Training guide

Training guide covers where to train on Victoria Island in MapleStory Classic World, for any class, from level 10 to 55. Every training map on the island is scored from the wiki's monster and spawn data. The table below names the best map for each band of levels, and each band's section adds two alternatives, the hazards nearby and the way there.

The levels before 10 are spent on Maple Island, where the quests lead you from map to map; Getting started walks through them and the job advancement at 10.

Where to train at each level

Levels	Best map	Monsters	Nearest town
10 to 15	Tree Dungeon, Forest Up North IV	Green Mushroom, Slime	Ellinia
16 to 20	Line 1 (Area 1)	Bubbling	Kerning City
21 to 25	Dark Cave	Stirge, Horny Mushroom, Zombie Mushroom	Sleepywood
26 to 30	Ant Tunnel III	Zombie Mushroom, Horny Mushroom	Sleepywood
31 to 35	Tree Dungeon, Forest Up North IX	Curse Eye	Ellinia
36 to 40	Line 2 (Area 1)	Jr. Wraith	Kerning City
41 to 45	Tree Dungeon, Monkey Forest II	Zombie Lupin, Curse Eye	Ellinia
46 to 50	Line 2 (Area 3)	Wraith	Kerning City
51 to 55	Line 2 (Area 3)	Wraith	Kerning City

Tip: Not sure how to reach a map? The Route Planner gives you the shortest portal-by-portal route between any two maps.

Levels 10 to 15

Take the job advancement at 10 first: your class's instructor is listed under Advancing at level 10.

Pick	Map	Monsters	EXP per 100 HP
Best	Tree Dungeon, Forest Up North IV	Green Mushroom ×31, Slime ×13	11.1
Also good	Northern Top of Construction Site	Octopus ×12, Orange Mushroom ×6, Blue Mushroom ×3	11.7
Also good	Henesys Hunting Ground III	Slime ×17, Green Mushroom ×13, Orange Mushroom ×11, Stump ×10, Red Snail ×6, Blue Snail ×2	10.5

Monster	Level	HP	EXP	Weak to	Resists
Blue Snail	2	51	4	None	None
Red Snail	4	68	8	None	None
Stump	5	133	10	Fire	None
Slime	6	115	12	Lightning	None
Orange Mushroom	8	142	15	None	None
Octopus	12	191	23	Lightning	None
Green Mushroom	14	233	26	None	Poison
Blue Mushroom	19	342	35	None	None

Tree Dungeon, Forest Up North IV is a shaft one screen wide, four maps from Ellinia, where you also respawn: every platform sits within one screen's width, so between kills you climb rather than cross a map. Its Green Mushrooms are a few levels above you at the start of the band, so open on the Slimes. Northern Top of Construction Site is three maps from Kerning City and Henesys Hunting Ground III three from Henesys; each sends you back to its town when you die.

Quests worth doing: Mrs. Ming Ming's First Worry (level 15, 669 EXP), Mrs. Ming Ming's Second Worry (level 15, 669 EXP) and How to Enjoy Mushrooms (level 14, 535 EXP).

Levels 16 to 20

Pick	Map	Monsters	EXP per 100 HP
Best	Line 1 (Area 1)	Bubbling ×64	10.8
Also good	Tree Dungeon, Forest Up North IV	Green Mushroom ×31	11.2
Also good	B1 (Subway Depot)	Bubbling ×9	10.8

Monster	Level	HP	EXP	Weak to	Resists
Green Mushroom	14	233	26	None	Poison
Bubbling	15	259	28	Lightning	None

Line 1 (Area 1) is two maps from Kerning City, where you respawn. B1 (Subway Depot) holds a smaller spawn of the same Bubblings and also sends you back to Kerning City. Tree Dungeon, Forest Up North IV is four maps from Ellinia.

Quests worth doing: Hero of the Story (level 20, 2,021 EXP), Jane and the Mushroom (level 20, 1,610 EXP) and Luke the Security Guy (level 19, 1,380 EXP).

Levels 21 to 25

Pick	Map	Monsters	EXP per 100 HP
Best	Dark Cave	Stirge ×35, Horny Mushroom ×9, Zombie Mushroom ×7	11.6
Also good	Transfer Area	Stirge ×38	12.5
Also good	Excavation Site II	Wooden Mask ×30, Rocky Mask ×12, Ghost Stump ×11	9.2

Monster	Level	HP	EXP	Weak to	Resists
Ghost Stump	19	404	35	Fire	None
Stirge	20	296	37	None	None
Horny Mushroom	22	403	41	None	None
Wooden Mask	23	462	43	None	None
Rocky Mask	24	479	45	None	None
Zombie Mushroom	24	436	45	Holy	None

Dark Cave is five maps below Sleepywood, past Ant Tunnel IV, and Ant Tunnel III three; both send you back to Sleepywood when you die, so stock up there. Transfer Area is three maps from Kerning City.

Watch out: Dangerous Croko I looks right for this band with its level 21 Jr. Neckis, but level 52 Crocos patrol the same water. Until you can survive a hit from one, hunt your snakes elsewhere.

Quests worth doing: Sabitrama and the Diet Medicine (level 25, 3,060 EXP), Camila's Gem (level 24, 2,750 EXP) and Stranger's Request (level 23, 2,430 EXP).

Party quest: the Kerning City Party Quest, First Time Together, is an alternative to grinding in this range; its page has the level limits.

Levels 26 to 30

Pick	Map	Monsters	EXP per 100 HP
Best	Ant Tunnel III	Zombie Mushroom ×61, Horny Mushroom ×38	10.3
Also good	The Cave of Evil Eye III	Evil Eye ×38	8.3
Also good	The Land of Wild Boar II	Wild Boar ×23, Axe Stump ×6, Dark Axe Stump ×2	8.9

Monster	Level	HP	EXP	Weak to	Resists
Axe Stump	17	371	32	Fire	None
Horny Mushroom	22	403	41	None	None
Dark Axe Stump	23	547	43	Fire	None
Zombie Mushroom	24	436	45	Holy	None
Wild Boar	25	510	46	None	None
Evil Eye	27	606	50	None	None

Ant Tunnel III is three maps below Sleepywood and The Cave of Evil Eye III twelve; both send you back to Sleepywood when you die, so bring enough potions for the long walk to the cave. The cave's level 35 Jr. Boogie 2s are above the band, but few, and they come back only every five minutes. The Land of Wild Boar II is five maps from Ellinia, but if you die you respawn in Perion.

Quests worth doing: Maya's First Collection (level 30, 4,780 EXP), Arwen and the Glass Shoe (level 29, 4,430 EXP, repeatable) and The Filing Error (level 28, 4,090 EXP).

At level 30, take your second job advancement; the Warrior, Magician, Bowman and Thief pages describe each path.

Levels 31 to 35

Pick	Map	Monsters	EXP per 100 HP
Best	Tree Dungeon, Forest Up North IX	Curse Eye ×20	6.3
Also good	Line 2 (Area 1)	Jr. Wraith ×83	6.7
Also good	Tree Dungeon, Forest Up North VI	Curse Eye ×15, Fairy 3 ×2	6.5

Monster	Level	HP	EXP	Weak to	Resists
Fairy 3	29	593	54	Poison	Lightning, Holy
Curse Eye	33	1,001	63	None	Poison
Jr. Wraith	34	982	66	Fire, Holy	None

Tree Dungeon, Forest Up North IX and Tree Dungeon, Forest Up North VI are shafts one screen wide, four maps from Ellinia, where you respawn. Line 2 (Area 1) is four maps from Kerning City; its level 21 Jr. Neckis are harmless by now.

Quests worth doing: Shumi's Lost Coin (level 35, 6,720 EXP), A Clue to the Secret Book (level 32, 5,850 EXP) and Icarus's Hang Glider (level 31, 5,530 EXP).

Levels 36 to 40

Pick	Map	Monsters	EXP per 100 HP
Best	Line 2 (Area 1)	Jr. Wraith ×83	6.7
Also good	Line 1 (Area 2)	Jr. Wraith ×69	6.7
Also good	Tree Dungeon, Forest Up North IX	Curse Eye ×20	6.3

Monster	Level	HP	EXP	Weak to	Resists
Curse Eye	33	1,001	63	None	Poison
Jr. Wraith	34	982	66	Fire, Holy	None

Line 2 (Area 1) and Line 1 (Area 2) are four maps from Kerning City, where you respawn. Tree Dungeon, Forest Up North IX is a shaft one screen wide, four maps from Ellinia.

Watch out: Sleepy Dungeon V looks like a Curse Eye and Lupin map, but level 58 Dark Stone Golems share it. At 36 to 40 they will flatten you; leave it for much later.

Quests worth doing: Special Taste of Florina Beach I (level 37, 7,310 EXP) and Collecting 50 Cursed Dolls (level 36, 7,020 EXP).

Levels 41 to 45

Pick	Map	Monsters	EXP per 100 HP
Best	Tree Dungeon, Monkey Forest II	Zombie Lupin ×26, Curse Eye ×4	5.0
Also good	Tree Dungeon, Monkey Forest I	Zombie Lupin ×26, Curse Eye ×5	5.0
Also good	Monkey Forest II	Zombie Lupin ×25, Lupin ×10	5.1

Monster	Level	HP	EXP	Weak to	Resists
Curse Eye	33	1,001	63	None	Poison
Lupin	37	1,336	75	None	None
Zombie Lupin	41	1,774	89	Holy	None

The Monkey Forest tree dungeons are shafts one screen wide, four and five maps from Ellinia, where you respawn, and Monkey Forest II, four maps out, holds the same Zombie Lupins on a wider map.

Watch out: The Tunnel That Lost Light I offers level 40 Cold Eyes, but level 50 Drakes patrol the same tunnel. Strong characters at the top of the band can work the edges; everyone else should wait.

Quests worth doing: Jane's First Challenge (level 44, 9,940 EXP), Pia's Present For a Friend (level 42, 9,060 EXP) and First Material Delivery for Building a New House (level 41, 8,670 EXP).

Levels 46 to 50

Pick	Map	Monsters	EXP per 100 HP
Best	Line 2 (Area 3)	Wraith ×68	5.2
Also good	Line 1 (Area 4)	Wraith ×59	5.2
Also good	Remains (Tomb) III	Mummydog ×15, Skeledog ×4	4.7

Monster	Level	HP	EXP	Weak to	Resists
Skeledog	44	2,134	102	Holy	None
Mummydog	47	2,513	117	Holy	None
Wraith	48	2,350	122	Holy	None

The deep subway lines are six maps from Kerning City, where you respawn: hold on to a stack of potions, since every restock is the full walk. When one line is crowded, the other holds the same Wraiths. Hot Sand is four maps from Florina Beach, where you respawn.

Quests worth doing: Old Gladius (quest) (level 50, 12,900 EXP), Sabitrama's Anti-Aging Medicine (level 50, 12,900 EXP) and Building a New House For Blackbull (level 48, 11,800 EXP).

Levels 51 to 55

Pick	Map	Monsters	EXP per 100 HP
Best	Line 2 (Area 3)	Wraith ×68	5.2
Also good	Line 1 (Area 4)	Wraith ×59	5.2
Also good	Clang and Lorang	Clang ×17, Tortie ×6	4.8

Monster	Level	HP	EXP	Weak to	Resists
Tortie	46	2,226	111	None	None
Wraith	48	2,350	122	Holy	None
Clang	49	2,657	127	Lightning	None

The Wraith lines are six maps from Kerning City, and their Wraiths are three to seven levels below you now. The maps with monsters nearer your level, such as Drake Hunting Ground, hold fewer than half as many of them per screen. Clang and Lorang is four maps from Florina Beach, where you respawn.

Level 55 is roughly where Victoria Island stops having maps built for your level. The next bands are in Ossyria, which is not part of the game at Grand Launch.

Good to know

Class training areas. Four maps hold level 30 versions of familiar monsters, one per class: Warrior's Rocky Mountain (Fire Boars and Lupins), Magician's Tree Dungeon (Horny Mushrooms and Curse Eyes), Ant Tunnel For Bowman (Evil Eyes and Zombie Mushrooms) and Thief's Construction Site (Blue Mushrooms and Cold Eyes).
Job-advancement dungeons. The four advancement dungeons are stocked with separate copies of familiar monsters that pay roughly 1.7 times the usual experience for their level. You only pass through during the advancement itself, so this is a quirk to know rather than a route to plan.
Bosses along the way. Mano (level 20), King Slime (32), Mushmom (40), Shade (48), Zombie Mushmom (55) and Jr. Balrog (80) are party targets rather than training spots; each page has its stats and drops. See Bosses.