Luminous is one of MapleStory Hero Magician (Legend) who uses Shining Rod (primary weapon) and Orb (secondary weapon). This job uses a light/dark skill system whereby frequently using light magic skills fills your orb with darkness whereas frequently using dark magic skills fills with light. Once you fully charge up either light/dark, you will go into a state of Equilibrium for 7 seconds that allows you to activate powerful skills. After that, your orb turns either dark/light (opposite color of the one before). Using skills similar to the orb deals extra damage. Example, your orb glow is currently dark, and using dark skills deals extra damage compared to light skills and vice versa. [KMS NOTE] Luminous 1st Job Primary Skill differs based on the storyline you choose. Choosing light unlocks Flash Shower (Light Magic) whereas selecting dark unlocks Abyssal Drop (Dark Magic). Luminous gets an initial of 5 SP (1st Job) and 4 SP (2nd, 3rd, 4th Job) after completing job advancement. KMS (Korea MapleStory) released Luminous on Jul 11 2012. GMS (Global MapleStory) released Luminous on Dec 4 2012.
Luminous Overview
CLASS: Hero
EQUIPMENT TYPE: Magician
MAIN WEAPON: Shining Rod (unique two-handed weapon)
SUB EQUIP: Light Orb – Unique equipment type – Luminous Only. (Without this item equipped, Luminous cannot attack)
ATTACK DISTANCE: Range
MOBILITY: High (Has Teleport Ability)
HP: Low
MP: High
PRIMARY STAT: Intelligence
Luminous Storyline
During his battle with the Black Mage, Luminous along with the other Heroes, managed to seal him away. But not before the Black Mage could impart some of his darkness on to Luminous. Luminous must now learn to control the awesomely terrifying power of the Black Mage before it threatens to consume his soul and plunge him into the world of darkness.
Good thing Luminous will have some help on his journey! His trusted (and see-thru) helper, Vieren, and the first person he met after fighting the Black Mage, Laina. With the help of Vieren and Laina, will Luminous learn to wield the powers of both Light and Dark to defend Maple World before it is too late?
Luminous Notes
Light vs. Dark Attributes
- The Global MapleStory version of Luminous is a bit different from the version of Luminous in the Korean version of MapleStory. In this version, the quests and skills have been modified to adjust gameplay flow. You won’t choose between light/dark in the beginning tutorial, and there will only be one story.
- The story will be based on the Dark side, wherein Luminous is conflicted about the darkness within him. You will have access to light and dark skills, with the ability to switch between the two and activate buffs that will enhance one or the other attribute.
- You will gain the light vs. dark gauge when you complete your 2nd job advancement, at which point you will also be able to switch between light and dark modes.
When switching between light and dark modes, you’ll briefly enter Equilibrium state.
- Power Stance has a chance to be activated for a brief period, preventing you from getting knocked back.
- Attacking monsters with light skills will recover 1% of your HP.
- Dark skills will use 0 MP.
- Both effects for light and dark will be applied for attack skills that have an equilibrium attribute.
MapleStory Luminous AP Stat Build
MapleStory Luminous Training Spots Level 1-200
MapleStory Luminous Hyper Skills
MapleStory Luminous Quests Guide
Luminous Beginner Job Skills
Sunfire
All light skills deals extra 50% damage and heals 1% of MaxHP.
Eclipse
All dark skills deals extra 50% damage and uses 0 MP.
Equilibrium
While in Equilibrium state which lasts 7 seconds, you will gain all benefits below:
1) 50% stance (50% chance to prevent enemy knock-backing you).
2) All damage absorbed by you is reduce to 1.
3) All skill cooldown are ignored.
4) All skills cost 0 MP, deals 50% more damage and heals 1% MaxHP.
5) Equilibrium skills deals 100% damage.
Permeate
Ignores a portion of enemy defense. Link Skill.
LV1 : Ignores 10% enemy’s defense.
LV2 : Ignores 15% enemy’s defense.
Power of Light
Permanently increases insight to Level 20 and +20 INT (Intellect).
Light Blink
Teleports to a nearby monster if outside town or a random location within town.
Luminous Beginner Skill Build: Everything maxed.
Explanation: Skills listed above are Luminous’s innate abilities. No SP required.
Luminous 1st Job Skills
Abyssal Drop
[Dark Magic] Attacks 6 enemies in front of you with falling dark objects.
LV1: 16 MP, 88% Damage.
LV20: 22 MP, 107% Damage.
Flash Shower (Active)
[Light Magic] Attacks 5 enemies with an energy ball that penetrates in straight line.
LV1: -15 MP, 223% Damage.
LV20: -21 MP, 280% Damage.
Light Speed (Active)
Use arrow keys to teleport to a location. You gain 1 second invincibility after teleportation. Also permanently increases your jump and speed ability.
LV1: -29 MP, Horizontal Range: 116, Vertical Range: 306. +1% Jump, +2% Speed.
LV10: -20 MP, Horizontal Range: 170, Vertical Range: 360. +10% Jump, +20% Speed.
Standard Magic Guard (Supportive)
A certain percentage of your damage taken goes to MP.
However if there’s no MP, damage goes to HP instead.
LV1: 13% Damage Displaced to MP.
LV10: 85% Damage Displaced to MP.
Mana Well (Supportive)
Temporarily boost MaxMP. Can stack with other boosting MaxMP skills.
LV1: -11 MP, +6% MaxMP, Lasts 85 seconds increase MaxMP by 6%.
LV20: -30 MP, +25% MaxMP, Lasts 180 seconds increase MaxMP by 25%.
Dark Affinity (Passive)
Permanently increases Light/Dark Magic damage.
LV1: +1% Light/Dark Magic Attack.
LV5: +5% Light/Dark Magic Attack.
Luminous 1st Job Skill Build: Everything maxed.
1. Add 1 SP into Flash Shower.
2. Max Light Speed, Flash Shower, Dark Affinity.
3. Max Mana Well, Standard Magic Guard, Abyssal Drop.
Explanation:
You will be using Light Blink instead of Light Speed for teleportation, so save that first SP for Flash Shower.Max Light Speed for its passive boost on jump and movement, speeding up training a lot. Then, max Flash Shower as it will be your primary attacking skill in 1st Job. For extra damage, max Dark Affinity after maxing those 2 essential skills mentioned above. Max Mana Well to temporarily increase your MaxMP so you can consume High Recovery MP Potions such as Pure Water or Elixirs without wasting a drop of it. After that, max Magic guard as you won’t be using this often during 1st job, unless the monster you train on drops lots of MP Potions. Finally max Abyssal Drop last since its damage is much lower than Flash Shower.
Luminous 2nd Job Skills
Sylvan Lance (Active)
[Light Magic] A spear of light is summoned to attack 6 enemies 4 times.
LV1: -21 MP, 96% Damage.
LV20: -31 MP, 115% Damage.
Blinding Pillar (Active)
[Light Magic] Summons a pillar of light to knockback 10 enemies 350 pixels away from you. It also has a chance to stun enemies while they are knockbacked from your location.
LV1: -10 MP, 55% Chance to Stun.
LV10: -15 MP, 100% Chance to Stun.
Pressure Void (Active)
[Dark Magic] Summon a giant dark orb which you can control its movement by holding left/right arrow keys to attack 8 nearby enemies around you. It will disappear after moving 350 pixels.
LV1: -5 MP, 111% Damage.
LV20: -15 MP, 168% Damage.
Black Blessing (Passive)
Automatically summons a dark sphere that encircles you if you are not attacked by enemies for a period of time. You can accumulate up to 3 dark spheres, each boosts your magic attack by a percentage of a Magic ATT cap. 1st Sphere: +50% of Cap / 2nd Sphere: +30% of Cap / 3rd Sphere: +20% of Cap. If you receive damage when dark sphere is present, it reduces damage by a certain percentage at the cost of one sphere.
LV1: Summon dark sphere if you’re not harmed within 15 seconds.
LV1: Reduces 32% incoming damage. Sphere Damage Cap is 20 Magic ATT.
LV20: Summon dark sphere if you’re not harmed within 5 seconds.
LV20: Reduces 70% incoming damage. Sphere Damage Cap is 30 Magic ATT.
Magic Booster (Supportive)
Temporarily reduces all skills attack delay.
LV1: -48 MP, Lasts 18 sec.
LV10: -30 MP, Lasts 180 sec.
Spell Mastery (Passive)
Permanently increases Magic Mastery, and Magic Attack.
LV1: +14% Magic Mastery, +1 Magic ATT.
LV10: +50% Magic Mastery, +10 Magic ATT.
High Wisdom (Passive)
Permanently increases your Intelligence.
LV1: +8 INT.
LV5: +40 INT.
Luminous 2nd Job Skill Build: Everything maxed except Blinding Pillar.
1. Add 1 SP into Sylvan Lance, Pressure Void and Black Blessing.
2. Max High Wisdom followed by Spell Mastery and Spell Booster.
3. Finally, max Sylvan Lance, Pressure Void and Black Blessing parallely.
4. Dump remaining SP into Blinding Pillar.
Explanation:
When you reach 2nd Job, Luminous will get an Orb Indicator located on the right side of the screen. It tells you how many more times you need to use a particular skill (either light or dark) to reach Equilibrium. Therefore, add 1 SP in both Sylvan Lance (Light Magic) and Pressure Void (Dark Magic) to take advantage of both magic benefits. Using Light Magic heals you 1% of MaxHP whereas Dark Magic costs 0 MP.
Before maxing these 2 skills, max High Wisdom to improve your character intellect (INT). The more INT you have, the more MaxMP you gain per level. Next, max Spell Mastery to stabilize your damage and then Spell Booster to speed up your attack.
Once those 3 are maxed, proceed with adding 1 SP into Sylvan Lance, Pressure Void and Black Blessing parallely as you level up. You want to have a stable balance damage when you switch from dark to light and light to dark magic. Blinding Pillar isn’t a skill use often for training, so prioritize it last.
Luminous 3rd Job Skills
Spectral Light (Active)
[Light Magic] Attack 8 enemies 4 times with ray of light. Hold down skill key to continuously unleash several rays of light and use Up/Down arrow keys to aim.
LV1: 10 MP, 302% Damage.
LV20: 20 MP, 340% Damage.
Ray of Redemption (Active)
[Light Magic] Heal party members while damaging 6 enemies simultaneously.
LV1: 123% Damage, 25% HP Recovery.
LV20: 180% Damage, 500% HP Recovery.
Moonlight Spear (Active)
[Dark Magic] Attack 6 enemies twice with a dark spear piercing out from the ground.
LV1: -25 MP, 344% Damage.
LV20: -35 MP, 401% Damage.
Death Scythe (Active)
[Equilibrium] Attacks 10 enemies 4 times with 2 summoned Death Reaper wielding an enormous Death Scythe. The damage is influenced by both light and dark. Once summon, it proceeds with cooldown.
LV1: -40 MP, 292% Damage, Cooldown 29 sec.
LV20: -52 MP, 330% Damage, Cooldown 10 sec.
Shadow Shell (Supportive + Passive)
Summons a barrier to protect you from status effects up to 3 times before it starts cooldown. It also permanently provides status effect and elemental damage resistance.
LV1: -29 MP, Cooldown 570 sec. +4% Resistance.
LV10: -20 MP, Cooldown 300 sec. +40% Resistance.
Dusk Guard (Supportive)
Temporarily boost physical and magical defenses and has a chance to ignore damage taken.
LV1: -8 MP, +120 Defense, 2% ignore damage, Lasts 72 sec.
LV10: -10 MP, +300 Defense, 20% ignore damage, Lasts 180 sec.
Photic Meditation (Supportive)
Temporarily improves party member’s magic attack. Can be used with Meditation.
LV1: -30 MP, +10 Magic Attack, Lasts 66 sec.
LV20: -36 MP, +40 Magic Attack, Lasts 180 sec.
Lunar Tidal (Passive)
Boost your damage or critical rate by comparing your current total percentage of HP and MP. If your HP% is more than MP%, boost damage. However, if your HP% is less than or equal to MP%, then boost critical hit rate.
LV1: +1% Damage OR +2% Critical Hit Rate.
LV20: +20% Damage OR +40% Critical Hit Rate.
Luminous 3rd Job Skill Build: Everything maxed except Ray of Redemption.
1. Add 1 SP into Dark Scythe, Moonlight Spear and Spectral Light.
2. Max Photic Meditation, Moonlight Spear and Spectral Light simultaneously.
3. Max Lunar Tidal, Dusk Guard and Anti Magic Shell simultaneously.
4. Max Dark Scythe and dump remaining SP into Ray of Redemption.
Explanation:
The skill you will be using most often is Moonlight Spear and Spectral Light during 3rd Job Training. So max both of them to speed up training. Next, max out those supportive skills with Lunar Tidal first for more damage or distribute SP evenly with 3 skills at once, whichever you prefer. You can max Dark Scythe for damage or max Ray of Redemption for party healing, but best to go with Dark Scythe since its a powerful mobbing skill during Equilibrium.
Luminous 4th Job Skills
Reflection (Active)
[Light Magic] Attack 8 enemies 4 times with chain lightning.
LV1: -24 MP, 288% Damage.
LV30: -44 MP, 375% Damage.
Morning Star (Active)
[Dark Magic] Summons a shooting star from sky and crashes to the ground, rolling away from you while knocking back up to 8 enemies within its path. Star explodes upon coming to a standstill. This skill has a cooldown of 5 seconds.
LV1: -40 MP, 93% Damage, 283% Explosion Damage.
LV30: -50 MP, 180% Damage, 370% Explosion Damage.
Apocalypse (Active)
[Dark Magic] Open a crack from darkness, letting flames of hell burn 8 enemies.
LV1: -24 MP, 303% Damage.
LV30: -44 MP, 390% Damage.
Ender (Active)
[Equilibrium] Attack 2 enemies 6 times with 100% critical hit rate with a summoned a giant sword infused with light and dark energy that instantly kills them. Enemies who are immune to instant-death absorbs insane amount of damage!
LV1: -40 MP, 275% Damage, Cooldown 25 sec.
LV30: -55 MP, 333% Damage, Cooldown 10 sec.
Dark Crescendo (Supportive)
Temporarily allows you to have a chance to stack damage when hitting enemies.
LV1: -45 MP, Activation Rate: 51%, +1% Damage up to 10 times, Lasts 64 sec.
LV30: -80 MP, Activation Rate: 80%, +1% Damage up to 30 times, Lasts 180 sec.
Arcane Pitch (Supportive)
Temporarily ignore a portion of enemy’s defense and improve your critical hit rate.
LV1: -56 MP, 1% Defense Ignored, +1% Critical Hit Rate.
LV30: -56 MP, 30% Defense Ignored, +30% Critical Hit Rate.
Magic Mastery (Passive)
Permanently Increases Magic mastery, magic attack, and minimum critical damage.
LV1: 56% Magic Mastery, +1 Magic Attack, +1% Minimum Critical Damage.
LV30: 70% Magic Mastery, +30 Magic Attack, +15% Minimum Critical Damage.
Darkness Mastery (Passive)
Permanently increases Equilibrium duration and replenishing speed for light and darkness skill. Also increases Death Scythe’s damage.
LV1: +2 sec Equilibrium. +20% Death Scythe’s damage.
LV5: +10 sec Equilibrium. +100% Death Scythe’s damage.
Maple Warrior (Supportive)
Temporarily boost all stats by percentage.
LV1: -10 MP, +1% All Stats, Lasts 30 sec.
LV30: -70 MP, +15% All Stats, Lasts 900 sec.
Hero’s Will (Active)
Removes all status effects such as Cursed/Seduce.
LV1: -30 MP, Cooldown 600 sec.
LV5: -30 MP, Cooldown 360 sec.
Luminous 4th Job Skill Build: Everything maxed.
1. Add 1 SP into Reflection, Apocalypse, Ender, Morning Star.
2. Max Darkness Mastery, Magic Mastery, Dark Crescendo.
3. Max Arcane Pitch, Reflection, Ender.
4. Max Apocalypse, Maple Warrior, Morning Star, Hero’s Will.
Explanation:
As usual, start by having 2 primary skills unlocked, Reflection [Light Magic] and Apocalypse [Dark Magic] and 1 ultimate equilibrium skill, Ender. Although Ender does not deal kill many monsters in 1 cast, its very efficient and powerful against single enemies especially boss enemies. This is usually used during Equilibrium state. If you do not have funds to purchase higher level Luminous Mastery Skill Book or failed to scroll your 4th Job Skills, you can use SP into other skill first. It’s best to have at least 10 SP in each skills to gain benefit from all.
Luminous Hyper Skills
Passive Skills
Reflection – Reinforce (Level 143) +20% Reflection’s damage.
Reflection – Spread (Level 162) No damage reduction when reflection spreads to hit nearby enemies.
Reflection – Range Up (Level 183) +50 Reflection’s range.
Apocalypse – Extra Target (Level 149) +2 Apocalpyse’s max enemies attacked.
Apocalypse – Reinforce (Level 168) +20% Apocalypse’s damage.
Apocalypse – Recharge (Level 189) Increase Apocalypse gauge amount.
Ender – Range Up (Level 155) +40 Ender’s Range.
Ender – Extra Target (Level 177) +1 Ender’s max enemies attacked.
Ender – Reinforce (Level 195) +20% Ender’s damage.
Active Skills
Equalize
(Level 150) Puts you in Equilibrium mode immediately upon use.
MP Cost: 1000, Equilibrium status begins, Cooldown: 150 seconds.
Armageddon
(Level 170) Renders enemies immobile and deals damage.
MP Cost: 1000, Max Enemies Hit: 15, Damage: 1000%, Immobile Duration: 20 seconds, Cooldown: 120 seconds, Max Damage: 9999999
Heroic Memories
(Level 200) Increases damage and max damage cap.
MP Cost: 100, Duration: 60 seconds, Damage: +10%, Max Damage: +50000, Cooldown: 120 seconds. Only applies to hero classes in party.
MapleStory Old to New Official Skill Names
Luminous 1st Job Skills
Dark Falling -> Abyssal Drop
Twinkle Flash -> Flash Shower
Light Transforming -> Light Speed
Ordinary Magic Guard -> Standard Magic Guard
Extend Mana -> Mana Well
Dark Magic Enhancement -> Dark Affinity
Light Magic Enhancement -> Light Affinity
Luminous 2nd Job Skills
Sylphid Lancer -> Sylvan Lance
Inviolability -> Blinding Pillar
Void Pressure -> Pressure Void
Bless of Darkness -> Black Blessing
Magic Booster -> Magic Booster (No Changes)
Spell Mastery -> Spell Mastery (No Changes)
High Wisdom -> High Wisdom (No Changes)
Luminous 3rd Job Skills
Spectral Light ->
Shine Redemption -> Ray of Redemption
Nox Spear -> Moonlight Spear
Death Scythe -> Death Scythe (No Changes)
Anti-Magic Shell -> Shadow Shell
Light Shadow Guard -> Dusk Guard
Party Meditation -> Photic Meditation
Life Tidal -> Lunar Tide
Luminous 4th Job Skills
Light Reflection -> Reflection
Morning Starfall -> Morning Star
Apocalypse -> Apocalypse
Absolute Kill -> Ender
Dark Crescendo -> Dark Crescendo (No Changes)
Darkness Sorcery -> Arcane Pitch
Magic Mastery -> Magic Mastery (No Changes)
Maple Warrior -> Maple Warrior (No Changes)
Hero’s Will -> Hero’s Will (No Changes)
Darkness Mastery -> Darkness Mastery
MapleStory Luminous Video Compilation (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Job Skill Preview)
Luminous Frequently Ask Questions (FAQ)
Luminous Legendary Augury from Golden Temple
Q: So I completed the Golden Temple Theme Dungeon BEFORE I got the Legendary Augury quest from Vieren (because I didn’t think to visit Vieren before I did so, and I didn’t get a pop-up on the side as I usually do). Is there any way for me to get the Legendary Augury now?
A: If you did not get a pop-up side quest, it means you have not meet the necessary requirements to unlock the Grand Crystal Quest that asks you to obtain the Legendary Augury by defeating Ravana in Golden Temple. Refer to the list of quest below on how to unlock Grand Crystal Quest.
Luminous Quests Guide
Complete each Luminous quest to unlock the next quest. Below is the quest format.
Quest Name (Level Requirement)
[REQUIRE] Complete previous quest to unlock this quest!
1. Procedure 1-2-3 / Step by Step Guide (1,2,3…) to complete the quest.
REWARD: Some quests provide EXP (Experience Points), items or nothing at all.
NOTE: Tips on how to complete this quest.
Luminous Quests for Level 66
Still Not Enough
[REQUIRE] Trade Complete.
1. Click on the light-bulb above your head.
2. Talk to Vieren in Harmony.
REWARD: 88,730 EXP
Light Barrier
[REQUIRE] Still Not Enough.
1. Talk to Vieren in Harmony.
2. Talk to Belle in Edelstein.
REWARD: 88,730 EXP + Black Wings Hat.
NOTE: Go to Verne Mine near Edelstein and find the crystal needed for a Light Barrier. Officer Belle in Edelstein might be able to help.
Into the Mine
[REQUIRE] Light Barrier.
1. Talk to Bunny Large in Mine Entrance.
2. Talk to Cory in First Square.
REWARD: 88,730 EXP
Cory’s Research 1
[REQUIRE] Into the Mine.
1. Talk to Cory in First Square.
2. Obtain 50 Big Spider Antennas from Big Spiders.
3. Talk to Cory again.
REWARD: 285,000 EXP, -50 Big Spider Antenna.
Cory’s Research 2
[REQUIRE] Cory’s Research 1.
1. Talk to Cory in First Square.
2. Obtain 50 Racaroni Tails from Racaronis.
3. Talk to Cory again.
REWARD: 338,589 EXP, -50 Racaroni Tail.
Little Crystal Factories
[REQUIRE] Cory’s Research 2.
1. Talk to Cory in First Square.
2. Obtain 10 Crystal Fragments from Big Boulder Munchers.
3. Click on the book above your head.
REWARD: 95,829 EXP
NOTE: Defeat Big Boulder Munchers at the Ore Trail to get your crystal. You need to collect 10 Crystal Fragments to create it.
Pieced Together
[REQUIRE] Little Crystal Factories.
1. Click on the light-bulb above your head.
2. Talk to Vieren in Harmony.
REWARD: NONE.
The Legendary Crystal
[REQUIRE] Pieced Together.
1. Talk to Grant in Ardentmill.
2. Talk to Intaglio in Ardentmill.
REWARD: 95,829 EXP
Crystal Construction
[REQUIRE] Trade Complete
1. Talk to Intaglio in Ardentmill.
2. Talk to Intaglio again.
REWARD: 95,829 EXP, +1 Lambent Crystal Lambent Crystal.
NOTE: Check with Intaglio to see if your crystal’s done.
Crafting the Barrier Stone
[REQUIRE] Crystal Construction
1. Click on the light-bulb above your head.
2. Deliver 1 Lambent Crystal to Vieren in Harmony.
REWARD: 95,829 EXP, -1 Lambent Crystal Lambent Crystal
An Unexpected Decision
[REQUIRE] Crafting the Barrier Stone
1. Talk to Vieren in Harmony.
2. Talk to Lania in Lania’s Home.
REWARD: 95,829 EXP
Safe and Secure
[REQUIRE] An Unexpected Decision
1. Talk to Lania in Lania’s Home.
2. Talk to Lania again.
Luminous Quests for Level 70+
Chasing Traces (Level 70)
[REQUIRE] Safe and Secure.
1. Talk to Agent N by clicking on the light-bulb.
2. Obtain 100 Traces of the Black Mages from any monster.
3. Click on the book above your head.
Chasing Traces Continued (Level 70-94 / Repeatable Quest)
[REQUIRE] Chasing Traces.
1. Talk to Agent N by clicking on the light-bulb.
2. Obtain 100 Traces of the Black Mages from any monster.
3. Click on the book above your head.
Joining the Fight (Level 74)
[REQUIRE] Chasing Traces
Talk to Agent N by clicking on the light-bulb.
REWARD : 95,829 EXP
Airborne Invitation (Level 75)
1. Talk to Agent N by clicking on the light-bulb.
2. Talk to Cygnus in Ereve Strolling Path.
The Ellin Forest Incident (Level 95)
[REQUIRE] Chasing Traces
1. Talk to Agent N by clicking on the light-bulb.
REWARDS : 396,785 EXP
Unwavering Darkness (Level 95)
[REQUIRE] Completed The Ellin Forest Incident + Lady of the Corrupted Forest.
1. Talk to Perzen in Altaire Camp.
Guwaru’s Mark (Level 95)
[REQUIRE] Completed Unwavering Darkness.
1. Defeat Guwaru’s Vestiges.
2. Click on the light-bulb above your head.
REWARD: NONE
Guwaru from Beyond (Level 95)
[REQUIRE] Completed Guwaru’s Mark
1. Talk to Guwaru in Queensheart Forest.
2. Talk to Guwaru again.
REWARD: 520,104 EXP
A Piece of Past (Level 95)
[REQUIRE] Completed Guwaru from Beyond.
1. Talk to Guwaru in Queensheart Forest.
REWARD: NONE
Epiphany (Level 100 / Job Advancement)
1. Click on the light-bulb above your head.
REWARD: Unlock Luminous 4th Job Skills.
1Chasing Traces Forever (Level 100-109 / Repeatable)
[REQUIRE] Completed Chasing Traces
1. Talk to Agent N by clicking on the light-bulb.
2. Obtain 100 Traces of the Black Mages from any monster.
3. Click on the book above your head.
REWARD: NONE
Commander Von Leon (Level 110)
[REQUIRE] Completed A Piece of Past.
1. Talk to Agent N by clicking on the light-bulb.
2. Talk to Vieren in Lania’s Home.
REWARD: 1,094,743 EXP
The Greatest Loss (Level 110)
[REQUIRE] Completed Commander Von Leon + Looking into the Lion King.
1. Click on the light-bulb above your head.
2. Talk to Vieren in Lania’s Home.
REWARD: 1,434,984 EXP
Grand Crystal (Level 115)
[REQUIRE] Completed A Piece of Past.
1. Talk to Vieren in Lania’s Home.
2. Obtain 1 Legendary Augury in Golden Temple.
3. Click on the book above your head.
REWARD: 1,535,433 EXP
NOTE: Vieren says that the legendary Grand Crystal may be hidden in the Golden Temple. Go look for it.
Beyond the Seas of Time (Level 115)
[REQUIRE] Completed Grand Crystal + Obtain Legendary Augury
1. Talk to Second Light Master by clicking on the light-bulb.
REWARD: NONE
Wheel of Destiny (Level 115)
[REQUIRE] Completed Beyond the Seas of Time.
1. Talk to Vieren in Lania’s Home.
REWARD: NONE
NOTE: The Second Light Master revealed something unbelievable to you. You should tell Vieren.
Consolation (Level 115)
[REQUIRE] Completed Wheel of Destiny.
1. Talk to Lania in Lania’s Home.
REWARD: NONE
NOTE: Lania overheard your conversation with Vieren. Talk to her.
Disaster (Level 130)
[REQUIRE] Completed Consolation.
1. Talk to Agent N by clicking on the light-bulb.
2. Talk to Vieren in Lania’s Home.
REWARD: NONE
NOTE: The agent stationed at Lania’s house, Agent O, has an urgent message for you. Is Lania okay? Use the Aurora Prism to return to Vieren.
Dark Destiny (Level 130)
[REQUIRE] Completed Disaster.
1. Talk to Lania in Lania’s Home.
2. Eliminate Lania.
3. Click on the book above your head.
REWARD: NONE
NOTE2: Lania is trapped in the darkness. You must rescue her!
Lania’s Distress (Level 200)
Talk to Lania by clicking on the light-bulb.
Talk to Lania in Lania’s Home.
REWARD: Level 1 Hero’s Echo Skill + Opponent of Destiny Medal.
Opponent of Desinty Medal Stats
MaxHP: +50, Magic Attack: +3, Accuracy: +5
1. This equipment is un-tradable
2. This equipment is un-salable
3. This equipment is a one-of-a-kind item.
Oh im playing SEA so evan does not need mastery bks from cash shop but they still need skill and mastery books like magic mastery from boss drops but thanks anyway
Hi HolyLight, you should make Luminous! It’s much more fun compared to Evan. Take note that Evan has tons of stories to go through just to get that Dragon to grow to a full form and getting extra SP from quests. I’m not sure whether Evan still depends on Skill Books or Mastery Books which is only available from Cash Shop purchase.
Im pretty troubled bout making a hero mage so which one should i make an evan or a luminous?
Hi Dylan, try to fight against enemies which is level 70-80 range (close to the quest level, not your character level!) Beetle and Dual Beetle are Level 99 and 105.
Thanks for the reply but that still doesnt fix my problem. I’m i level 101 luminous and im trying to fight the beatles in Leafre but i don’t see a single one drop traces.
Hi Dylan, make sure the Quest Chasing Traces is being activated (already accept the NPC Quest from Agent N by double-clicking the light-bulb above your character). Otherwise, the mobs will not drop them. This concept same applies to all MapleStory quests that requires you to loot/pick-up quest-items from monsters, in particular (Traces) for this quest. You can collect 100 traces from ANY monster (simplifies things alot :D) But take note that these monsters MUST be within your quest level range which is 11 levels below and above. Since this quest is Level 70, fight monsters within those levels. For starters, loot from aliens in kulan feild V (They are Level 80 monsters)
Hey Ayumi in GMS is chasing traces glitched? I tried to kill mobs around my level like level 118 mobs but i didnt get any traces. Did i do something wrong or is it glitched?
I wish Luminous is coming to MSsea
Hi Jason, as ShYGuY154 replied, the only quests required is just the job advancements.
The luminous quests above aren’t required, other than the job advancements, so it’s fine if you completely neglect it. However, it’s at a cost of seeing the Black Mage in person in one of the quests, or so I’ve heard. ^^ Anyhow, at the very least, you’ll have a little more insight about Luminous’s storyline, if you follow the quests.
Hi Ayumi :) I wanted to know if the quest Above/Below are required cuz i didnt do em.
@DeSnowy
thx for the relply
I’ll try free market
@darrel free market, almost everything is there xD
Hi Darrel, sorry I don’t know where to purchase those scrolls. Perhaps someone here (Luminous players) can help you with this :)
hey ayumilove, do u know where i can buy potential scrolls for the luminous orbs?
thx
Hi Mike Huang, is there something above which is not updated?
Will everything on this website be updated soon?
Hi DeSnowy! Higher level equips will have better potential stats and lines. This concept applies to orb as well :) Take note that orbs does not come with any potential lines in the first place. You will need to use scrolls to unlock those potential lines :D
About the orb thing, what’s the difference between the different leveled orbs? Is it the potential lines?
Thanks Eric for the update!
Hi Ayumi, MapleSEA release on 12 June 2013 a new job is Luminous and Kaiser too, thanks
Well, maplesea is not running under nexon, instead it’s being run under asiasoft, and they also run other games quite a few other games, so I guess this is the reason. Also I’m working on merc as I think it would suit me best, as for my phantom, i’ll be selling its raven horn set. :/
Hi DeSnowy, once you played lots of character, try to find the one that you like most to play. That job that doesn’t make you bored or doesn’t feel like grinding. For me, its either Kaiser or Demon Slayer. That’s probably one of the reasons why there are many Demon Slayers around MapleStory. Kaiser is a good choice too, if you have watch my video in the Kaiser Skill Build section, they have so many skills to play with (regular and transform), similarly to Xenon which will be release soon in MapleSEA! Its kinda strange that MapleSEA abruptly gets an epic update which beats GMS, usually its really slow or no updates is being followed. I wonder why?
@ayumi my level isn’t high enough for empress lol, I don’t have a main xD
Hi LumiLover, sorry for the late reply. It seems my dashboard wasn’t able to detect your message until I manually browsed the long list of comments here. I have updated Luminous 4th Job Skill Build Guide with Ender.
Hi DeSnowy, Thanks for the update! With that discovery, it will make a profitable business to sell them off in freemarket :) Have you tried going on a few rounds and see whether Empress Cygnus drop more items afterwards? Or perhaps your friends are using Drop Rate Coupons or Guild Effect with additional drops?
Hi Evanicaboy, I couldn’t give much reviews with Evan since I have a newbie Evan character. But what I could say is Luminous is great for bossing since every now and then, you can spam those 2 giant light+dark swords with no delay during Equilibrium stage and the damage popping up with criticals is simply amazing! You could test it out on Bearwolf or Croky at Lion Heart Castle to get a feel of it :)
Ayumi is evan better for bossing or is luminous better for bossing?
Hi ayumi, regarding the drop rate increase. A few friends and I decided to try it out in empress and monster park. According to my friends who constantly goes for empress, they got more equips with above average stats and hidden pot. As for me who went for monster park, there was not much of a difference.
Hi Glennn Chia, all of the skill build here are Tempest-Update compatible. So there won’t be any issues following this guide, except for Zen Skill Build (need some help from Zen players who has skills maxed for this) :)
Hi Xerotic, any path will do, but recommended is Light Side since the damage is higher than Dark. This applies for 2nd, 3rd and 4th Job. But it also depends on your usage. For instance, 2nd Job Pressure Void (Dark) is so much easier to mob enemies in Haunted Mansion Scarecrow compared to Sylvan Lance (Light) even though the damage is slightly lower.
Hi Do You Recomand we take the dark or the light side?
Yay MapleSEA Luminous is gonna be the same as KMS’s so do we still follow this skill build guide?
Hi DarkStar, Luminous link skill is Permeate.
please state which one is luminous link skill, TQ
Thanks DeSnowy, I have checked them out :) MapleSEA players will not have much issues with the skill build guides here since most of it are Tempest compatible, unless I missed one out :D
Hi ayumi, the finalized season 2 update notes are out. Here’s the link: http://maple.asiasoftsea.com/updates/view/season_2_patch_note/#.UXeIQ0Vhic0
Thanks DeSnowy :)
@ayumilove that’s part one of the patch
Hi DeSnowy, it seems MapleSEA has released some new changes (nerfing and buffing the adventurer skills). Is it a separate patch from MapleStory Season 2?
@ayumilove I have no idea, patch notes were just released earlier today. I will be sure to tell you once I’ve tried it out.
Wow, thanks DeSnowy for the latest news happening in MapleSEA! SEA is getting an extreme overhaul on everything in one big patch which includes Hyper skills, Monster park revamp, Item reorganization and Increased drop rates. hmm wait a minute, drop rates increased? I wonder how much *increase* from the previous. Does anyone know?
For maplesea players: Good News :D asiasoft decided to combine patches, so hyper skills would be out soon in a few days/weeks. :D for a sneak preview here’s a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1nwVFv5rA&feature=youtu.be
Hi Son, time pasts very fast. The moment you blink your eyes, the day has finally arrive :)
October is still a long way
In the 4th job section, when do you max Ender?
@luminous probably in October, we don’t even have the legends return yet. Maplesea is the slowest among all the maplestories.
when will luminous be updated in maplesea?
ACtually I really liked the KMS where if you are struggling constantly between both forms, was kinda cool. XD
No worries Zach :) Thanks for sharing your input! Sometimes my Luminous needs to relogin to get the benefits from either the Light/Dark Equilibrium.
actually i realized i read the skills wrong but i meant I wasnt getting 0 in Equilibrium. but its working after a relog so sorry for dbl post cant delete and all XD
Honestly I liked the KMS version of switching affinites it seems to make more sense, =// not a big fan of the spamming one type for feathers kinda thing at all =-=. but oh well and idk why but in dark mode im not getting a 0 MP cost idk if its a glitch but the tooltip syas it does that so idk
Thanks Em for your notice! I’ll be correcting Luminous 1st Job Skill Build :)
Hello Ayumilove!! There are some mistakes in the 1st Job with the skills. There is only a Dark Affinity skill not the Light one. And you forgot to put in the skill build to max Abyssal Drop. Cya! :)
Hi RaikaZero, I’m just making it easier for them to understand lol. The crystal feather is in purple not gray. Actually Light Skills isn’t that powerful considering that Reflection damage decreases upon hitting the next target compared to Apocalypse that deals constant damage to multiple enemies within the vicinity.
Ayumi to be exact, in Light Mode Luminous can use dark skills, but it’s not as powerful as the light skills. But currently Light skills are more powerful then Dark skills. Making it quite annoying to enter Equilibrium, also its not Grey its Purple.
Hi Alfred Fong, Luminous is able to switch between 2 modes, either Light or Dark. When he is in Light Mode, he can only use Light Magic. When he is in Dark Mode, he can only use Dark Magic. When he switches from Light to Dark or Dark to Light, he will go into Equilibrium State or you can call it as White + Black = Gray Mode. In Gray Mode, he can spam any of his attacks without any cooldown restriction nor cost any MP only for a shortwhile. Usually players will spam their ultimate attacks such as Death Scythe (during 3rd Job) and Ender (during 4th Job). In order to switch modes, he must charge up those feather crystals by spamming his regular Light/Dark Magic. For example, if he is currently in Light Mode, all he has to do is to spam Light Magic and once he charges up fully a Light Feather Crystal, he uses it to go into Gray/Equilibrium Mode to spam ultimates. Then he will automatically change from Light to Dark. Then repeat the same process as above for Dark.
Hi I wonder what’s the differences between dark luminous and light luminous ?? Ayumilove can u pls explain more clearly? I dun seem to understand. :)
@alker not really, magic guard would be useful in the eclipse and equilibrium state as dark skills would require no mana.
This is terrible. Don’t max out magic guard till lvl 120+, you don’t need to waste that much mana when your have health regain from spells. Moonlight spear is a terrible ability, doing about half the dmg of Spectral light (the number listed here for spectral light is way lower than what it actually is).
Uh whats the differance between orbs cause i dont see any change when i get a new one
I’m playing Msea, and considering how slow Msea is (just had the db revamp and release of hilla expedition 4 days ago), tempest patch will probably be out late this year or early next year. I won’t be playing by then. :(
Are you Korean, American, Chinese, or Japanese? Di you speak four languages? If you do, then that’s awesome! And I like your little character next to your comment/reply.
Ayumi, I can read and understand Korean completely, because I lived in South Korea for 9 years. I’m 12 right now. Also, I have the Korean Maplestory comic book, and it says that it’s Death Side. Also played as Luminous, and the skill book said that its Death Side. Oh, by the way, Luminous is one of the Tempest Magician hero, not Legends. I think you meant Tempest.
Oh, direct translation? That’s strange considering the animation that has a scythe, naming it Death Scythe would be more appropriate for the skill :D
I’m guessing in 6 months time. MapleSEA is kinda slow compared to GMS. As we can see, GMS obtains KMS new updates such as Tempest in less than 3 months after its release. If MapleSEA were to obtain the English version of it based from GMS (after it has done its corrections on their side – such as Skill Translation, Voice over for Luminous characters, Storyline Translation), then they will get from GMS and update their server. Probably when GMS gets Xenon, MapleSEA will get Kaiser and Angelic Buster.
Death Scythe actually used to be Death Side in Korean.
Hey Ayumi, I’m wondering when will Luminous come to MapleSEA?
I was wondering when is it Luminous will come out at MapleSEA ?
I skipped the tutorial, and I have both dark and light skills in 1st job, and dark and light affinity are combined. What do?
where do you get better weapons and orb for luminous does he have a spacific shop cuz i cant find any
When is luminous coming to maple sea
Obviously int?
STR，Dex ,INT, LUK..which one is more important？
ty brother!!! im play ms global.. and your guide is very good!!!!
awesome guide.
Hey. Avloare, just max dark and light affinity and i maxed passive magic defence along with mana well
In the global version, there’s no difference in/choosing between light and dark version, so for the first job there’s no light affinity skill. How would you alter the sp build guide then? (Sorry if it’s a dumb question, I’m just getting back into maplestory.)
Luminous uses two-handed weapon right?So it is can strictly be scrolled with two-handed magic attack?Many people say so.Please correct me if wrong :O
You buy higher level orbs at the Weapon merchant in Ellinia. They have absolutely no difference in stats, unless you are going to put some potential on them, then you must get the higher level orbs. Other than that… No noticeable difference whatsoever.
hey i was wondering how you get the higher level orbs
i’ve been stuck trying to figure out how to get the lv 100 orb for quite some time :/
Hey, I was just wondering how to choose the light side because in GMS I can’t seem to be able to save the girl after Luminous destroys the forest. Thanks in advance!s
Hi Hua,
Thanks for the note! I’ll be doing the SP correction for the skill build guides :)
I missed reading your message in the MapleStory Phantom Skill Build Guide section.
Hi Ayumi,
Jett, Resistance classes, Hero classes, and Mihile that use separated SP system will now receive 5 SP for 1st, 4 SP for 2nd, 4 SP for 3rd, and 4 SP at 4th job advancements.
That means in 2nd Job Inviolability / Blinding Pillar (gMS name) will be Lv.9 instead of Lv.5
And for 3rd Job Shine Redemption / Ray of Redemption (gMS name) the skill level will be 4 instead of 1.
Also the last time I told you about that there is a separate SP system for Phantoms too, you haven’t corrected your guide. Nonetheless this is a great site with useful information.
would you say light or dark is better? also is this skill guide universal for dark and light?
hey ayu what is the link skill for luminous??
Which side would you personally choose?
OMFG NCIE GUIDE Auymilove XD
yeh
just asking, if u choose light or dark, in 1st job adv. u can only use light or dark skills,then u can use bot right?
btw all ur guides are awesoem
Do we get all of the skills that you listed for each job? or do we have to pick which skills we want? like if we choose dark, we get only dark skills?
Hey Ayumi , do you know when Luminous come out in GMS??
@Alexxxx: It is said that the orb can be potential. The cost varies depend on the shop price.
Can the orb have potential? Does it come with potential from shop? And how much does the most expensive one cost?
Hey ayumi, you may want to check this :
Everything maxed except Shine Redemption (1/10) (121 SP 3rd Job : LV60-100)
I just reached lvl 100 and theres a 19 Sp lag, so there should be 2 skills that cant be maxed.
thanks
@Kevin: I do not know when Luminous will be release to GMS. Based from my observations, KMS Content should reach USA shores within 6 months to 1 year at most.
im starting a clan and we have all the heros exept luminous
do u know the exact date for usa???
Ayumi says on the notes you can also max Shine Redemption for party play,but that she prefers Dark Scythe because it’s a powerful skill upon activation of Equilibrium.
Excuse me, ayumilove, but don’t you think Shine Redemption is a valuable skill? I mean, it heals you AND attacks monsters at the same time.
Can someone please tell me or link me shining rod stats above 100 please? I been looking for months now and no searches pop up with actual stats only talk about what weapon luminous uses. Thank you.
Thank you for that info. I really appreciate it.
@Deity:
Usually it would take an average of 6 months for GMS (Global MapleStory) to receive KMS (Korean MapleStory) Updates/Patch for New Jobs, Revamp, Features, etc.
Also, GMS has their own issue such as dealing with hackers, fixing bugs. All of these have to be taken place before issuing a new content update.
Hello ayumilove,
I have a question-do you have any idea when Luminous will be released in the USA? Because I’ve been waiting for it for a YEAR now. Pls get back to me as soon as possible on this. Thank you.
so is the luminious using staff / wand?
same as other magician or one special equipment?
and I wanna to know that
KMS highest set equipment is what level now?
Thx =)
Doesn’t luminous have a diffrent skill set, for the first job if you decide to take the dark path? I’ve seen some video’s of people choosing the dark side first, with a dark skill where it drops like dark rocks?
hi oASTRAYo, shinning rod should be one handed like a staff/wand but this does not mean he can equip a shield because his other hand is to hold the orb (located on the shield slot) acting as the secondary weapon. The orb does not have slot for scrolling.
Just want to know the shining rod is one hand or two hand. Also for the Orb is it accessories or shield? or something els. Please let me know so I can prepare some scroll for them.
Yes, Luminous job is out in KMS (Korea MapleStory). However, in order to play KMS, you will need to download and install the game, you will need KSSN (KOrean Social Security Number – if you from Korea, you will have this) and the ability to read/listen/type Korean. lol. I believe there are *services* provided by leafre.net and ellinforest.com
Is the new job got out in the Korean Maple?
by the way can someone help me to register to the korean maple and dounload the game or give me a guide?
Ummm.. Of course better than the lower leveied one.
Although I kinda wonder what do orbs do
whats the difference between lvl 10 orbs and lvl 60 orbs?
Hi Night,
Both light and dark skills are used in the same frequency. They are interchange when the orb switches from light/dark.
which skills do Luminous use most often, light skills or dark skills?
This job is like controlling a Bishop + Battle Mage… good but lack of creativity IMO
nice guide =D
luminous with LIGHT magic is da best!!!
Thanks For Using My Video !
Hi Carrie,
Shining Rod are like Magician Staff/Wands but they are only used by Luminous. They don’t equip Shield but uses Orb instead.
Is the Shining Rod considered a one-handed or two-handed weapon? Is it tradeable?