MapleStory/Luminous

• Race: Hero
• Time Limited: Yes in KMS
• Maximum level: 200
• Patch notes: v124 - Tempest: Luminous Update Notes

Luminous is a Magician class, it is also the latest and last Hero class in the game. He uses a Shining Rod as his weapon and he uses Orbs as his secondary weapon. Although the story represents him as a male, he can be created as both a male or a female inside the game.

All Hero classes have a unique element to the character. Luminous has a Light/Dark system where he can control and balance his power. In GlobalMS, Luminous heros can freely change from Dark or Light skills and do not have the option to choose between Light or Dark in the tutorial, Equilibrium can be accessed when switching between Light and Dark.

Non-GMS Light/Dark system

During the tutorial, you are able to select either the Light or Dark path; choosing one will effect your skills. Choosing Light will give you skills that boosts your light and a light attack skill, vice versa if Dark was chosen. After you received your second job advancement, you will get Dark skills alongside with your light skills. Using too many light skills will force your character to enter the Dark mode, your orb will turn purple and your right eye will glow. Entering dark mode will also boost selected dark skills that you have. Using too many dark skills will do the exact opposite, it will turn you into Light mode, your characters eyes will be reverted to normal and the orb will be sky blue. All your light skills now have a boost rather than the dark skills. Also, right before you actually change modes, your character will go into an Equilibrium state, a few skills will have their cooldowns removed and has extra power added, this lasts 10 seconds and 20 seconds in 4th job. Equilibrium can only be activated in 3rd and 4th job.

Introduction/Tutorial

Luminous begins nearby the Black Mage's altar. Several characters have dialogues here, including Phantom, Magnus (an evil character who kills a spirit named Guwaru), Aran, the Black Mage, and Freud. Before getting to the Black Mage, players have to walk to the right and kill a bunch of Void Priests, which is the only fighting done in this tutorial. Freud helps Luminous seal off the Black Mage, which the player has to act out by standing on five different locations around the Black Mage's room. After initiating the sealing ritual, a video plays that shows Luminous creating a barrier around the Black Mage and then getting cursed because he attempted to prevent the Black Mage from breaking the seal.

After waking up a few centuries later, Luminous meets a little girl, Lania, who tells him he is near Ellinia. A mini slideshow plays showing Luminous fishing and playing with Lania, Luminous and Lania bonds. Luminous goes to live with the little girl for the next twenty years. One day when Lania tells Luminous to go buy groceries, his chests starts to tighten up getting worse until Lania walks Luminous out. Luminous explodes with uncontrollable dark power from the Black Mage, blasting holes in the nearby trees and lighting the area on fire. Lania is found dead with the house in pure destruction and Luminous begins his quest to utilize his new found strength and to protect and save Lania. He is then teleported to a zone near Ellinia and he begins his training. At this point, Luminous is level 10 and has completed the first job advancement.

First Job

• AP: spend all AP on INT.
• SP: all skills can be maxed out, so don't worry about spending your SP on the wrong skills.

Training Areas (Lv. 10 to 30)

It is best to do the quests given to you by Grendel the Old Magician as it can bring you to the second job.

Second Job Advancement

You will receive a quest, meeting Vieren once you reach level 29; doing this quest will bring you to level 30 where you can do "The Middle Road" quest to job advance.

Training Areas (Lv. 30 to 60)

Level 30-36: Mushroom Kingdom Quests

Level 36-39: Helmet Pepe (Found in Mushroom Castle)

Level 39-48: Truckers (Found in Singapore)

Level 48-55: Drakes (Found in Sleepywood)

Level 54-58: Toy Trojans (Found in Ludibrium)

Level 57-64: Robo & Master Robo (Found in Ludibrium)

Alternatives

Since some versions may not have certain monsters listed above, an alternative is to do PQs to level up all the way until you are satisfied with your level. Not only can you do that, you can also do Kerning Square quests or train at CDs which are also found in the aforementioned place to level up to around 50 or so.

If your version has Dead Scarecrows (Haunted House), you may want to train there during Level 48 to around level 55 and Twisted Jesters which are also at the Haunted House from 52-70!

It is best to do the Augury quests given to you by Vieren (located in Harmony) if you do not wish to grind all the way to the third job.

Third Job Advancement

You will receive a quest, after chatting with Vieren, he will advance you to the third job.

Training Areas (Lv. 60 to 100)

Level 57-64: Robo & Master Robo (Found in Ludibrium)

Level 64-70: Zeta gray or Ultra gray (Found in Omega Sector)

Level 90+: Aliens (Found in NLC)

Alternatives

Since some versions may not have certain monsters listed above, an alternative is to do PQs or do Monster Park (until level 94) which can be entered through using the Monster Park Shuttle NPC located in most major towns to level up all the way until you are satisfied with your level.

Fourth Job Advancement

Training Areas (Lv. 100 to 200)

Level 110+: Lion Heart Castle

Level 160+: Stronghold

Alternatives

Since some versions may not have certain monsters listed above, an alternative is to do PQs or do Monster Park (starting from level 135) which can be entered through using the Monster Park Shuttle NPC located in most major towns to level up all the way until you are satisfied with your level.