2026 MapleStory Summer Showcase 'Overdrive' Held
New Job, New Skills, and Various Update Features Revealed
Summer Update: June 18 (Thu); Test World Opens: June 13 (Sat) at 19:00
※ 'Overdrive' Showcase Appreciation Gift: Mannequin/Slot Expansion Selection Coupon x2, Sol Erda/Fragment Selection Coupon x3, 4x EXP Coupon x2, Advanced EXP Exchange Ticket x2000, OVERDRIVE Medal - Damage Skin - Medal Exchange Ticket
✅ 2026 MapleStory Summer Showcase Summary
▪ [6/18] New Job: 'Lethe', Ruler of Vows'
▪ [7/23] New 6th Job Skill Cores Added to Complement Each Job's Weaknesses
▪ [8/20] New Boss 'Velona' (Level limit: 280) Added
▪ [6/18] Improvements to Reduce Playtime, Including Boss HP/Time Limit Reductions
▪ [6/18] Summer Season Event 'Mission Ultima', a Turning Point for the Story
▪ [6/18] 1+1 Level up to Level 280, Genesis Pass Released
▪ [6/18] Sol Janus Level 30 Provided in Challenge World, Challengers World Season 4

New Job: 'Lethe', Ruler of Vows'
▪ New Job 'Lethe' with Summoner Concept
▪ Combat style relies 100% on summons without direct attacks; buffs granted to summoned targets
▪ Belongs to the 'Asmodian' race, a separate job group from the Resistance
▪ 'Command' summons to trigger exclusive skills; additional hits triggered when summons perform cross-attacks
▪ Play Lethe during the summer season to earn additional rewards, including a Boss Damage Title






3rd 6th Job Skill Core Added
▪ Third 6th Job Skill Core added for all jobs
▪ Designed to grant each job a necessary skill, rather than common skills like Origin or ASCENT
▪ Jobs with high burst damage receive short-cooldown skills; jobs with high sustained damage receive long-cooldown burst skills















New Boss 'Velona'
▪ New Boss 'Velona' with Berserker concept added
▪ High Lef Apostle related to Gerand Darmoor
▪ Challenge requirement: Level 280. Up to 3 players allowed
▪ Difficulty: Easy (between Easy Kaling and Normal Kalos), Normal (between Normal Kaling and Chaos Kalos), Hard (between Hard Shining Resplendent and Hard Baldrix)
▪ New Radiant Boss Accessory Eye Decoration 'Hungry Bloodied Wraith' and Radiant Boss Accessory 6-set effect added





Overdrive Improvements
▪ Updates planned to reduce playtime and increase density
▪ Boss time limits and HP reduced to 2/3; Black Mage time limit reduced to 20 minutes
▪ ASCENT skill damage to be adjusted; Hexa Matrix Reset Spellbook provided
▪ Boss Crystal sale price to decrease by 5-10%; future compensation promised for price adjustments; expansion of Meso sinks planned
▪ Sanctions against abnormal play that excessively devalues Mesos; details to be announced later
▪ Monster Park: Sweep mode added using Maple Points; Extreme Monster Park removed - EXP provided upon completing 5 daily Monster Park runs
▪ Daily quest and special quest requirements reduced
▪ Epic Dungeon play time reduced; coin rewards changed to Sol Erda Fragments
▪ Union Tetris system removed and placement system revamped; placement effects removed, effects applied just by owning the character
▪ 5th Union Champion slot opened
▪ Guild system: Up to 6 characters can join per world; convenience and UI revamped
▪ Skill UI revamped: Automatic skill point distribution available
▪ Sol Erda storage limit expanded to 30: 25 at level 275, 30 at level 290
▪ Maximum damage limit expanded to 10 trillion
▪ MVP system revamped: Grade retention info improved, equipment equipping convenience improved, Symbol Quick Pass inspection time reduced, etc
▪ Coloring Prism Pro and Weapon Effect Prism system improved: Unlimited dye changes with one-time use, sold for 15k Nexon Cash, retroactively applied to existing Prism items
▪ Petite Luna Pet (Magnet Pet) function improved: Collect all items on map every 90 seconds if 4 pets are owned (230 uses per day); Sol Janus duration increased if 5 pets are owned; world-shared pet function added
▪ Practice mode added for each boss phase; to be added for bosses higher than Hard Kaling later
▪ Maple Auction revamped: UI revamped, accessible on mobile and in hunting grounds
▪ Monster Park Hands: 2 hours of weekly auto hunt via mobile Maple Hands, resources can be obtained; provided free to MVP Gold grade users
▪ Hunting ground terrain in Cernium-Carcion region revamped, plus various other improvements


























New Event: Mission Ultima
▪ Summer season event 'Mission Ultima' featuring all Apostles; large-scale event with faction vs. faction structure
▪ Event includes Level Range Monster hunting, attendance, and stat-boosting potions; 'Ultima Archive' added to view story
▪ Etherion Artifact: Obtain 'Etherion' during boss and hunting content; tradable. Use resources to obtain effects like bonus quest EXP rewards
▪ Specter Blast: Combat-type content to obtain large amounts of EXP




Hyper Burning
▪ 1+1 Level up to level 280, Burning Beyond expansion
▪ Hyper Blink: 5k% additional EXP up to level 260
▪ Item Burning PLUS: Equipment growth and mission boss revamped; Kai used as Item Burning mission boss (difficulty between Easy Will and Normal Lucid); cooldown reduction effect selectable on hat parts
▪ Genesis Pass PLUS released: Defeat bosses in Grandis and complete missions to earn large amounts of Adversary's Cubes and Flames of Reincarnation; missions can be cleared in a party







Challengers World Season 4
▪ Hunting missions removed; weekly/seasonal missions added
▪ Sol Janus level 30 supported in Challenge World
▪ Heart upgrade at Diamond Tier; 3x 200-level 18-star enhancement tickets and level 250 growth potion provided at Master Tier
▪ Coupon to make Sol Janus level 20 provided upon reaching Challenger grade
▪ Super Challenger grade added: Grade achievable by top 999 users
▪ Challengers World-General World Auction House shared
▪ Challengers Pass: EXP support items and premium support items selectable
▪ Season Boss 'Meilin', Guide of Fate: Challengers World exclusive boss. Can use skills from other jobs. 'Exclusive skill' system different from existing combat mechanics available; solo play only; rewards comparable to season boss Kai; rewards consist mainly of cosmetic/honor items











Overdrive Update Roadmap and Commemorative Gifts


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