MapleStory Classic Forgotten Hollow Guide: Status, Quests, Maps

Quick summary

• Forgotten Hollow is closed. Nexon's Founder's Access notes say the path there "has not been discovered yet," and Nexon plans to add it later with no date (maplestory-classic.com summary of Nexon's notes). On October 12, the MapleClassic Wiki deleted its Hollow pages because the zone "is not in the game at launch (0.9.0)."
• It's a brand-new cave zone for levels 39–59, with a fairy town, ten new monsters and the level 60 Rotten Mushmom boss (NiaMeowDB, Metaroad, forgottenhollow.com).
• NiaMeowDB lists 15 quests in four chains, worth 84,249 EXP and 19,573 mesos in total. The story starts and ends with Grendel the Really Old in Ellinia.
• The way in is The Tree Tunnel At the Forest Up North, off The Forest North of Ellinia (NiaMeowDB).
• Every number below is test or datamined data. Until Nexon opens the zone, train at levels 39–59 on Victoria Island using our training guide.

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.

Check what is confirmed and what is datamined

Claim	Status	Source
Forgotten Hollow is closed in Founder's Access	Confirmed by Nexon	Nexon notes via maplestory-classic.com
It opens at Grand Launch on October 21	Not announced; no date	maplestory-classic.com, NiaMeowDB
It isn't in the launch build (0.9.0)	Wiki editors' reading of the launch client	MapleClassic Wiki deletion log, Oct 12
Levels 39–59, boss at 60, ten new monsters	Datamined/test data, consistent across three sites	NiaMeowDB, Metaroad, forgottenhollow.com
15 quests, 84,249 EXP total	Datamined (NiaMeowDB only)	NiaMeowDB
Map list and spawn counts	Datamined (NiaMeowDB only)	NiaMeowDB
Drop tables	Unknown	forgottenhollow.com

In short, the zone exists in the game data, but you can't play it yet. Treat this page as a preparation guide.

Plan your levels 39–59 while it is closed

The Hollow was built to fill the stretch where old MapleStory ran thin (forgottenhollow.com). Until it opens, use the open Victoria Island maps from our training guide. That guide marks every Hollow map, including Forgotten Entrance III, The Valley of Death and The End of Fleeting Light, as closed. Lists from fan wikis often include these maps without a warning.

Two prep steps pay off later:

• Bank Lupin and Cold Eye drops if you see the quests. The first Ellinia quests ask for 25 Luminous Magical Resonance from Lupins and 25 Rotten Root Fragments from Cold Eyes (NiaMeowDB). Both monsters live on Victoria Island today. Those quest items probably won't drop until the quests exist, so this matters only once Nexon enables them.
• Keep potions and Return Scrolls stocked. The Hollow is a long walk from Ellinia, and the town has only one shop. For routes, see our travel guide.

Get into the Hollow

Per NiaMeowDB:

1. Finish the Ellinia chain with Grendel the Really Old (Magic Library) and Arwen the Fairy. The last Ellinia quest, "Welcome to the Hollow," sends you down The Tree Tunnel At the Forest Up North, off The Forest North of Ellinia.
2. You arrive in Forgotten Entrance III, which has the portal back to the tunnel. Walk west through Forgotten Entrance II and I, then Primeval Forest III, II and I, to reach the town.
3. After that, use the Return Scroll to Forgotten Hollow. Zelya gives two as a quest reward, and Luma sells them for 800 mesos.

Metaroad adds only that "the entrance isn't handed to you," which fits the quest-gated route above.

Run the 15 quests in order

NiaMeowDB lists four chains. Finishing "Welcome to the Hollow" opens the other three, and you can run them side by side as your level allows.

Ellinia chain: Grendel and Arwen (Lv 39)

Quest	Lvl	Task	Rewards (NiaMeowDB)
The Roots of Regret	39	25 Luminous Magical Resonance from Lupins	3,531 EXP, 900 mesos, 20 Orange Potions
A Fairy's Insight	39	Talk to Arwen the Fairy	4,200 EXP, 1,100 mesos, 20 Blue Potions
Tracing the Resonance	39	25 Rotten Root Fragments from Cold Eyes	4,200 EXP, 1,100 mesos, Hat Accuracy Scroll: Intermediate or Greater (50% each)
The Yawning Abyss	39	Report back to Grendel	1,500 EXP, 500 mesos, 10 Blue Potions
Welcome to the Hollow	39	Go down the Tree Tunnel to Nyroth	2,500 EXP, 800 mesos, one Greater weapon scroll of your choice

Zelya chain (Lv 39–43)

Quest	Lvl	Task	Rewards
Zelya's Map	39	25 Zelya's Map Fragments from Glowshrooms	5,062 EXP, 1,140 mesos, 20 Blue Potions
Natural Adhesive	39	Defeat 50 Raffles, bring 25 Raffle Petals	5,062 EXP, 1,140 mesos, 2 Return Scrolls to Forgotten Hollow
The Road Back Home	43	Defeat 50 Aqumanders and 50 Echopuses	6,075 EXP, 1,257 mesos, random Greater earring scroll (STR, DEX, INT or LUK)

Nyroth, Jaime and Daniel chain (Lv 45–50)

Quest	Lvl	Task	Rewards
Nyroth's Fragile Hope	45	20 Rafflesia Petals	5,255 EXP, 1,300 mesos, 25 Blue Potions
Matters of the Heart	45	Deliver the Scorched Arcon Scroll to Jaime in Decayed Tunnel III	5,255 EXP, 1,300 mesos, Cape Accuracy Scroll: Intermediate or Greater (50% each)
A Memory of Iron	45	Defeat 50 Echopuses	6,134 EXP, 1,600 mesos, 15 Watermelons, 10 Lemons
A Heart of Stillness and Wood	50	30 Cursed Dolls, 20 Duskmander Tails	12,500 EXP, 2,500 mesos, 15 Elixirs, Bottomwear HP Scroll: Greater
The Sage's Burden	50	Warn Grendel in Ellinia	9,875 EXP, 2,500 mesos, 2 Mana Elixirs, 10 Lemons, 15 Elixirs

Myra chain (Lv 49)

Quest	Lvl	Task	Rewards
Old Friends	49	Defeat 50 Myewoods and 30 Sporewoods	7,706 EXP, 1,433 mesos
Myra's Old Friend	49	Bring the Ominous Rotten Branch to Grendel	5,394 EXP, 1,003 mesos, 15 Mana Elixirs

Totals by chain (our arithmetic from NiaMeowDB's rewards)

Chain	Quests	EXP	Mesos
Ellinia (Grendel, Arwen)	5	15,931	4,400
Zelya	3	16,199	3,537
Nyroth, Jaime, Daniel	5	39,019	9,200
Myra	2	13,100	2,436
All	15	84,249	19,573

These totals match NiaMeowDB's stated 84,249 EXP and 19,573 mesos. The Daniel pair at level 50 is the biggest chunk, at 22,375 EXP. Note that Old Friends at 49 asks for 30 Sporewoods, which are level 59, so a level 49 character should bring a party or come back later.

Farm maps for quest targets (NiaMeowDB spawn counts): Lupins on Monkey Swamp I (28 of 31 spawns); Cold Eyes on The Tunnel That Lost Light I (32 of 52); Glowshrooms on Forgotten Entrance III (19 of 44); Raffles on Forgotten Entrance II and III (14 each); Aqumanders and Echopuses on Primeval Forest II (17 of 19); Rafflesias on Forbidden Entrance (13); Echopuses for A Memory of Iron on Perilous Descent I and II (11 each); Duskmanders on Precipice of Darkness (14); Myewoods on Lingering Regret (9); Sporewoods on Another Sanctuary (7).

For other quests worth your time, see quests worth doing.

Learn the ten new monsters

NiaMeowDB's stats are below. The EXP-per-1,000-HP column is our own calculation from those numbers, a rough guide to kill value before accuracy and damage come in.

Monster	Lvl	HP	EXP	EXP per 1,000 HP (ours)	Weakness / resists	Notes
Glowshroom	39	1,377	82	59.5	None	Drops Zelya's Map Fragments
Raffle	40	1,722	85	49.4	Fire; resists ice	Drops Raffle Petals
Golden Stirge	42	1,278	93	72.8	None	Stronger regular Stirge
Aqumander	43	2,069	98	47.4	Lightning; resists ice	The Road Back Home target
Echopus	45	2,163	107	49.5	Lightning	Two quest targets
Rafflesia	47	2,285	117	51.2	Fire; resists ice, poison	Drops Rafflesia Petals
Duskmander	50	2,682	133	49.6	Ice; resists poison	Drops Duskmander Tails
Myewood	54	3,924	160	40.8	Fire; resists lightning	Ranged attack
Rotten Mushroom	56	3,520	183	52.0	Holy; resists poison	Undead
Sporewood	59	4,834	201	41.6	Holy and fire; resists poison	Undead, regenerates HP

Golden Stirge has the best ratio, but NiaMeowDB lists only 2–4 per map, so it's a bonus rather than a farm. Glowshroom gives the best value among common spawns. For how these compare with Victoria Island monsters, see our monster list. For element rules, see the elements guide.

Older monsters share the Hollow maps: Zombie Mushrooms, Zombie Lupins, Lupins, Curse Eyes, Evil Eyes and Fairies (NiaMeowDB).

Prepare for Rotten Mushmom

Stat	NiaMeowDB	Metaroad
Level	60	60
HP	86,400	86,400
EXP	844	852
Weakness	Holy, fire; resists poison	Holy, fire; resists poison
HP regen	864 per tick	864 per tick
Respawn	1 to 1.5 hours	1 hour ("per COT2 map data")
Attack stats	752 P.DMG, 827 M.DMG (base)	Physical 752, magic 827
Spawn map	Someone Else's Grave, hidden off Decayed Tunnel I	Not stated

Plan around three things:

• Out-damage the regen. forgottenhollow.com says the 864 HP per tick regen is the whole fight. A party that can't beat the tick never wins, however long it survives.
• Bring a Cleric. She's undead, so Heal damages her (forgottenhollow.com, Metaroad). See our Cleric guide.
• Expect magic hits. Her magic stat is higher than her physical one, so physical defense alone won't carry you (Metaroad). NiaMeowDB advises bringing a party and potions, and not soloing without practice.

For comparison with the open level 55 boss, see our Zombie Mushmom guide and the boss overview.

Use the fairy town

The Forgotten Hollow town has no monsters (NiaMeowDB). It holds:

• Nyroth and an Arcane Station for Arcforge crafting.
• Cave Fairy Sanctuary (upper-left door), with Zelya and Myen.
• Cave Fairy Department Store (lower door), with Luma's shop and the Cave Fairy's Storage.

Luma's shop item	Mesos
Red Potion	50
Orange Potion	150
White Potion	350
Blue Potion	220
Lemon	150
Unagi	1,000
Orange Juice	540
Grape Juice	1,260
Return Scroll - Nearest Town	400
Return Scroll to Forgotten Hollow	800
Arrow for Bow / Arrow for Crossbow	1 each
Subi Throwing-Stars	500

Pick hunting maps by level

Spawn counts come from NiaMeowDB. The level bands are our grouping by each map's strongest common monster.

Level band	Map	Spawns (NiaMeowDB)	Notes
39–42	Forgotten Entrance III	Glowshroom 19, Raffle 14, Curse Eye 11	Entry map; Zelya's Map fragments
39–42	Forgotten Entrance II	Raffle 14, Glowshroom 13, Lupin 8	Raffle Petals
39–42	Forgotten Dungeon Tunnel	Glowshroom 12, Raffle 12, Curse Eye 4	—
43–46	Primeval Forest II	Echopus 9, Aqumander 8, Golden Stirge 2	The Road Back Home
43–46	Collision of Ice and Fire	Aqumander 15, Glowshroom 11, Rafflesia 7	Hidden Street off Primeval Forest II; densest early map in the list
43–46	Primeval Forest I	Aqumander 9, Echopus 6, Glowshroom 5	East of town
47–50	Forbidden Entrance	Rafflesia 13, Duskmander 12, Zombie Mushroom 4, Golden Stirge 3	Rafflesia Petals
47–50	The End of Fleeting Light	Rafflesia 11, Aqumander 9, Duskmander 7	West of town
47–50	Perilous Descent II	Echopus 11, Duskmander 11, Zombie Mushroom 5	Deep Passage
50–55	Precipice of Darkness	Duskmander 14, Rotten Mushroom 6, Zombie Lupin 5, Zombie Mushroom 2	Daniel the Scholar
50–55	Lingering Regret	Myewood 9, Echopus 7, Fairy 3	Myra
55–59	Dilapidated Tomb	Rotten Mushroom 14, Fairy 3, Sporewood 3	Undead-heavy
55–59	Another Sanctuary	Rotten Mushroom 10, Sporewood 7, Golden Stirge 3	Dead end; Sporewoods
Boss	Someone Else's Grave	Rotten Mushroom 4, Zombie Mushroom 2, Fairy 1	Rotten Mushmom

Match your job to the Hollow

Job	Best Hollow targets	Avoid	Source
Ice/Lightning Wizard	Aqumander, Echopus (lightning), Duskmander (ice)	Raffle, Rafflesia (resist ice); Myewood (resists lightning)	NiaMeowDB
Fire/Poison Wizard	Raffle, Rafflesia, Myewood, Sporewood (fire)	Poison on Rafflesia, Duskmander, Rotten Mushroom, Sporewood	NiaMeowDB
Cleric	Rotten Mushroom, Sporewood, Rotten Mushmom (Heal vs undead)	—	NiaMeowDB, Metaroad
Warrior	Early Glowshroom and Raffle maps in melee	Myewood/Sporewood touch damage (306 and 331 base P.DMG)	NiaMeowDB, Metaroad
Bowman, Thief	No element; use the EXP-per-HP column and dense maps	—	Our reading of NiaMeowDB stats

Compare training routes for levels 39–59

Route	Available now	Strength	Weakness	Basis
Victoria Island maps (training guide)	Yes	Open today, documented	Thinner choices in the 40s and 50s	Our training guide
Forgotten Hollow grind + quests	No	84,249 quest EXP plus new maps tuned for 39–59	Closed; data may change	NiaMeowDB
Hollow quests only, grind elsewhere	No	Quick EXP and scroll rewards	Still needs Hollow access	NiaMeowDB
Party grinding	Yes	Faster on dense maps	Needs a group	See our training guide

Alts and returning players

• Returning players: The Hollow never existed in old MapleStory (forgottenhollow.com, Metaroad). No old guide covers it, so see our Classic World vs original comparison for what else changed.
• Alts: Quest rewards like Greater weapon scrolls, accuracy scrolls and Return Scrolls make the chains worth repeating once the zone opens (NiaMeowDB rewards). Nexon hasn't said whether quests are once per account, so assume per character.
• When it opens: Re-check the wiki and NiaMeowDB for spawn rates, drop tables and stat changes before trusting the numbers here. forgottenhollow.com lists all of those as unknown.

Want help with levels 39–59 on open maps? See our MapleStory Classic powerleveling page.

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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

Is Forgotten Hollow open in MapleStory Classic? Not yet. Nexon says the path hasn't been discovered and the zone will come later, with no date. The wiki says it isn't in the launch build (0.9.0).

Will Forgotten Hollow open on October 21? Nexon hasn't announced that. None of our sources lists it for Grand Launch.

What level is Forgotten Hollow? Its monsters run from level 39 to 59, and the Rotten Mushmom boss is level 60 (NiaMeowDB, Metaroad).

How do I get into Forgotten Hollow? Per NiaMeowDB, finish Grendel's Ellinia quests. "Welcome to the Hollow" sends you down The Tree Tunnel At the Forest Up North, off The Forest North of Ellinia.

How many quests are in Forgotten Hollow? NiaMeowDB lists 15 in four chains, worth 84,249 EXP. Other fan sites list only the 5 Zelya and Myra quests.

How strong is Rotten Mushmom? 86,400 HP, with 864 HP regenerated per tick. She's undead and weak to holy and fire. Bring a party and a Cleric.

Where should I train at levels 39–59 until it opens? Use the open Victoria Island maps in our training guide, which flags every closed Hollow map.