MapleStory Classic World · updated 25 October 2026

Cleric guide

Heal, Bless and Holy Arrow: the safest and most wanted party job. Magician 2nd job at level 30; weapon, key skills, the stat build and SP order players use, strengths and weaknesses.

Magician2nd job · level 30Grendel the Really Old, Ellinia
Strengths
  • Heal restores the party and damages undead monsters.
  • Bless reduces damage taken by the party.
  • The highest survivability in a community level-70 benchmark; low difficulty per henesys.gg.
Weaknesses
  • The lowest single-target damage of the ten jobs in that benchmark.
  • Holy Arrow now hits one target; Heal damage is lower than in pre-Big Bang MapleStory.
Solo

Safe and steady on undead maps (Zombie Mushrooms, Jr. Wraiths, Zombie Lupins); slow elsewhere.

Party

The best support job at launch: Heal and Bless.

Community data · Classic may change

Weapon, skills and build

Weapon: Wand or staff (+ optional shield)

Key 2nd job skills

  • Heal (heals self/party, damages undead)
  • Bless (party damage reduction ~13-15%)
  • Holy Arrow (single target, 160 base)
  • Invincible (-20% touch damage)
  • Teleport
  • MP Eater

Levels 10–30: Magician build

INT main; LUK only for wand reqs (Lv20 10, Lv25 15, Lv30 20). SP: Energy Bolt 20 first, Magic Guard, Improved MP Recovery, then Magic Armor 20 and Max MP Increase 15 (default armor-first)

Levels 30–100: stats and SP order

Base LUK = level - 10, rest INT (+4 INT/+1 LUK per level Lv31-70). SP party: Holy Arrow max (Lv41) -> Invincible 5, Bless 16 -> Heal, MP Eater -> Teleport. SP solo: Holy Arrow -> Invincible max -> MP Eater -> Teleport -> Heal, Bless 1

Lowest single-target damage of all branches at L70 but highest EHP and support (MeowDB). Heal damage 'considerably lower than in pre-Big Bang'. Holy Arrow changed COT2->launch from 3 targets/60 to 1 target/160. henesys.gg difficulty: Low

Skill numbers and builds come from community databases built on the test and Founder’s Access clients; Nexon has not published Classic skill tables, so values can change with patches.

MeowDB Cleric Lv30-70 guide (community) · MeowDB 2nd Job Comparison (L70 benchmark) (community) · MeowDB skill changes COT2 -> launch (community) · Henesys.GG class guides index (difficulty ratings) (community) · MeowDB Magician Lv1-30 guide (community) · MeowDB Beginner's Guide: First Steps in Maple World (community) · MeowDB F/P Wizard Lv30-70 guide (community)

From Nexon

Official changes since launch

  • Magician MP Recovery from items raised from +5–20% to +10–25% (v1.0.0, 21 October).

Scheduled Grand Launch maintenance, v1.0.0 (Nexon) · Scheduled Minor Patch, 15 October 2026 (Nexon)

Level 1 to 30

Getting to 2nd job

  1. Finish the Maple Island quests (about level 8), then take the boat to Victoria Island.
  2. At level 10 talk to Grendel the Really Old in Ellinia for 1st job (Magician). Put AP into INT.
  3. Train through the 20s; Kerning PQ opens at 21.
  4. At level 30 return to Grendel the Really Old, pass the instructor test (30 Dark Marbles for The Proof of a Hero, per community guides) and choose Cleric. Keep a free Use slot.

Maps for every level: training spots. Route and tips: leveling guide.

Other Magician jobs

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Answers

Cleric FAQ

How do you play Cleric in MapleStory Classic?

Cleric is the support mage: heals the party and damages undead: a Magician 2nd job taken at level 30 from Grendel the Really Old in Ellinia. Heal restores the party and damages undead monsters.

When do you become a Cleric in MapleStory Classic?

At level 30. Take 1st job as Magician from Grendel the Really Old in Ellinia at level 10, then return to the same NPC at level 30 and choose Cleric as your 2nd job.

Is Cleric good for solo?

Safe and steady on undead maps (Zombie Mushrooms, Jr. Wraiths, Zombie Lupins); slow elsewhere.

Is Cleric good in a party?

The best support job at launch: Heal and Bless.

What is Cleric’s 3rd job?

Priest (pre-Big Bang), not released in Classic World yet. Classic World’s level cap is 100 with 2nd job as the highest; Nexon announced a 3rd job test server for early 2027.

What weapon does a Cleric use?

Wand or staff (+ optional shield).

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