MapleStory Blaster Skill Build Guide

Blaster is a MapleStory class that relies on combo and animation-canceling skills to maximize damage and when done right, is a great DPS class to play. Blaster comes from the Resistance character classes and uses a gauge to produce strong combo skills that players will fill up as they deal damage. Blaster is a Warrior, so they utilize the STR stat whilst using a new weapon type called Arm Cannon.

• Blaster Overview
• Blaster First Job Skill Build
• Blaster Second Job Skill Build
• Blaster Third Job Skill Build
• Blaster Fourth Job Skill Build
• Blaster Hyper Skill Build
• Blaster Fifth Job Skill Build
• Changelog

Blaster Overview

Blaster was released in patch V.175 Heroes Of Maple in Global MapleStory, joining the Resistance class lineup that includes: Battle Mage, Wild Hunter, Mechanic, Xenon, Blaster, Demon Slayer and Demon Avenger. The class is known for having to hit multiple keys on your keyboard in order to maximize the damage it produces against Bosses; when done right, this class comes out on top as one of the best damage-dealing classes in MapleStory.

As a training class Blaster has some decent mobbing skills but is usually out performed by other newer classes. Blaster relies on using a combination of skills in order to deal damage, alternating between macro skills and activating Charge skills to keep up buff stacks. New players to the class won't need to optimize their load out to enjoy it- it's usually only when you enter 5th job and beyond will you start really needing to understand how Blaster works. It has great mobility with both a Flash Jump and a Vertical Jump and it's Hyper Skills allows it to float in mid-air for ever, allowing you to dodge some 1-hit KO attacks in end-game bosses like Lucid.

Blaster is best at bossing when players can utilize its combo attacks. Blaster has a few skills which give animation cancel- allowing the player to use one skill, cancel the animation and then spam it again. This allows Blaster to deal plenty of attacks in a short amount of time, giving them a powerful DPS position in the MapleStory DPS charts. It does take some learning to understand Blaster mechanics when it comes to bossing, but players shouldn't be put off. There are plenty of tutorials online that can help with this and you're more than likely to pick it intuitively as you play the class.

• Weapon: Arm Cannon
• Job: Warrior
• Class: Resistance
• Shared Cash Shop Inventory: Wild Hunter, Battle Mage, Mechanic, Xenon, Demon Slayer, Demon Avenger, Blaster.
• Legion Block: Ignore Defense (1/2/3/5/6)%
• Link Skill: Spirit Of Freedom (Do not take damage after being revived for 1 second (stacks))
• Primary Stat: STR
• Inner Ability: 20% Boss Damage

Blaster First Job Skill Build

You can max all of your skills in first job. Follow this build:

• Magnum Punch (+1), Double Jump (2)
• Double Jump (MAX)
• Magnum Punch (MAX)
• Revolving Cannon (MAX)
• Detonate (MAX)
• Bunker Buster Explosion (MAX)
• Blast Shield (MAX)

Combine both Revolving Cannon and Magnum Punch into a Macro skill in the Skill Tab. Magnum Punch is your main mobbing skill, and combining it with Revolving Cannon allows you to charge the Bullet Gauge. Once the Gauge is charged, you can then use Bunker Buster Explosion skill to deal damage to a wide area.

Blast Shield will convert any damage dealt to you as a shield. Detonate allows for vertical jumping and Revolving Cannon Mastery increases your damage when Overheated.

Skill Description & Overview

Blaster Second Job Skill Build

You can max all of your skills in second job. Follow this build:

• Double Blast (MAX)
• Arm Cannon Mastery (MAX)
• Physical Training (MAX)
• Revolving Cannon Plus (MAX)
• Bobbing (MAX)
• Arm Cannon Booster (MAX)
• Charge Mastery (MAX)

In second Job, you get a new skill called Double Blast. You want to create another Macro this time with Double Blast and Revolving Cannon. You should utilize both macros for training (the one from first job too!)

Get your Arm Cannon Booster up to a high level for that extra attack speed. You'll also get your first Charge skill called Bobbing, which isn't very useful right now but will be for Bossing. Charge Mastery will allow you to regain a Bullet when using a Charge skill.

Revolving Cannon will increase the amount of bullets in your gauge and increase the damage of Bunker Buster Explosion.

Skill Description & Overview

Blaster Third Job Skill Build

You can max all of your skills in third job. Follow this build:

• Revolving Cannon Plus II (MAX)
• Combo Training (MAX)
• Weaving (MAX)
• Hammer Smash (MAX)
• Shield Training (MAX)
• Rocket Rush (MAX)
• Magnum Launch (MAX)

In Third Job, you will want to max out Revolving Cannon Plus II and Combo Training first. Combo Training will give you a stackable buff that will increase your damage and attack speed; to get this buff you need to alternative between your two Macros or use a Charge skill.

Hammer Smash isn't all that useful, and neither are the Rocket Rush or Magnum Launch.

Skill Description & Overview

Blaster Fourth Job Skill Build

You can max all of your skills in fourth job. Follow this build:

• Shotgun Punch (MAX)
• Revolving Cannon Plus III (MAX)
• Gauntlet Expert (MAX)
• Combo Training II (MAX)
• Advanced Charge Mastery (MAX)
• Muzzle Flash (MAX)
• Shield Training II (MAX)
• Vitality Shield (MAX)
• Maple Warrior (MAX)
• Hero's Will (MAX)
• Revolving Blast (MAX)
• Ballistic Hurricane (MAX)

Shotgun Punch is your new mobbing skill but you may still find alternating between your combo skills are much better due to having better range vertically. Revolving Cannon Plus II and Combo Training II will increase your damage and attack speed when using combos to create the stackable damage buff.

Ballistic Hurricane is a slow secondary attack that you won't use very often and Revolving Blast is a useless Bind that you'll want to replace with the 5th Job Bind when you can.

Skill Description & Overview

Blaster Hyper Skill Build

Hyper skills are available at level 140. You get Hyper Skill Points as you level towards 200, but not enough to max all the skills, so choose wisely. These skills mostly help increase the damage of your current skills.

• Aftershock Punch
• Power Punch
• Piercing Punch
• Improved Bunker Shockwave
• Bunker Buster Explosion Guard Bonus
• Hyper Magnum Punch
• For Liberty
• Cannon Overdrive

Blaster Fifth Job Skill Build

Upon reaching level 200, you will now have access to the V Matrix, which acts as your new fifth job skills. Each class gets their own skills to use, along with boosting nodes to increase the damage of existing skills. To obtain new skills, you open up items called Nodestones, which drop from every mob in Arcane River. You have limited number of slots in your V Matrix, so you want to obtain perfect nodes for maximize your character's damage.

Blaster's Nodes should include:

• Rocket Punch
• Gatling Punch
• Bullet Blast
• Afterimage Shock
• Trio: Magnum Punch, Double Blast, Revolving Cannon
• Trio: Shotgun Punch, Bunker Buster Explosion, Hammer Smash

All 5th Job classes should try to also obtain these:

• Decent Holy Symbol
• Decent Sharp Eyes
• Decent Speed Infusion
• Erda Nova
• Rope Lift
• True Arachnid Reflection
• Resistance Infantry
• Weapon Aura

Skill Description & Overview

Changelog

06/07/2021 - First update