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MapleStory Raising: Complete Guide to Situational Artifact Builds, Including New ArtifactsThis guide introduces an efficient artifact setup for MapleStory M. Learn about the detailed effects and recommended potential options for Unique, Legendary, and recently added new artifacts. You can also find optimized preset settings for various content at a glance. Use this guide to maximize your character's potential.
1. 🎮 Unique Artifacts: Usage and Recommended Potential Options
· Here's a summary of the features, usage, and recommended potential options for each Unique-grade artifact in MapleStory M.
| Artifact Name | Effect & Usage | Recommended Potential Options |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Snail Shell | Increases Critical Rate/Damage for 15 seconds at the start of combat Short content like Stage Challenges, Weapon Dungeons, Arena | Main Stat |
| Hexagonal Crystal Necklace | Efficient for long-duration content Chapter Boss, AFK Farming, Extermination, Alliance War, World Boss | Main Stat |
| Arwe's Glass Slippers | Increases Companion Duration AFK Farming, Bosses highly reliant on companions Caution: When used with Hexagonal Crystal Necklace, you must summon companions at 1 stack to receive full effects, so using them together is not recommended. | Main Stat, Normal Monster Damage |
| Mercymom's Gossip | Increases Accuracy, Damage increases for every Accuracy point exceeding Evasion Can be used in all content, but rarely used as there are better artifacts (use when you have few artifacts) | Main Stat |
| Clear Spring Water | Increases Final Damage in Growth Dungeons Growth Dungeons (Essential) | Main Stat, Damage Percentage |
| Helena's Old Gloves | Increases Attack Speed, increases up to max multiplier by 25% of Attack Speed All content (Most used Unique artifact) | Main Stat |
| Zakum's Stone Fragment | Increases Final Damage specifically for Zakum, reduces Debuff Resistance and Potion Cooldown Zakum (Essential) | Boss Monster Damage |
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1. 🎮 Unique Artifacts: Usage and Recommended Potential Options
· Here's a summary of the features, usage, and recommended potential options for each Unique-grade artifact in MapleStory M.
| Artifact Name | Effect & Usage | Recommended Potential Options |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Snail Shell | Increases Critical Rate/Damage for 15 seconds at the start of combat Short content like Stage Challenges, Weapon Dungeons, Arena | Main Stat |
| Hexagonal Crystal Necklace | Efficient for long-duration content Chapter Boss, AFK Farming, Extermination, Alliance War, World Boss | Main Stat |
| Arwe's Glass Slippers | Increases Companion Duration AFK Farming, Bosses highly reliant on companions Caution: When used with Hexagonal Crystal Necklace, you must summon companions at 1 stack to receive full effects, so using them together is not recommended. | Main Stat, Normal Monster Damage |
| Mercymom's Gossip | Increases Accuracy, Damage increases for every Accuracy point exceeding Evasion Can be used in all content, but rarely used as there are better artifacts (use when you have few artifacts) | Main Stat |
| Clear Spring Water | Increases Final Damage in Growth Dungeons Growth Dungeons (Essential) | Main Stat, Damage Percentage |
| Helena's Old Gloves | Increases Attack Speed, increases up to max multiplier by 25% of Attack Speed All content (Most used Unique artifact) | Main Stat |
| Zakum's Stone Fragment | Increases Final Damage specifically for Zakum, reduces Debuff Resistance and Potion Cooldown Zakum (Essential) | Boss Monster Damage |
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2. ✨ Legendary Artifacts: Key Effects and Recommended Options
· Provides information on the unique effects, optimal usage, and potential options for Legendary-grade artifacts.
| Artifact Name | Effect & Usage | Recommended Potential Options |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Grail | 2% chance to increase Final Damage for 30 seconds upon defeating an enemy (Bosses always trigger) Extermination, Alliance War, dedicated for retrying when pushing stages (Not recommended for AFK farming) | Boss Monster Damage, Main Stat |
| Old Music Box | Removes 1 debuff, increases Attack Power for 25 seconds Arena, World Boss, Extermination, Chapter Boss (Frequently used in Arena Colosseum) | Damage Taken Reduction, Critical Resistance |
| Luck Pendant | 15% chance to increase damage taken upon attack (up to 5 individual applications) Bosses, Party Quests (Party Quest Ride Coins) | Boss Monster Damage, Main Stat |
| Star Stone | Greatly increases Boss Monster Damage instead of increasing damage taken by your character Boss content, Chapter Challenges (Significant power difference for Chapter Boss clears) | Boss Monster Damage, Main Stat |
| Ancient Book | Increases Critical Rate and Critical Damage All content (Tier 0 artifact) | Main Stat, Critical Rate |
| Holo | Chance to recover HP when taking damage, 1 second of damage immunity Arena, Party Quests (For survival) | Damage Taken Reduction, Damage Percentage |
| Flame Herb | Increases Final Damage per nearby enemy (max 10 enemies) AFK Farming, Chapter Challenges, Guild Training Ground, EXP Dungeon, Equipment Dungeon, Hero Training Ground (Places with many monsters) | Normal Monster Damage, Main Stat |
| Soul Contract | Exclusive for Chapter Hunting, reduces Skill Cooldown Currently not used (Needs rework) | |
| Burning Lava | Greatly increases Final Damage when possessing a shield Arena, Guild Alliance War | Main Stat |
| Seira's Necklace | Increases Normal Monster Damage when 2 or more enemies are present, increases Boss Monster Damage when 1 enemy is present All content except Arena (Good efficiency for normal monsters, rarely used for bosses due to low stats) | Damage, Main Stat |
| Ice Soul Stone | Recovers 1% MP every 2 seconds, increases Critical Damage by 20% when MP is 50% or higher (2x when 75% or higher) All content (MP management is crucial) | Main Stat |
| Ancient Document Fragment | Exclusive for Guild Extermination, increases Final Damage Guild Extermination | Boss Monster Damage |
| Soul Pouch | Exclusive for Arena, increases Final Damage Arena | Damage Taken Reduction, Damage Percentage |
| Lit Lamp | Exclusive for World Boss, increases Final Damage World Boss | Boss Monster Damage, Defense Penetration |
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3. 🆕 New Artifacts: Analysis of Candle, Bottle of Emotion, and Heavenly Peach Tree Dragon
· Details the effects, usage, and recommended potential options for the 3 recently added new artifacts.
| Artifact Name | Effect & Usage | Recommended Potential Options |
|---|---|---|
| Candle | Increases Final Damage at the start of combat, increases Boss Monster Damage after 20 seconds, all effects disappear after 30 seconds Stage Challenges | Main Stat |
| Bottle of Emotion | Increases Final Damage by 0.55% for every 3% Attack Speed exceeding 60% of Attack Power increase (max 10%) All content if conditions are met (Requires 120% Attack Speed, high-spec artifact) | None specified |
| Heavenly Peach Tree Dragon | Chance to increase damage taken for 5 seconds upon attack, removes 1 buff and applies additional damage taken if target has buffs Arena, Boss Party Quests | Main Stat, Damage Taken Reduction |
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4. ⚙️ Artifact Preset Setup Guide by Situation
· The artifact 4th slot was opened with the March 19th update, but presets have been configured based on 3 slots, considering the difficulty of 50 awakenings for F2P/low-spending users. If you use 4 slots, you can add one from the 'Alternative Artifacts' to utilize it.
· In the preset table, 'Alternative Artifacts' refers to artifacts that can replace any artifact within that entire preset, not just for a specific slot.
· In the preset table, 'Alternative Artifacts' refers to artifacts that can replace any artifact within that entire preset, not just for a specific slot.
| Content | Recommended Artifacts | Alternative Artifacts |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter Challenge | Rainbow Snail Shell, Star Stone, Holy Grail (Holy Grail is for retries; it's recommended to retry until Holy Grail activates after entering and defeating monsters) | Helena's Old Gloves, Ancient Book, Seira's Necklace, Ice Soul Stone, Candle |
| Chapter Hunting | Hexagonal Crystal Necklace, Arwe's Glass Slippers, Flame Herb | Helena's Old Gloves, Ancient Book, Seira's Necklace, Ice Soul Stone, Candle |
| Growth Dungeon | Clear Spring Water, Helena's Old Gloves, Ancient Book | Hexagonal Crystal Necklace, Flame Herb, Ice Soul Stone |
| World Boss | Hexagonal Crystal Necklace, Star Stone, Lit Lamp | Holy Grail, Old Music Box, Luck Pendant, Ancient Book, Helena's Old Gloves, Ice Soul Stone |
| Party Quest | Hexagonal Crystal Necklace, Luck Pendant, Holo (Star Stone increases damage taken, making it easy to die, so it's recommended to equip after character growth) | Helena's Old Gloves, Ancient Book, Ice Soul Stone, Heavenly Peach Tree Dragon |
| Arena | Old Music Box, Holo, Burning Lava | Hexagonal Crystal Necklace, Helena's Old Gloves, Ancient Book, Soul Pouch, Heavenly Peach Tree Dragon |
| Guild Training Ground | Hexagonal Crystal Necklace, Helena's Old Gloves, Flame Herb | Holy Grail, Old Music Box, Luck Pendant, Star Stone, Holo, Ice Soul Stone, Heavenly Peach Tree Dragon |
| Guild Extermination | Hexagonal Crystal Necklace, Ancient Document Fragment, Ancient Book | Holy Grail, Old Music Box, Luck Pendant, Star Stone, Holo, Ice Soul Stone, Heavenly Peach Tree Dragon |
| Guild Alliance War | Hexagonal Crystal Necklace, Burning Lava, Helena's Old Gloves | Holy Grail, Old Music Box, Luck Pendant, Star Stone, Holo, Ice Soul Stone, Heavenly Peach Tree Dragon |
| Boss Raid | Hexagonal Crystal Necklace, Star Stone, Ancient Book | Holy Grail, Luck Pendant, Helena's Old Gloves, Ice Soul Stone, Heavenly Peach Tree Dragon |