MapleStory Idle Guide How to Upgrade Gear Properly

Progressing in MapleStory Idle RPG is not only about leveling up your character. Gear upgrades matter a lot, and if you upgrade the wrong way early on, you’ll end up wasting scrolls, cubes, and gems with little return. This guide breaks down the proper gear upgrade path, focusing on scrolls, star force, shop priorities, and companion choices so you can grow stronger consistently. Also check out our MapleStory Idle Class Tier List and Codes for more rewards!

Using Scrolls the Right Way

Each gear piece has 10 scroll slots. You can pick between 30% scrolls or 70% scrolls. The 30% scrolls give better stats, but they fail often. For the early game, the safest and most efficient approach is:

• Fill all your gear with 70% scrolls first.
• After you complete all 10 slots, start trying 30% scrolls on slot 5 and slot 10. These two slots give +20% success rate. Your 30% scroll becomes 50%, and your 70% scroll becomes 90%.

You may also get 40% special scrolls from rewards. Use these on your core gear to maximize gains.

Once your gear is full, you can even reset the scrolling and try again for better stats. This is important for long-term scaling.

Star Force: Upgrade Slowly but Evenly

Many new players make the mistake of pushing one piece to high star force early. That’s not efficient. Here’s the proper order:

1. Upgrade all gear pieces to Star Force 1 Only costs 1 scroll, cheap and stable.
2. Upgrade all gear to Star Force 3 Star Force 3 unlocks Potential Options, which give a huge boost to power.

Potential requires Potential Cubes, which are rare. Use whatever cubes you have for now and upgrade them slowly. You can buy cubes from weekly shops.

Shop Priority What You Should Buy First

If you’re playing free-to-play, managing shop currency is important. Your focus should always be the weekly items.

Red Gem Shop (Weekly):

• Potential cubes
• Star Force enhancement scrolls
• Spell trace
• Companion summons
• Weapon summons
• Medal of honor

World Boss Shop:

• Weekly potential cubes
• Memorial scrolls
• All weekly items available

Arena Shop:

• Star Force enhancement scrolls
• Other weeklies

Guild Shop:

• Upgrade guild skills daily
• Claim guild buffs
• Buy all weekly items (weapon enhancers, summon points, and more)

In short: never skip weekly items. They give the best value.

Choosing the Right Companions

Companions play a big part in increasing your power. There’s no single “best” one, but here are the useful types:

• Bowmaster / Archer → Lower enemy defense + increase crit rate
• Arch Mage → Extra crit rate
• Hero → Maximum damage multiplier
• Night Lord → Strong for bossing due to monster damage
• Marksman → Status effect build (situational)

For farming stages, use companions that boost normal monster damage.
For bossing, choose ones that increase single target damage.

Tips for Clearing Stages

If you’re stuck, try switching to manual mode:

• Always attack toward the right to hit the largest group
• Avoid wasting AoE attacks on empty space
• Small optimizations can make the difference between clearing a stage or failing it

If you still can’t clear it, you’ll need:

• Better gear upgrades
• Higher character levels + boosted skills

Upgrading gear in MapleStory Idle RPG is all about balance and timing. By using scrolls correctly, upgrading star force evenly, buying the right weekly items, and choosing companions that match your situation, your character’s power will rise steadily without draining your resources. Hopefully this guide helps you build your gear the right way and makes your progression smoother as you push deeper into the game.