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MapleStory Inner Ability guide: Best ability for each class

Awaken their Inner Abilities!

Hayley Andrews

Published: Jan 13, 2024 01:30 am

In MapleStory, your goal is to enhance your character and unlock their potential. To do that, your Inner Ability is essential because it can boost your damage, crit rate, or attack speed. However, not all Inner Abilities are suited for every class, and each has its best ability.

MapleStory: Best Inner Ability for all classes

Kanna and Hayato from MapleStory with a cat and a cherry blossom tree in the background. — Kanna and Hayato are from different classes, so their Inner Abilities will differ. Image via Nexon

The best Inner Ability for all classes in MapleStory differs because each class has specific requirements and stats to boost. Your ultimate goal is to get Legendary tier-Inner Abilities. However, rolling for them can be challenging due to their low odds. Thankfully, as far as we know, these weren’t affected by lower probability rates like the cubes.

These are the best inner abilities for the classes within the Bowman, Warriors, Pirates, Magician, and Thieves class categories.

Best Inner Abilities for Bowman

Bowman Pathfinder MapleStory — Pathfinder’s bow looks dark and epic. Image via Nexon

Class	Line one	Line two	Line three
Bowmaster	20 percent Boss Damage	20 percent Critical Rate	Attack plus 21 / 8 percent damage against Abnormal Status
Kain	20 percent Boss Damage	20 percent Critical Rate	Eight percent damage against Abnormal Status
Marksman	Plus one Attack Speed	10 percent Boss Damage	20 percent Critical Rate
Mercedes	20 percent Boss Damage	20 percent Critical Rate	Eight percent damage against Abnormal Status (Debuffed) / Plus one Attack Speed
Pathfinder	20 percent Boss Damage	20 percent Critical Rate	Eight percent damage against Abnormal Status (Debuffed)
Wind Hunter	20 percent Boss Damage	20 percent Critical Rate	Eight percent damage against Abnormal Status (Debuffed)
Wind Archer	20 percent Boss Damage	20 percent Critical Rate	Eight percent damage against Abnormal Status (Debuffed)

Best Inner Abilities for Magician

lara a magician from maplestory — Lara’s creatures are adorable. Image via Nexon

Class	Line one	Line two	Line three
Battle Mage	20 percent Boss Damage	20 percent Crit Rate / 8 percent damage against Abnormal Status (Debuffed)	Magic Attack plus 21
Beast Tamer	20 percent CD skip	38 percent Buff Duration	10 percent Boss Damage
Bishop	Plus one Attack Speed	38 percent Buff Duration / 8 percent damage against Abnormal Status (Debuffed)	10 percent Boss Damage
Blaze Wizard	20 percent Boss Damage	20 percent Crit Rate	38 percent Buff Duration
Evan	Plus one Attack Speed	10 percent Boss Damage / 20 percent Crit Rate	Magic Attack plus 21
Fire/Poison Mage	Plus one Attack Speed	38 percent Buff Duration	20 percent Crit Rate
Ice/Lightning Mage	Plus one Attack Speed	38 percent Buff Duration	20 percent Crit Rate
Illium	Plus one Attack Speed	10 percent Boss Damage / 20 percent Crit Rate	Magic Attack plus 21
Kanna	20 percent Boss Damage	20 percent Crit Rate / 15 percent Drop Rate (if you’re farming)	Magic Attack plus 21
Kinesis	Plus one Attack Speed	20 percent Crit Rate	10 percent Boss Damage
Lara	Plus one Passive Skills	20 percent Crit Rate	10 percent Boss Damage
Luminous	Plus one Attack Speed	38 percent Buff Duration / 20 percent Crit Rate	10 percent Boss Damage

Best Inner Abilities for Pirates

Ark a Pirate from MapleStory — Ark has a dual personality. Image via Nexon

Class	Line one	Line two	Line three
Angelic Buster	Plus one Attack Speed	20 percent Crit Rate	10 percent Boss Damage
Ark	Plus one Passive Skills	10 percent Boss Damage	10 percent CD Skip
Buccaneer	20 percent Boss Damage	Attack plus 21	20 percent Crit Rate
Cannoneer	Plus one Attack Speed	20 percent Crit Rate	10 percent Boss Damage
Corsair	20 percent Boss Damage	8 percent damage against Abnormal Status (Debuffed) / 20 percent Crit Rate	Attack plus 21
Mechanic	Plus one Passive Skills	Attack plus 21 / 8 percent damage against Abnormal Status (Debuffed)	10 percent Boss Damage
Shade	20 percent Boss Damage / Plus one Attack Speed	20 percent Crit Rate / 10 percent Boss Damage (if you take boss damage in line one)	Eight percent damage against Abnormal Status (Debuffed)
Thunder Breaker	20 percent Boss Damage	Attack plus 21	20 percent Crit Rate

What about the Jett class?

Jett characters will be disabled and removed from MapleStory in Feb. 2024.

Best Inner Abilities for Thieves

Khali one of the thief classes maplestory — Khali is very ethereal. Image via Nexon

Class	Line one	Line two	Line three
Cadena	20 percent CD skip	Attack plus 21	10 percent Boss Damage
Dual Blade	20 percent Boss Damage	38 percent Buff Duration	10 percent CD skip / 20 percent Crit Rate
Ho Young	Plus one to Passive Skills	38 percent Buff Duration / 10 percent Boss Damage	20 percent Crit Rate
Khali	20 percent CD skip	10 percent Boss Damage / 20 percent Crit Rate	8 percent damage against Abnormal Status (Debuffed)
Night Lord	20 percent Boss Damage	8 percent damage against Abnormal Status (Debuffed)	Attack plus 21
Night Walker	20 percent Boss Damage	20 percent Crit Rate	Attack plus 21
Phantom	20 percent Boss Damage	38 percent Buff Duration / 20 percent Crit Rate	Attack plus 21
Shadower	20 percent Boss Damage	Attack plus 21	20 percent Crit Rate
Xenon	Plus one Attack Speed	38 percent Buff Duration / 20 percent Crit Rate	10 percent Boss Damage

Best Inner Abilities for Warriors

adele a warrior from maplestory — Adele is one formidable warrior. Image via Nexon

Class	Line one	Line two	Line three
Adele	20 percent CD skip	20 percent Crit Rate	10 percent Boss Damage
Aran	20 percent Boss Damage	20 percent Crit Rate	8 percent damage against Abnormal Status (Debuffed)
Blaster	Plus one to Passive Skills	10 percent Boss Damage	Plus 21 Attack
Dark Knight	Plus one to Attack Speed	38 percent Buff Duration	Plus 21 Attack / 10 percent Boss Damage
Dawn Warrior	20 percent Boss Damage	Eight percent damage against Abnormal Status (Debuffed)	20 percent Crit Rate
Demon Avenger	Plus one to Attack Speed	10 percent CD skip	20 percent Crit Rate
Demon Slayer	20 percent CD skip / 20 percent Boss Damage	38 percent Buff Duration	10 percent Boss Damage / Eight percent damage against Abnormal Status (if you chose Boss Damage in line one)
Hayato	20 percent Boss Damage	20 percent Crit Rate	Eight percent damage against Abnormal Status (Debuffed)
Hero	Plus one to Attack Speed	20 percent Crit Rate	10 percent Boss Damage
Kaiser	Plus one to Attack Speed	38 percent Buff Duration	20 percent Crit Rate
Mihile	20 percent Boss Damage	Plus 21 Attack / 20 percent Crit Rate	Eight percent damage against Abnormal Status (Debuffed)
Paladin	Plus one to Attack Speed	10 percent Boss Damage / 20 percent Crit Rate	Plus 21 Attack
Zero	20 percent CD skip or 20 percent boss damage (the latter is best if you’re mainly playing solo)	10 percent CD skip / 10 percent Boss Damage	Eight percent damage against Abnormal Status (Debuffed)

There are several classes for you to choose from in MapleStory, and these are the best Inner Abilities for each one.

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