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Easy Maple Union 9000 Achievement Guide: Link Skills & Perfect Union Guide
This is a guide to link skills and the Union system to reach Union 9000 in MapleStory. Link skills provide powerful effects from low levels, and the Union system allows you to form an attack party by summing character levels to gain additional stats. Level up your Union level quickly with an efficient character leveling order and a fast leveling guide from 1 to 200.
Leveling up can be accelerated when using event EXP coupons (recommended to use from level 170)
1. 🔗 Understanding the Core of the Union & Link Skill System: Laying the Foundation
- ✅ Link skills are unique skills that each character has, and can be transferred to other characters after reaching a certain level
- ✅ The Union system is a system that enhances stats by placing owned characters in the Union attack party
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Link Skill | Powerful effects from low levels, must-level |
| Union | Attack party placement slots increase according to character level, important to occupy key stats |
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1. 🔗 Understanding the Core of the Union & Link Skill System: Laying the Foundation
- ✅ Link skills are unique skills that each character has, and can be transferred to other characters after reaching a certain level
- ✅ The Union system is a system that enhances stats by placing owned characters in the Union attack party
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Link Skill | Powerful effects from low levels, must-level |
| Union | Attack party placement slots increase according to character level, important to occupy key stats |
00:38 - 01:35
2. 📈 How to Raise Union Level: Standards and Efficiency
- ✅ Union level is determined by the sum of the levels of the 42 highest-level characters you own
- ✅ Union level tiers: Noob (6,000), Mid-Tier (8,000), Upper-Mid Tier (9,000), High-End (9,500+)
| Union Level | Description |
|---|---|
| 8,500 | Near end-game level, efficiency decreases after occupying key stats |
01:36 - 02:28
3. 💪 The Core of Character Leveling: Maximizing Link & Union Synergy
- ✅ Link skills and Union are key elements of character leveling
- ✅ Strategy using reward buffs and siege contribution is important
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Essential Link | Combo kill EXP increase link (Union-only hunting link) |
02:29 - 04:12
4. 🥇 Recommended Characters to Level Up First: Evan, Mercedes, Zero, Phantom
- ✅ Evan: Enough to reach level 200, prioritize link skill
- ✅ Mercedes: Excellent Union effect, recommended to level up to 250 (utilize Hyper Burning)
- ✅ Zero: Level up for the Union effect, recommended level 200
- ✅ Phantom: Both link and Union are decent, prioritize leveling up if crit rate is lacking
| Character | Link Skill | Union Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Evan | Priority | Low |
| Mercedes | High | High (recommended level 250) |
| Zero | Average | High (recommended level 200) |
| Phantom | Decent (Crit Rate Increase) | Decent |
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5. ⚔️ Characters Specialized in Bossing & Survival: Ember, Adventurer Thief/Mage, Luminous, Eunwol
- ✅ Ember: Top priority for bossing link
- ✅ Adventurer Thief/Mage: Effect activates upon status ailment (prioritize leveling Adventurer Mage link)
- ✅ Luminous: Ignore Enemy Defense stat, efficiency varies depending on item setup
- ✅ Eunwol: Very good Union effect (prioritize leveling to 200)
| Character | Features |
|---|---|
| Ember | Top priority for bossing |
| Adventurer Thief/Mage | Utilizes status ailments |
| Luminous | Consider Ignore Enemy Defense efficiency |
| Eunwol | Excellent Union effect |
05:24 - 06:12
6. ➕ Additional Leveling & External Game Tips: Sub Links, Union, Utilizing MapleM
- ✅ There are sub-link and Union characters that don't increase stats by much, but are good to level up in the long run
- ✅ Switch with Lumi link according to the situation
- ✅ Survival link (2 recommended): Worth adopting when tackling difficult bosses
- ✅ Hunting-type link: Consider leveling up when one-shotting is difficult
- ✅ Utilizing MapleM: Obtain rewards upon reaching level 120
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7. 🎯 Maximizing Union Effects: Night Lord, Marksman, Mechanic, Wild Hunter
- ✅ Night Lord, Marksman: Utilize Union effect (recommended level 200), increase critical damage
- ✅ Wild Hunter: Leveling up from 200 to 250 is not very efficient
- ✅ Mechanic: Increase buff duration, important for Maple Adventurer Mages, Kaiser, etc.
| Character | Union Effect |
|---|---|
| Night Lord/Marksman | Critical Damage Increase (recommended level 200) |
| Mechanic | Buff Duration Increase |
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8. 🚀 1~200 Level Ultra-Fast Leveling Guide: Quest & Hunting Ground Recommendations
- ✅ Up to level 30: Story quest
- ✅ Up to level 60: Gold Beach Theme Dungeon
- ✅ Up to level 80: Edelstein, Alliance Quest
- ✅ Up to level 85: Asuwan Quest
- ✅ Up to level 100: Magatia Quest
- ✅ Up to level 110: Leafre Sky Nest (Star Force required)
- ✅ Up to level 125: Ludibrium Forgotten Passage
- ✅ Level 130: Root Abyss Quest
- ✅ Up to level 140: Temple of Time Quest
- ✅ Up to level 150: Cross Hunter Quest
- ✅ Up to level 160: Byeoru Quest
- ✅ Level 165~170: Destroyed Henesys, Empress Quest
- ✅ Up to level 185: Kritias Quest
- ✅ Up to level 190: Wild Perion Quest
- ✅ Up to level 200: Fallen World Tree Quest, repeat Cross Hunter Quest
Leveling up can be accelerated when using event EXP coupons (recommended to use from level 170)
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9. ❗ Union Leveling Tip: Have Fun and Enjoy Steadily
- ✅ Union leveling can be tedious, so it's important to proceed while taking breaks and enjoying it
- ✅ The game is meant to be fun, so be careful not to get stressed