MapleStory: Reboot Link Skill Farming Guide

Steam Community guide by RH1N0 P1LL P3T3R.

Introduction

Welcome to my Reboot GMS link skill guide. Link skills are skills that certain classes have that can be shared to other characters in the same world. Link skills are unlocked at level 1, but can only be transferred when level 70 is hit. They can be found in the Skill Tab under ●. Players usually create and grind 12 classes up to level 120, as 210 takes too long to get to. Link Skills are beneficial to a character's range when aiming to get it higher. This guide will include a section on link skills, grinding, tips and frequently asked questions. Credit goes to AyumiLove for a lot of the information (http://ayumilove.net/maplestory-link-skills-guide/) that went into this, reformatted for Steam.

Class Link Skills

Skills can be linked in the basic skill tab (●).
Level 1: Level 70
Level 2: Level 120
Level 3: Level 210
Angelic Buster (Terms and Conditions)
Increase skill damage for 10 seconds when activated (90 second cooldown).
Level 1: +60% skill damage when active.
Level 2: +95% skill damage when active.
Level 3: +120% skill damage when active.
Beast Tamer (Elf Focus)
Permanently increases boss damage, critical rate, max HP and max MP.
Level 1: Boss damage +4%, Critical rate +4%, MaxHP + MaxMP +3%.
Level 2: Boss damage +7%, Critical rate +7%, MaxHP + MaxMP +4%.
Level 3: Boss damage +10%, Critical rate +10%, MaxHP + MaxMP +5%.
Cannonneer (Pirate Blessing)
Permanently boosts all stats, Max HP and Max MP.
Level 1: All Stats +15, MaxHP +5%, MaxMP +5%
Level 2: All Stats +25, MaxHP +10%, MaxMP +10%
Level 3: All Stats +35, MaxHP +15%, MaxMP +15%
Demon Avenger (Wild Rage)
Permanently increases damage.
Level 1: +5% Damage.
Level 2: +10% Damage.
Level 3: +15% Damage.
Demon Slayer (Fury Unleashed)
Permanently increases boss damage.
Level 1: +10% Damage to Bosses.
Level 2: +15% Damage to Bosses.
Level 3: +20% Damage to Bosses.
Eunwol / Shade (Close Call)
Chance to ignore death.
Level 1: Ignore Death Chance +5%
Level 2: Ignore Death Chance +10%
Level 3: Ignore Death Chance +15%
Kinesis (Judgement)
Permanently increases minimum critical damage.
Level 1: Minimum Critical Damage +4%.
Level 2: Minimum Critical Damage +8%.
Hayato (Keen Edge)
Permanently increases all stats, weapon attack and magic attack.
Level 1: All Stats +10, Weapon Attack +5, Magic Attack +5.
Level 2: Unavailable.
Level 3: Unavailable.
Zen/Jett (Core Aura)
Adds random stats to STR, DEX, INT, LUK, Magic Attack and Weapon Attack.
Level 1: STR, DEX, INT, LUK, Weapon ATT, Magic ATT. (Small Boost)
Level 2: N/A
Level 3: N/A
Kaiser (Iron Will)
Permanently boosts max HP.
Level 1: +10% MaxHP.
Level 2: +15% MaxHP.
Level 3: +20% MaxHP.
Kanna (Elementalism)
Permanently increases damage.
Level 1: +5% Damage.
Level 2: +10% Damage.
Level 3: Unavailable.
Luminous (Light Wash / Permeate)
Increases Ignore Defense (PDR).
Level 1: Ignores 10% Defense.
Level 2: Ignores 15% Defense.
Level 3: Ignores 20% Defense.
Mercedes (Elven Blessing)
Sends you to Elluel (30 minute cooldown). Passively permanently increases experience gain.
Level 1: (Passive) +10% EXP. (Active) Sends you to Elluel.
Level 2: (Passive) +15% EXP. (Active) Sends you to Elluel.
Level 3: (Passive) +20% EXP. (Active) Sends you to Elluel.
Mihile (Knight's Watch)
Temporarily increases knockback resistance to 100% (180 second cooldown).
Level 1: 100% Knockback Resist for 90 sec.
Level 2: 100% Knockback Resist for 110 sec.
Level 3: 100% Knockback Resist for 130 sec.
Phantom (Deadly Instinct)
Permanently increases Critical Rate.
Level 1: +10% Critical Rate.
Level 2: +15% Critical Rate.
Level 3: +20% Critical Rate.
Xenon (Hybrid Logic)
Permanently increases all stats.
Level 1: All Stats +5%.
Level 2: All Stats +10%.
Level 3: Unavailable.
Evan (Rune Persistence)
Increases the duration of runes.
Level 1: Rune Duration +30%
Level 2: Rune Duration +50%
Level 3: Rune Duration +70%
Aran (Combo Kill Blessing)
Increases Combo Kill Marble Experience. (Blue, purple and red orbs that appear on the map)
Level 1: Combo Kill Marble EXP +400%
Level 2: Combo Kill Marble EXP +650%
Level 3: Combo Kill Marble Exp +900%

Grindpath

[Lv. 0 - 10] Tutorial / Job Quests
[Lv. 10 - 20] Stone Golems
[Lv. 14 - 30] Flaming Mixed Golems
[Lv. 25 - 30] Curse Eyes
[Lv. 30 - 37] Violet Clam Slimes
[Lv. 30 - 40] Ellinel Fairy Academy Theme Dungeon
[Lv. 30 - 40] Coconut Slimes
[Lv. 37 - 40] Flying Fish Slimes
[Lv. 40 - 50] Seashell Octopus Slimes
[Lv. 50] Easy Zakum (2 daily Zakum runs)*
[Lv. 50 - 60] Riena Strait Theme Dungeon
[Lv. 60 - 65] Skeledogs, Mummydogs*
[Lv. 60 - 70] Copper Drakes
[Lv. 65 - 75] Dark Drakes
[Lv. 70 - 120] Romeo and Juliet Party Quest
[Lv. 75 - 90] White Fangs
[Lv. 90 - 110] Roids
[Lv. 100] Normal Zakum (2 daily Zakum runs)*
[Lv. 110 - 120] Robos

Tips

-Save your Alishan quest bubble to get to Copper Drakes from Riena Strait faster.
-As soon as you’re Level 10, use the Maple Guide to get to Victoria Island (Tab at the top).
-Doing the FriendStory pre-quest will allow you to teleport to Henesys whenever you need to. Use the cellphone in the tab on the left side.
-Do part-time jobs with your mules when you’re done for a chance to get Potential Scrolls, mesos etc.
-Cygnus Knights’ blessing does not have a cooldown like Link Skill transferring. Make one before your mules.
-Grinding in a party is significantly faster, especially with support classes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can one character have more than one link skill?
A: Yes! Each character can have up to 12 link skills.
Q: Can I transfer a link skill from a character that is the same class as the receiving character?
A: No. For example, a Luminous cannot transfer Light Wash to another Luminous.
Q: Can I transfer a link skill to multiple characters in a world?
A: No. Each character can only transfer their link skill to one other character with a cooldown of 24 hours.
Q: How do I transfer link skills?
A: On your link skill mule, go to your Skill Tab and open the [●] tab. Find the Link Skill Manager, Click the Available button and choose which character you want to transfer your link skill to.
Q: What level should I train my link skill mules to?
A: Most people train 12 mules to level 120, as 210 takes a long time to get to, and isn't worth the time.
Q: What are the best classes to train for their link skills?
A: Different classes and people have different needs based on their character, but universally, a player would include some of these in their list (Roughly emphasized best to worst):

1. Mercedes: Passive experience boost for grinding from level 1-250.
2. Evan: Runes grant 200% EXP and help grind faster.
3. Aran: EXP baubles give great boosts of EXP for grinding.
   4.Kanna: Damage for bossing and mobbing.
4. Demon Avenger: Damage for bossing and mobbing.
5. Luminious: Ignore Defense (PDR) for bossing and mobbing.
6. Zen/Jett: All Stats, Weapon Attack and Magic Attack for bossing and mobbing.
7. Beast Tamer: Boss Damage, Critical Rate, Max HP and Max MP with versatility in survivability and bossing.
8. Demon Slayer: Boss Damage for bossing.
9. Phantom: Critical Rate for bossing and mobbing.
10. Hayato: All Stats,Weapon Attack and Magic Attack for bossing and mobbing.
11. Cannoneer: All Stats, Max HP and Max MP with versatility in survivability, bossing and mobbing.
12. Xenon: All Stats for bossing and mobbing.
13. Angelic Buster: Temporary skill damage boost for bossing and mobbing.
14. Kinesis: Minimum Critical Damage for bossing and mobbing.
    Q: In addition to boosting them, does the Zen/Jett link skill scramble stats at level 2 and 3 again?
    A: No idea. Nexon has never specified.

Guide Changelog

[February 18th, 2016] Published.
[April 21st, 2017] Added Aran and Evan. Fixed errors and formatting. Re-did grindpath.
[April 29th, 2017] Minor changes.
[May 15th, 2017] Updated Angelic Buster skill