Magician Bishoper's bishop guide for new players

Lukless bishop

you get about extra 150 int added once you reach lvl 180 At MOST. but with MW 30, and lvl. 150 lv. 180 equips you get additional 200+ int added. and there really isn't much difference. exceptions are dexless thief because equips for thieves are different than bishops and stats are very VERY little.

only being able to put on 10/70+ magician equips puts you at disadvantage in the game.

luk-added bishop (recommended),

once you get to lvl 150. you get timeless prelude, and timeless + reverse items. things start to change. which gives you 2k hp and mp+. that's 30k mp added per 15 attacked by bosses.

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE WEAPON DEF+ AND MAGIC DEF+ BOOSTS AND MP+ HP+ OPTIONS.

not to mention RIP penalty is also pretty decent. because at lvl 140 you're REQUIRED to grind solo, not as a leech due to 5b+ leeching meso requirements. and luk+ bishop GETS HUGE exp boost and lvl up grinding from soloing penalties. whereas lukless gets SACK LOADS of penalties over counters.

And that's only about 150 int difference at lvl 180. why grind 180 lvls for just 150 when you get put on nice equips and maple warrior + options and still get 200+ int.

Per damage, that is about 500 weapon def + magic defense with HIGH lvl equips, and additional 100+ MP boost from overalls, that is about 600 - 1000 MP + HP per boss damage. you get about 500 boss attacks per runs, and that's 500 x 2000 = 100,000 extra HP and MP you're getting with lvl 150 lv. 180 equips and weapons. It is true you get 150 more int at lvl 180, but I'd rather have 100K extra MP and HP than just 150 more int. And magicians only get 10K MP at most, and 1.8K HP at lvl 140 in the ENTIRE game. so its 10K MP (lukless bishop) VS 100K MP (luk added bishop) at lvl 150+. You're already at about 1000 INT at his stage, so its really 1000 INT vs. 1150. not much difference.

For magician 1 MP could mean life or death with magic guard. and 1 MP DOES MATTER A LOT ESPECIALLY with bosses. can't exaggerate this enough how having more MP means everything for magicians.

This is Bishoper's guide. I hope you liked it. I'm currently at lvl 140. and this guide is made from my own experiences with Maplestory since ~2003.

just add 3+ luk higher than your current magician level.

Having 70/70 equips, and being able to put those on PUTs you at HIGH advantages in this game vs. 10/70+ magician equips. scrollings, purchasings, in-game mesos, and ESPECIALLY scrolling items yourself, and APPEARANCES EXPLORING for explorers. otherwise you'll be stuck with bathrobe, and maple shield the rest of the game. waiting on someone to sell Maple Shield for 60m when items are scarce, like one or two, or bathrobe to see someone sells it or not. When you can look at the other 70+ luk equips and luk-bound items.

at lvl 200, you'll be stuck with lvl 10 bathrobe, and lvl 20 maple shield. sure lvl 30 with boost yeh, but that's about 300K MP and HP options you blew up and wasted. in the long run that's 3million HP and MP you're wasting to complete 0 ignoring high lvl options.

Skill Build is on the way. taking some time. more update on SP AP build too.

Now lvl. 163 is the best spot because you get elemental staffs (5 - 8) which you get additional 60 magic attack (high scrolled staffs)with luk items that luckless bishops can't with luk-bound equips. so you gain back the 150 int you lost, so 90 int is the only difference. and MW30 on 90 INT is only like 3 more INT in comparison. And you keep the 100K HP and MP Buff from boss damages, and monster attacks.

Also Timeless/Reverse Equips (lukbound items) and items unlike maple items and lvl 10 - 30 magician equips, give additional 50 INT+ as clean non-scrolled at lvl 150.

ex. Timeless Myst Blue (9 INT+ 10 slots), shoes 5 INT, gloves 6 - 7 INT 7 slots. and so on,,

that's already about 110 INT gaining back than 153 INT that you lost going lukless at 150.


And 70/70+ Equips, like I said giving HIGH advantages in the game, are REALLY REALLY easy to scroll and you can keep destroying them than spending 60m for each item. whereas replacing its just 1m or 2m for destroyed maple shield [timeless reverse].

Timeless Prelude

that's about another 10 INT+ 10 slots. They're REALLY ReaLLY easy to scroll for one destroyed maple shield, you can destroy 30 of timeless/reverse equips. that's 30x more chance. And luk-bound items EASYY TO SCROLL. EASY EASY EASY, A LOT MORE EASY because of higher chances at same price.

Bishopers' guide on luk-added bishop. I hope you liked it. ^^

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Its really about 40 INT difference in the ENTIRE game with lukless vs luk-added bishop, at level 200.

Luminous Memory Mail (lukless equip, but still added)
(Untradeable) + 20 INT

***If you have rlly rlly good and HIGH-higher scrolled equips and weapons, luk-added bishop can ACTUALLY BEAT poorly and normally funded lukless bishop by A LOT OF INT and damages at this point. lvl163 - lvl 200.

Elemental Staff 7 Req Level: 163 Req Stats: LUK 165
Weapon Att.: 108
Magic Att.: 178,

230 Magic ATT, 100k on market for scrolling (about blue). [luk added bishop weapon at lvl 200]

VS.

Elemental Wand 7 Req Level: 130 Req Stats: -
Weapon Att.: 92
Magic Att.: 145

[lukless bishop weapon at lvl 200], 500m on market for scrolling (about blue).

VS.
100+ additional magic att.

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Conclusion: leave LUK to 165 by default as made by creators of the game. and that is the most luk you'll ever put in. and everything else to INT+ on AP. So at lvl 200, you have 165 luk, and everything else put into INT+.

more update AP SP still waiting. loading..