MapleStory Classic Maple Island Guide: Levels 1-10 Quest Route

Quick summary

• Route: Mushroom Town → Snail Hunting Grounds → A Split Road → Amherst → Southperry → Shanks's boat → Lith Harbor → Thicket Around the Beach. Then go to your job town at Lv 10 (planet-helper, MapleClassic Wiki).
• Before you board: finish every island quest. The boat is one-way, and there's no ferry back (MapleClassic Wiki, NiaMeowDB).
• Starter weapon: pick the Wooden Club (19 ATT), then switch to a Razor at Lv 5. Biggs's last island quest gives either a Razor or a Fruit Knife (NiaMeowDB, planet-helper).
• AP: put everything into your future job's main stat. Classic's 1st job has no stat requirement, and AP doesn't reset when you advance.
• SP: you'll have 9 SP by Lv 10, which maxes all three Beginner skills.

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.

Make your character

• Starting stats are set, not rolled. Planet-helper says you start with 12 in the stat you pick, 4 in the others, and 1 free point (25 total). NiaMeowDB lists 12 in your main stat, 5 in a second stat, and 4 in the other two, also 25 total. Both agree there's no dice roll.
• Pick your job before you create the character. NiaMeowDB: "You set your starting stats on the character creation screen, so pick your class before you make your character." Our class tier list can help you decide.
• Pick the Wooden Club. It has 19 ATT, and the Sword and Hand Axe have 17. NiaMeowDB says the Club "reaches the useful damage breakpoints more often" through Lv 4.

Follow the island route

Order	Map	NPCs and quests	Level	Source
1	Mushroom Town - West Entrance	Heena and Sera: Borrowing Sera's Mirror	1	Wiki, planet-helper
2	Mushroom Town	Roger: Roger's Apple. Nina: What Sen wants to eat	1	Wiki
3	East Entrance to Mushroom Town	Todd: Todd's How-to-Hunt (3 Tutorial Jr. Sentinels)	1–2	Wiki
4	Snail Hunting Ground I–III	Sam: Sam's Suggestion (10 Snails); Robin (info)	1–3	Wiki, planet-helper
5	A Split Road	Maria: Letter for Lucas. Mai: Mai's Training and Final Training	3–5	Wiki, planet-helper
6	Amherst	Lucas: Lucas's Reply. Rain: Rain's Maple Quiz. Pio: Collecting Recycled Goods	5–7	Wiki, planet-helper
7	Southperry	Biggs: Biggs's Collection of Items. Shanks: the boat	~7	Wiki, planet-helper

Planet-helper counts 20 island quests, and henesys.gg also says 20. NiaMeowDB counts 10, because it counts each chain once. Both counts cover the same quests.

Launch-week tip: planet-helper says not to wait on a crowded quest map. "Take the portal on the right and hunt as you move."

Do the quests that matter

Quest	Needs	Reward	Note	Source
Roger's Apple	Eat the apple he gives you	—	Double-click it in your Use tab	Planet-helper
Mai's Training	10 Blue Snails, 10 Shrooms, 5 Red Snails	80 EXP, 10 Eggs	Keep the Blue Snail Shells	Planet-helper
Lucas's Reply	Maria's Letter	120 EXP, a hat	Courier chain	Planet-helper
Rain's Maple Quiz	7 answers	490 EXP total	Answers below	Planet-helper, wiki
Pio's Collecting Recycled Goods	2 Rusty Screws, 2 Old Wooden Boards (from boxes)	100 EXP, 150 mesos, The Green Relaxer	Boxes respawn every 2 min	Planet-helper
Mai's Final Training	1 Orange Mushroom	120 EXP, 150 mesos, 10 Eggs	Grab an Orange Mushroom Cap too	Planet-helper
Biggs's Collection of Items	10 Blue Snail Shells, 1 Orange Mushroom Cap	120 EXP, Razor (50%) or Fruit Knife (50%)	Turn in when you reach Southperry	Planet-helper

Rain's quiz answers, in order: 1) Up arrow, 2) Yes, 3) Equipment Inventory, 4) Sleep (the one that isn't a way to recover HP), 5) Level 10, 6) 5 AP per level, 7) Southperry — the seven quizzes pay 40 to 100 EXP each, 490 in total (NiaMeowDB quest pages) (planet-helper). The wiki calls it a "seven-question" quiz, but planet-helper lists five answers. If a question isn't listed, read it carefully; they're all basic tutorial questions.

The Green Relaxer: a chair that restores 30 HP every 10 seconds while you sit. NiaMeowDB says Maple Island is "the only place you can get it." If too many players are camping Pio's boxes, it suggests buying the Sky-blue Wooden Chair instead.

Know the island monsters

Monster	Level	HP	EXP	Source
Tutorial Jr. Sentinel	1	30	1	Wiki
Snail	1	45	2	Wiki
Blue Snail	2	51	4	Wiki
Shroom	3	62	6	Wiki
Red Snail	4	68	8	Wiki
Orange Mushroom	8	142	15	Wiki

Planet-helper's hits-to-kill numbers for an all-STR start (13 STR) with the Club: 3 hits for a Blue Snail, 4 for a Red Snail, and 9 for an Orange Mushroom. NiaMeowDB's advice: "Train where you kill in one or two hits." Save the Orange Mushrooms for after you have the Razor.

Leave on Shanks's boat

Question	Planet-helper	NiaMeowDB	MapleClassic Wiki
Fare	150 mesos (from beta footage; "still being checked")	300 mesos	300 mesos
Level needed	None	Lv 7	Not stated
Return trip	—	One-way	No return ferry

Bring 300 mesos to be sure. Pio and Mai each give 150 (planet-helper). Our travel guide covers the fares after Lith Harbor.

Don't board early. Check that every island quest is turned in. The wiki says Maple Island has no potion shops, so keep the Eggs from Mai's quests and any Apples. Our potions guide compares Victoria Island potions for later.

Finish Lv 8-10 in Lith Harbor

The five Lith Harbor quests open at Lv 8 (planet-helper). If you land at Lv 7, kill Stumps and Slimes in Thicket Around the Beach I until you reach 8.

Quest	Needs	Reward	Source
Olaf's First Training	8 Stumps, 8 Slimes	124 EXP, 277 mesos, 8 Red and 8 Blue Potions	Planet-helper
Olaf's Second Training	8 Pigs, 8 Orange Mushrooms	124 EXP, 277 mesos, 3 Return Scroll - Nearest Town	Planet-helper
Teo's Weird Hobby	10 Slimes, 1 Slime Bubble	124 EXP, 277 mesos, 15 Fried Chicken	Planet-helper
Teo's Even Weirder Hobby	10 Pigs, 1 Pig's Head	124 EXP, 277 mesos, 1 Sniper Potion, 10 Lemons	Planet-helper
Phil's Call	Reach Lv 10	188 EXP, 245 mesos, 8 Red and 8 Blue Potions; Phil sends you to your job town	Planet-helper

Planet-helper's order: take all three quests → Thicket Around the Beach I (Stumps, Slimes, a Slime Bubble) → back to town (turn in, take the second parts) → Thicket Around the Beach II (Pigs, Orange Mushrooms, a Pig's Head) → back to town → Thicket Around the Beach II until Lv 10 → Phil.

Party up. Planet-helper lists the party EXP bonus as +10% for 2 players, +20% for 3, and +30% for 4 or more. It suggests a party of 4+ in Thicket Around the Beach II for the last push.

Spend your AP and SP

AP: you get 5 AP per level (NiaMeowDB). Put all of it into your future job's main stat: STR for Warriors, INT for Magicians, DEX for Bowmen, and LUK for Thieves (both sources). NiaMeowDB warns: "Don't spend AP on the wrong stat thinking advancement will fix it." The only way to undo it is a Cash Shop AP Reset Scroll, usable from Lv 10.

NiaMeowDB says STR gives a Beginner stronger basic attacks than INT. Future Magicians kill a bit slower until they advance. Planet-helper says Beginners use a different damage formula, so damage is "about the same whichever stat you raise," but marks it unconfirmed.

SP: 1 per level, 9 by Lv 10. That's exactly enough to max all three skills.

Skill	Max level effect	Order	Source
Nimble Feet	+10 Speed for 30 s, 3 min cooldown	1st	NiaMeowDB, planet-helper
Three Snails	40 fixed ranged damage; uses a Red Snail Shell and 5 MP	2nd	NiaMeowDB, planet-helper
Recovery	72 HP over 30 s, 15 MP, 2 min cooldown	3rd	NiaMeowDB, planet-helper

Choose your route

Route	What you do	Strength	Weakness
Quest-first (planet-helper)	Every island quest, boat at ~7, Lith Harbor quests, party to 10	Mesos, potions, Razor or Fruit Knife, chair	Crowded quest maps at launch
Stay on the island to 10	Grind Orange Mushrooms after the quests	No Lv 8 wait in Lith Harbor	Fewer potions, no Lith Harbor rewards until later
Rush the boat	Skip quests	Off a crowded island sooner	You lose the Green Relaxer and Biggs's weapon, and you can't come back

Henesys.gg's advice: "Don't rush to Victoria Island." It says the 20 quests give 1,075 EXP in total, plus a hat and a Fruit Knife or Razor.

Advance at Lv 10

Planet-helper: "Job-advance the moment you hit Lv 10." Beginners and advanced jobs gain different stats per level. NiaMeowDB says taxis are 90% off while you're a Beginner, so ride to your job town first.

Job	Town	Instructor	Source
Warrior	Perion	Dances with Balrog	NiaMeowDB, henesys.gg
Magician	Ellinia	Grendel the Really Old	NiaMeowDB, henesys.gg
Bowman	Henesys	Athena Pierce	NiaMeowDB, henesys.gg
Thief	Kerning City	Dark Lord	NiaMeowDB, henesys.gg

Then continue with our job advancement guide and your class's 1-30 guide: Warrior, Magician, Bowman, or Thief.

Avoid the common mistakes

These come from planet-helper's list, with our notes:

• Standing on a crowded quest map. Move to the next map and hunt there.
• Camping for Pio's chair. The boxes respawn every 2 minutes. If other players are taking them, hunt in the meantime.
• Selling quest items. Keep 10 Blue Snail Shells and an Orange Mushroom Cap for Biggs.
• Staying a Beginner past Lv 10. Advance right away.
• Soloing the last levels. A party of 4 gets +30%.
• Putting AP into the wrong stat. It doesn't reset when you advance (NiaMeowDB).

Plan alts and returning players

• Alts: every new character starts on Maple Island (wiki), and NiaMeowDB says the Green Relaxer comes only from Pio here. Decide whether each alt needs its own chair.
• Returning players: Classic's 1st job has no stat requirement, and Magicians advance at 10, not 8 like the original game (Nexon's Founder's Access notes). Old advice about a 25 DEX requirement for Thieves or a level-8 Magician advancement doesn't apply.
• After 10: our EXP table and leveling page cover the rest. The MapleStory Classic hub has more.

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

What are the answers to Rain's Maple Quiz?

1. Up arrow, 2) Yes, 3) Equipment Inventory, 4) Sleep (the one that isn't a way to recover HP), 5) Level 10, 6) 5 AP per level, 7) Southperry — the seven quizzes pay 40 to 100 EXP each, 490 in total (NiaMeowDB quest pages) (planet-helper).

How much is Shanks's boat? 300 mesos according to the wiki and NiaMeowDB. Planet-helper's beta footage shows 150.

Can I go back to Maple Island? No. There's no return ferry (MapleClassic Wiki).

Which starter weapon should I pick? The Wooden Club (19 ATT). Switch to a Razor at Lv 5 (NiaMeowDB).

Where should I put my AP? All of it into your future job's main stat. AP doesn't reset when you advance (NiaMeowDB, planet-helper).

What level do I leave Maple Island? About Lv 7–8, after the island quests (planet-helper, NiaMeowDB).

When should I take 1st job? At Lv 10, right away.