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Founder's Package

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Founder's Package
Three treasure chests themed after an orange mushroom, Zakum and a snail.
Three paid bundles sold ahead of the Classic World launch, two of which grant early access.
On sale
2 September to 14 October 2026
Editions
Snail, Orange Mushroom, Zakum
Price
$29.99, $59.99, $79.99 USD
Grants early access
Orange Mushroom and Zakum only
Contents
Cosmetic, untradeable, permanent
Sold on
Nexon website, and Steam for the top edition
Data verified: pre-launch

The Founder's Package is a set of three paid bundles Nexon is selling ahead of the MapleStory Classic World launch. Sales opened on 2 September 2026 and close at 11:59 PM PDT on 14 October 2026. The two higher editions include Founder's Access, which opens the world on 6 October 2026, ahead of the Grand Launch on 21 October. The cheapest edition does not.

The editions are named after three monsters from the era the server recreates: Snail, Orange Mushroom and Zakum. Each edition contains everything in the edition below it, plus its own additions.

Every item in every edition is cosmetic. Nexon states that the packages grant no stats or bonuses of any kind, that each piece can be worn by any character regardless of job or gender, and that there are no weapon restrictions. The contents work only in Classic World, and packages cannot be gifted to another player.

Editions

A teal chest with a snail sitting on the lid.
Snail Package 		A gold chest with an orange mushroom sitting on the lid.
Orange Mushroom Package 		An ornate gold chest carved with the face of Zakum.
Zakum Package
USD $29.99 $59.99 $79.99
EUR €29.99 €59.99 €79.99
GBP £25.99 £51.99 £69.99
Founder's Access No Yes, from 6 October Yes, from 6 October
Cosmetics Four Seven Twelve
Sold on Nexon website Nexon website Nexon website and Steam

What the packages contain

Each column below is what that package adds, and every package also holds everything in the columns to its left. So the Orange Mushroom Package is its own three cosmetics plus the four in the Snail Package, and the Zakum Package is all twelve. Nothing has to be bought twice.

Each outfit set arrives as a box rather than as loose items. The box lasts 30 days and can be moved between characters on the same account. The pieces inside are permanent and untradeable once the box is opened. The one exception to the permanent duration is the Jr. Balrog consumable, which expires after 90 days.

A teal chest with a snail sitting on the lid.
Snail Package 		A gold chest with an orange mushroom sitting on the lid.
Orange Mushroom Package 		An ornate gold chest carved with the face of Zakum.
Zakum Package
Includes Everything in the Snail Package Everything in the Snail and Orange Mushroom packages
Hat A character wearing a tan hat with a red maple leaf on the brim.
Mark of the Founder (Tan) 		A character wearing a brown hat with a red maple leaf on the brim.
Mark of the Founder (Brown) 		A character wearing a black hat with a red maple leaf on the brim.
Mark of the Founder (Black)
Effect A small maple leaf glowing above a character.
Glimmer of the Founder 		A maple leaf glowing brightly above a character.
Glow of the Founder 		A maple leaf in a wide burst of light above a character.
Radiance of the Founder
Outfit set A character in a bamboo hat holding a large frozen fish, lit by a pale glow.
Well-Loved Outfit Set 		A character in goggles and a flight cap holding a dagger.
Founder's Thief Outfit Set 		A character in a straw hat carrying a blade, wreathed in cloud.
Manji's Outfit Set
Consumable A Jr. Balrog beating its wings.
Jr. Balrog Invasion x50
Rings A wooden sign reading MAPLE hanging above a character.
Founder's Chat Ring
A wooden sign reading MAPLE hanging below a character.
Founder's Label Ring

The three effects are the same maple burst at three intensities, Glimmer the smallest and Radiance the widest. The Well-Loved set carries a visual effect of its own, and the Founder's Thief and Manji's sets add jump and attack effects to their weapon. Jr. Balrog Invasion turns the character into a Jr. Balrog. The two rings arrive together in a Founder's Ring Coupon, which follows the same 30 day box rule as the outfit sets, and they hang a wooden label above and below the character.

What is in each outfit set

  • Well-Loved Outfit Set: Well-Loved Frozen Tuna, Well-Loved Brown Bamboo Hat, Well-Loved Pan Lid, Well-Loved White & Blue Sandals, Well-Loved Blue Sauna Robe and Well-Loved Work Gloves.
  • Founder's Thief Outfit Set: Founder's Thief Hat, Founder's Thief Outfit, Founder's Thief Boots, Founder's Thief Dagger, Founder's Thief Face and Founder's Thief Gloves.
  • Manji's Outfit Set: Manji's Bamboo Hat, Manji's Clothes, Reticent Steps, Manji's Blade and Silent Sea of Clouds.

Founder's Access

Founder's Access opens MapleStory Classic World on 6 October 2026, two weeks before the Grand Launch on 21 October. It comes with the Orange Mushroom and Zakum packages only, and it is tied to the account that bought the package rather than to a key, so it cannot be handed to another account. No beta key or coupon is involved. Play starts through the Nexon Launcher or Steam on the day.

Characters and progression made during Founder's Access carry over to the Grand Launch. Nothing is reset when the world opens to everyone, so time played during the early window is not lost.

Nexon has not yet published the server opening time for either date.

Where to buy

Packages are sold on the Nexon website and on Steam, and a Nexon account is required either way. Classic World itself runs on Windows and macOS through the Nexon Launcher or Steam.

Steam sells only the Zakum Package. Nexon has explained that Steam's platform rules do not support the upgrade path its own store offers, so it lists the top edition alone there to keep buyers from paying twice for overlapping tiers. The Zakum Package is otherwise identical on both stores, and one purchase on either grants the full contents and Founder's Access. There is no reason to buy on both.

Each package can be bought once per account on each platform. Payment is accepted by credit card, PayPal, Google Pay, Karma Koin, Nexon Game Card, GoCash Game Card, Razer Gold and other supported prepaid methods. The sale runs in most regions where MapleStory is playable, and checkout refuses the purchase with a regional notice where it does not.

Upgrading between editions

A package bought on the Nexon website can be moved up a tier at any point during the sale by paying the difference in price. Upgrades are not offered on Steam, and no package can be moved back down once bought.

Upgrade USD EUR GBP
Snail to Orange Mushroom $30.00 €30.00 £26.00
Snail to Zakum $50.00 €50.00 £44.00
Orange Mushroom to Zakum $20.00 €20.00 £18.00

Only the items the new tier adds are sent out, so nothing already claimed arrives twice. Upgrading after Founder's Access has already started delivers the extra items on the next login. The upgrade option disappears with the rest of the sale at 11:59 PM PDT on 14 October 2026.

Claiming the items

Package contents are delivered automatically on the first login to Classic World. There is no coupon to redeem.

The items wait in the in-game mailbox until 30 November 2026 at 11:59 PM UTC and expire unopened after that. A character has to leave Maple Island before the package can be opened, and once it has been taken out of the mailbox there are 30 days to open it.

See also

Source:MapleStory Classic Wiki