MapleStory Classic EXP Table: Levels 1-100, Formula, Death Loss

Quick summary

• Lv 1–49 is confirmed: reaching Lv 10 takes 3,347 EXP in total, Lv 30 takes 548,637, and Lv 50 takes 6,851,591. MeowDB and the MapleClassic Wiki have the same numbers.
• Lv 50–99 comes from MeowDB only. From Lv 51 to 89, each level costs 5.48% more than the one before. From Lv 90, each level costs 2.1× the one before. The wiki leaves Lv 50 and up blank as "not yet confirmed."
• The back half is enormous: by MeowDB's table, Lv 99→100 alone costs 9,482,161,548 EXP, which is 52% of the whole climb from 1 to 100.
• Party bonus: +10% / +20% / +30% for 2, 3, and 4 or more members, capped at four (MeowDB, measured in a closed test; community data).
• Death: the wiki says you lose a flat 10% of the bar. MeowDB's model scales the loss down with base LUK.

Checked against the Founder's Access build on October 13, 2026. Grand Launch is October 21, 2026; see the end of the guide for what may change.

Read the milestone totals first

Milestone	Total EXP to reach it	Source
Lv 10, first job	3,347	Wiki, MeowDB
Lv 21, Kerning PQ (First Time Together)	97,841	MeowDB
Lv 30, second job	548,637	Wiki, MeowDB
Lv 50	6,851,591	Wiki, MeowDB
Lv 70	31,545,355	MeowDB only (the wiki lists it as "Unconfirmed")
Lv 90	103,322,764	MeowDB only
Lv 100, the cap	18,194,778,397	MeowDB only

MeowDB's table counts the total after you finish each level, so "Total at next level" for Lv 9 is the total needed to reach Lv 10. MeowDB points out that the Maple Island questline gives about 1,075 EXP, enough for level 6 on quests alone. See our quests guide for the rest.

Use the formula behind the table

Levels	Formula (MeowDB)	Worked example
1–5	(floor(level² / 2) + 15) × level	Lv 5: (12 + 15) × 5 = 135
6–50	q = floor(level² / 3), then (q + 19) × q	Lv 49: (800 + 19) × 800 = 655,200
51–89	trunc(previous level × 1.0548)	Lv 51: 709,716 × 1.0548 = 748,608
90–99	trunc(previous level × 2.1)	Lv 90: 5,684,790 × 2.1 = 11,938,059

Our check: we ran these four formulas in a script. They reproduce MeowDB's numbers exactly at every milestone we tested (Lv 10, 29, 49, 50, 51, 70, 89, 90, and 99) and give the same totals at Lv 10, 30, 50, 70, 90, and 100. MeowDB says Lv 1–89 use "the exact same rates as pre-Big-Bang MapleStory."

Look up any level

The "EXP to next" values for Lv 1–49 are confirmed by both the wiki and MeowDB. Lv 50–99 come from MeowDB only.*

Level	EXP to next	Total at next level	Level	EXP to next	Total at next level
1	15	15	51	748,608	8,309,915
2	34	49	52	789,631	9,099,546
3	57	106	53	832,902	9,932,448
4	92	198	54	878,545	10,810,993
5	135	333	55	926,689	11,737,682
6	372	705	56	977,471	12,715,153
7	560	1,265	57	1,031,036	13,746,189
8	840	2,105	58	1,087,536	14,833,725
9	1,242	3,347	59	1,147,132	15,980,857
10	1,716	5,063	60	1,209,994	17,190,851
11	2,360	7,423	61	1,276,301	18,467,152
12	3,216	10,639	62	1,346,242	19,813,394
13	4,200	14,839	63	1,420,016	21,233,410
14	5,460	20,299	64	1,497,832	22,731,242
15	7,050	27,349	65	1,579,913	24,311,155
16	8,840	36,189	66	1,666,492	25,977,647
17	11,040	47,229	67	1,757,815	27,735,462
18	13,716	60,945	68	1,854,143	29,589,605
19	16,680	77,625	69	1,955,750	31,545,355
20	20,216	97,841	70	2,062,925	33,608,280
21	24,402	122,243	71	2,175,973	35,784,253
22	28,980	151,223	72	2,295,216	38,079,469
23	34,320	185,543	73	2,420,993	40,500,462
24	40,512	226,055	74	2,553,663	43,054,125
25	47,216	273,271	75	2,693,603	45,747,728
26	54,900	328,171	76	2,841,212	48,588,940
27	63,666	391,837	77	2,996,910	51,585,850
28	73,080	464,917	78	3,161,140	54,746,990
29	83,720	548,637	79	3,334,370	58,081,360
30	95,700	644,337	80	3,517,093	61,598,453
31	108,480	752,817	81	3,709,829	65,308,282
32	122,760	875,577	82	3,913,127	69,221,409
33	138,666	1,014,243	83	4,127,566	73,348,975
34	155,540	1,169,783	84	4,353,756	77,702,731
35	174,216	1,343,999	85	4,592,341	82,295,072
36	194,832	1,538,831	86	4,844,001	87,139,073
37	216,600	1,755,431	87	5,109,452	92,248,525
38	240,500	1,995,931	88	5,389,449	97,637,974
39	266,682	2,262,613	89	5,684,790	103,322,764
40	294,216	2,556,829	90	11,938,059	115,260,823
41	324,240	2,881,069	91	25,069,923	140,330,746
42	356,916	3,237,985	92	52,646,838	192,977,584
43	391,160	3,629,145	93	110,558,359	303,535,943
44	428,280	4,057,425	94	232,172,553	535,708,496
45	468,450	4,525,875	95	487,562,361	1,023,270,857
46	510,420	5,036,295	96	1,023,880,958	2,047,151,815
47	555,680	5,591,975	97	2,150,150,011	4,197,301,826
48	604,416	6,196,391	98	4,515,315,023	8,712,616,849
49	655,200	6,851,591	99	9,482,161,548	18,194,778,397
50	709,716	7,561,307	—	—	—

See where the climb really happens

Range	EXP	Share of Lv 1–100 (our arithmetic from MeowDB)
Lv 1 → 30	548,637	under 0.01%
Lv 30 → 50	6,302,954	0.03%
Lv 50 → 70	24,693,764	0.14%
Lv 70 → 90	71,777,409	0.39%
Lv 90 → 100	18,091,455,633	99.4%

MeowDB: "Level 50 is under 0.04% of the way to 100" and "the remaining 99.4% is levels 90 to 100." It also notes that Lv 100 was "the highest level anyone got to in COT2" (the second closed test). Treat Lv 90 and above as a long-term goal, not something you'll reach at launch.

Count kills per level

Mob (MeowDB EXP)	Level being cleared	EXP needed	Solo kills (MeowDB)
Ribbon Pig (19)	10 → 11	1,716	About 91
Stirge (37)	20 → 21	20,216	About 547
Ligator (58)	30 → 31	95,700	About 1,650
Cold Eye (85)	40 → 41	294,216	About 3,462
Clang (127)	49 → 50	655,200	About 5,160
Tauromacis (337)	70 → 71	2,062,925	About 6,122

The Tauromacis row is MeowDB's example for after third job, which isn't in the game yet. Map choices and mob density are in our training guide. Kill speed also depends on hit rate, so check our accuracy guide before you commit to a higher-level map.

Add the party bonus

Party size	Bonus EXP (MeowDB, COT2 data)
2	10%
3	20%
4	30%
5–6	30% (capped)

The wiki says that in a party, "the EXP from every monster kill is divided among the party." MeowDB says a fifth or sixth member "can still help by clearing a map faster" but adds no bonus. The Kerning PQ is the main structured party activity, and our KPQ guide covers its EXP.

Know what a death costs

Level (EXP to next)	Wiki: flat 10%	MeowDB model, 4 LUK	25 LUK	50 LUK	100 LUK
20 (20,216)	2,021	2,021	1,172	1,091	1,051
30 (95,700)	9,570	9,570	5,550	5,167	4,976
49 (655,200)	65,520	65,520	38,001	35,380	34,070

Our arithmetic. The MeowDB model is floor(EXP to next × (5 + 20 / base LUK) / 100). Both sources agree that you can't lose a level, because the bar stops at 0. The wiki adds that "characters cannot die in towns." MeowDB also says a charm item prevents the loss. We haven't checked where that item comes from, and we don't list Cash Shop prices.

Compare the ways to earn EXP

Method	Strength	Limit (source)
Monster kills	The main source at almost every level	Scales with kill speed (wiki)
Quests	Flat rewards; Maple Island alone gets you to Lv 6	Finite (MeowDB, wiki)
Party hunting	+10–30% bonus	EXP is split; bonus capped at 4 members (wiki, MeowDB)
Holy Symbol	None	Reworked into a self-resurrection buff; "no longer affects EXP"

Plan your hours (community data)

MeowDB reports closed-test timings: about 3–4 hours from Lv 10 to 20 and 8–9 hours from 20 to 30. The first tester to reach Lv 30 in COT2 took 14 hours in total. These are tester results, not guarantees. The EXP needed for each of those stretches is in the table above, so you can estimate your own time from your kills per hour.

Plan for alts and returning players

• Alts: the first 30 levels take only 548,637 EXP, about 8% of what Lv 50 takes. That's why second alts usually hit second job quickly. Our job advancement guide covers the steps.
• Returning pre-Big Bang players: the curve through Lv 89 is the one you remember (MeowDB). Holy Symbol no longer gives an EXP bonus (wiki), so party plans built around priest EXP buffs won't work the same way.
• LUK classes lose less EXP when they die under MeowDB's model, but the wiki's flat 10% says they don't. Don't count on it until that's settled.

Want a hand with this?

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What may change at Grand Launch

This guide describes the Founder's Access build as it was on October 13, 2026. Re-check these against Nexon's Grand Launch notes on October 21: whether crafting still stops at craft level 8, whether Forgotten Hollow, Orbis and third jobs stay closed, KPQ channel limits, NPC shop stock, and any Founder's Access-only events or packages mentioned here. Nothing here assumes a closed area or feature will open.

FAQ

How much EXP does it take to reach level 30 in MapleStory Classic? 548,637 in total (wiki, MeowDB).

What is the level cap? 100, per Nexon's Founder's Access notes and MeowDB. The wiki hasn't confirmed it.

Is third job in MapleStory Classic World? Not at launch. Nexon says it will come later, along with Orbis and El Nath (maplestory-classic.com, MeowDB).

How much EXP do you lose on death? 10% of the bar, according to the wiki. MeowDB's model says it's less with more base LUK. Either way, you can't lose a level.

What's the party EXP bonus? 10%, 20%, and 30% for 2, 3, and 4 members, with no increase beyond four (MeowDB, closed-test data).

Does Holy Symbol boost EXP? No. In Classic World it's a self-resurrection buff (wiki).