Cape is the back-slot accessory, and one of only two slots with no job restriction anywhere in it. No cape is locked to a branch and no cape has a stat requirement either, so required level is the only thing gating one. Every cape carries weapon defense, from 12 to 28, and accuracy, from 1 to 5, and every one has 5 upgrade slots. No cape carries Max HP, Max MP, avoidability or any attack value.
What a cape does
- Adds weapon defense and accuracy. The two stats every cape carries.
- Usually adds one primary stat. Most capes add a single stat rather than an all-around bonus: 1 point at level 35, 2 at level 46, 3 at levels 50 and 55, and 4 at level 65.
- Often adds magic defense. Present on most of the slot.
- Gates on level alone. No job restriction and no stat requirement anywhere in the slot.
- Takes 5 upgrade slots.
Used by
Every class, without exception. The cape slot and the earring slot are the only two where no item is locked to a job branch, which makes a cape one of the few pieces a character never has to replace on changing job. Since capes carry no stat requirement either, a character who meets the level can always wear the best cape available.
Cape families
The slot is small and highly regular: one early cape and then five families, each sharing a required level, a defense value and an accuracy value across its members, and differing only in which primary stat the member grants. Old Raggedy Cape opens the slot at level 25, followed by the Justice capes at 35, the Icarus capes at 46 and the Napoleon capes at 50. Two further families, the Magic capes at 55 and the Gaia capes at 65, are rewards from quests in Ossyria and cannot be obtained at Grand Launch.
The Napoleon capes close the slot at launch, at level 50. Choosing within a family is only a question of which stat the character wants, since the defense and accuracy are shared across its members.
Not in the game at launch. This article covers content that is confirmed and was playable in the second Closed Online Test, but which is not part of MapleStory Classic World at Grand Launch on October 21, 2026. Nexon has said it will be reworked before being introduced gradually, and has not given a date. See Differences from MapleStory for what has been confirmed so far.
The Gaia capes would close the slot at level 65 with 28 weapon defense, 13 magic defense, 5 accuracy and 4 points in one primary stat, offered in Red Gaia Cape for STR, Blue Gaia Cape for INT, White Gaia Cape for DEX and Black Gaia Cape for LUK. They and the Magic capes are Ossyria quest rewards, so neither family is reachable at Grand Launch.
Two capes break the pattern by granting speed instead of a stat, and they are the only armor outside the shoes slot that grants any movement at all.
List of capes
Every cape tracked on the wiki, sorted by required level ascending, then by name. Click any column header to re-sort. Cash Shop capes are cosmetic and are not in this table.
| Lv | Item | Job | WDEF | MDEF | STR | DEX | INT | LUK | ACC | SPEED | Slots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |  Old Raggedy Cape
|
12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| 35 |  Black Justice Cape
|
16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 35 |  Blue Justice Cape
|
16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 35 |  Red Justice Cape
|
16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 35 |  White Justice Cape
|
16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 46 |  Blue Icarus Cape
|
21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| 46 |  Green Icarus Cape
|
21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| 46 |  Yellow Icarus Cape
|
21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 50 |  Black Napoleon
|
22 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 50 |  Blue Napoleon
|
22 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 50 |  Green Napoleon
|
22 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 50 |  Red Napoleon
|
22 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 50 |  White Napoleon
|
22 | 4 | 3 | 5 |