July 1 - Patch Note

In the midst of a sweltering summer, a new hero and an uncharted land arrived in MapleStory N.

The stage for adventure has expanded even further! 'Hoyoung'—an Anima Thief who wields a ritual fan and uses sage magic—has newly joined the battle and along with his arrival, 'Morass'—the fifth region of the Arcane River—and the new daily content, ‘Ranheim Defense’, have been added.

Along with the newly introduced monsters, the maximum level cap for hunting has also expanded to Lv. 245 .

Plus, a variety of summer events will make 'Hyper Summer' even hotter! — Catch the second wave of summer with MapleStory N and start your new adventure today!

[Table of Contents]

1. New Contents
   • New Class : Hoyoung
   • New Arcane River Region : Morass
   • New Morass Content : Ranheim Defense
2. New Events
   • [Hyper Summer] 7-Star Catered Buffet
   • [Hyper Summer] Raise the Golden Octopus
   • [Hyper Summer] Tropical Adventure
   • [Hyper Summer] Bubble & Bubble
   • [Hyper Summer] Gold Richie Coin Exchange
3. Event Updates
   • [Hyper Summer] Gold Richie Coin Shop
   • [Hyper Summer] 1st World Mu Lung Tournament
   • [Hyper Summer] VIP Membership
   • Ascendant Tier Raffle Season 7
   • NESO DROPS
4. System Improvement
   • Dynamic Pricing Adjustments
   • Spirit Savior Improvements
   • MVP System : Phase 3 Update
   • Monster Max Level Cap Expansion
   • Field NESO Rebalancing
5. Bug Fixes

New Class : Hoyoung

[New Equipments : Hoyoung Exclusive]

• Weapons
  • Unchained Ritual Fan
  • Zakum's Poisonic Ritual Fan
  • Necro Apparition Ritual Fan
  • Royal Von Leon Lion Ritual Fan
  • Raven Horn Ritual Fan
  • Fafnir Dragon Ritual Fan
  • AbsoLab Monster Ritual Fan
  • Arcane Umbra Super Ritual Fan
• Secondary Weapons
  • Moonstone Fan Tassel
  • Evolving Moonstone Fan Tassel
• Emblems
  • Silver Grandis Emblem
  • Gold Grandis Emblem

New Arcane River Region : Morass

Another new adventure begins in ‘Morass’, the fifth region in the Arcane River.

• Characters of level 230 or above that have completed the story quests of ‘Arcana’ region, can travel to Morass. 
• After completing all story quests of Morass, you can obtain ‘Arcane Symbol : Morass’ by hunting in the Morass region. 
• The following maps are now added :
  • Path to the Coral Forest
  • Path to the Coral Forest 2
  • Path to the Coral Forest 3
  • Path to the Coral Forest 4
  • Street Cat Area
  • Street Cat Area 2
  • Bully Blvd.
  • Bully Blvd. 2
  • Bully Blvd. 3
  • Shadowdance Hall
  • Shadowdance Hall 2
  • Shadowdance Hall 3
  • Shadowdance Hall 4
  • Abandoned Area
  • Abandoned Area 2
  • Abandoned Area 3
  • That Day in Trueffet
  • That Day in Trueffet 2
  • That Day in Trueffet 3
  • That Day in Trueffet 4
• The following monsters are added :
  • Xenoroid Echo Type A : Lv. 236
  • Xenoroid Echo Type B : Lv. 236
  • Nameless Cat : Lv. 237
  • Powerful Gangster : Lv. 238
  • Strong Gangster : Lv. 238
  • Blue Shadow : Lv. 239
  • Red Shadow : Lv. 240
  • Experiment Gone Wrong : Lv. 241
  • Big Experiment Gone Wrong : Lv. 241
  • Thralled Guard : Lv. 242
  • Thralled Warhammer Knight : Lv. 243
  • Thralled Wizard : Lv. 244
  • Thralled Archer : Lv. 245
• The following quests are added :
  • [Morass] The Flow
  • [Morass] Unexpected Enemy 1
  • [Morass] Unexpected Enemy 2
  • [Morass] Unexpected Enemy 3
  • [Morass] A Boy and A Girl
  • [Morass] Hailing the Chief
  • [Morass] A Frightening Rumor 1
  • [Morass] A Frightening Rumor 2
  • [Morass] A Frightening Rumor 3
  • [Morass] Truth behind the Rumor
  • [Morass] In Search of the Diary
  • [Morass] The Reunion
  • [Morass] Rage of the King
  • [Morass] The Prince and the Princess 1
  • [Morass] The Prince and the Princess 2
  • [Morass] The Prince and the Princess 3
  • [Morass] The Prince and the Princess 4
  • [Morass] The Last Component
  • [Morass] One Last Chance
  • [Morass] The Serpent's End
  • [Morass] Her Purpose
  • [Morass] The Swamp Remains

New Morass Content : Ranheim Defense

• Protect the Ranheim Rod from incoming enemies, and defeat all bosses within the time limit!
• Entry Requirements
  • Lv. 230 and above
  • Complete the Morass story quest “[Morass] The Swamp Remains”
  • Solo content only
• How to Play
  • You can enter the ‘Ranheim Defense’ content by speaking to the Mysterious Researcher located in <Morass : Trueffet Square>.
  • Defeating normal monsters will charge the energy gauge of the 6 Light Magic Launchers placed across the map.
  • The mini-boss and the final boss can only be attacked using the Light Magic Launchers.
  • Defeating all 9 mini-bosses will summon the final boss, and you can clear the content by defeating the final boss (a total of 10 bosses will appear).
  • You will fail in clearing the content if the HP of Ranheim Rod at the center of the map is fully depleted, or if the 10 minute time limit expires.
  • You can challenge 3 times a day, and your daily entry will not be deducted upon failure.
• Rewards
  • Two ‘Arcane Symbol : Morass’ can be obtained upon clearing.

Under the warm afternoon sun, the second chapter of Gold Richie Resort begins!

We've updated our existing events and introduced a fresh wave of afternoon activities to replace some of our morning lineup for our VIP members.

From raising your very own octopus in "Raise the Golden Octopus" and fanning the culinary heat in "7-Star Catered Buffet", to chasing greedy birds in "Tropical Adventure" and diving into the "Bubble & Bubble" water fight—explore our newly updated "VIP Membership" benefits and claim your massive rewards!

[Hyper Summer] 7-Star Catered Buffet

In the relaxing afternoon, Swanson presents a special 7-star catered buffet service just for our VIP Maplers looking for a late lunch! 

Participate in Swanson's blazing '7-Star Catered Buffet' Fever Time event unfolding all over the hunting fields. 

Defeat the buffet food monsters with a thrilling full-screen culinary attack, and seize your share of the pouring Power Crystals! 

📅 Event Period

• July 2, 2026 (After Maintenance) ~ July 22, 2026, 23:59 (UTC)

✅ Eligibility

• All Minted Characters of level 65 or above, that have completed the “[VIP Membership]” quest.

👉 How to Participate

1. Accept the "[Hyper Summer] 7-Star Catered Buffet" quest through the Event Notifier on the left side of your screen.
2. Defeating 300 monsters near your level triggers the Fever Skill.
3. Triggering the Fever Skill attacks surrounding monsters with a special effect. Following this attack, three types of 7-Star Buffet Food event monsters are summoned (one of each), and the "Yum Yum Delight" EXP buff is applied.
4. Once the summoning of the 7-Star Buffet Food event monsters is complete, the counting of defeated monsters near your level required for the Fever Skill will reset and restart.
5. Defeating event monsters 7-Star Buffet Food, rewards a Power Crystal Pouch.

🎁 Rewards

[EXP Buff : Yum Yum Delight]

• When the Fever Skill is triggered, an EXP buff with a specific rate is randomly applied based on the probabilities below, and will last for 90 seconds.
• This buff effect can be applied up to a maximum of 20 times per day and stacks with all other EXP buffs, excluding the identical buff.
  ※ However, triggering a new event buff while one is already active will overwrite the existing buff.
  • Yum Yum Delight : Croissant
  • Yum Yum Delight : Pizza
  • Yum Yum Delight : Sushi
  • Yum Yum Delight : Steak

[Power Crystals]

• Defeating the three types of "7-Star Buffet Food" event monsters summoned after the Fever Skill is triggered rewards a Power Crystal Pouch.
• Power Crystal Pouches are exchanged for Power Crystal points by speaking with NPC Swanson on the 'Gold Richie Resort' map.
  ※ The Power Crystal points distributed upon exchanging Power Crystal Pouches vary depending on the level range of your active character.
• The daily account acquisition limit for Power Crystals is up to 150,000, which is automatically tracked based on your character's level upon obtaining the Power Crystal Pouch.
  ※ However, the daily maximum acquisition limit may increase depending on your VIP Tier.

[Hyper Summer] Raise the Golden Octopus

An ancient legend speaks of the mysterious Golden Octopus, known to bring abundant fortune. Now, its sacred egg has finally been discovered on the beach of Gold Richie Resort!
Please share your warmth and dedication to help the baby Golden Octopus grow safely.
Raise the Golden Octopus with all your heart, and claim the abundant rewards it leaves behind in return!

📅 Event Period

• July 2, 2026 (After Maintenance) ~ July 22, 2026, 23:59 (UTC)

✅ Eligibility

• All Minted Characters that have completed the “[Hyper Summer] An Invitation to VIP” quest.

👉 How to Participate

1. Accept the "[Hyper Summer] Raise the Golden Octopus" quest either through the Event Notifier on the left side of your screen or by speaking with NPC Ralphio on the Gold Richie Resort event map.
2. Once per day per account, you can select and obtain 1 of the 2 types of octopus eggs in the "Raise the Golden Octopus" event window.
   ※ Octopus growth is shared per account. When logging in with a different character on the same account, you can continue raising your previously selected octopus.
3. After obtaining an octopus egg, defeating monsters near your level (20 levels below and 20 levels above) in your hunting field has a chance to drop ‘Gold Richie Coin’, and a lower chance to drop ‘Lucky Pearl’.
   ※ Lucky Pearls will no longer drop once you have obtained 120 per character daily.
4. Upon obtaining a Lucky Pearl, the item is automatically consumed and triggers the following two effects :
   • Summon the event monster, Lost Clam : A total of 100 Lost Clams will be summoned for 1 minute. Defeating them rewards additional Rotation NESO. However, they will not be distributed if there is no remaining Rotation NESO in the field.
   • Increase Golden Octopus ‘Feed’ attempts : Increases your feeding attempts by 1, accumulating up to a maximum of 9 times. While holding feeding attempts, the [Feed] button in the Raising Octopus event UI will be activated. Depending on the feed result, your octopus will either level up, stay unchanged or flee.

🎁 Rewards 

[Gold Richie Coin]

• Defeating monsters near your level has a chance to drop Gold Richie Coins.
  ※ The drop rate for Gold Richie Coins increases based on your VIP Tier.
  ※ This reward shares a daily acquisition limit of up to 400 Gold Richie Coins with other events ("Bubble & Bubble", "Tropical Adventure"), which can increase up to 500 depending on your VIP Tier. The maximum daily amount of Gold Richie Coins obtainable through this event is 300.

[Blue Egg Growth Rewards]

[Yellow Egg Growth Rewards]

[Hyper Summer] Tropical Adventure

Enjoyed your morning feast? Now it's time for a sweet afternoon dessert!

Team up with fellow Maplers to stop the greedy birds trying to steal our fresh fruit.

Chase them away, collect sweet fruits, and claim the amazing rewards prepared by Gold Richie!

📅 Event Period

• July 2, 2026 (After Maintenance) ~ July 22, 2026, 23:59 (UTC)

✅ Eligibility

• All Minted Characters of level 65 or above, that have completed the “[Hyper Summer] An Invitation to VIP” quest.

※ This event is available on a character basis, excluding certain rewards.

👉 How to Participate

1. Accept the quest "[Hyper Summer] Tropical Adventure" via the Event Notifier on the left side of the screen.
2. Talk to NPC Pason to participate in the mini-game.
3. You will be moved to the World Integration Hub. You can play in a party of 1 to 3 players through random matchmaking or by forming your own party.

🎮 How to Play

• All characters enter the game with characters and equipment exclusive to the mini-game.
• Defeating monsters has a set chance to drop slingshot buff items, which apply a special effect to your next 20 shots upon acquisition.
• Points earned by defeating monsters are accumulated as a team. If you fail to reach 50,000 points within 30 minutes, the match will end in failure, and you will not receive any rewards.

🎁 Rewards 

[Character-Based Rewards]

• Once per day after clearing the game, you can talk to NPC Pason on the Gold Richie Resort map to obtain 3 Event EXP Vouchers  (starting from your second clear on the same day, this reward will not be additionally granted).
• Each time you clear this mini-game, you can obtain 50 Gold Richie Coins at the end of the game.

[Account-Based Rewards]

• After achieving each character levels with the minigame character, talk to NPC Pason in the Gold Richie Resort event map to obtain an NFT coupon and exchange it to an NFT item through the same dialogue.

[Hyper Summer] Bubble & Bubble

Dive into the refreshing Water Bubble Battle at the sunny Gold Richie Resort!

Team up with fellow Maplers to splash your way to victory and become the champions of the beach.

Don't worry if your team doesn't win—you will still walk away with amazing rewards based on your individual score!

📅 Event Period

• July 2, 2026 (After Maintenance) ~ July 22, 2026, 23:59 (UTC)

✅ Eligibility

• All Minted Characters that have completed the “[Hyper Summer] An Invitation to VIP” quest.

👉 How to Participate 

1. Invitations will be sent directly above the heads of eligible characters at the 15-minute and 45-minute mark of every hour. 
2. Click the invitation above your character's head and accept to automatically move to the waiting map after a brief moment. 
3. Upon entering the waiting map, all of your character's active buffs will be reset and cannot be reactivated until the game ends. Once the waiting time is over, you will be moved to the game map. When the game starts, you can check your randomly assigned team by looking at your character's uniform. 
4. After the match ends, you will be moved to the exit map, where you can claim your event coins and EXP based on the match results. 

🎮 How to Play

• 10 to 40 Maplers can participate per match, with team structures ranging from 5v5 to 20v20 depending on the number of participants. 
• Each match lasts for 3 minutes, and the team that scores the most points within the time limit wins. 
• Collecting special bubbles during play grants various advantageous boosts, such as earning bonus points, increasing your attack power, or restoring your HP.

🎁 Rewards 

Each time you complete the minigame, you will receive a set amount of Gold Richie Coins and EXP based on the match results. 

[Hyper Summer] Gold Richie Coin Exchange

On a lazy, warm afternoon, are you finding yourself just a few Gold Richie Coins short of fully enjoying the resort? 

To help our Maplers enjoy an even more vibrant and perfect vacation, a special exchange shop has opened its doors! 

📅 Event Period 

• July 2, 2026 (After Maintenance) ~ July 22, 2026, 23:59 (UTC) 

✅ Eligibility 

• All Minted Characters that have completed the “[Hyper Summer] An Invitation to VIP” quest. 

※ This event is available on a character basis, excluding certain rewards. 
 

👉 How to Participate 

• You can access the Gold Richie Coin Exchange Shop by speaking to NPC Lois on the Gold Richie Resort event map.  
• You can use NESO to purchase products that contain Gold Richie Coins 

[Exchange Shop Items] 

※ Weekly purchase limits reset every Thursday at 00:00 (UTC). 

[Hyper Summer] Gold Richie Coin Shop

[Gold Richie Coin Shop]

• You can now purchase Pick a Pearl! Tickets in the Gold Richie Coin Shop.

[Gold Richie Outfit Exchange  Shop]

• You can purchase 'Hoyoung' outfit items in the Gold Richie Outfit Exchange Shop.

[Hyper Summer] 1^st World Mu Lung Tournament

• The Mu Lung Dojo entry process has been improved to ask players whether they wish to participate in the "Mu Lung Tournament" upon entry.
  • Only if accepted, the highest floor reached and the character used during that challenge will be registered on the Mu Lung Tournament Leaderboard, making only that registered character eligible to obtain Power Crystals.
  • If accepted, the equipment worn during that challenge will be locked from any Wallet Inventory movements until the following Thursday at 00:00 (UTC), based on the time the challenge ended (This restriction is applied on a weekly basis).
• Even if your entry date and time for the Mu Lung Dojo is July 8 or July 15, if your challenge ends at or after 00:00 (UTC) of the following day, your record will be registered on the Leaderboard for the following week, based on the completion time rather than the entry time.

[Hyper Summer] VIP  Membership

• Events applied to VIP Tier Benefits and VIP Missions will be replaced.
  • The Field Drops event will be replaced from "[Hyper Summer] Washed Up Guests" to "[Hyper Summer] Raising the Golden Octopus".
  • The Minigames event will be replaced from "[Hyper Summer] 2026 Maple Cup" and "[Hyper Summer] Aqua Adventure" to "[Hyper Summer] Bubble & Bubble" and "[Hyper Summer] Tropical Adventure".

Ascendant Tier Raffle  Season 7

In the relaxing afternoon, challenge the most formidable bosses disrupting the peaceful vacation at Gold Richie Resort for your shot at a legendary NESO prize pool!

📅 Event Period

• July 2, 2026 (After Maintenance) ~ July 22, 2026, 23:59 (UTC)

✅ Eligibility

• All characters

💫 Key Highlights

• Change in the Eternal Ascendant NESO Distribution Method
  • The NESO rewards for individual Raffles will be further subdivided from 10 slots into 100 slots. The total expected reward per entry remains unchanged, and improvements have been made to ensure that NESO is distributed more stably based on the number of participants.

👉 How to Participate

• Using the Pure Boss Essence of designated bosses allows you to enter the "Ascendant Tier Raffle" during the event period.
• The number of raffle entries is determined by your party size upon entry, as shown below:

🎁 Rewards

During the event, defeat the bosses listed below and use the Pure Boss Essence they drop to enter the Ascendant Tier Raffle. 

NESO DROPS

In the relaxing afternoon, Gold Richie is ringing a cool golden bell for our amazing Maplers—so defeat powerful bosses and claim every bit of the massive bonus NESO rewards pouring across the entire resort!

📅 Event Period 

• July 2, 2026 (After Maintenance) ~ July 22, 2026, 23:59 (UTC)

✅ Eligibility 

• All characters 

👉 Event Details 

Participate in the content displayed on the "Reward Dashboard" to claim extra NESO: 

[FIELD NESO EVENT!]

• Additional NESO will be placed on all Level 60+ fields in the Reward Dashboard. 
• Event NESO is not affected by the Boost System. 
  ※ The Boost Raffle effect increases the drop rate and reward quantity. 

[BOSS NESO EVENT!]

• During the event period, the listed bosses will drop additional NESO rewards. 
• Event NESO is not affected by the Boost Raffle effects. 

Dynamic Pricing Adjustments

• The daily increase rate for all enhancement targets is now limited to a maximum of 50%.
• The formula has been improved to prevent a high concentration of enhancement attempts on a specific day from resulting in an excessive impact on subsequent price formation.

Spirit Savior Improvements

• The entry limit deduction method of ‘Spirit Savior’ content has been improved.
  • The daily entry limit remains unchanged at 3 times per day.
  • The entry limit will only be deducted if you choose to claim rewards when talking to the NPC on the exit map, to allow Maplers retry with greater flexibility until they receive satisfying rewards.
  • The entry limit will not be deducted for entries of which the required points (1,000 points) to claim rewards has not been reached and thus rewards have not been generated.

MVP System : Phase 3 Update

• New benefit : Expansion of the daily usage limit of ‘Arcane River Express Pass’ for MVP Black rank
  • Following the introduction of the ‘Ranheim Defense’ content in Morass content, the daily usage limit of ‘Arcane River Express Pass’ provided as MVP Black rank benefits has been expanded to 4 times.

Monster Max Level Cap Expansion

• Following the introduction of the Morass region, the maximum level cap for spawned monsters has increased to Lv. 245.

Field NESO Rebalancing

• Following the addition of the new Lv. 236+ fields, the distribution of NESO per cycle in existing fields has been adjusted.

• The missing ‘Final Damage’ in the skill descriptions for certain skills of Ark, has been corrected.
• The incorrect descriptions regarding the unlock requirements of certain skills of Hero, has been corrected.
• Voiceovers failing to play for certain 5th Job skills has been resolved.
• The delayed blinking effect of map icon in the World Map UI when selecting favorite maps from the Arcane River, has been fixed.
• Incorrectly displayed currency names in certain quest dialogues have been corrected.
• The misguidance displayed when double-clicking the Pick a Pearl Ticket after purchase, has been corrected.
• The incorrect dialogue from certain NPCs stating that daily entry limits will be reduced upon clearing the Arcane River region stories, has been corrected.
• Incorrect display of required currency when using the Arcane River Express Pass for Lachelein and Arcana regions has been fixed.
• Certain quests being unable to proceed for specific classes has been resolved.