MapleStory Phantom Skill Build Guide

Phantom is a MapleStory class that has a unique mechanic allowing it to steal skills from other classes. Phantom is one of the most popular classes in MapleStory and is a part of the Heroes characters released. With Phantom's ability to steal skills, it allows them to be very versatile characters and can change their loadout depending on what's needed.

• Phantom Overview
• Phantom First Job Skill Build
• Phantom Second Job Skill Build
• Phantom Third Job Skill Build
• Phantom Fourth Job Skill Build
• Phantom Hyper Skill Build
• Phantom Fifth Job Skill Build
• Phantom Skills To Steal
• Changelog

Phantom Overview

Phantom was released in MapleStory Patch Renegades: Phantom V112 patch in 2012. Phantom is the only class that has the unique ability to steal skills from Explorer Jobs in MapleStory. The steal ability allows Phantom to copy a skill into their loadout, with the ability to store multiple skills for each job advancement. Phantom needs to find an Explorer job in the map, use their Skill Swipe skill and right click on the character they wish to steal skill from.

Phantom is part of the MapleStory Heroes classes, which include: Aran, Evan, Mercedes, Phantom, Luminous and Shade.

This allows Phantom to steal useful skills like Holy Symbol for extra EXP, the best mobbing skills and other buff skills to increase their damage. Playing Phantom is extremely fun and is only let down by it's low base damage. They can customize their loadout so that their skills complement the map they are training on; one of Phantom's best skills to steal is the Cannon Bazooka that is great for horizontal maps.

Phantoms that get to end-game need a lot of funding to deal the damage required to solo some of the toughest bosses in the game compared to other classes. They do have lots of useful bossing skills though; with 3 different i-frame skills their survivability is second-to-none. They have great mobility to help dodge attacks too, with their dark sight they can steal from explorer Thieves, Shroud Walk and Penombre.

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• Weapon: Cane
• Job: Thief
• Class: Hero
• Shared Cash Shop Inventory: Heroes: Luminous, Phantom, Aran, Shade, Mercedes
• Legion Block: Mesos Obtained (1%/2%/3%/4%/5%)
• Link Skill: Phantom Instinct (+20% Critical Rate)
• Primary Stat: LUK
• Inner Ability: 20% Boss Damage

Phantom First Job Skill Build

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

• Double Entendre (+1), Phantom Swiftness (+2)
• Phantom Swiftness (10)
• Double Entendre (MAX)
• Phantom Swiftness (MAX)
• Impeccable Memory I (MAX)
• Feather Foot (MAX)

First Job steal skills: Haste, Dark Sight, Cardinal Deluge

First job Phantom's main attacking skill is Double Entendre. It's not the best mobbing skill so you might find it quite slow leveling up to 30. You want to max Phantom Swiftness as early as possible for that better mobility to get around maps faster. Impeccable Memory I allows you to steal skills from 1st job explorers, the best skill is probably Haste/Dark Sight buff from Thieves. If you can find a Pathfinder, you may find using Cardinal Deluge in 1st job is a better mobbing skill.

Skill Description & Overview

Phantom Second Job Skill Build

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

• Calling Card (+1), Cane Mastery (+2)
• Cane Mastery (5)
• Cane Booster (6)
• Calling Card (MAX)
• Cane Mastery (MAX)
• Carte Blanche (MAX)
• Devil's Luck (MAX)
• Impeccable Memory II (MAX)
• Cane Booster (MAX)
• Mille Cartes (MAX)

Second Job steal skills: Rage, Heal

Second job Phantom's get a new mobbing skill called Calling Card. You also get access to Carte Blanche, which triggers an additional card to attack enemies to help with DPS. You want to get your Cane Booster up to a decent level as soon as possible to increase attack speed. You can also use Green Attack Potions from Monster Park. Mille Cartes is a secondary attack skill which is rather useless. Second Job Phantom's should try to steal the skill Rage from Warriors. Heal is another alternative but this isn't very useful until you get to bossing.

Skill Description & Overview

Phantom Third Job Skill Build

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

• Blason (MAX)
• Impeccable Memory III (MAX)
• Piercing Vision (MAX)
• Lune (MAX)
• Mist Mask (MAX)
• Bad Luck Ward (MAX)
• Final Feint (MAX)
• Rapier Wit (MAX)

Third Job steal skills: Cross Surge, Holy Symbol, Arrow Platter

Blason is your new mobbing skill. With Carte Blanche and a high critical rate, Blason is actually a decent mobbing skill for clearing maps. Phantom in third job gets access to some useful skills; Final Feint is basically a second-life skill that when you die auto-revives you. Mist Ward will increase your avoidability so that you will barely get hit by low-level mobs. Rapier Wit is pretty useless, unless you like rush-type skills. Third Job Phantoms should look to steal Cross Surge from Dark Knight Explorers (warriors), as this skill will greatly increase final damage. If your damage is high, you can also steal Holy Symbol from a Bishop for extra EXP.

Skill Description & Overview

Phantom Fourth Job Skill Build

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

• Mille Aiguilles (10)
• Impeccable Memory IV (MAX)
• Carte Noir (MAX)
• Cane Expert (MAX)
• Priere D'Aria (MAX)
• Maple Warrior (MAX)
• Miles Aiguilles (MAX)
• Tempest (MAX)
• Penombre (MAX)
• Vol D'Ame (MAX)
• Hero's Will (MAX)

Fourth Job steal skills: Cannon Bazooka, Final Cut, Showdown

Mille Aiguilles is your new attacking skill. This skill has gone through many nerfs and upgrades, with a new upgrade coming in a job balancing patch in 2021. That being said, for mobbing, your best using Impeccable Memory IV and stealing Cannon Bazooka from Cannon Master. Alternatives are Showdown from Night Lord, as that gives increased EXP and Drop rate. Final Cut is great for bossing, as it gives a massive damage boost. Vol D'ame is very useful against bosses that weapon cancel and help speed up boss fights.

Skill Description & Overview

Phantom 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.

• Tempest - Reinforce
• Tempest - Cooldown Cutter
• Mille Aiguilles - Reinforce
• Mille Aiguilles - Extra Target
• Mille Aiguilles - Guardbreak
• Carte Rose Finale
• Heroic Memories
• Impeccable Memory V

Impeccable Memory V allows you to steal a Hyper Skill from another Explorer Class. Recommend Hyper Skills to steal are: Bullseye Shot, Sacrosancity

Phantom 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.

Phantom's Nodes should include:

• Luck Of The Draw
• Ace In The Hole
• Phantom's Mark
• Rift Break
• Trinode: Mille Aiguilles, Tempest, Carte Blanc
• Trinode: Impeccable Memory IV, Impeccable Memory III, Impeccable Memory II
• Trinode: Rose Carte, Impeccable Memory I, Penombre

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

• Decent Holy Symbol
• Decent Sharp Eyes
• Decent Speed Infusion
• Erda Nova
• Rope Lift
• Weapon Aura
• Freud's Wisdom
• Last Resort
• Impenetrable Skin
• Maple World Goddess Blessing

Skill Description & Overview

Phantom Skills To Steal

Phantom can steal skills from Explorer classes only. Phantom can only use one skill for each job advancement available and one hyper skill. They are able to store multiple job skills in their skill loadout for easy switching.

First Job

• Haste
• Dark Sight
• Cardinal Deluge

Second Job

• Rage
• Heal
• Cardinal Blast

Third Job

• Cross Surge
• Holy Symbol
• Arrow Platter

Fourth Job

• Final Cut
• Cannon Bazooka
• Showdown

Hyper Skill

• Sacrosancity
• Bullseye Shot

Changelog

01/03/2021 - First update