The Zakum Package is the top edition of the Founder's Package, sold by Nexon for $79.99 ahead of the MapleStory Classic World launch. It is named after Zakum, and it includes Founder's Access, which opens Classic World on 6 October 2026, two weeks before the Grand Launch.
It holds everything in the Orange Mushroom Package and the Snail Package as well as its own additions, which makes it the only edition that contains every Founder cosmetic. It is also the only edition sold on Steam.
What it adds
Everything here is cosmetic and grants no stats or bonuses. Each piece can be worn by any character regardless of job or gender, with no weapon restrictions.
| Cosmetic | Kind | |
|---|---|---|
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Mark of the Founder (Black) | Hat |
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Radiance of the Founder | Effect |
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Manji's Outfit Set | Outfit set, five pieces |
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Founder's Chat Ring | Ring |
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Founder's Label Ring | Ring |
Radiance is the widest of the three Founder effects. All three are kept, not swapped, so this edition carries Glimmer, Glow and Radiance together.
Manji's Outfit Set adds jump and attack effects to its weapon and holds five pieces: Manji's Bamboo Hat, Manji's Clothes, Reticent Steps, Manji's Blade and Silent Sea of Clouds. The two rings arrive together in a Founder's Ring Coupon and hang a wooden label above and below the character. Both follow the usual box rule: the box lasts 30 days and can be moved between characters on the same account, and the pieces inside are permanent and untradeable once opened.
What it also includes
Everything in the two lower editions comes with it.
- From the Orange Mushroom Package: Mark of the Founder (Brown), Glow of the Founder and the Founder's Thief Outfit Set.
- From the Snail Package: Mark of the Founder (Tan), Glimmer of the Founder, Jr. Balrog Invasion x50 and the Well-Loved Outfit Set.
Founder's Access
Founder's Access opens MapleStory Classic World on 6 October 2026, two weeks ahead of the Grand Launch on 21 October. It is tied to the account that bought the package rather than to a key, so it cannot be handed to another account, and no beta key or coupon is involved. Play starts through the Nexon Launcher or Steam on the day, whichever store the package came from.
Characters and progression made during Founder's Access carry over to the Grand Launch, so nothing is reset when the world opens to everyone.
Buying on Steam
Steam sells the Zakum Package and nothing else from the range. 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 editions.
The package is otherwise identical on both stores, with the same contents and the same Founder's Access, and a single purchase on either grants all of it. There is no reason to buy on both, and each platform allows one purchase per account. Upgrades from a lower edition are a Nexon website feature and are not offered on Steam.
Since this is the top edition, it cannot be upgraded further, and no package can be moved back down once bought.
See also
- Founder's Package: the parent page, covering how the packages are claimed, where they are sold and how Founder's Access works.
- Snail Package and Orange Mushroom Package: the two lower editions, both of which can be upgraded to this one during the sale.