MapleStory Adele (메이플스토리 아델) is a High Flora warrior who uses a Bladecaster as her primary weapon and a Bladebinder as her secondary. Formerly a loyal Knight of the Einherjar, the royal guard of the God-King, she was sealed away in the Void for allegedly betraying her liege during a coup. In the present, she is freed to serve a new master, Jerome, who seeks to free his people. With her memories erased, Adele aims to uncover the truth behind her past and supposed betrayal. KMST introduced Adele on November 28, 2019, followed by the KMS official release on December 19, 2019, the MSEA release on June 24, 2020, and the GMS release on July 22, 2020.
Adele Overview
CLASS: Flora
EQUIPMENT TYPE: Warrior
PRIMARY WEAPON: Bladecaster
SECONDARY WEAPON: Bladebinder
PRIMARY STAT: Strength (STR)
LINK SKILL: Increases damage by 4/7/10%
MAPLE UNION EFFECT: STR +10/20/40/80/100
BEST INNER ABILITY: Attack +30, Cooldown Reduction
JOB SKILLS: I: Adele → II: Adele → III: Adele → IV: Adele → Hyper Skills → V: Adele
Adele Pros and Cons
Pros
- High Damage Potential: Adele achieves above-average damage, with effective tools for bossing that allow for high uptime.
- Versatile Bossing Skills: Abilities like High Rise, Impale + Resonance, and Feather Float offer excellent utility in boss fights.
- Above-Average Mobbing: Despite requiring effort, Adele can achieve high mobbing efficiency in most maps.
- Consistent Boss Performance: Capable of maintaining high uptime during boss fights with specific skills and mechanics.
Cons
- Micromanagement Heavy: Requires constant attention to swords, aether gauge, short cooldowns, positioning, and dodging.
- Limited Iframes: Poor survivability tools with only a few situational options like Aether Guard, True Nobility, and Infinity Blades.
- No Low-Lag Movement Skill: Lack of a quick teleport or dash makes dodging certain boss mechanics challenging, especially in later content.
- Complex Burst Setup: Burst damage requires significant setup, including multiple buffs and stack requirements, which can be cumbersome.
- Frustrating Mobbing: Although capable, mobbing requires extensive use of cooldown-based skills and can be demanding in various maps.
Adele Skill Build Guide
- All of the skills in 1st to 4th Job can be maxed. Put 1 SP into each skill, then ramp them up as outlined. Ensure prerequisites skills are unlocked first to optimize your build path!
- Adele Boost Node Trios (Primary): Cleave + Reign of Destruction and Plummet + Aether Forge and Noble Summons
- Adele Boost Node Trios (Secondary): Hunting Decree and Grave Procalamation + Magic Dispatch and Aetherial Arms + Aether Bloom and Blade of Torrent
- Recommended Inner Ability: Chance to Skip Cooldown +20%, Crit Rate +20%, Boss Damage +10%
Shared Skills
Please refer to Shared Skill Build Guide for more details as it is shared among all jobs in MapleStory.
Adele Beginner Skills
Artistic Recall
Return to Ristonia, the city of art.
Level 1: MP Cost: 30, you move to Ristonia. Cooldown: 600 sec
Exclusive Spell
Increases the Attack Power and Magic ATT of all nearby characters. Cooldown: 2 hrs
Level 1: MP Cost: 30, Attack Power and Magic ATT: +4%, Duration: 40 min
Note: You learn this skill once you reach Level 200.
Magic Conversion (Passive)
Using their wings as magical conduit, the Flora can convert between Attack Power and Magic ATT to bolster their own power, regardless of their combat specialization. Because Adele’s wings were mostly burnt away, the conversion values are reduced.
Level 1: 35% of your equipment’s Magic ATT is converted to Attack Power, excluding your weapon. Any set effects do not apply. Only converts up to 15% of your weapon’s base Attack Power.
Recalling Greatness (Passive)
You recognize your true past and potential as you recover your lost memories.
Level 1: Critical Damage: +1%, Attack Power: +1%
Level 10: Critical Damage: +10%, Attack Power: +10%
Noble Fire (Passive)
Tap your noble spirit to protect your charges from powerful opponents.
Level 1: Boss Damage: +2%. Increases damage by 1% up to 4% for each party member, including yourself, on the same map. If you are not in a party, you will be considered to be in your own party.
Level 2: Boss Damage: +4%. Increases damage by 2% up to 8% for each party member, including yourself, on the same map. If you are not in a party, you will be considered to be in your own party.
Adele Beginner Skill Build: Everything maxed.
Explanation: These are Adele’s innate abilities. No SP required.
Adele 1st Job Skills
Blade of Will
Creates a sword from magic that slashes in front of you.
Level 1: MP Cost: 6, Damage: 47%, Number of Attacks: 4, Max Enemies Hit: 5
Level 20: MP Cost: 12, Damage: 85%, Number of Attacks: 4, Max Enemies Hit: 5
Magic Dispatch
Creates a magical shard that hunts down an enemy. Unaffected by attack reflection.
Level (1 → 20): MP Cost: (10 → 20), Damage: (42% → 80%), Number of Attacks: 3, Magical Shards: 5, Cooldown: 6 sec.
Note: Level 20 required to learn Aetherial Arms.
Jaunt
Leap once more while already in the air. Can move upward by pressing the Up key at the same time.
Level (1 → 5): MP Cost: (13 → 5), Jump Distance: same
High Rise
Steel your mind to project magic, suspending you in the air for a short time and allowing you to use aerial skills. Use the skill in the air or press the up key twice in a row to activate. Effect canceled when you use it again or use another movement skill.
Command Lock: right-click
Level 1: MP Cost: 20, allows you to remain in the air for a short time
High Rise allows you to remaining outside the boss attack range which is useful when you know the boss attack patterns! You can disable the fly ability by righ-click to disable the skill.
Martial Discipline (Passive)
Reinforces the foundations of a warrior.
Level (1 → 19): Attack Power: (+12 → +30), Defense: (+110 → +200), Max HP: (+550 → +1000), Speed: (+1 → +10), Jump: (+1 → +10), Knockback Resistance: (+42% → +60%), Damage Taken: (-1% → -10%).
Adele 1st Job Skill Build:
0. High Rise
1. Jaunt
2. Martial Discipline
3. Blade of Will
4. Magic Dispatch
Adele 2nd Job Skills
Aether Weaving
Refine magic from around you to be used for special aether swords. Aether can be obtained at regular intervals or by defeating enemies.
Level 1: Obtain 5 aether at regular intervals, obtain 12 aether when Trigger skill hits, can obtain up to 300. When Aether Forge is active, every 100 aether can create 2 aether swords. Up to 4 aether swords can be created at a time.
Aether Crystal (Passive)
Attacking with the aether sword sometimes gathers the surrounding energy into crystals. Using Resonance Rush will send you rushing towards the crystal.
Level 1: Duration: 30 sec, up to 7 can exist on the map.
Note: If the max limit is reached and another one is created, the crystal with the lowest duration vanishes. The crystal cannot be created near another crystal, or near certain platforms such as those that cannot be reached. Cooldown: 4 sec
Skewering
[Trigger Skill] Creates multiple longswords that strike to the front.
Level (1 → 20): MP Cost: 15, Damage: (61% → 80%), Number of Attacks: 8, Max Enemies Hit: 6.
Aether Forge
Creates a number of aether swords around your body using all available aether.
The created aether swords attack nearby enemies on their own and are unaffected by attack reflection. Can be toggled On/Off. Level 10 required to learn Hunting Decree.
Level (1 → 10): When Trigger Skill hits, deal (164% → 200%) damage to up to 10 enemies every 9.5 sec, Reaching your 3rd and 4th job will reduce attack cooldown by (each 4 sec), Attack 1 times per aether sword, Each successful attack has a 30% chance to create an aether crystal, Cooldown: 0.5 sec.
Impale
Creates an aether sword that can be launched in 8 directions depending on the directional key pressed. The sword vanishes at the limit of its range, leaving an aether crystal that replaces any existing crystal, regardless of creation cooldown. Can chain with Resonance Rush, but will not create an aether crystal if chained.
Level (1 → 10): MP Cost: (36 → 45), Aether Cost: 15, Damage: (58% → 85%), Number of Attacks: 6, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Cooldown: 7 sec.
Resonance Rush
Required Skill: Impale Lv. 3 or higher. Lv. 10 required to learn the Hyper Skill Shardbreaker.
Creates a large aether sword that resonates with a nearby aether crystal, causing you to rush towards the crystal. This can be used in 8 directions depending on the directional key pressed. Can only be used when an aether crystal is in range, or if chained from Impale. If chained from Impale, the sword conjures faster and it follows in the direction of Impale.
Level (1 → 10): Aether crystal used with Resonance Rush vanishes, Damage: (466% → 502%), Number of Attacks: 6, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Buff Duration: 30 sec, Final Damage Increase: 5%, Enemy DEF Ignored: 5%.
Aetherial Arms
Required Skill: Magic Dispatch Lv. 20
Automatically creates shards when attacking. Can be toggled On/Off with the skill key.
Level (1 → 10): When Trigger Skill hits, creates shard every 8 sec, consume 25 MP upon creation. Magic Dispatch and Aetherial Arms Damage: (+3%p → +30%p), Cooldown: 0.5 sec.
Weave Infusion
Required Skill: Bladecaster Control Lv. 5
Uses MP to increase the attack speed of your Bladecaster by 2 levels for a short time.
Level (1 → 10): MP Cost: (28 → 10), Attack Speed Duration: (20 sec → 200 sec).
Bladecaster Control
Increases Bladecaster Mastery and Attack Power.
Level (1 → 10): Bladecaster Mastery: (+14% → +50%), Attack Power: (+12 → +30)
Note: Level 10 required to learn Bladecaster Expertise.
Will to Live
Learn the necessary qualities for survival.
Level (1 → 9): Every (13 sec → 5 sec), restores (1% → 4%) of Max HP/MP even in combat.
Elite Training (Passive)
Train your Strength to become ever more powerful.
Level (1 → 5): STR: (+12 → +60)
Adele 2nd Job Skill Build:
1. Elite Training
2. Will to Live
3. Bladecaster Control
4. Weave Infusion
5. Aetherial Arms
6. Aether Forge
7. Resonance Rush
8. Impale
9. Skewering
Adele 3rd Job Skills
Eviscerate
[Trigger Skill] Conjures 2 longswords that slash in a cross.
Level (1 → 20): MP Cost: (25 → 35), Damage: (182% → 220%), Number of Attacks: 6, Max Enemies Hit: 6
Hunting Decree
Required Skill: Aether Forge Lv. 10, Note: Level 20 required to learn Aether Bloom and Grave Proclamation.
Command nearby aether swords created with Aether Forge to pursue the enemy, while Adele is in combat. Can only be used when there are aether swords present.
If you and the aether swords are separated, those swords will return to attack. Unaffected by attack reflection. When the pursuing aether swords disappear, aether can be obtained proportionate to the remaining duration.
Level (1 → 20): MP Cost: (21 → 40), Aether Cost: 100, For each aether sword, Duration: 40 sec, Damage: (202% → 240%), Number of Attacks: 2, Can command up to 4 swords. When you exceed the max number and a command is given, the aether sword with the least duration left vanishes. When attack hits, 15% chance to create aether crystal. Cooldown: 0.5 sec
Noble Summons
Required Skill: Hunting Decree Lv. 5. Level 20 required to learn Storm
Order aether swords affected by Hunting Decree to return in a straight line, striking enemies along their path, then cluster for a moment. Can only be used when there is at least one aether sword pursuing an enemy through the Hunting Decree skill. Noble Summons will not decrease the aether swords’ duration. Unaffected by attack reflection. Not affected by effects which reset cooldowns.
Level (1 → 20): MP Cost: (31 → 50), Max Enemies Hit: 10, Damage: (203% → 260%), Number of Attacks: 4. Debuffs enemies for 30 sec. During that time, Adele ignores 10% of those enemies’ DEF. Each successful attack has a 90% chance to create an aether crystal. Cooldown: 12 sec
Reign of Destruction
Summons countless swords across a large area. Unaffected by attack reflection.
Level (1 → 20): MP Cost: 120, Territory Duration: 7 sec, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Damage: (81% → 100%), Number of Attacks: 4. The sword turns when duration ends, attacking an additional 12 times dealing (455% → 550%) damage up to 12 enemies. Cooldown: 30 sec
True Nobility
Summon up your noble spirit to sacrifice for your allies. Within the spirit field you create, you receive some of the damage dealt to party members (including yourself), and form a shield in proportion to it. Not affected by effects which increase buff durations or Buff Freezer. Immediately canceled if you use it again.
Level (1 → 10): MP Cost: 200, Create a spirit field for (11 sec → 20 sec). Receive 30% of the damage dealt to party members inside the field, and create a shield equal to (53% → 80%) that damage. If you take more damage than your remaining HP, you cannot receive that extra damage. Cooldown: 180 sec
Note: Level 10 required to learn Legacy Restoration.
Feather Float
Float back like a feather and remain aloft for a short time. You can move while using Trigger skills other than Plummet.
Level (1 → 4): MP Cost: (49 → 46), Aether Cost: 30, Move back a short distance. Cooldown: (11 sec → 8 sec). [Passive Effect: Speed: (+2 → +5), Jump: (+4 → +10), Max Speed: (+4 → +10)]
Ascent
Grow ever more powerful in the quest to improve yourself.
Level (1 → 20): Attack Power: (+11 → +30), Final Damage: (+5% → +15%), Critical Rate: (+1% → +20%). Magic Dispatch and Aetherial Arms Damage: (+58%p → +115%p). Aether Forge Damage: (+164%p → +240%p). Impale Damage: (+81%p → +100%p). Resonance Rush Damage: (+68%p → +125%p)
Tolerance (Passive)
Develop a tolerance to various and sundry dangers.
Level (1 → 10): Knockback Resistance: (+22% → +40%), Max HP: (+1% → +10%), Status Resistance: (+3 → +30), Elemental Resistance: (+3% → +30%), Damage Taken: (-2% → -20%)
Adele 3rd Job Skill Build:
1. Feather Float
2. Tolerance
3. True Nobility
4. Ascent
5. Hunting Decree
6. Eviscerate
7. Noble Summons
8. Reign of Destruction
Adele 4th Job Skills
Aether Mastery
Discover a new level of aether control.
Level 1: Obtain up to 400 aether. Increases max aether swords that can be created with Aether Forge, and commanded with Hunting Decree, to 6.
Cleave
[Trigger Skill] Creates a massive sword to cut enemies ahead of you.
Level (1 → 30): MP Cost: (35 → 40), Damage: (288% → 375%), Number of Attacks: 6, Max Enemies Hit: 7
Aether Bloom
Required Skill: Hunting Decree Lv. 20. Level 30 required to learn the Hyper Skill Blade Torrent.
Releases a bloom of magic from each Hunting Decree sword. Can only be used while at least one aether sword is under Hunting Decree. The duration of the aether sword doesn’t elapse during Aether Bloom, and the aether swords that return with Noble Summons cannot bloom. Unaffected by attack reflection, and isn’t affected by effects which reset cooldowns.
Level (1 → 30): MP Cost: (51 → 80), For each aether sword, Damage: (476% → 650%), Number of Attacks: 8. If one enemy gets hit by Aether Bloom multiple times, the skill’s final damage on that enemy is reduced by 25%. When attack hits, 50% chance to create aether crystal. Cooldown: 20 sec
Grave Proclamation
Required Skill: Hunting Decree Lv. 20. Level 20 required to learn Infinity Blade.
Mark enemies for annihilation with a cursed sword, making them a prime target for your aether swords and Magic Dispatch. If the skill is used again while on cooldown, or another enemy is marked, the first mark vanishes. Grave Proclamation prioritizes enemies with the highest Max HP within range, and isn’t affected by effects which reset cooldowns.
Level (1 → 20): MP Cost: 150, Enemies Hit: 1, Damage: (125% → 220%), Number of Attacks: 10. Increases damage to enemy with mark of death by (+10% → +20%). If there is an enemy with the mark within attack range of aether swords commanded by Hunting Decree, aether swords created with Infinity Blade, or Magic Dispatch, the attack will focus on that enemy. Cooldown: 10 sec
Aether Guard
Shield yourself with spinning aether swords to block enemy attacks, reduce damage, and mitigate debilitating status conditions. Not affected by effects which reset cooldowns. If you are attacked as soon as it’s cast, the damage of that attack is nullified and the damage from the next attack is reduced. Can be used while using Trigger skills, except for Plummet.
Level (1 → 20): MP Cost: (245 → 150), Key can be held up to 8 sec. Damage taken while key is held, including attacks that deal damage in proportion to Max HP, is reduced by (+21% → +40%). If you use this skill the moment you are attacked, it will nullify the damage from that attack and reduce an additional (+36% → +55%) from any further attacks while you’re holding the key. When the skill ends, cooldown is reduced by 3.5 sec. for each sec. remaining in the key’s duration. Cooldown: 60 sec
Plummet
[Trigger Skill] Wrap your body in potent magic and dive upon your foes.
Level (1 → 20): MP Cost: (26 → 45), Drop vertically when used in the air. Damage: (455% → 550%), Max Enemies Hit: 6, Number of Attacks: 6. Cooldown: 1.5 sec
Hero of the Flora
Temporarily increases the stats of all party members. Does not stack with Maple Warrior, Call of Cygnus, Nova Warrior, Hero of the Flora, President’s Orders, Anima Warrior, or Rhinne’s Protection.
Level (1 → 30): MP Cost: (10 → 70), Increases all stats assigned APs by (+1% → +15%) for (30 sec → 900 sec)
Floran Hero’s Will
Hones your resolve to ignore certain abnormal status effects. Immune to most abnormal status effects for 3 sec after use. Certain abnormal status effects will still get through.
Level (1 → 5): MP Cost: 30, Cooldown: (540 sec → 300 sec)
Bladecaster Expertise (Passive)
Required Skill: Bladecaster Control Lv. 10
Increases Bladecaster Mastery and Attack Power.
Level (1 → 30): Bladecaster Mastery: (+56% → +70%), Attack Power: (+1 → +30)
Perfection (Passive)
Perfects your technique through rigorous training.
Level (1 → 30): Magic Dispatch and Aetherial Arms Damage: (+138%p → +225%p), Aether Forge Damage: (+183%p → +270%p), Impale Damage: (+55%p → +200%p), Resonance Rush Damage: (+178%p → +265%p). Hunting Decree Damage: (+33%p → +120%p), Noble Summons Damage: (+213%p → +300%p), Reign of Destruction Damage: (+155%p → +300%p)
Ruination (Passive)
Master a powerful attack that blows past enemy defenses.
Level (1 → 20): Final Damage: (+11% → +30%), Enemy DEF Ignored: (+1% → +20%)
Strive (Passive)
Reach the level of a master through constant battle.
Level (1 → 20): Attack Power: (+11 → +30), Boss Damage: (+1% → +10%), Critical Rate: (+1% → +20%). Max HP: (+5% → +15%)
Adele 4th Job Skill Build:
1. Ruination
2. Strive
3. Perfection
4. Bladecaster Expertise
5. Cleave
6. Hero of the Flora
7. Aether Bloom
8. Aether Guard
9. Plummet
10. Grave Proclamation
11. Floran Hero’s Will
Adele Hyper Skills
Trigger – Reinforce
Required Level: 140
Increases damage of Trigger skills.
Level 1: Damage: +20%
Trigger – Guardbreak
Required Level: 150
Increases amount of enemy DEF Trigger skills ignore.
Level 1: Ignore Defense: +20%
Trigger – Boss Rush
Required Level: 180
Increases Boss Damage of Trigger skills.
Level 1: Boss Damage: +20%
Resonance Rush – Efficiency
Required Level: 140
Generates aether when aether crystals vanish after Resonance Rush, and Impale no longer consumes aether.
Level 1: Obtain 20 aether when aether crystal is used for Resonance Rush. Does not consume aether when using Impale.
Reign of Destruction – Persist
Required Level: 165
Increases duration of Reign of Destruction.
Level 1: Duration: +4 sec
Aether Bloom – Cooldown Cutter
Required Level: 180
Reduces the cooldown of Aether Bloom.
Level 1: Cooldown: -25%
Will to Live – Aura Reinforce
Required Level: 150
Increases Will to Live recovery.
Level 1: Recovery Ratio: +3%, additive to existing recovery.
Required Level: 165
Damage increases if a shield is present during True Nobility.
Level 1: Damage: +15%
Aether Guard – Persist
Required Level: 190
Increase the max key-down time of Aether Guard.
Level 1: Max Key-Down Time: +2 sec
Blade Torrent
Required Level: 160 | Required Skill: Aether Bloom Lv. 30
Attack with countless magic swords that overwhelm enemies. Foes stunned by this skill cannot be stunned again for 90 sec.
Level 1: MP Cost: 300, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Damage: 1000%, Number of Attacks: 12, Stun Duration: 10 sec. Stun Duration: +100% depending on damage inflicted with Blade Torrent. Cooldown: 180 sec
Divine Wrath
Required Level: 190
Borrows strength from the ancient god of the Flora.
Level 1: MP Cost: 100, Duration: 60 sec, Damage: +10%, Cooldown: 120 sec. Applies to any Flora class in the party.
Shardbreaker
Required Level: 140 | Required Skill: Resonance Rush Lv. 10
Fill the shard with magic to make it grow and then shatter. Magic refocuses in the location where it shattered to create an aether crystal, regardless of cooldown.
Level 1: MP Cost: 250, creates a shard in the location of up to 7 enemies. For each shard that is created and shattered, Max Enemies Hit: 7, Damage: 2000%, Number of Attacks: 6. If total enemies struck is lower than the max, creates up to 5 shards in random locations. After shards shatter, creates up to 5 aether crystals. Cooldown: 60 sec
Adele Hyper Skill Build:
1. Resonance Rush – Efficiency
2. Reign of Destruction – Persist
3. Aether Blossom – Cooldown Cutter
4. True Nobility – Shield Reinforce
5. Aether Guard – Persist
Adele 5th Job Skills
Ruin
Summons the ancient sword of destruction to cause a massive collapse. Unaffected by attack reflection.
Level (1/25/30): MP Cost: 1000, Max Enemies Hit: 15. An attack that deals (260%/500%/550%) damage 6 times when summoned and activates 12 times. After it’s summoned, an additional sword pierce deals (468%/900%/990%) damage 9 times and activates 8 times. Cooldown: 60 sec
Infinity Blade
Required Skill: Grave Proclamation Lv. 20+
Creates a space filled with countless aether swords. The command only works on nearby swords, and if you are separated the swords will return to attack. Aether swords created from Infinity Blade are only affected by the effects of Grave Proclamation and not Noble Summons or Aether Bloom. Unaffected by attack reflection. Pursues enemies only when Adele is in combat.
Level (1/25/30): MP Cost: 1000, invincible during casting and disarmament. Duration: 30 sec, creates 18 aether swords that attack 2 times with (364%/700%/770%) damage. On successful hits, 5% chance to create an aether crystal. Cooldown 180 sec
Legacy Restoration
Required Skill: True Nobility Lv. 10
Temporarily restores the lost magical conduit and the enchanted wings of the past. Legacy Restoration is unaffected by attack reflection, and using the skill again will immediately end the skill.
Level (1/25/30): 2% max MP will be consumed every sec while casting and after casting. Duration: 30 sec, Damage: (16%/40%/45%), Aether obtained: (51%/75%/80%), +2 aether swords that can be commanded with Hunting Decree. Periodically spreads enchanted wings to attack 6 mobs with (936%/1800%/1980%) damage 3 times and restores (4.5%/9.5%/10.5%) of max HP for you and your party members. Cooldown: 180 sec
Storm
Required Skill: Noble Summons Lv. 20+
All aether swords commanded by Hunting Decree sweep around you in a wild current. With Hunting Decree, gather illusions around your person in proportion to the number of swords hunting for the enemy. Storm is unaffected by attack reflection, and the skill can be used again to immediately end it.
Level (1/25/30): MP Cost: 500, Duration: 14 sec. Automatically attacks up to 7 nearby enemies periodically, for (260%/500%/550%) damage, 2 time(s). Upon casting, once more than 2 aether swords have been commanded, the skill’s attack count is increased by 2 for each pair of aether swords beyond those first two. Cooldown: 90 sec