MapleStory Classic World · updated 25 October 2026

Fire/Poison Wizard guide

Fire Arrow and Poison Breath: damage over time and the Meditation party buff. 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
  • Poison Breath poisons and explodes across up to 6 monsters.
  • Meditation raises the party’s Magic Attack.
  • Teleport for movement.
Weaknesses
  • Rated B for single-target damage in a community level-70 benchmark.
  • Poison does nothing to poison-immune monsters such as Jr. Balrog.
Solo

Good on crowded maps of normal monsters; weaker on single tough targets.

Party

Meditation and area damage make it a useful party mage.

Community data · Classic may change

Weapon, skills and build

Weapon: Wand or staff (+ optional shield: Pan Lid / Esther Shield)

Key 2nd job skills

  • Fire Arrow (180 base, burn DoT)
  • Poison Breath (80 base, 75% poison, explosion up to 6 mobs)
  • Meditation (party +25 M.ATK)
  • Teleport
  • MP Eater
  • Slow

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

INT main, LUK for gear: Lv31-40 +3 INT/+2 LUK, Lv41-63 +4/+1, Lv64+ all INT -> ~299 INT/63 LUK base at Lv70. SP: Teleport 1 -> Fire Arrow 30 (Lv40) -> Poison Breath 30 (Lv50) -> MP Eater 3 -> Meditation 20 -> MP Eater/Teleport

MeowDB L70: S AoE, B single-target, B damage/MP. henesys.gg difficulty: Medium

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 F/P Wizard Lv30-70 guide (community) · MeowDB 2nd Job Comparison (L70 benchmark) (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)

From Nexon

Official changes since launch

  • Magician MP Recovery from items raised from +5–20% to +10–25% (v1.0.0, 21 October).
  • Fixed in v1.0.0: Poison Breath used MP twice on hit, and dealt more than 1 damage to poison-immune monsters.

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 Fire/Poison Wizard. Keep a free Use slot.

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

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Fire/Poison Wizard FAQ

How do you play Fire/Poison Wizard in MapleStory Classic?

Fire/Poison Wizard is the mage with fire and poison damage over time: a Magician 2nd job taken at level 30 from Grendel the Really Old in Ellinia. Poison Breath poisons and explodes across up to 6 monsters.

When do you become a Fire/Poison Wizard 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 Fire/Poison Wizard as your 2nd job.

Is Fire/Poison Wizard good for solo?

Good on crowded maps of normal monsters; weaker on single tough targets.

Is Fire/Poison Wizard good in a party?

Meditation and area damage make it a useful party mage.

What is Fire/Poison Wizard’s 3rd job?

Fire/Poison Mage (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 Fire/Poison Wizard use?

Wand or staff (+ optional shield: Pan Lid / Esther Shield).

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