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MapleStory Link Skills are special skills you can share with your other characters across your account. They give various stat bonuses depending on the Link Skill level and can be switched out using the Link Skill Beginner Skill.
- How Link Skills Work
- Best Link Skills For Training
- Best Link Skills For Bossing
- All MapleStory Link Skills
As of Patch V.264, all Link Skills now have at least a Max Level of 3.
How Link Skills Work
Every character you create in MapleStory has it's own unique Link Skill. This Link Skill can be "linked" to other characters so that they can receive that skill's effects.
A link skill can only be applied to one character at a time. As of Patch V260, Link Skills no longer have a limit on how many times they can be switched!
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A character can have up to 12 different link skills. They can be managed from their Skills UI in the Basic Skills tab.
Some Link Skills can have their level increased beyond the max level of 3 by stacking multiple characters of that same Link Skill. For example, Explorer Classes of a certain type (Warrior/Mages/Bowman/Thieves/Pirates) all share the same link skill. With 3 different branches per class type, you can then stack a Level 3 Link Skill 3 times for a max level of 9.
A Link Skill's level increases when you reach a certain level on that character:
- Link Skill Level 1 - Level 70
- Link Skill Level 2 - Level 120
- Link Skill Level 3 - Level 210
The only exception is Zero, who requires you to complete his Story quest to max out his Link Skill (Level 5).
Take a look at our MapleStory Progression Guide for more details on when to focus on Link Skill leveling.
Some Link skills are better than others, and you'll find that some are more useful for Bossing and others are better for training. Since there are many different MapleStory Jobs and Classes, you may want to prioritise which Link Skills you aim to get to maximise your efficiency.
Link Presets were added in version 233. Players can now create pre-defined slots of Link Skills and quickly use them to apply to their characters, instead of individually selecting all of their Link Skills.
Best Link Skills For Training
These Link Skills will aid you in regular training. Whilst they do increase your damage, they also aim to maximise your EXP gains when fighting mobs. You won't need the EXP gaining Link Skills for Bossing, which is why you'll want to switch some out when fighting the harder bosses of MapleStory.
In terms of order of which you should go for first, most people would suggest Elven Blessing, Rune Persistance and Combo Orb Blessing. These 3 are excellent for training. For quick damage gains, Kanna's Elementalism is good (and the class is easy to level).
There are 13 Link Skills below, but you can only have 12. Some of these Link Skills you may not need, such as IED increasing skills. Also, you get an extra Link Skill slot if your character is one of the job's below (as you don't need to link your own Link Skill).
Check our our MapleStory Training Guide to help level your Link Skill characters fast.
Don't forget, when first starting out you can just equip any Link Skills you get. When you have more than 12, you'll need to switch out the best ones.
| Link Skill | Job | Level 3 |
|---|---|---|
 Phantom Instinc |
Phantom | Critical Rate: +20% |
 Light Wash |
Luminous | Ignore Defense: +20% |
 Wild Rage |
Demon Avenger | Damage: +15% |
 Elementalism |
Kanna | Damage: +15% |
 Judgement |
Kinesis | Critical Damage: +6% |
 Solus |
Ark | Activates when the combat state continues for 5 sec. Can be stacked a max of 5 times. Duration 5 sec, Damage per stack: +3% |
 Elven Blessing |
Mercedes | Bonus EXP: +20% |
 Empiricle Knowledge |
Explorer Mage | Lvl 7: 27% Chance to deal 3% Damage + 3% Ignore Defense (stacks 3 times) Lvl 8: 29% Chance to deal 3% Damage + 3% Ignore Defense (stacks 3 times) Lvl 9: 31% Chance to deal 4% Damage + 4% Ignore Defense (stacks 3 times) |
 Thief's Cunning |
Explorer Thief | Lvl 7: Upon Debuffing an enemy + 21% Damage buff for 10 seconds Lvl 8: Upon Debuffing an enemy + 24% Damage buff for 10 seconds Lvl 9: Upon Debuffing an enemy + 27% Damage buff for 10 seconds |
 Rune Persistance |
Evan | Rune Duration: +70% |
 Combo Kill Blessing |
Aran | Combo Kill Marble EXP: +900% |
 Bravado |
Hoyoung | Ignore Defense: +15%, Damage to enemies with 100% HP: +19% |
 Nature’s Friend |
Lara | Damage: +7%; Activate nature's help upon defeating 20 normal monsters. Increases Damage Against Normal Monsters by 15% for 30 sec. when nature's help is active. |
 Tree Of Stars |
Sia Astelle | Buff Duration: +10%, Critical Damage: +3% |
Best Link Skills For Bossing
These Link Skills are for Bossing. Since you won't be fighting bosse's for EXP, we can remove most of those ones. There are also a few useful ones for certain situations (such as Spirit Of Freedom for that invincibility after death, allowing you to buff up.)
Some of these Link Skills you may not need, such as IED increasing skills. Also, you get an extra Link Skill slot if your character is one of the job's below (as you don't need to link your own Link Skill).
| Link Skill | Job | Level 3 |
|---|---|---|
 Fury Unleashed |
Demon Slayer | Boss Damage: +20% |
Phantom Instinc |
Phantom | Critical Rate: +20% |
Light Wash |
Luminous | Ignore Defense: +20% |
Wild Rage |
Demon Avenger | Damage: +15% |
Elementalism |
Kanna | Damage: +15% |
Judgement |
Kinesis | Critical Damage: +6% |
Solus |
Ark | Activates when the combat state continues for 5 sec. Can be stacked a max of 5 times. Duration 5 sec, Damage per stack: +3% |
Empiricle Knowledge |
Explorer Mage | Lvl 7: 27% Chance to deal 3% Damage + 3% Ignore Defense (stacks 3 times) Lvl 8: 29% Chance to deal 3% Damage + 3% Ignore Defense (stacks 3 times) Lvl 9: 31% Chance to deal 4% Damage + 4% Ignore Defense (stacks 3 times) |
Thief's Cunning |
Explorer Thief | Lvl 7: Upon Debuffing an enemy + 21% Damage buff for 10 seconds Lvl 8: Upon Debuffing an enemy + 24% Damage buff for 10 seconds Lvl 9: Upon Debuffing an enemy + 27% Damage buff for 10 seconds |
 Spirit Guide Blessing |
Lynn | Boss Damage: +10%, Critical Rate: +10%, MaxHP: +5%, MaxMP: +5% |
 Close Call |
Shade | Fatal Attack Survival Chance: +15% |
 Tide Of Battle |
Illium | Activated When moving a certain distance: +4% Damage per stack(4 max) |
 Spirit Of Freedom |
Resistance Job | Lvl 9: Do not take damage after being revived for 9 second Lvl 10: Do not take damage after being revived for 10 second Lvl 11: Do not take damage after being revived for 11 second Lvl 12: Do not take damage after being revived for 12 second |
 Terms and Conditions |
Angelic Buster | Damage: +60% for 10 seconds |
 Noble Fire |
Adele | Boss Damage: +6%, increase damage +3% per party member (max 12%) |
 Qi Cultivation |
Mo Xuan | Boss Damage: +6%. If the target is a boss, up to 3% increase for every successful attack. Max Stacks: 6, stack activates once every 2 sec. |
Tree Of Stars |
Sia Astelle | Buff Duration: +10%, Critical Damage: +3% |
All MapleStory Link Skills
Below you can find all the MapleStory Link Skills currently in the game.
Most Link Skills have a max level of 3, but Explorer, Cygnus and Resistance classes have higher level link skills.
| Link Skill | Job | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fury Unleashed |
Demon Slayer | Boss Damage: +10% | Boss Damage: +15% | Boss Damage: +20% |
Phantom Instinc |
Phantom | Critical Rate: +10% | Critical Rate: +15% | Critical Rate: +20% |
Light Wash |
Luminous | Ignore Defense: +10% | Ignore Defense: +15% | Ignore Defense: +20% |
Wild Rage |
Demon Avenger | Damage: +5% | Damage: +10% | Damage: +15% |
Elementalism |
Kanna | Damage: +5% | Damage: +10% | Damage: +15% |
Judgement |
Kinesis | Critical Damage: +2% | Critical Damage: +4% | Critical Damage: +6% |
Solus |
Ark | Activates when the combat state continues for 5 sec. Can be stacked a max of 5 times. Duration 5 sec, Damage per stack: +1% | Activates when the combat state continues for 5 sec. Can be stacked a max of 5 times. Duration 5 sec, Damage per stack: +2% | Activates when the combat state continues for 5 sec. Can be stacked a max of 5 times. Duration 5 sec, Damage per stack: +3% |
Elven Blessing |
Mercedes | Bonus EXP: +10% | Bonus EXP: +15% | Bonus EXP: +20% |
Empiricle Knowledge |
Explorer Mage | Lvl 1: 15% Chance to deal 1% Damage + 1% Ignore Defense (stacks 3 times) Lvl 2: 17% Chance to deal 1% Damage + 1% Ignore Defense (stacks 3 times) Lvl 3: 19% Chance to deal 2% Damage + 2% Ignore Defense (stacks 3 times) |
Lvl 4: 21% Chance to deal 2% Damage + 2% Ignore Defense (stacks 3 times) Lvl 5: 23% Chance to deal 3% Damage + 3% Ignore Defense (stacks 3 times) Lvl 6: 25% Chance to deal 3% Damage + 3% Ignore Defense (stacks 3 times) |
Lvl 7: 27% Chance to deal 3% Damage + 3% Ignore Defense (stacks 3 times) Lvl 8: 29% Chance to deal 3% Damage + 3% Ignore Defense (stacks 3 times) Lvl 9: 31% Chance to deal 4% Damage + 4% Ignore Defense (stacks 3 times) |
Thief's Cunning |
Explorer Thief | Lvl 1: Upon Debuffing an enemy + 3% Damage buff for 10 seconds Lvl 2: Upon Debuffing an enemy + 6% Damage buff for 10 seconds Lvl 3: Upon Debuffing an enemy + 9% Damage buff for 10 seconds |
Lvl 4: Upon Debuffing an enemy + 12% Damage buff for 10 seconds Lvl 5: Upon Debuffing an enemy + 15% Damage buff for 10 seconds Lvl 6: Upon Debuffing an enemy + 18% Damage buff for 10 seconds |
Lvl 7: Upon Debuffing an enemy + 21% Damage buff for 10 seconds Lvl 8: Upon Debuffing an enemy + 24% Damage buff for 10 seconds Lvl 9: Upon Debuffing an enemy + 27% Damage buff for 10 seconds |
Spirit Guide Blessing |
Lynn | Boss Damage: +4%, Critical Rate: +4%, MaxHP: +3%, MaxMP: +3% | Boss Damage: +7%, Critical Rate: +7%, MaxHP: +4%, MaxMP: +4% | Boss Damage: +10%, Critical Rate: +10%, MaxHP: +5%, MaxMP: +5% |
 Pirate Blessing |
Cannoneer | Lvl 1: Str+20, Dex+20, Int+20, Luk+20, MaxHP +325, MaxMP +325, Damage Taken: -5% Lvl 2: Str+30, Dex+30, Int+30, Luk+30, MaxHP +525, MaxMP +525, Damage Taken: -7% Lvl 3: Str+40, Dex+40, Int+40, Luk+40, MaxHP +700, MaxMP +700, Damage Taken: -9% |
Lvl 4: Str+50, Dex+50, Int+50, Luk+50, MaxHP +875, MaxMP +875, Damage Taken: -11% Lvl 5: Str+60, Dex+60, Int+60, Luk+60, MaxHP +1050, MaxMP +1050, Damage Taken: -13% Lvl 6: Str+70, Dex+70, Int+70, Luk+70, MaxHP +1225, MaxMP +1225, Damage Taken: -15% |
Lvl 7: STR: +80, DEX: +80, LUK: +80, INT: +80, Max HP/MP: +1350, Damage Taken: -17% Lvl 8: STR: +90, DEX: +90, LUK: +90, INT: +90, Max HP/MP: +1475, Damage Taken: -19% Lvl 9: STR: +100, DEX: +100, LUK: +100, INT: +100, Max HP/MP: +1600, Damage Taken: -21% |
 Keen Edge |
Hayato | All Stats: +15, Attack Power: +10, Magic Attack Power: +10 | All Stats: +25, Attack Power: +15, Magic Attack Power: +15 | All Stats: +35, Attack Power: +20, Magic Attack Power: +20 |
 Iron Will |
Kaiser | MaxHP: +10% | MaxHP: +15% | MaxHP: +20% |
 Hybrid Logic |
Xenon | All Stats: +5% | All Stats: +10% | All Stats: +15% |
 Cygnus Blessing |
Cygnus Class | Lvl 1: Attack Power: +7, Magic Attack Power: +7, Abnormal Status Resistence: +1, All Elemental Resistance: +1% Lvl 2: Attack Power: +9, Magic Attack Power: +9, Abnormal Status Resistence: +3, All Elemental Resistance: +3% Lvl 3:Â Attack Power: +11, Magic Attack Power: +11, Abnormal Status Resistence: +4, All Elemental Resistance: +4% Lvl 4: Attack Power: +13, Magic Attack Power: +13, Abnormal Status Resistence: +6, All Elemental Resistance: +6% Lvl 5: Attack Power: +15, Magic Attack Power: +15, Abnormal Status Resistence: +7, All Elemental Resistance: +7% |
Lvl 6: Attack Power: +17, Magic Attack Power: +17, Abnormal Status Resistence: +9, All Elemental Resistance: +9% Lvl 7: Attack Power: +19, Magic Attack Power: +19, Abnormal Status Resistence: +10, All Elemental Resistance: +10% Lvl 8: Attack Power: +21, Magic Attack Power: +21, Abnormal Status Resistence: +12, All Elemental Resistance: +12% Lvl 9: Attack Power: +23, Magic Attack Power: +23, Abnormal Status Resistence: +13, All Elemental Resistance: +13% Lvl 10: Attack Power: +25, Magic Attack Power: +25, Abnormal Status Resistence: +15, All Elemental Resistance: +15% |
Lvl 11: Attack Power: +27, Magic Attack Power: +27, Abnormal Status Resistence: +16, All Elemental Resistance: +16% Lvl 12: Attack Power: +29, Magic Attack Power: +29, Abnormal Status Resistence: +18, All Elemental Resistance: +18% Lvl 13: Attack Power: +31, Magic Attack Power: +31, Abnormal Status Resistence: +19, All Elemental Resistance: +19% Lvl 14: Attack Power: +33, Magic Attack Power: +33, Abnormal Status Resistence: +21, All Elemental Resistance: +21% Lvl 15: Attack Power: +35, Magic Attack Power: +35, Abnormal Status Resistence: +22, All Elemental Resistance: +22% |
Close Call |
Shade | Fatal Attack Survival Chance: +5% | Fatal Attack Survival Chance: +10% | Fatal Attack Survival Chance: +15% |
 Unfair Advantage |
Cadena | Attacks against weaker opponents: +3% Damage, Attacks against monsters afflicted with abnormal status: +3% Damage | Attacks against weaker opponents: +6% Damage, Attacks against monsters afflicted with abnormal status: +6% Damage | Attacks against weaker opponents: +9% Damage, Attacks against monsters afflicted with abnormal status: +9% Damage |
Tide Of Battle |
Illium | Activated When moving a certain distance: +1% Damage per stack(5 max) | Activated When moving a certain distance: +2% Damage per stack(5 max) | Activated When moving a certain distance: +4% Damage per stack(4 max) |
Spirit Of Freedom |
Resistance Job | Lvl 1: Do not take damage after being revived for 1 second Lvl 2: Do not take damage after being revived for 2 second Lvl 3: Do not take damage after being revived for 3 second Lvl 4: Do not take damage after being revived for 4 second |
Lvl 5: Do not take damage after being revived for 5 second Lvl 6: Do not take damage after being revived for 6 second Lvl 7: Do not take damage after being revived for 7 second Lvl 8: Do not take damage after being revived for 8 second |
Lvl 9: Do not take damage after being revived for 9 second Lvl 10: Do not take damage after being revived for 10 second Lvl 11: Do not take damage after being revived for 11 second Lvl 12: Do not take damage after being revived for 12 second |
Rune Persistance |
Evan | Rune Duration: +30% | Rune Duration: +50% | Rune Duration: +70% |
Combo Kill Blessing |
Aran | Combo Kill Marble EXP: +400% | Combo Kill Marble EXP: +650% | Combo Kill Marble EXP: +900% |
Bravado |
Hoyoung | Ignore Defense: +5%, Damage to enemies with 100% HP: +9% | Ignore Defense: +10%, Damage to enemies with 100% HP: +14% | Ignore Defense: +15%, Damage to enemies with 100% HP: +19% |
 Knight's Watch |
Mihile | Knockback Resistance: +100%, Duration: +90 seconds | Knockback Resistance: +100%, Duration: +110 seconds | Knockback Resistance: +100%, Duration: +130 seconds |
 Core Aura |
Jett | Gain the stats from Jett's Core Aura | Â | Â |
Terms and Conditions |
Angelic Buster | Damage: +30% for 10 seconds | Damage: +45% for 10 seconds | Damage: +60% for 10 seconds |
 Invincible Belief |
Explorer Warrior | Lvl 1: When HP < 15%, heals 20% HP every 1 second for 3 seconds. Lvl 2: When HP < 15%, heals 23% HP every 1 second for 3 seconds. Lvl 3: When HP < 15%, heals 26% HP every 1 second for 3 seconds. |
Lvl 4:Â When HP < 15%, heals 29% HP every 1 second for 3 seconds. Lvl 5:Â When HP < 15%, heals 32% HP every 1 second for 3 seconds. Lvl 6:Â When HP < 15%, heals 35% HP every 1 second for 3 seconds. |
Lvl 7:Â When HP < 15%, heals 38% HP every 1 second for 3 seconds. Lvl 8:Â When HP < 15%, heals 41% HP every 1 second for 3 seconds. Lvl 9:Â When HP < 15%, heals 44% HP every 1 second for 3 seconds. |
 Adventurer's Curiosity |
Explorer Archer | Lvl 1: Monster Collection Chance: +10%, Critical Rate: +3% Lvl 2: Monster Collection Chance: +15%, Critical Rate: +4% Lvl 3: Monster Collection Chance: +20%, Critical Rate: +6% |
Lvl 4: Monster Collection Chance: +25%, Critical Rate: +7% Lvl 5: Monster Collection Chance: +30%, Critical Rate: +9% Lvl 6: Monster Collection Chance: +35%, Critical Rate: +10% |
Lvl 7: Monster Collection Chance: +40%, Critical Rate: +12% Lvl 8: Monster Collection Chance: +45%, Critical Rate: +13% Lvl 9: Monster Collection Chance: +50%, Critical Rate: +15% |
Noble Fire |
Adele | Boss Damage: +2%, increase damage +1% per party member (max 4%) | Boss Damage: +4%, increase damage +2% per party member (max 8%) | Boss Damage: +6%, increase damage +3% per party member (max 12%) |
 Rhinne's Blessing |
Zero | Lvl 1: Reduce Incoming Damage: -3% Ignore Defense: +2% Lvl 2: Reduce Incoming Damage: -6% Ignore Defense: +4% |
Lvl 3: Reduce Incoming Damage: -9% Ignore Defense: +6% Lvl 4: Reduce Incoming Damage: -12% Ignore Defense: +8% |
Lvl 5: Reduce Incoming Damage: -15% Ignore Defense: +10% Lvl 6: Reduce Incoming Damage: -18% Ignore Defense: +12% |
 Time To Prepare |
Kain | After completing Time to Prepare at least 1 time, then upon either defeating 8 enemies or attacking a boss 5 times, damage increases by 9% for 20 sec, for every 5 times you've stacked Time to Prepare. | After completing Time to Prepare at least 1 time, then upon either defeating 8 enemies or attacking a boss 5 times, damage increases by 17% for 20 sec, for every 5 times you've stacked Time to Prepare. | After completing Time to Prepare at least 1 time, then upon either defeating 8 enemies or attacking a boss 5 times, damage increases by 25% for 20 sec, for every 5 times you've stacked Time to Prepare. |
Nature’s Friend |
Lara | Damage: +3% Activate nature's help upon defeating 20 normal monsters. Increases damage against normal monsters by 6% for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 30 seconds |
Damage: +5% Activate nature's help upon defeating 20 normal monsters. Increases damage against normal monsters by 11% for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 30 seconds |
Damage: +7%; Activate nature's help upon defeating 20 normal monsters. Increases Damage Against Normal Monsters by 15% for 30 sec. when nature's help is active. |
 Innate Gift |
Khali | Damage: +3% Upon Attacking, Recovery Chance: 100%; Recovery: 1% of Max HP/MP per sec, Duration: 5 sec, Cooldown: 30 sec |
Damage: +5% Upon Attacking, Recovery Chance: 100%; Recovery: 2% of Max HP/MP per sec, Duration: 5 sec, Cooldown: 30 sec |
Damage: +7%; Upon attacking, Recovery Chance: 100%; Recovery: 3% of Max HP/MP per sec; Duration: 5 sec |
Qi Cultivation |
Mo Xuan | Boss Damage: +2%. If the target is a boss, up to 1% increase for every successful attack. Max Stacks: 6, stack activates once every 2 sec. | Boss Damage: +4%. If the target is a boss, up to 2% increase for every successful attack. Max Stacks: 6, stack activates once every 2 sec. | Boss Damage: +6%. If the target is a boss, up to 3% increase for every successful attack. Max Stacks: 6, stack activates once every 2 sec. |
Tree Of Stars |
Sia Astelle | Buff Duration: +4%, Critical Damage: +1% | Buff Duration: +7%, Critical Damage: +2% | Buff Duration: +10%, Critical Damage: +3% |
 Grounded Body |
Ren | Damage Taken: -2%, including attacks that inflict damage at a certain percentage of your Max HP | Damage Taken: -4%, including attacks that inflict damage at a certain percentage of your Max HP | Damage Taken: -6%, including attacks that inflict damage at a certain percentage of your Max HP |
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