Monster Life is a farm system in MapleStory where players can adopt, take care and play with monsters which may be harmful outside but are relatively harmless inside. Monsters will also provide some stat boosts that will be applied throughout the account, across worlds too. Only 1 monster farm can exist per account and it is shared across all worlds.
Enter the farm for the first time to set a farm name. Farm name and farm level will be displayed at the top left of character information by double clicking on the character in the map.
General Information
There will be a few terms used in the farm.
- Beauty: Clover points scored by your farm, determined by the sum of beauty points of decoratives including road bonuses and houses.
- Gem: Premium currency, purchased from cash shop or obtain 1 Gem per 10 completed repeatable quests, or from the daily gift box if lucky. Used to purchase items in the shop or extend rank S regular type monsters or special monsters of C to S rank.
- Waru: Coins for the farm. It is used to purchase items in the shop, combine monsters, extend regular type monsters of rank C to A+ or traded for Monster Life Coins to be used in Maple World (2,000 waru for 1 coin). Maximum waru: 9,999,999
Monster Capacity
Depending on farm level, your farm can hold 2~18 monsters at any time. You can use expansion tickets to increase the limit up to 10 more by using Gems (8 gems for the 1st 5 slots, 15 gems for the next 5 slots)
There is also a monster storage to store 1 monster inside, and you can expand up to 9 more slots using 9 gems per 1 slot (total 10 slots). Monsters inside storage will not provide stats.
Monster Bonuses
Depending on the monster type, you will gain stats that applies to the entire account in all worlds. Stats of the same type for regular monsters (same monster for special monsters) will not be stacked. Where duplicates of the same regular type of monsters exist, the higher effect will be used.
- Mushroom
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | 1% waru discount in shop |
| B | 2% waru discount in shop |
| B+ | 3% waru discount in shop |
| A | 4% waru discount in shop |
| A+ | 5% waru discount in shop |
| S | 6% waru discount in shop |
| SS | 7% waru discount in shop |
- Pig
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | HP +50 |
| B | HP +100 |
| B+ | HP +150 |
| A | HP +200 |
| A+ | HP +250 |
| S | HP +300 |
| SS | HP +350 |
- Yeti & Pepe
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | Summon duration +1% |
| B | Summon duration +2% |
| B+ | Summon duration +3% |
| A | Summon duration +4% |
| A+ | Summon duration +5% |
| S | Summon duration +6% |
| SS | Summon duration +7% |
- A.I
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | MP cost -1% |
| B | MP cost -2% |
| B+ | MP cost -3% |
| A | MP cost -4% |
| A+ | MP cost -5% |
| S | MP cost -6% |
| SS | MP cost -7% |
- Slime & Snail
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | Every 10 seconds, recover 10 MP |
| B | Every 10 seconds, recover 20 MP |
| B+ | Every 10 seconds, recover 30 MP |
| A | Every 10 seconds, recover 40 MP |
| A+ | Every 10 seconds, recover 50 MP |
| S | Every 10 seconds, recover 60 MP |
| SS | Every 10 seconds, recover 70 MP |
- Plant
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | Every 10 seconds, recover 10 HP |
| B | Every 10 seconds, recover 20 HP |
| B+ | Every 10 seconds, recover 30 HP |
| A | Every 10 seconds, recover 40 HP |
| A+ | Every 10 seconds, recover 50 HP |
| S | Every 10 seconds, recover 60 HP |
| SS | Every 10 seconds, recover 70 HP |
- Golem
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | DEF +15 |
| B | DEF +30 |
| B+ | DEF +45 |
| A | DEF +60 |
| A+ | DEF +75 |
| S | DEF +90 |
| SS | DEF +105 |
- Dragon
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | When attacking, recover 10 HP at a 10% chance |
| B | When attacking, recover 20 HP at a 10% chance |
| B+ | When attacking, recover 30 HP at a 10% chance |
| A | When attacking, recover 40 HP at a 10% chance |
| A+ | When attacking, recover 50 HP at a 10% chance |
| S | When attacking, recover 60 HP at a 10% chance |
| SS | When attacking, recover 70 HP at a 10% chance |
- Cat
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | LUK +2 |
| B | LUK +4 |
| B+ | LUK +6 |
| A | LUK +8 |
| A+ | LUK +10 |
| S | LUK +12 |
| SS | LUK +14 |
- Dog
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | STR and LUK +1 |
| B | STR and LUK +2 |
| B+ | STR and LUK +3 |
| A | STR and LUK +4 |
| A+ | STR and LUK +5 |
| S | STR and LUK +6 |
| SS | STR and LUK +7 |
- Bird
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | DEX +2 |
| B | DEX +4 |
| B+ | DEX +6 |
| A | DEX +8 |
| A+ | DEX +10 |
| S | DEX +12 |
| SS | DEX +14 |
- Cow
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | STR +2 |
| B | STR +4 |
| B+ | STR +6 |
| A | STR +8 |
| A+ | STR +10 |
| S | STR +12 |
| SS | STR +14 |
- Reptile
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | DEX and INT +1 |
| B | DEX and INT +2 |
| B+ | DEX and INT +3 |
| A | DEX and INT +4 |
| A+ | DEX and INT +5 |
| S | DEX and INT +6 |
| SS | DEX and INT +7 |
- Monkey & Bear
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | DEX +2 |
| B | DEX +4 |
| B+ | DEX +6 |
| A | DEX +8 |
| A+ | DEX +10 |
| S | DEX +12 |
| SS | DEX +14 |
- Fairy
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | MP +50 |
| B | MP +100 |
| B+ | MP +150 |
| A | MP +200 |
| A+ | MP +250 |
| S | MP +300 |
| SS | MP +350 |
- Demon
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | DEX and INT +1 |
| B | DEX and INT +2 |
| B+ | DEX and INT +3 |
| A | DEX and INT +4 |
| A+ | DEX and INT +5 |
| S | DEX and INT +6 |
| SS | DEX and INT +7 |
- Soldier
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | STR and INT +1 |
| B | STR and INT +2 |
| B+ | STR and INT +3 |
| A | STR and INT +4 |
| A+ | STR and INT +5 |
| S | STR and INT +6 |
| SS | STR and INT +7 |
- Toy
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | Monster meso drop +1% |
| B | Monster meso drop +2% |
| B+ | Monster meso drop +3% |
| A | Monster meso drop +4% |
| A+ | Monster meso drop +5% |
| S | Monster meso drop +6% |
| SS | Monster meso drop +7% |
- Demihuman
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | INT +2 |
| B | INT +4 |
| B+ | INT +6 |
| A | INT +8 |
| A+ | INT +10 |
| S | INT +12 |
| SS | INT +14 |
- Undead
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | Death EXP loss -1% |
| B | Death EXP loss -2% |
| B+ | Death EXP loss -3% |
| A | Death EXP loss -4% |
| A+ | Death EXP loss -5% |
| S | Death EXP loss -6% |
| SS | Death EXP loss -7% |
- Ghost
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | When attacking, recover 10 MP at a 10% chance |
| B | When attacking, recover 20 MP at a 10% chance |
| B+ | When attacking, recover 30 MP at a 10% chance |
| A | When attacking, recover 40 MP at a 10% chance |
| A+ | When attacking, recover 50 MP at a 10% chance |
| S | When attacking, recover 60 MP at a 10% chance |
| SS | When attacking, recover 70 MP at a 10% chance |
- Spirit
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | DEF +15 |
| B | DEF +30 |
| B+ | DEF +45 |
| A | DEF +60 |
| A+ | DEF +75 |
| S | DEF +90 |
| SS | DEF +105 |
- Erdas
| Monster Rank | Effect |
|---|---|
| C | Item drop rate in Arcane River +1% |
| B | Item drop rate in Arcane River +2% |
| B+ | Item drop rate in Arcane River +3% |
| A | Item drop rate in Arcane River +4% |
| A+ | Item drop rate in Arcane River +5% |
| S | Item drop rate in Arcane River +6% |
| SS | Item drop rate in Arcane River +7% |
Special Monster Bonuses
Special Monsters can be obtained from either boxes inside the special shop (appears randomly based on server time) or shop, or special combinations. Special type monsters can stack with everything else so long as they are different monsters.
Monster box types as follows
- Plain Box: C to A rank monsters
- Better Box: A+ rank monsters
- Best Box: S rank monsters
- A Better Box: A to S rank monsters, and Pink Bean
- Luminous Box: Petite Luminous (Light)
The rank beside "Monster Box" in the table below will be the rank of the special monster.
Certain monsters will be duplicated in the table below as they give multiple stats at once, for more accurate sorting by stat bonuses.
| Special Monster | Source | Stat Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Desert Rabbit (F) | Monster Box (C) | Jump +3 |
| Pumpkin Bats | Monster Box (C) | Maximum Movement speed +3 |
| Caterpillar | Monster Box (C) | Movement speed +1 |
| Candy Bats | Pumpkin Bats + Pink Teddy (Toy B+) | Gain 100 Waru when farm level increases |
| Jr. Seal | Monster Box (B) | HP +100 |
| Desert Rabbit (M) | Monster Box (B) | Movement speed +5 |
| Balloon Mouse | Monster Box (B) | DEF +50 |
| The Book Ghost | Monster Box (B+) | Damage +1% |
| Seruf | Monster Box (B+) | Item drop rate +2% |
| Spiderling | Monster Box (B+) | Summon duration +1% |
| Dodo | Monster Box (A) | HP +250 |
| King Clang | Monster Box (A) | DEF +75 |
| Snow Witch | Monster Box (A) | MP +250 |
| Pharaoh Yeti | Yeti and Pepe (Yeti & Pepe A) + Pharoah Mummy (Undead A+) | Farm EXP +5 per taking care or quest complete |
| Iruvata | Monster Box (A) | MP +50 |
| Moon Bunny | Monster Box (A) | Farm Monster EXP +1 per take care or play |
| Dunas | Monster Box (A+) | LUK +10 |
| Frankenroid | Monster Box (A+) | STR +10 |
| Aufheben | MT-09 (Demihuman S) + Iruvata | Waru earning rate per house +1 |
| Twin Halloween Bunnies | Moon Bunny + Couple Mushrooms Celebrating Their 100th Day Together (Mushroom S) | Farm Monster EXP +2 per take care or play |
| Papulatus' Watch | Papulatus (Demon S) + King Rombot (Golem S) | All stats +5 |
| Shinsoo | Phoenix (Bird S) + Lyka (Cow S) | When attacking, recover 20 HP and MP at 10% chance |
| Crimson Balrog | Jack-O-Lantern (Ghost S) + Pirate King Barbosa (Soldier S) | 5% chance to be invincible for 3 seconds after being hit |
| Timer | Monster Box (S) | INT +10 |
| Lilynouch | Monster Box (S) | DEX +10 |
| Moon Bunny Thief | Moon Bunny + Moonlight Thief (Cat A) | Monster meso drop +4% |
| Beryl | Monster Box (S) | All stats +5 |
| Yeti Couple In Love | Gold Yeti and King Pepe (Yeti & Pepe S) + Panda Bear In Love (Monkey & Bear A+) | Summon duration +7% |
| Mole King | Onion Ragora (Plant A+) + Turnip Ragora (Plant A+) | Movement speed +10 |
| Apsu | Monster Box (S) | Damage +10% on final attack type skills |
| Jr. Balrog | Mini Bean (Demon S) + Reaper Specter (Soldier S) | Invincibility time +1 second |
| Georgi | Giant Lou Monster (A.I S) + Zeno (Demihuman SS) | DEF +150 |
| Georgi | Giant Lou Monster (A.I S) + Zeno (Demihuman SS) | Movement speed +5 |
| Oberon | Dunas + Spirit of Light (Spirit S) | All stats +5 |
| Viking Legion | Monster Box (S) | Damage +4% if the farm contains Snug Viking (Bird A+) + Chubby Viking (Bird A+) + Solemn Viking (Bird S) + Sober Viking (Bird S) |
| Petite Orchid | Snow Giant (A.I S) + Twin Halloween Bunnies | Monster EXP +3% |
| Petite Von Leon | Lilynouch + Toy Black Knight (Toy S) | Damage to boss monsters +5% |
| Mir | Manon (Dragon SS) + Lupin Pig (Pig SS) | Weapon ATT +5 |
| Mir | Manon (Dragon SS) + Lupin Pig (Pig SS) | Magic ATT +5 |
| Growing Mir | Mir + Mir | Abnormal status resistance +5 |
| Petite Luminous (Light) | Monster Box (Luminous Box) | Maximum monsters hit +1 excluding single target skills |
| Petite Luminous (Dark) | Papulatus' Watch + King Slime (Slime & Snail SS) | Weapon ATT +5 |
| Petite Luminous (Dark) | Papulatus' Watch + King Slime (Slime & Snail SS) | Magic ATT +5 |
| Petite Luminous (Equilibrium) | Petite Luminous (Light) + Petite Luminous (Dark) | Weapon ATT +1 per 20 character levels |
| Petite Luminous (Equilibrium) | Petite Luminous (Light) + Petite Luminous (Dark) | Magic ATT +1 per 20 character levels |
| Grown-up Mir | Growing Mir + Growing Mir | All stats +20 |
| Pierre | Jr. Balrog + Targa (Toy SS) | Damage +15% on final attack type skills |
| Von Bon | Griffey (Bird SS) + Pink Bean | Buff duration +5% |
| Inner Rage | Spirit of Rock (Demon A+) + Strange Monster (Cat SS) | HP +500 |
| Ephenia | Pixiemom (Fairy S) + Ancient Slime (Slime & Snail S) | Magic ATT +3 |
| Mu Gong's Shadow | Master Dummy (Toy S) + Tae Roon (Monkey & Bear S) | Weapon ATT +3 |
| Reinforced Beryl | Beryl + Aufheben | All stats +6 |
| Giant Dark Soul | Dark Soul (Demon S) + Giant (Golem SS) | HP +500 |
| Petite Mercedes | Reinforced Beryl + Ephenia | Monster EXP +3% |
| Pink Bean | Monster Box (SS) | Damage +2% |
| Romancist King Slime | King Slime (Slime & Snail SS) + Yeti Couple In Love | Critical rate +3% |
| Petite Phantom | Moon Bunny Thief + Romancist King Slime | Critical rate +4% |
| Big Operator's Balloon | Small Operator Balloon + Small Operator Balloon | Cooldown ignore chance +2% |
| Small Operator Balloon | Pierre + Prime Minister (Mushroom SS) | HP +2% |
| Petite Zakum | Puppet Golem (Golem S) + Frankenroid | Guard chance +3% |
| Master Margana | Asmodian Black Magician (Soldier A+) + Halloween Knight (Ghost SS) | INT +15 |
| Master Relic | Asmodian Chaser (Soldier A+) + Guwaru's Vestige (Plant SS) | DEX +15 |
| Master Hisop | Asmodian Predator (Soldier A+) + Ergoth (Undead SS) | LUK +15 |
| Master Jackson | Captain Black Slime (Slime & Snail SS) + Dodo | All stats +5 |
| Master Red Nug | Asmodian History (Soldier A+) + Prison Guard Ani (Reptile SS) | STR +15 |
| Typhon | Xerxes (Cow SS) + Freezer (Bird S) | Weapon ATT +1 |
| Typhon | Xerxes (Cow SS) + Freezer (Bird S) | Magic ATT +1 |
| Tarantulos | King Clang + Trash Can (A.I SS) | Abnormal status resistance +1 |
| Petite Eunwol | Petite Phantom + Petite Luminous (Light) | Cooldown ignore chance +4% |
| Petite Horntail | Leviathan (Dragon S) + Snow Witch | Critical rate +3% |
| Petite Cygnus | Shinsoo + Oberon | Damage +3% |
| Commander Will | Giant Spider + Big Operator's Balloon | Buff duration +6% |
| Petite Magnus | Crimson Balrog + Apsu | Ignore DEF +5% |
| King Castle Golem | Castle Golem (Golem B) + Giant (Golem SS) | DEF +150 |
| King Castle Golem | Castle Golem (Golem B) + Giant (Golem SS) | HP +750 |
| Bully Jack | Halloween Ghost (Ghost B) + Giant (Golem SS) | Summon duration +6% |
| Lapis | Eye of Time (A.I A) + Ifrit (Spirit SS) | Ignore DEF +5% |
| Lazuli | Eye of Time (A.I A) + Petite Hilla | Critical rate +5% |
| Shadow of Dark Wizard | Master Omen (Spirit SS) + Petite Luminous (Dark) | Weapon ATT +6 |
| Shadow of Dark Wizard | Master Omen (Spirit SS) + Petite Luminous (Dark) | Magic ATT +6 |
| Lil Moonbeam | Nine-Tailed Fox (Dog SS) + Petite Orchid | Damage on boss monsters +8% if the farm contains Petite Eunwol |
| Petite Lania | Petite Luminous (Equilibrium) + Petite Cygnus | All stats +20 if the farm contains Petite Luminous (Light) + Petite Luminous (Dark) + Petite Luminous (Equilibrium) |
| Cowardly Lion | Balloon Mouse + Petite Von Leon | 3% chance to be invincible for 3 seconds after being hit |
| Giant Spider | Tarantulos + Spiderling | Abnormal status resistance +3 |
| Petite Hilla | Riche (Undead S) + Elite Bloodfang (Dog S) | Critical damage +2% |
| Scarecrow | Thief Crow (Bird B+) + Petite Arkarium | Damage +4% |
| Tin Woodman | Inner Rage + Victor (A.I SS) | Ignore DEF +6% |
| Toto | Dark Eliza (Cat SS) + Captain Bloodfang (Dog S) | Movement speed +5 |
| Petite Arkarium | Timer + Netherworld Monk (Reptile S) | Buff duration +5% |
| Black Viking | Viking Legion + Sober Viking (Bird S) | DEX +5 |
| Black Viking | Viking Legion + Sober Viking (Bird S) | Damage +2% |
| Awakened Rock Spirit | Spirit of Rock (Demon A+) + Spirit of Disharmony (Erdas S) | All stats +5 |
Monster Maintenance
Monsters have an expiry of 30 days. Once the expiry is reached, the monster will still remain in the farm but no further actions can be taken towards the monster except extend life (non-SS rank only) or dismiss to get waru based on monster level.
As such, a new monster would have to be born to maintain the monster type and rank.
Take Care
Available 3 times daily, this provides a small amount of waru based on new monster level (2~60), a huge amount of monster EXP and 10 farm EXP. If taking care is done at least 6 hours apart, bonus monster EXP is granted. A high monster level will slightly increase the chance of a higher rank appearing as a result of combinations.
Dismiss
Remove the monster from your farm and let it out into Maple World in a random world, channel and map. In that map, players can kill the monster to receive an invitation in Use inventory to visit your farm to obtain a considerable amount of waru based on rank. Invitation will be removed if unused after logging off the game. You will get a small amount of waru if this happens, given upon entering your farm.
Change Name
Use 1,000 waru to change the monster name. Note that you can set the monster name initially for free when you obtain the monster.
Extend Life
Option is available only when expiry is reached and the monster is not SS rank. Consume waru or gems to extend by 14 days measured from time of extension, depending on type and rank.
Combine
Visit other farms to combine your monster with those in other farms by consuming warus based on the higher rank among the 2 monsters. Each monster in other farms can be used once daily (use 2 gems to reset the limit).You will get a new monster among the possible results:
- Same type, 1 rank below or same rank or 1 rank higher (low chance of a higher rank)
- Different type that matches the other farm's monster type, half the rank compared to your monster
- C rank monster of a foreign type
If it is a special formula (very low chance of around 1%?), either the stated result is given, or a C rank of a random type excluding special type. SS rank monsters and special type monsters cannot be used unless it is part of a special formula. Expired monsters and those from incubators cannot be used for any combinations, even if it is part of a special formula.
The other farm will also receive a small amount of waru based on his/her monster's rank that you used, it is given when the owner enters the farm.
Play
Play with monsters in other farms to gain a small amount of waru (1~8) based on monster rank, and provide a small amount of monster EXP to that monster. You can play with each monster once daily, and 20 times daily from everyone.
Farm Level
Beauty Level
Quests
Tutorial and Story
Repeatable