Talk:MapleStory/Thief Guide/Builds

Note: For an STR thief build, switch DM and SB in a normal LUK thief build. Why? The STR thieves already have a sort of mastery established. They have much more stable damage than LUK thieves. ~The Captain

Archived Debate: Endure Vs. Booster
[Inserpt from HappyViet] It's all-in-all good to see this but once you think about it... Endure requires you to stay on a rope. You cannot regain that much mp while running around on the floor using booster. So unless you're willing to use booster, wait until its duration is finished, and then stand on a rope to heal that mp, this really doesn't help. So to conclude my opinion, Booster is much more worthy then Endure.


 * As far as I know, that is incorrect. Warrior Endure works that way, but thief endure allows you to heal MP as you walk around, and you don't necessarily have to be on a rope for it to activate. --Dragontamer 00:23, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

~I can pretty much say 100% for sure that HappyViet is 100% incorrect. Endure does 2 things.

1: changes the HP and MP you get back permanently to be higher (bar on warriors where it just unlocks the ability to heal on ropes). 2: allows you to heal on ropes.

If you stand still you should still heal the added HP and MOST importantly you still keep healing mp all the time so the extra 20 or so will always keep healing. Check mages skills, their similar skill heals them constantly as much as 50+ every 10 seconds XD ~ Marl

Low-dex thief

 * Been done, doesn't work. You'll be stuck stabbing pigs or something 'cause you can't hit stronger things. --82.203.155.143 18:50, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

No dex thief will never work as the accuracy is too low, however, low dex thief is workable if one has very nicely scrolled items. But at level 60 or 70, the thief must have minimum of 120 dex and 140 dex respectively, including the dex from the scrolled items. This is to enable the thief to use better weapons. 10% scroll for overall for LUK is better than DEX, although 60% scroll for DEX is better than LUK. This is so as the LUK also add some accuracy to thief and the high amount of LUK the 10% scroll gives is good enough. The items the thief can scroll with DEX are capes, overalls, shoes and gloves.
 * The LOW DEX VS NO DEX thieves might work. But, thieves need DEX.  The NO DEX is just a shot in the dark, but the LOW DEX might be a little worth trying.  For warriors, DEX must be kept low as possible and you just add to DEX if you want to hit harder monsters earlier.  ~Mandraken

(ya right, considering that the accuracy of warriors are one of the lowest, adding 2 dex per level is hardly enough for warrior, not just to fight the harder monsters.)


 * True, that build doesn't work, you want a equal, strong build that will give power to your characters job and lets you equip the items for your levels. ETC ,If you have an equip item which requires 50 dex and 30 luck at level 25, and you are a dagger thief, it is most wisest to get up to those ability points and then add luck to increase avoidability and damage. I have a Throwing star thief, and I increase its ability using a spacial rule. ( starting from level 13)
 * STR and INT should be low as possible. ( 5 or lower) DEX should be two times your current level. EVERY OTHER ability point goes to your luck. This way you haev enough dex to wear Theif items at proper levels and also having enough accuracy, And you will have enough Luck to optimise avoidability, and Damage.You can always create your own spacial build, which makes your character unique. ~SwiftPanda from maplestory
 * Fine build shift panda, but I decided to do a hybrid thief which has lucky seven maxed and choose bandit as the 2nd job. The problem I have with my thief is I wanted it to be a str thief.  I am short 4 points at level 40 to use my str dagger.
 * lvl 40 str 29, dex 77, luk 110
 * I can move the numbers around and have enough dex at lvl 40, but that would mean my str would be 4 points less to 30. So, to make my job easier, I would need to wear gear that gives me those ability points at lvl 40 and hopefully I can catch up at level 41. ~Mandraken from maplestory
 * WOW, lol never thought of a hybrid thief, very strange..
 * so, u use daggers and claws? I would prefer a luck bandit my self, as luck, when you are a thief, greatly increases avoidability,and damage.
 * o.O never heard of banditsins? They're pretty hard to use and expensive, but yet pretty fun and versatile. Recommended stats are obviously DEX and LUK. -Ryuugaki
 * Actually, I have seen a No Dex Hermit that was quite good. Being that Lucky 7 deals damage purely based on Luck, he was a lot stronger than one who puts points into Dex. Obviously this means he can't use any claw except the Garnier, but that is not true anymore. With the addition of the Maple Kandayo and some good scrolling, it can work out. Obviously you'd need the best attack gloves you can afford and hopefully all 7 60% scrolls work on the claw. Anyway, I have a Hermit of the normal build (44 attack claw, 6 attack gloves, 23 attack Tobi) and I was doing as well as 2400 damage to Red Drakes. I saw the No Dex Hermit I mentioned earlier there (he's the same level as me) and with his Ilbi, 4 attack gloves, and 34 attack Kandayo he was doing 3000 damage to Red Drakes. The build definitely works, it's just an expensive one. ~KeikoTan from Windia

(Moved from main-space and fixed typos.) Rich Farmbrough, 08:55 30 October 2023 (GMT).