Inner Ability is an important late game system in MapleStory that provides powerful bonuses to complement your gear. Getting optimal inner abilities can give a significant boost to your damage, stats, and quality of life. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about min-maxing your inner abilities for every class.
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What is Inner Ability and Why Does it Matter?
Inner Ability is unlocked at level 50 by completing a quest called “The Eye Opener”. It provides your character with 3 lines of bonus stats and effects that can be rerolled randomly.
The ranks go from Rare -> Epic -> Unique -> Legendary, with higher ranks giving access to more potent stats. However, only the 1st line will scale all the way to Legendary. The 2nd and 3rd lines are limited to Unique rank bonuses.
Here’s a more detailed breakdown of the ranks:
- Rare:Provides stats like +Primary Stat, +Mesos, and +HP/MP. Useful early bonuses but lower values.
- Epic:Unlocks stats like +Attack/Magic Attack, +Crit Rate, and +Drop Rate. Decent for mules.
- Unique:Offers options like +Boss Damage, +Buff Duration, and +Cooldown Skip. Near max stat values.
- Legendary:Grants top-tier skills like +Attack Speed, Passive Skills +1, and +Max Level Damage. The best of the best.
Resetting your inner abilities requires Honor EXP, earned from regular training, bosses, events, and other content which we’ll cover shortly. Getting the perfect inner abilities can take a lot of rerolls and effort, but the payoff is huge.
Optimized inner abilities give a major boost to damage, critical rate, survivability and farming ability. Things like +Attack Speed, +Boss Damage and +Mesos Obtained are insanely valuable but can only be obtained through Inner Ability.
When Should You Start Caring About Inner Ability?
Inner Ability takes low priority early in progression. Focus first on raising your Arcane Force, Legion, Link Skills, Nodestones and equipment potentials.
Once you have a solid foundation, aim to get your Inner Ability to Epic or Unique rank with some Meso/Drop Rate lines for early farming. This will boost your leveling and progression speed.
After your equips have decent Star Force and potentials, you can start the journey to Legendary rank and perfect inner abilities. This is a long-term min-max goal that requires diligent effort over time.
The best way is obtaining Legendary rank is using Honor EXP normally, then Miracle Circulators to lock in maxed 2nd/3rd lines before rerolling the 1st line with Honor EXP.
How to Get Legendary Inner Ability Rank
Here are the steps to safely and efficiently reach Legendary rank:
- Reroll with regular Honor EXP until you rank up to Legendary. Don’t lock anything yet.
- Use Miracle Circulators to guarantee max unique tier lines on your 2nd and 3rd lines.
- Lock your Inner Ability rank and the perfect 2nd/3rd lines you rolled.
- Reroll the 1st line with Honor EXP for your best in slot legendary ability.
- Any leftover Honor EXP can be used to improve your 3rd line, but this will be expensive.
Miracle Circulators let you shortcut the grind by locking in max tier lines before shooting for your perfect 1st line. Don’t waste them before Legendary rank!
How to Get Honor EXP for Rerolling
Honor EXP is needed to reroll and rank up your Inner Abilities. Here are the main ways to get it:
- Defeating monsters around your level range
- Daily boss kills and collecting their honor medals
- Special event shops and rewards
- Achievement milestones
- Cash items like Medals of Honor
- Pollo and Fritto bounty hunter portals
- Dojo shop purchases
Training and bossing will provide honor EXP passively over time. Take advantage of events, achievements, and cash items to accelerate the rerolling process.
Best Inner Abilities for Each Class
Below are the recommended top Inner Ability lines for every MapleStory class. Prioritize the 1st line, but the 2nd and 3rd lines also provide a great stat boost.
Warriors
| Class | 1st Line | 2nd Line | 3rd Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adele | 20% Cooldown Skip | 20% Critical Rate | 10% Boss Damage |
| Aran | 20% Boss Damage | 20% Critical Rate | 8% Damage to Debuffed |
| Blaster | +1 Passive Skills | 10% Boss Damage | 21 Attack |
| Dark Knight | +1 Attack Speed | 38% Buff Duration | 21 Attack |
| Dawn Warrior | 20% Boss Damage | 8% Damage to Debuffed | 20% Critical Rate |
| Demon Avenger | +1 Attack Speed | 10% Cooldown Skip | 20% Critical Rate |
| Demon Slayer | 20% Cooldown Skip | 38% Buff Duration | 10% Boss Damage |
| Hayato | 20% Boss Damage | 20% Critical Rate | 8% Damage to Debuffed |
| Hero | +1 Attack Speed | 20% Critical Rate | 10% Boss Damage |
| Kaiser | +1 Attack Speed | 38% Buff Duration | 20% Critical Rate |
| Mihile | 20% Boss Damage | 21 Attack | 8% Damage to Debuffed |
| Paladin | +1 Attack Speed | 10% Boss Damage | 21 Attack |
| Zero | +1 Attack Speed | 10% Boss Damage | 20% Critical Rate |
Magicians
| Class | 1st Line | 2nd Line | 3rd Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop | 50% Buff Duration | 10% Boss Damage | 21 Magic Attack |
| Blaze Wizard | 20% Boss Damage | 8% Damage to Debuffed | 38% Buff Duration |
| Evan | +1 Attack Speed | 10% Boss Damage | 21 Magic Attack |
| Fire/Poison Mage | +1 Attack Speed | 38% Buff Duration | 20% Critical Rate |
| Ice/Lightning Mage | +1 Attack Speed | 38% Buff Duration | 20% Critical Rate |
| Illium | +1 Attack Speed | 10% Boss Damage | 21 Magic Attack |
| Kinesis | +1 Attack Speed | 20% Critical Rate | 10% Boss Damage |
| Luminous | +1 Attack Speed | 38% Buff Duration | 10% Boss Damage |
| Kanna (Bossing) | 20% Boss Damage | 20% Critical Rate | 21 Magic Attack |
| Kanna (Farming) | 20% Meso Obtained | 15% Drop Rate | 21 Magic Attack |
Bowmen
| Class | 1st Line | 2nd Line | 3rd Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowmaster | 20% Boss Damage | 20% Critical Rate | 21 Attack |
| Marksman | +1 Attack Speed | 10% Boss Damage | 20% Critical Rate |
| Mercedes | 20% Boss Damage | 20% Critical Rate | 8% Damage to Debuffed |
| Pathfinder | 20% Boss Damage | 20% Critical Rate | 8% Damage to Debuffed |
| Wild Hunter | 20% Boss Damage | 20% Critical Rate | 8% Damage to Debuffed |
| Wind Archer | 20% Boss Damage | 20% Critical Rate | 8% Damage to Debuffed |
| Kain | 20% Boss Damage | 20% Critical Rate | 8% Damage to Debuffed |
Thieves
| Class | 1st Line | 2nd Line | 3rd Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadena | 20% Cooldown Skip | 10% Boss Damage | 21 Attack |
| Dual Blade | 20% Boss Damage | 8% Damage to Debuffed | 20% Critical Rate |
| Hoyoung | +1 Passive Skills | 38% Buff Duration | 20% Critical Rate |
| Night Lord | 20% Boss Damage | 8% Damage to Debuffed | 21 Attack |
| Night Walker | 20% Boss Damage | 20% Critical Rate | 21 Attack |
| Phantom | 20% Boss Damage | 38% Buff Duration | 21 Attack |
| Shadower | 20% Boss Damage | 21 Attack | 20% Critical Rate |
| Xenon | +1 Attack Speed | 38% Buff Duration | 10% Boss Damage |
Pirates
| Class | 1st Line | 2nd Line | 3rd Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angelic Buster | +1 Attack Speed | 10% Boss Damage | 20% Critical Rate |
| Ark | +1 Passive Skills | 10% Cooldown Skip | 10% Boss Damage |
| Buccaneer | 20% Boss Damage | 8% Damage to Debuffed | 21 Attack |
| Cannoneer | +1 Attack Speed | 20% Critical Rate | 10% Boss Damage |
| Corsair | 20% Boss Damage | 8% Damage to Debuffed | 21 Attack |
| Jett | 20% Cooldown Skip | 10% Boss Damage | 8% Damage to Debuffed |
| Mechanic | +1 Passive Skills | 21 Attack | 10% Boss Damage |
| Shade | 20% Boss Damage | 20% Critical Rate | 8% Damage to Debuffed |
| Thunder Breaker | 20% Boss Damage | 21 Attack | 20% Critical Rate |
As you can see, the most valuable 1st lines are +Attack Speed, +Boss Damage, and +Passive Skills. The remaining lines provide critical rate, buff duration, and damage boosts.
Balance your Inner Abilities to complement your existing stats from equipment and other sources. Prioritize your most lacking stats first when not aiming for perfect lines.
Prioritization Guidance
While ideal Inner Ability setups are provided for each class, you may need to build up gradually. Here’s some guidance on prioritizing lines:
- Focus on main damage boosters like Boss Damage and Attack Speed first.
- Then boost Critical Rate if you need the extra flexibility to reach 100%.
- Quality of life lines like Buff Duration are lower priority.
- Balance out your stats from other sources like Potential.
- Any Boss Damage or Attack Speed is good even if not on the first line initially.
Follow these tips to get the biggest gains as you reroll towards your dream setups. With diligence and smart prioritization, you’ll get there eventually!
Tips for Optimizing Your Inner Abilities
- Take advantage of 50% off Honor EXP reroll events
- Watch for Circulator discounts in the Cash Shop
- Get Meso/Drop lines early on for easy leveling and farming
- Focus on maxing the 1st line first before 2nd and 3rd lines
- Inner Ability events provide the best way to obtain Honor EXP
- Use the Destiny UI to plan out your ideal Inner Abilities
Conclusion
Getting perfect Inner Abilities requires a significant investment of time and resources. But the long journey is well worth it for the power boost you’ll receive.
Use this comprehensive guide to understand which lines to target for your main and alternate characters. Keep Inner Abilities in mind as you progress to the late game.
With optimized Inner Abilities, you’ll destroy bosses faster, equip better gear quicker, and reach new heights of power in Maple World!
