MapleStory Classic Swords Guide: Every One- and Two-Handed Sword

Checked against v1.0.0 on October 29, 2026.

Swords are the Warrior's first weapon and stay an option for Fighters and Pages all the way to 70. MapleStory Classic World has 20 one-handed and 11 two-handed swords, including two umbrellas, a whip and a baseball bat that any job can swing. This MapleStory Classic sword guide lists all 31 with attack, speed, STR and DEX needs, price and source. It covers the shops, the four sword recipes, the Warrior skills that care about swords, one-handed vs two-handed math on the full damage formula, scrolls and an upgrade path, for the live Grand Launch game.

Quick summary

• 31 swords: 20 one-handed and 11 two-handed, all with 7 upgrade slots. One-handed swords are Fast (4) or (5). Two-handed swords are Fast (5) to 40 and Normal (6) from Lv 50 (MapleStory Quest, Public Release client).
• River in Perion sells eight swords at launch, from the 3,000-meso Long Sword to the 16,500-meso Broadsword, up to level 25 (NiaMeowDB launch prices).
• Only four swords have recipes: Saw (Weaponcrafting 2), Wooden Sword (Woodcrafting 2), Wooden Baseball Bat (Woodcrafting 3) and Aluminum Baseball Bat (Weaponcrafting 6). Nothing past level 30 is craftable (MapleStory Quest).
• Two-handed swords deal about 24–28% more, by our math on the full damage formula with henesys.gg's 2.5 vs 1.8 multipliers. One-handed swords keep a shield.
• Swords any job can use include the Yellow Umbrella (+52 magic attack) and the Red Whip (+15 speed). Grand Launch reworked the Pumpkin Basket into a level 10 sword with +27 attack and +3 speed, the Halloween quest reward until November 18 (NiaMeowDB, henesys.gg).

Compare every one-handed sword

Lv	Sword	Attack	Speed	Needs	Job	NPC pays	How to get it
–	Sword	17	Fast (4)	–	All	–	Silver, Karl, Sid 50; Snail, Red Snail (older data)
–	Old Gladius	10	Fast (4)	–	All	1	No source recorded
10	Long Sword	27	Fast (4)	20 STR	All	1,500	River, Manny, Silver 3,000
10	Pumpkin Basket	27, +3 speed	Fast (4)	–	All	1	Malady's Halloween quest, to Nov 18
10	Beginner's Long Sword	26	Fast (4)	20 STR	All	–	No source recorded
15	Sabre	32	Fast (4)	30 STR, 10 DEX	Warrior	2,500	River 5,000
15	Saw	36	Fast (5)	20 STR	All	2,500	Weaponcrafting 2
20	Viking Sword	37	Fast (4)	40 STR, 15 DEX	Warrior	3,500	River 10,500
20	Machete	37	Fast (4)	40 STR, 15 DEX	Warrior, Thief	3,500	River 10,500
25	Eloon	42	Fast (4)	50 STR, 20 DEX	Warrior, Thief	4,500	River 13,500
27	Sky Blue Umbrella	33, +12 magic attack	Fast (4)	–	All	4,900	Flora 14,700; Lorang (older data)
30	Gladius	47	Fast (4)	65 STR, 30 DEX	Warrior	5,500	No launch shop
35	Cutlus	55	Fast (5)	70 STR, 30 DEX	Warrior	7,500	Zombie Mushmom 4%, Horny Mushroom, Evil Eye (older data)
35	Red Whip	52, +15 speed	Fast (4)	–	All	7,500	Zombie Lupin (older data)
40	Traus	60	Fast (5)	80 STR, 35 DEX	Warrior	9,500	Only Closed Online Test 2 drops recorded
40	Yellow Umbrella	57, +52 magic attack	Fast (4)	–	All	9,500	Clang (older data)
45	Hero's Gladius	62	Fast (4)	90 STR, 40 DEX	Warrior	11,500	No source recorded
50	Jeweled Katar	70	Fast (5)	100 STR, 45 DEX	Warrior	13,500	Copper Drake (older data)
60	Neocora	77	Fast (4)	120 STR, 55 DEX	Warrior	17,500	Only Closed Online Test 2 drops recorded
70	Red Katana	87	Fast (4)	140 STR, 65 DEX	Warrior	21,500	Jr. Balrog 4% (older data)

Compare every two-handed sword

Lv	Sword	Attack	Speed	Needs	Job	NPC pays	How to get it
10	Wooden Sword	30	Fast (5)	25 STR	Warrior, Bowman, Thief	2,500	River, Manny 5,000; Woodcrafting 2; Red Snail (older data)
15	Wooden Baseball Bat	35	Fast (5)	25 STR	All	3,500	Woodcrafting 3; Axe Stump (older data)
20	Two-Handed Sword	40	Fast (5)	45 STR, 20 DEX	Warrior	4,500	River 13,500
25	Broadsword	45	Fast (5)	55 STR, 25 DEX	Warrior	5,500	River 16,500
30	Aluminum Baseball Bat	50	Fast (5)	55 STR	All	6,500	Weaponcrafting 6; Lupin (older data)
30	Scimitar	53	Normal (6)	65 STR, 30 DEX	Warrior	6,500	No launch shop
35	Lionheart	55	Fast (5)	75 STR, 35 DEX	Warrior	9,000	Wild Boar (older data)
40	Zard	60	Fast (5)	85 STR, 40 DEX	Warrior	11,500	Only Closed Online Test 2 drops recorded
50	Lion's Fang	73	Normal (6)	105 STR, 50 DEX	Warrior	16,500	No source recorded
60	Sparta	83	Normal (6)	125 STR, 60 DEX	Warrior	21,500	Only Closed Online Test 2 drops recorded
70	Doombringer	93	Normal (6)	145 STR, 70 DEX	Warrior	26,500	Jr. Balrog 4% (older data)

Stats, needs, jobs and sell prices are MapleStory Quest's client read. "All" means MapleStory Quest lists no job lock. Shop prices are NiaMeowDB launch prices. Our Jr. Balrog guide and Zombie Mushmom guide cover the two boss drops.

Buy from the launch shops

Sword	River (Perion)	Cutthroat Manny (Kerning City)	Others
Sword	–	–	Silver (Lith Harbor), Karl (Henesys), Sid (Amherst): 50
Long Sword	3,000	3,000	Silver: 3,000
Sabre	5,000	–	–
Viking Sword	10,500	–	–
Machete	10,500	–	–
Eloon	13,500	–	–
Sky Blue Umbrella	–	–	Flora (Ellinia): 14,700
Wooden Sword	5,000	5,000	–
Two-Handed Sword	13,500	–	–
Broadsword	16,500	–	–

Craft the four sword recipes

Sword	Craft	Character level	Ingredients	Fee
Wooden Sword	Woodcrafting 2	10	4 Processed Wood	2,500
Saw	Weaponcrafting 2	15	2 Bronze Ingots, 2 Processed Wood, 6 Screws	2,500
Wooden Baseball Bat	Woodcrafting 3	15	5 Processed Wood	3,500
Aluminum Baseball Bat	Weaponcrafting 6	30	3 Iron Ingots, 3 Mithril Ingots, 18 Screws	6,500

Recipes come from MapleStory Quest, and each fee equals the sword's NPC sell price. The Saw (36 attack at 15) beats River's Sabre (32) and has no DEX need. See our Weaponcrafting and Woodcrafting guides.

Our math on inputs: ingots take 5 ore each, and one Screw craft makes 10 Screws (our Weaponcrafting guide). An Aluminum Baseball Bat takes 15 Iron Ore, 15 Mithril Ore and 2 Screw crafts.

Settle one-handed vs two-handed

The physical formula from henesys.gg and NiaMeowDB (our damage formula guide) is:

• Max = skill % × weapon attack × (1 + (STR × multiplier + DEX + 2 × attack power) ÷ 100)

Henesys.gg gives one-handed swords a 1.8 multiplier and two-handed swords 2.5, the same for swings and stabs. NiaMeowDB's speed ladder gives 83 attacks a minute at Fast (4), 80 at Fast (5) and 74 at Normal (6) (our attack speed guide).

Our math (max damage × attacks a minute, typical Warrior stats, no attack power):

Level	Stats	One-handed	Two-handed	Two-handed lead
30	125 STR, 30 DEX	Gladius: 13,849	Aluminum Baseball Bat: 17,700	+27.8%
30	125 STR, 30 DEX	Gladius: 13,849	Scimitar: 17,355	+25.3%
40	170 STR, 40 DEX	Traus: 21,408	Zard: 27,120	+26.7%
50	220 STR, 50 DEX	Jeweled Katar: 30,576	Lion's Fang: 37,814	+23.7%
70	300 STR, 70 DEX	Red Katana: 51,269	Doombringer: 63,314	+23.5%

At 30, the craftable Aluminum Baseball Bat beats the Scimitar: its Fast (5) speed outweighs 3 less attack. A one-handed sword lets you hold a shield. That's worth it if you take too much damage or want a Page's shield skills (our Page guide).

Swords vs axes and blunts: NiaMeowDB gives two-handed axes and blunts a 3 / 2 swing-stab multiplier (about 2.6 average) against the sword's 2.5. Planet-helper steers Fighters to axes because those have crafted lines past 30 (our Fighter guide). Scrolls don't tip it either way: two-handed sword and two-handed blunt attack scrolls share their quest sources, with a Greater as a pick reward from Blackbull's house quest or Taking Out the Alligators 1 and an Intermediate as a random Jane and the Mushroom reward (henesys.gg).

Sword skills for Fighters and Pages

Three Warrior skills decide how much a sword is worth to you, per henesys.gg's update notes:

Skill	What it does with a sword	Why it matters for the pick
Sword Mastery (Fighter, Page)	Accuracy +20 at max level, replacing the old Weapon Def bonus	Helps a sword user hit higher-level drakes and skeletons; axes and blunts get their own mastery
Final Attack: Sword	Attack skills have a 25% chance to enable it, then you cast it; the Fighter version hits up to 3 enemies for 200%	Once enabled it stays usable for 60 seconds instead of 30
Slash Blast	Hits up to 6 enemies, costing 16 HP and 14 MP at max level	Uses your weapon's swing and stab, so the 1.8 vs 2.5 multiplier gap above applies

Power Strike and Slash Blast use the same swing and stab animations as a normal attack, and NiaMeowDB splits a sword's normal attack 60% swing, 40% stab. Swords swing and stab with the same multiplier, so a sword's damage doesn't depend on which animation comes up. Our accuracy guide shows how far +20 Accuracy goes against drakes.

Example: a level 35 Fighter choosing between the Lionheart (two-handed sword) and an axe gets Accuracy from Sword Mastery only with the sword and the axe's mastery bonus only with the axe. Pick the weapon type first, then put skill points into the matching mastery and Final Attack. The axes guide and the blunt weapons guide list the alternatives.

Use the all-job swords

Sword	Why it matters (MapleStory Quest; our assessment)
Saw	36 attack at 15 with only 20 STR; craftable at Weaponcrafting 2
Wooden Baseball Bat	Two-handed with 25 STR, no job lock; craftable at Woodcrafting 3
Aluminum Baseball Bat	50 attack at 30, no DEX need and no job lock
Sky Blue Umbrella	+12 magic attack, sold by Flora for 14,700
Red Whip	+15 speed at 35, for any job
Yellow Umbrella	+52 magic attack at 40, no stat needs

The Pumpkin Basket is the newest all-job sword. Malady in Henesys and Kerning City wants 100 Halloween Candies from monsters level 10 and up, then three candy deliveries, and pays out the Pumpkin Basket: level 10, +27 attack, +3 speed, 7 slots, Fast (4) (henesys.gg; NiaMeowDB's item page). It matches the Long Sword's attack with no STR need and adds speed, so a fresh Warrior can skip River's first two swords. The event runs until November 18; see our Halloween event guide.

Planet-helper's all-INT Magician comparison uses the Yellow Umbrella in place of a wand. The Fairy Wand at the same level has 69 magic attack, so the umbrella trails it (our wands and staves guide).

Scroll your sword

Scroll	Success	Effect	Risk
Sword Attack Scroll: Lesser	100%	+1 attack	None
Intermediate	60%	+2	None
Greater	10%	+4	None
Chaos	10%	+5	50% to destroy

Odds come from MapleStory Quest's sword pages. El Moth sells One-Handed Sword Lessers for 30,000 mesos and Two-handed Sword Lessers for 60,000 (NiaMeowDB). Our math: seven Lessers add +7 attack for 210,000 mesos on a one-handed sword or 420,000 on a two-handed one. On a Zard, 67 attack instead of 60 is about 12% more damage. Our scrolling guide covers the tiers.

Follow an upgrade path

Level	Two-handed path	One-handed path	Source
10	Wooden Sword	Long Sword	River or Manny
15	Wooden Baseball Bat	Saw	Woodcrafting 3 / Weaponcrafting 2
20	Two-Handed Sword	Viking Sword	River
25	Broadsword	Eloon	River
30	Aluminum Baseball Bat	Gladius	Weaponcrafting 6 / drop or trade
35	Lionheart	Cutlus	Drops or trade
40	Zard	Traus	Trade
50+	Lion's Fang, Sparta, Doombringer	Jeweled Katar, Neocora, Red Katana	Drops

Our math on River: buying the Two-Handed Sword and Broadsword costs 30,000 mesos. The level 10–25 one-handed path from River (Long Sword, Viking Sword, Eloon) costs 27,000, or 24,000 if you craft the Saw at 15 and skip the Sabre. New Warriors can start with our Warrior guide 1–30, and Warriors holding a level 70 sword can plan their maps with the training guide 70-100.

Handle alts and returning players

• Returning players: no launch shop sells the level 30 Gladius or Scimitar, so craft the Aluminum Baseball Bat or trade (NiaMeowDB).
• Non-Warrior alts: the Red Whip's +15 speed and the Aluminum Baseball Bat work on any job (MapleStory Quest).
• Crafters: the Saw and Aluminum Baseball Bat are the only crafted swords, and both sell to an NPC for their fee.
• Rushing a Warrior: faster levels won't level Weaponcrafting, and check your DEX against the next sword. Spearmen can compare our spears and polearms guide, and Pages who want a shield should read the shields guide.

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What changed for swords at Grand Launch

Grand Launch (v1.0.0, October 21, 2026) kept every sword's shop, recipe and stats above except one, and crafting still stops at craft level 8. The changes that matter to sword users, per Nexon's Grand Launch maintenance notes and NiaMeowDB's patch history:

• Final Attack lasts 60 seconds instead of 30 for every Warrior version, Sword included.
• Iron Body and Improved HP Recovery were buffed: Iron Body now gives +20% to +40% Weapon Def (was +5% to +25%), and HP potions heal 20% to 50% more (was 5% to 20%).
• The Pumpkin Basket was reworked from +24 attack, +8 speed and +1 to every stat to +27 attack and +3 speed, and now needs level 10.
• Drakes stagger properly again: the minimum damage to stagger Copper Drakes, Drakes and Red Drakes had been set too low and was corrected.

Orbis, El Nath and third job remain closed and the level cap is 100, so the level 70 Red Katana and Doombringer are still the top swords. Our patch notes tracker lists every update. The MapleStory Classic hub gathers every guide and service for the game.

FAQ

Is a one-handed or two-handed sword better? Two-handed, by about 24–28% by our math on henesys.gg's multipliers. One-handed swords let you use a shield.

What is the best sword at launch? For most Warriors, the Aluminum Baseball Bat at 30: 50 attack, Fast (5), craftable at Weaponcrafting 6, with no DEX need (MapleStory Quest).

Where do I buy swords? River in Perion sells eight swords up to level 25. Cutthroat Manny sells the Long Sword and Wooden Sword (NiaMeowDB).

How do I get the Pumpkin Basket? Collect 100 Halloween Candies from monsters level 10 and up for Malady in Henesys or Kerning City, then deliver her three candy pouches. The event ends November 18 (henesys.gg).

Should a Fighter use a sword or an axe? Close on damage: two-handed axes average 2.6 against the sword's 2.5 (NiaMeowDB). Axes have crafted weapons past 30 and two-handed swords don't (henesys.gg).

How much does it cost to scroll a sword? Seven Lessers from El Moth cost 210,000 mesos for a one-handed sword or 420,000 for a two-handed one, for +7 attack.

Related guides

• Fighter guide
• Page guide
• Damage formula guide
• Axes guide
• Blunt weapons guide
• Weaponcrafting guide
• Attack speed guide
• MapleStory Classic hub