more damage 

Bug Fixes

1. System  

• Fixed an issue where unlinking was not possible even when no On-Chain Activity was in progress.  
• Fixed an issue where enabling the [Display chat window outside the game window] option may cause problems when changing the resolution or switching to the character selection screen.  
• Fixed an issue where attempting to equip both the Pivotal Adventure Ring and the Critical Adventure Ring simultaneously would cause the game client to close.  
• Fixed an issue where “Decent” skills obtained from Item Potential Stats could still be used even after the item’s potential was changed.  
• Fixed an issue where friend chat text color was not being saved.  
• Modified the Party UI so that the “Chat Invite” button is no longer displayed.  
• Fixed an issue where defeating the Easy Balrog boss monster did not count toward the [Defeat Daily Boss 0/3] daily mission in Heroes Fiesta.  
• Fixed an issue where using Style Raffle Coupons and Fiesta Raffle Coupons did not increase the count shown on the Reward Dashboard.  
• Fixed an issue where, upon obtaining a Luxury Pet, the chat message displayed incorrect information about the pet’s skills.  
• Fixed an issue where completing Legion Assignment caused the Quest Notifier window to move to the front.  
• Fixed an issue where Party Points were displayed during Spiegelette’s dialogue.  
• Fixed an issue where the Legion UI could not be opened at the Entrance to Cave of Horntail.  
• Fixed an issue where the Boost Raffle Effect persisted in the Reward Dashboard search.  
• Fixed an issue where stat changes in the NFT Collection could not be applied if the required score sum was 0.  
• Fixed an issue where certain buttons in the NFT Collection would slightly shift position when clicked.  
• Fixed an issue where messages with line breaks were not displayed properly when picking up items. 
• Fixed an issue where NESO minting records were not saved in the on-chain notifier. 

2. Language & Quest  

• The completion EXP for Phantom job advancement quests has been increased.  
• Fixed an issue where basic equipment was not granted in certain situations during Aran job advancement.  
• Fixed an issue where the stat preview UI for Aran in the Create Character screen was misaligned in Korean.  
• Fixed an issue where Lilin followed abnormally during the Aran tutorial quest.  
• Fixed an issue where the “Orchid Lover” medal, rewarded from the FriendStory hidden quest (Hidden Story: I <3 Orchid), did not appear in the Medal UI.  
• Fixed an issue where the remaining quantity-related text in the Fiesta Coin Shop was not displayed correctly in some languages.  
• Fixed an issue where the 3x EXP Coupon description was not displayed in Korean.  
• Fixed an issue where unavailable quests in Grand Athenaeum appeared in the “Available Quests” tab.  
• Fixed an issue where the World Selection button text was displayed incorrectly in some languages.  
• Fixed an issue where line breaks in the Lotus & Damien boss entry options appeared awkward in some languages.  
• Fixed an issue where certain Set Item parts were displayed in a different language in the tooltip.  
• Fixed an issue where abnormal symbols appeared in the chat window in some languages.  
• Fixed an issue where certain dialogue in Scrapyard content was incorrectly displayed in Thai.  
• Fixed an issue where certain dialogue in Twilight Perion content was incorrectly displayed in Thai.  
• Fixed an issue where some Mercedes job advancement dialogues were incorrectly displayed.  
• Fixed an issue where certain Heroes of Maple dialogues displayed incorrectly in some languages.  
• Fixed an issue where certain Heroes of Maple UI descriptions were displayed in English instead of the current setting.  
• Fixed an issue where certain Heroes of Maple UI reward names were displayed incorrectly in some languages.  
• Fixed an issue where some item usage messages were displayed in Korean.  
• Fixed an issue where the Will of the Alliance skill name was displayed incorrectly in chat.
• Fixed an issue where text spacing and capitalization were displayed incorrectly in certain quests.
• Fixed an issue where the Legion Coin description was displayed incorrectly in some languages.
• Fixed an issue where certain quest descriptions were displayed in a language different from the current setting.
• Fixed an issue where the quest level display button tooltips were displayed in English instead of the current setting.
• Fixed an issue where NPC Adobis’s dialogue (Zakum boss) displayed incorrect text in some languages.
• Fixed an issue where NPC ESS’s dialogue (Evolution System) displayed incorrect text in some languages.
• Fixed an issue where explanations of Aran in certain quest dialogues were displayed incorrectly.
• Fixed an issue where parts of the Medal UI were displayed in a language different from the current setting.
• Fixed an issue where the monster names in certain quests were displayed incorrectly.