subject: Maplestory Thieves Building Equipment [print this page] Right away at level 10 you're gonna want to buy the entire level 10 set, it doesn't matter which color, mainly because they all do the same thing and don't give any stat boosts. Plus at this low of a level, they'd hardly make a difference anyway maplestory powerleveling. Personally I like the red set of gear, but you know, it doesn't really matter. You're gonna want to grab a garnier right away, and subis will do fine if you haven't funded your character. Even if you have funding, subis wont make much of a difference at this level.
At level 15 upgrade to the dark set of gear. It's not the most attractive set, but why not change up clothing. Either way, you still get a really cool hat, in my opinion at least. The shoes don't need to be changed either, but meh, if you want the extra def, go with your way. The level 15 claw is an okay grab. The mithril titans not only improve your attacking speed (Which is the most important), but they also improve your weapon defense, and obviously your attack power.
Level 20. Ahh, the famous Pao gear. It's really great-looking stuff, get it. Preferably the dark set, since you'll get some nifty luck and MP bonuses. The green hat for the set also gives 5 MP, so you can add that in there too. The other gear is nice too, but you'll be neading that black top for the luck bonus. Pick any shoe you want, too. It's all good. Buy or craft an Adamantium Igor, as well. It matches the gear nicely, and you could stand a new weapon.
Hmm, level 25, a debated set of gear for this level. Most people think that your level 25 Top is really ugly since it's pretty much two straps of leather, but I don't think so. Maybe I'm just weird, I don't know. If you really want to skip it though, that's fine, but I think the level 30 gear is worse, so I usually skip that. You can at least get the pants for the set, though. I really like them, and the Dark Brown Sneak Pants give a nice luck bonus, and they wont look too bad in conjunction with a Pao top. The set I went for at this level was the entire Dark Brown set, aside from the hat, which we'll get to shortly. Firstly though, we've got to worry about our claw. The Meba. Honestly, you can't skip this claw. Infact, you should scroll this claw with seven 100% scrolls, which can be bought at the Kerning Pharmacy. You can often buy prescrolled ones and save a bunch of maplestory mesos, though. Why are you scrolling it? This is your fastest claw. It's attack isn't the normal "Fast", it's "Faster". Yeah, it's a huge difference and it'll blow your mind later if you goof around with one and have a few points into booster. Now, for the hat. Buy a brown bamboo hat. It compliments the Sneak set really well, and it gives an amazing +3 LUK. You'll use this hat till level 40 along with the claw. =P Finally, at level 26, buy a pair of whitebottom shoes. They're really cool shoes, yep. I prefer Pink with my sneak set, for some reason, but a lot of people would debate that. Just pick a shoe, it's not worth crafting one since you get your level 30 shoe for free.
Speaking of the level 30 shoe, let's go over how you'll acquire it. I'm not going to go into an asinine amount of detail about it, but in order to get the level 30, shoe find Nella in Kerning City. Do all of her quests, there are 2 sets of quests. One designed for level 15 people; the last one in this quest will give you a glove. The second set of quests will yield your level 30 shoe, silver chain boots. There are 3 quests for level 15, and 3 quests for level 25. Yeah, it's a pain doing them alll, but the result isn't only the shoes and gloves. You'll also get a lot of potions, which you can use, and they'll save you a bunch of money.
So now, the level 30 set. I really hate the main gear for this level. It's just not well made. At least with the Sneak set we had an idea going, with this set... you're just an ugly mass of skintight armor. Please skip this set, for the sake of humanity. If you don't... prepare to be ugly for 5 levels, I guess if you're basically about stats, you'll like it though. It's definately an improvement in defense, that's it though. Another option, instead of the Sneak set, or the hideous Stealer (level 30) set, is the Sauna Robe. Sometimes you'll see people who are level 50+ using these Robes, that's because there are Scrolls which add DEX to Overall Armor, and these people will scroll as much dex as they can into their robe, and then not add any points into DEX for a while. This way, they still meet the requirements for weapons, but have lots of extra points into LUK. That's the off-dex build, but I don't suggest doing it at all, especially if you're not funded. If you do it, you're pretty much stuck with that Sauna Robe for a long time, and honestly, it's also pretty ugly. You can wear it though, but you don't have to use DEX on it. It is a bit of a refreshing outfit for a while, however, it's refreshing feeling dies out after 20 levels of it, so just don't scroll it once you get it from the VIP Sauna quest, assuming you do it. I'm not going to go into that, though.
Level 35 a good level, really. Your new gear will give a bunch of cool stats, and it's cheap. Even if it has Perfect LUK, it's cheap. So why not buy a perfect luck set? Get the Green Knucklevest Top, and the Blue Knucklevest Pants. Those are the most common ones. If you like Dark Burglars, you should be able to get a perfect LUK Dark Burglar for not too many mesos, however, a perfect LUK Dark Burglar still only gives 2 LUK, which is 1 less than the Brown Bamboo hat I told you to buy. Also, if you want Black Knucklevest Pants, that's fine too, since those also give LUK. Same with Red Knucklevest Top as well. So you've got some mixing up you can do. If you want to, craft the level 35 shoes. They look nice, and give semi-decent stats. The red shoes give the most LUK, so those will do you the most good. You can also get a free glove for this level by completing John's Level 30 Jump Quest. John is in Lith harbor, if you didn't know. He's a fisherman with a bucket of fish, can't miss him.
Yay, level 40. Now you start getting really sexy. If you have the money, buy a Dark Shadow set. The pants might be a pain to find, but you should be able to find someone selling them in a little while. Just look for sellers for a while, and don't start looking when you're level 39, it might take you a few days. If you're more interested in your stats then you are in your looks, then skip this set. It's expensive, actually very expensive to buy a Dark Shadow set with perfect LUK. Marine Shadow gives LUK also, but it should be expensive as well, although much less pricey then the Dark Shadow set. On top of this, it's finally time for a new claw. Either craft an Adamantium Avarice and scroll it with 100% scrolls, or buy a pre-scrolled one. It's also finally time to slip out of that Brown Bamboo Hat, and buy a pilfer. I strongly suggest buying a 3 LUK Pilfer, which means Red and Dark are your only options. If you go with Red, I hope you're planning on using Red China at level 50, because it wont match anything else. Dark will match everything, so it's a good option, since then you're allowed to switch gear without destroying your appearance. Hmm, moving forward, craft some Split Shoes. These are definately worth it, and they're not bad to use until level 60. Red split shoes will give you the best stats, comparitively.
Level 50 you finally get to wear a cape. I suggest one that matches your level 50 gear. China gear is great, and inexpensive, so buy it. The only expensive set of china is Brown China. Brown China is probably my favorite of all the colors offered, because it just works so well with Snowshoes, and a Dark Slain, but it's all about your ideas. All of the colors of China will give the same LUK, so it doesn't really matter which color you pick. This is where you'll get your Slain, too. Dark Slains can not be crafted, but they are dropped from enemies so they have potential for higher base attack. We'll get into how to start scrolling your claw at this level, eventually. The level 50 shoes are probably a waste of maple story mesos, at least that's how I feel. They require 2 moon rocks, which is a pain, really. Especially if you haven't done the Arwen's Glass Shoe quest. Also, stick with your Pilfer. The level 50 hat is ugly. Very ugly. However, once again, if stats are your thing, then go ahead and buy a 4 LUK Brown Sonata.
Another debated set of gear for you to decide on, Scorpio. A lot of people dislike the top to this set, mainly because it is, in a sense, a belly shirt. You'll see all sorts of level 60 outfits. You'll see people at level 60 wearing a Dark Shadow Top (The level 40 top, if you forgot) with Dark Scorpio Pants, since they seem to match well. You'll also see people skipping the set entirely, and sticking with their China for a while. Make a pair of Dark Moss boots; they're really cheap to make, only one Moon Rock, and a Refined Black Crystal will be the things that put a hole in your wallet, but still, that's only about 300,000 mesos, nothing huge, especially at level 60. You'll also want to make a pricey purchase, the Identity. This level 60 hat isn't very cheap (at least it isn't when I'm writing this FAQ) but it looks great, especially with a scorpio set of corresponding colors. (Light Scorpio Set corresponds to Silver Identity, Oaker Scorpio Set corresponds to Bronze Identity, and Dark Scorpio Set corresponds to Dark Identity.) It doesn't look so good with China, though. Personally my favorite is the Light Scorpio set, but that's definitely for people who aren't about stats. The Light Scorpio set after all does give a lot of DEX that you don't need. If you're about stats, you'll want to go with the Dark Scorpio set with a Dark Identity. It'll be pricey, but it'll give great stats, and look pretty decent. The level 60 claw is the Gigantic. Bronze Gigantics, first of all, are a pain. They are only dropped by one monster, Tauro Spears, and those things hurt. On top of that, it's the only level 60 claw that drops, so they're a tad pricey. You can skip it if you want, since by the time you're 70, you'll be able to hunt for a Fury (once Wizet finally patches so that they can drop).
Now onto the level 70 gear. the level 70 set is the stud set. Personally, I think that Dark Stud looks good, but I prefer people to skip the Rook, it's really, really horrid. Even worse than the Sonata, and the unmentioned level 25 hat. The level 70's claw name is Scarab, though the old name was Fury. I happen to like Fury a bit more. Fury's are dropped all over the place, Green Fury is dropped by Transformed Dark Yetis, and just plain Dark Yetis, while the Dark Fury is dropped by Cerebres.
Level 80 gear owns. Seriously, but I mean it should. Level 80 is a pretty difficult feat to get to. Pirate set, it's just amazing. The claw doesn't match the set at all, but we'll leave that out. I just like this gear, and that's about all I'm going to say about it.
Finally, we'll cover capes and earings. All together. =) For earings, I say just pick whatever looks best with your outfit, the magic defense will not help you much anyway. For capes, you can scroll one with either LUK, or DEX, whatever you prefer. The level 55, 60, and 65 capes all are pretty nice, and Napoleans are still great, too. Just scroll whatever you think looks nice.
Now yes, that was long, and only covered Males, but my friend decided to help me out with a bit of female information regardging equipment. Enjoy.
