On Thursday, October 22, MapleStory v1.2.420 update went live!
From follow-up class balance adjustments to World Leap, hunting events, and world-shared Master Label items,
here is a summary of the key changes affecting gameplay and rewards to claim upon logging in.
Follow-Up Class Balance Adjustments Follow-Up Balance Patch Applied · HEXA Reset Support Provided
▪ Adjustment Goals: Addressed control responsiveness and hit reliability issues remaining after September's skill adjustments. Improved operational usability while tuning numerical values for select skills and passives. Also fixed an issue where certain toggle skills deactivated when changing maps.
▪ Dark Knight: Beholder Impact cooldown reduced from 60 seconds to 20 seconds.
▪ Wind Archer: Standardized the cycle for Vortex Sphere and Idle Whim to 20 seconds to improve hit reliability and the utility of cooldown reduction hats.
▪ Phantom: Removed keydown requirement for Tempest of Cards, increasing its cooldown from 20 seconds to 35 seconds. Blackjack now casts instantly without a cast animation during Ultimate Drive.
▪ Ark: Torrent of the Void changed to trigger on enemies hit directly by attacks.
▪ Fire/Poison: Ignite now spawns a fixed number of fire walls regardless of terrain.
▪ Len: During Sublimation, Descent of the Dead can now be cast 4 times even while on cooldown. Reduced inconvenience caused by managing Sublimation separately from other buffs.
▪ Kaiser, Kain, Ho Young, Xenon, etc.: Lowered values for select attack skills and passives.
▪ HEXA Matrix Reset Support: Reset scrolls provided for 14 eligible classes. Characters Level 260 or higher that have completed the 6th Job Advancement can claim them from the Maple Administrator NPC. Can be claimed until Nov 18 (Wed) at 23:59, and used until Nov 19 (Thu) at 02:00.
▪ Eligible Classes & Drill Hall: Dark Knight, Fire/Poison, Wind Archer, Night Walker, Phantom, Shade, Blaster, Xenon, Demon Slayer, Kaiser, Kain, Ark, Len, Ho Young.
▪ Drill Halls for eligible classes will reopen from Nov 5 (Thu) to Nov 18 (Wed).

Extreme Limbo & Baldrix Added First Clear Missions Launched · Existing Boss Patterns Eased
▪ New Difficulty Entry: Added Extreme difficulty to Limbo and Baldrix. Entry opens Oct 23 (Fri) at 19:00 for Limbo and 20:00 for Baldrix. Available challenge times are subject to change and will be announced separately if modified.
▪ First Clear Missions: First Clear missions launched for Extreme Limbo and Baldrix, starting as each boss's entry opens.
▪ New Rewards & Missions: Exceptional Hammers can be obtained for the Pocket slot in Extreme Limbo and the Pendant slot in Extreme Baldrix. Legion Artifact missions and Personal Boss missions have also been added to match the new difficulty.
▪ Normal / Hard Limbo: Removed the Phase 2 "Reverse Side of Truth" teleport pattern. Shortened Specter C's transformation animation and made it attackable during its post-damage reassembly animation.
▪ Normal / Hard Baldrix: Adjusted cooldowns for Doom, Magic Rampage, and Ragnarok to 138 seconds. Removed simultaneous cross-dimensional slash triggers in Phase 2 and the attack hitbox at the end of Phase 3's Dimension Rush.
▪ Extreme Kaling & Boss Crystal Price Adjustments: Decreased Extreme Kaling's HP per phase by approximately 10%. Crystal prices adjusted: Extreme Kaling lowered from 5,387,000,000 Mesos to 4,845,000,000 Mesos; Hard Jupiter increased from 4,845,000,000 Mesos to 5,387,000,000 Mesos.

Detective Yeti's Suspicious Magnifying Glass Regular: 10 Uses per Character · Detective Yeti: 3 Uses per ID
▪ Event Period: Hunting event running until Nov 18 (Wed). Defeating Level-Range Monsters after opting into the event drops 2 types of Magnifying Glasses at a set chance.
▪ Details: Using a magnifying glass summons ghosts that grant EXP for 100 seconds. Magnifying glasses obtained through hunting can be traded once.
▪ Suspicious Magnifying Glass: Can be used up to 10 times daily per character. EXP increase effects apply to summoned ghosts, so pair with EXP buffs for maximum benefit.
▪ Detective Yeti's Suspicious Magnifying Glass: Can be used up to 3 times daily per Maple ID. Additional EXP buff effects do not apply.
▪ Guaranteed Daily Rewards: Progress for defeating 10,000 Level-Range Monsters is shared across the Maple ID. Clicking 'Complete' awards 1 Detective Yeti Magnifying Glass per ID daily (once per day). This mission reward can only be moved within the world and counts toward the 3-use daily limit.
▪ Usage Limits & Expiration: Neither magnifying glass can be used simultaneously with VIP/HEXA Boosters or other magnifying glasses. Obtainable until Nov 18 (Wed) at 23:59; usable until Nov 19 (Thu) at 02:00.

Personal Burning Expansion & Momentum Pass Rerun Check Additional Growth Missions and Pass Eligibility
▪ Personal Growth Missions: Expanded from Stage 30 to Stage 45. Stages 1–30 remain unchanged; Stages 31–45 award EXP only (no Personal Coins). Previous hunting records apply retroactively.
▪ Momentum Pass PLUS: Rerun available for Lv. 280+ characters until Nov 18 (Wed). Earn up to 2,500 points weekly through Sacred Power Dailies, Monster Park, Epic Dungeons, and monster hunting. Activity recorded before opting in will not count, so join the pass first.
▪ Completion & Rewards: Requires 7,500 points total to reach Level 10, reachable in 3 weeks by hitting the weekly cap. Rewards include Monster Life Farm Entry Passes, High EXP Vouchers, and VIP Sauna Passes.
▪ Paid Pass Purchase: Each product can be purchased only once per verified account across the September and October events combined. Passes already purchased cannot be bought again. Premium costs 29,800 NX Cash; Prime costs 39,800 NX Cash.
▪ Participating Character: Restricted to 1 character per account holder; character and Maple ID cannot be changed after joining. If both passes were activated or neither was activated in September, another character on the same Maple ID can participate. If only Premium was activated, only that previous character can participate, so verify before selecting.

Maple Escape: The Missing Nemi Earn Halloween Cosmetics Through a Mini-Game
▪ Event Period & Details: An escape room mini-game running until Nov 18 (Wed). Composed of 4 chapters where players investigate clues and solve puzzles to track down the missing Nemi.
▪ Chapter Unlocks: Chapter 1 opens after maintenance on Oct 22 (Thu); Chapter 2 opens Oct 29 (Thu) at 10:00; Chapters 3 and 4 open Nov 5 (Thu) at 10:00. Must be cleared sequentially from previous chapters.
▪ Gameplay: Each chapter has a 60-minute time limit. If time runs out or you exit early, you can resume from your last checkpoint.
▪ Completion Rewards & Raffle: Mounts, Damage Skins, Escaper Outfit Sets, Medal, and My Home themes can be claimed once per Maple ID. After clearing Chapter 4, players can click 'Apply' to enter a physical escape room voucher raffle (once per verified account holder).

World Leap & Channel Adjustments Until Nov 5 at 10:00 AM · Choose Origin and Destination Worlds Carefully
▪ Schedule & Eligibility: Runs from after maintenance on Oct 22 (Thu) to Nov 5 (Thu) at 10:00 AM, subject to early closure based on capacity. Eligible characters must be Lv. 101+ created before Oct 22 at 00:00, or Zero characters that completed Story Chapter 2.
▪ Available Worlds: Scania and Luna only allow transfers out to other worlds (transfers into Scania/Luna are unavailable). All other regular worlds allow both origin and destination selection. Eos and Helios can only leap between each other.
▪ Fixed Origin & Destination: Subsequent transfers are locked to the origin and destination worlds chosen during your first leap, which applies to all characters on that Maple ID. Transfers between regular worlds and between Eos/Helios function independently. Applications cannot be canceled once submitted.
▪ Shared Slots & Storage Check: Pets, pet equipment, and Master Label items in world-shared slots do not transfer automatically, so unequip them into your inventory. Items in the Cash Shop inventory or Storage must also be moved to the transferring character's inventory.
▪ Master Label Plus & Skin Transfer: Master Label Plus and Custom Backgrounds can be extracted from NPC Isaga prior to leaping. Transfer options for Sol Hecate Skins and Chat Emoticons can be chosen during the World Leap application.
▪ Legion Leap Box: To transfer a portion of Legion Coins and Artifact progress, create a box via NPC Isaga prior to leaping. Can be created once per Maple ID and used after leaping until Nov 11 (Wed) at 23:59.
▪ Transfer Delays: As of the Oct 22 notice, transfers for Elysium and Croa may be temporarily disabled or require over 40 minutes. Transfer status can be checked via the 'World Leap' button on the character selection screen.
▪ Channel Adjustments by World: Scania and Luna channels increased from 40 to 60; Zenith, Union, Inosys, Red, Arcane, and Nova channels decreased from 30 to 16.

Quality-of-Life Improvements Daily Quest EXP Twice Daily · Shared Master Labels · Expanded Auto-Reset
▪ Daily Quest EXP 2x per World: EXP reward claims for Arcane River, Tenebris, and Grandis daily quests increased from once per world to twice per world.
▪ World-Shared Master Labels: World-shared cosmetic slots added for Hats, Capes, Overall Outfits, Shoes, and Weapons. Only Master Label items can be registered; if worn on a character of unmatched gender, cosmetics, set stats, and Master Label Plus equipped counts will not apply.
▪ Expanded Auto-Reroll: Auto-reroll feature extended to Unique-tier or lower Potential, Bonus Potential, Soul Potential, and Inner Ability. Added an option to stop automatically upon rank-up without specifying target lines.
▪ Liberation & Reward Adjustments: Traces of Darkness cap increased from 3,000 to 6,500. Players can now select Superior Item Crystals directly from Absolab and Arcane Shade boxes, and equipment boxes or pieces can be opened in bulk.
▪ Soul & Outfit QoL: Soul Collection effects can now be toggled ON/OFF separately for your character and other players. Overall outfit appearances can now be fused onto Top armor, and chat emoticons are now shared across characters within the same world.
▪ Maple Talk: Added Maple ID-based chat rooms that function across different worlds. Up to 200 players per room; up to 10 rooms per Maple ID.
▪ My Home Improvements: Quick Move, events, and the scheduler are now accessible inside My Home. Logging out inside My Home will return you there upon re-logging, and exiting certain content such as Bosses or Monster Park will now return you directly to My Home.
▪ Free Legion Champion Unbinding: Legion Champions can be unbound at zero cost until Nov 5 (Thu) at 10:00 AM. Useful when adjusting setups; characters planning to World Leap must unbind Legion Champion status beforehand.

Additional Events to Check Golden Hands Contest Submissions · Medal Claim · Internet Cafe Rewards
▪ 2nd Golden Hands Contest: Entry submissions open from Oct 22 (Thu) to Nov 11 (Wed). Categories include Hair, Face, Outfit, Pet, and newly added Sol Hecate Skins.
▪ Hangul Gathering Medal: Players reaching a cumulative score of 200,000+ can claim the Gathering Medal Voucher from the Event List until Oct 28 (Wed) at 23:59. Limited to once per Maple ID; voucher expires Oct 29 (Thu) at 02:00.
▪ Premium Internet Cafe Rewards: Runs from Oct 23 (Fri) to Nov 19 (Thu). Milestone rewards include Sweet Spirit Pet (30 Days) at 15 cumulative hours, Karma Black Cube x30 at 45 hours, and Karma White Bonus Cube x30 at 60 hours.

