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Pirate Krythan's Corsair Washing Guide

Discussion in 'Jobs' started by Krythan, Oct 10, 2025.

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    How to wash your pew-pew to 30,000 HP.

    Intro


    Washing a Corsair follows the same general process as washing a Night Lord. You can read about this topic depth in Krythan's Night Lord | Guide to Thirty Thousand Hit Points. This post will be an abbreviated version, that calls out key differences.

    Note: The process for washing Buccaneers is different, read about that in Krythan's Buccaneer Washing Guide | Washing Your SI/TL Mule.

    Disclaimer: This character requires preparation and resources to make. Before beginning this process, it's recommended to have at least 1,000,000 NX on this character's account. I also recommend having at least 100 million mesos for equipment and buying leech, as well as a higher level character (bishop recommended) for self-leech and helping with quests.

    [​IMG] 1. What is Washing?

    Washing is the process of using AP Resets from the NX Cash Shop to create more HP and/or MP. If you're not familiar with the concept, or deciding whether or not to wash, I recommend reading section "6. Washing" in the Getting Started guide. If this is your first character, I recommend looking into the HP Challenges, as they are a viable alternative to washing.

    As a Corsair, there are two types of washing that you need to be familiar with:
    • MP Washing - Fresh AP to MP, then AP Reset from MP to INT, DEX, or STR
    • Stale HP Washing - AP Reset Stale HP from MP to HP.

    [​IMG] 2. How It Works

    Click here to see the math

    Click “File” > “Make a copy” if you wish to run your own numbers.

    [​IMG] 3. What's different?


    The process and formulas for washing a Corsair are generally the same as Washing a Night Lord. What's different in washing a Corsair?

    A. Corsairs use different stats.

    Corsairs use DEX (primary), and STR (secondary) instead of a Night Lord's LUK (primary), and DEX (secondary)

    B. Corsairs use different formulas.

    Corsairs gain slightly more HP/MP per Level Up than a Night Lord does.

    They also have a different formula for Stale HP Washing:
    • When a Corsair does an Stale HP Wash they convert -16 MP to +18 HP (8:9).
    • When a Night Lord does a Stale HP Wash they convert -12 MP to 16 MP (3:4).
    Bonus: There's no reason to Fresh HP Wash on a Corsair, because they gain the same amount of HP for both a Fresh HP Wash and a Stale HP Wash. This is unlike Night Lords, who gain marginally more HP on a Fresh HP Wash.

    C. Corsairs require more Base INT, and more Levels.

    The main difference between washing a Night Lord, and washing a Corsair is the Stale HP Washing formula:

    The Corsair trades 16:18, where the Night Lord trades 12:16.

    What's this mean? A Corsair has to create more MP than a Night Lord does. They do this by increasing their Base INT, and increasing their Target Level. However, once you have created enough Base INT, you have to do fewer Stale HP Washes to convert that MP to HP. For example:

    ClassBase INTTarget Level
    Corsair450150
    Night Lord400145
    This means that Corsairs will spend more NX in MP Washing, but less NX in Stale HP Washing. Resulting, in a marginally higher up-front cost, but a very comparable overall NX cost.

    Disclaimer: Each wash is going to be different. Some players will choose to aim for higher target level, account for more/less in equip(s), or raise/lower their Base INT target, these general guidelines provide a place to start.

    [​IMG] 4. Step by Step

    You may reach your goals sooner or later than the listed levels. The levels listed here represent a baseline, your results may vary.

    Levels 1-6
    • Start with 10 INT
    • Put Fresh AP into INT
    Levels 6-10
    • Put Fresh AP into DEX, until you have 20 DEX
    • Then, put Fresh AP into INT
    Note: You need 20 DEX to do your job advancement

    Levels 11-40 - Pump INT
    • Put Fresh AP into INT until you have 200 Base INT
    Levels 40-91 - MP Washing - Part I
    • Once you have 200 Base INT, start MP Washing.
    • Put Fresh AP into MP, then use an AP Reset to -MP +INT.
    • Repeat this process until you have reach your Base INT target.
    For Corsairs, I recommend 450 Base INT.

    Levels 91~150
    - MP Washing - Part II
    • Once you have reached your Base INT target, continue MP Washing:
    • Put Fresh AP into MP, then use an AP Reset to -MP +DEX.
    • Repeat this process until you have enough MP.
    This process MUST be complete before you reset your Base INT.

    What about STR? You may also want to put 10-30 points into STR. This will make it easier for you to reach the stat requirements for your weapons and equip(s). As you upgrade, and scroll your equips to have more STR, you'll be able to convert these points from STR to DEX.

    Level ~150 - Reset Base INT

    Ensure that you have created enough MP to reach your Target HP and Target MP goals. Double check, and triple check it! Make sure, make 1,000% sure you have enough MP to reach your goals, because once this step is done, there's no going back!
    • Once you have reached your MP goals, reset your Base INT:
    • Use AP Resets to reset your Base INT into DEX.
    This process must be completed only after you have finished MP Washing.

    Levels ~150+ - HP Washing

    Once you have reset your Base INT, start HP Washing:
    • Put Fresh AP to DEX or STR
    • As you have NX, do Stale HP Washes: Use AP Resets to -MP +HP
    • Don’t have NX, and don't have Fresh AP? Keep leveling, vote daily until you do.
    Then, simple repeat these steps until you have Thirty Thousand Hit Points.

    [​IMG] 5. FAQ

    Q: How do I know when I have enough MP?

    At some point, around level ~145-155 you’ll want to reset your Base INT so that your character can reach their full potential of damage. This is the “point of no return”, because once you reset your Base INT, you won't be able to do any more MP Washes, so we need to make sure we have created enough MP to afford the remaining HP Washes.

    The trick to this is being able to answer the question: "Do we have enough MP to reach our goals?"

    The best approach is to add/subtract all future sources of MP and HP. And then play around with the numbers until you can determine if you need to keep leveling, and MP Washing, to create enough MP.

    Take your current MP
    Add MP from future level ups w/ Base INT
    Add MP from future level ups w/o Base INT
    Add MP from future MP Washes
    Subtract MP from future Stale HP washes
    Add MP from upgraded MP equip(s)
    Add MP from future equip(s) upgrades
    = Projected MP

    Take your current HP
    Add HP from future level ups
    Add HP from future Stale HP washes
    Add HP from future equip(s) upgrades
    = Projected HP

    Note: You may also want to ensure that you don't have any AP sitting in HP/MP when you do these calculations. The easiest way to check this is the $bloodwashes command in Discord.

    Q: How do I level a character with no DEX?

    Most of our leveling journey will be a combination of self-leech, and buying leech. You may choose to do quests and party quests as well, albeit leech is often faster.

    Read more: Krythan’s Leech Buying Guide

    Q: How do I do the job advancements?

    Your 2nd and 3rd Job Advancements require combat challenges in order to progress. These can be difficult due to your primary stat being so low.

    Read More: How do I complete the job advancements, if I have no damage?

    Q: What about the HP Challenges?

    As of October 2025, the MapleLegends team is continuing to work on implementing an alternative to HP Washing.

    "These challenges will introduce a viable alternative to washing, especially useful for those who are on their first character, and don’t have / want to, spend the time, effort, and NX to wash. They will allow characters to complete specific quests to gain additional HP, allowing any character to participate in almost every boss in the game." - Getting Started

    The challenges system is the recommended path if this is your first character. However, it's possible to reach a much, much higher HP with washing as seen above.

    Read more: Challenges System - HP Wash Alternative
     
    Last edited: Oct 12, 2025
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    intimmydator Mr. Anchor

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    To hit 450 INT, you'll need to reach level 91, not 80 like other classes that are recommended to stop at 400
    Attached is my notes for my outlaw, the current INT is the far right value.
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    Great guide. I wish I had this when I started my hp washing journey on my sair haha
     
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