Legion System

Legion System, also known as Maple Union, is an in-game system that allows players to use their characters as attackers on a battlefield while having them to give bonuses account-wide based on the level and job of each character.

This system replaced the Character Card system while retaining the aspect of character bonuses. Players now obtain additional benefits from the Synergy Grid / Union Board in place of the previous deck bonuses. ^[1]

Legion Basics[]

To start a Legion, a player must have one of the following:

1. A minimum total level of 500 across all characters in their account of a particular world. Only the highest level Zero character will count towards the total level, and any other characters must be at least Level 60 with 2nd Job Advancement completed in order to count for a Legion.
2. A character that has reached Level 200 and completed the 5th Job Advancement.

As the player raises their ranks in the Legion, they will be able to place more characters as attackers on their grid. A legion member that is not placed on the synergy grid still contributes to minimum total level requirement.

Synergy Grid[]

The Synergy Grid, or the Union Board, is where the player places their characters to obtain various additional stat bonuses (on top of the bonuses given from each character). Each area on the grid is devoted to giving a certain stat bonus, with the total area increasing as the player levels up their Legion.

Legion Member Effects[]

Below are the effects of placing characters on the board. All the stat bonuses (STR, DEX, INT, and LUK) are final stat bonuses and are not affected by % stat bonuses.

Explorers
Job	Bonus (B/A/S/SS/SSS)
Hero	STR: +10/20/40/80/100
Paladin	STR: +10/20/40/80/100
Dark Knight	Max HP: +2/3/4/5/6%
Magician (Fire, Poison)	Max MP: +2/3/4/5/6%
Magician (Ice, Lightning)	INT: +10/20/40/80/100
Bishop	INT: +10/20/40/80/100
Bowmaster	DEX: +10/20/40/80/100
Marksman	Critical Rate: +1/2/3/4/5%
Pathfinder	DEX: +10/20/40/80/100
Night Lord	Critical Rate: +1/2/3/4/5%
Shadower	LUK: +10/20/40/80/100
Dual Blade	LUK: +10/20/40/80/100
Buccaneer	STR: +10/20/40/80/100
Corsair	Summon Duration: +4/6/8/10/12%
Cannoneer	STR: +10/20/40/80/100
Jett	Critical Damage: +1/2/3/5/6%

Cygnus Knights
Job	Bonus (B/A/S/SS/SSS)
Dawn Warrior	Max HP: +250/500/1000/2000/2500
Blaze Wizard	INT: +10/20/40/80/100
Wind Archer	DEX: +10/20/40/80/100
Night Walker	LUK: +10/20/40/80/100
Thunder Breaker	STR: +10/20/40/80/100
Mihile	Max HP: +250/500/1000/2000/2500

Heroes
Job	Bonus (B/A/S/SS/SSS)
Aran	70% chance to recover 2/4/6/8/10% of Max HP with each attack.
Evan	70% chance to recover 2/4/6/8/10% of Max MP with each attack.
Mercedes	Skill Cooldown: -2/3/4/5/6%[2]
Phantom	Mesos Obtained: +1/2/3/4/5%
Shade	Critical Damage: +1/2/3/5/6%
Luminous	INT: +10/20/40/80/100

Resistance
Job	Bonus (B/A/S/SS/SSS)
Demon Slayer	Abnormal Status Resistance: +1/2/3/4/5
Demon Avenger	Boss Damage: +1/2/3/5/6%
Blaster	Ignored Enemy Defense: +1/2/3/5/6%
Battle Mage	INT: +10/20/40/80/100
Wild Hunter	20% chance to deal increased damage when attacking: 4/8/12/16/20%
Mechanic	Buff Duration: +5/10/15/20/25%
Xenon	STR, DEX, and LUK: +5/10/20/40/50

Sengoku
Job	Bonus (B/A/S/SS/SSS)
Hayato	Critical Damage: +1/2/3/5/6%
Kanna	Boss Damage: +1/2/3/5/6%

Nova
Job	Bonus (B/A/S/SS/SSS)
Kaiser	STR: +10/20/40/80/100
Kain	DEX: +10/20/40/80/100
Cadena	LUK: +10/20/40/80/100
Angelic Buster	DEX: +10/20/40/80/100

Flora
Job	Bonus (B/A/S/SS/SSS)
Adele	STR: +10/20/40/80/100
Illium	INT: +10/20/40/80/100
Khali	LUK: +10/20/40/80/100
Ark	STR: +10/20/40/80/100

Anima
Job	Bonus (B/A/S/SS/SSS)
Lara	INT: +10/20/40/80/100
Hoyoung	LUK: +10/20/40/80/100

Jianghu
Job	Bonus (B/A/S/SS/SSS)
Lynn	Ignored Enemy Defense: +1/2/3/5/6%
Mo Xuan	Critical Damage: +1/2/3/5/6%

Others
Job	Bonus (B/A/S/SS/SSS)
Zero	EXP Obtained: +4/6/8/10/12%
Kinesis	INT: +10/20/40/80/100
Beast Tamer	Ignored Enemy Defense: +1/2/3/5/6%

MapleStory M Legion Block (KMS)[]

In KoreaMS, players can link their MapleStory M account into MapleStory for getting MapleStory M Legion Block and it does not take up any member slots. The Rank is always SS regardless of linked character's level.

MapleStory M Legion Block
Attack Power & Magic ATT +20

Event Exclusive Legion Blocks[]

There are Event Exclusive Legion Blocks available in overseas services. A player can only place at most 2 Event Exclusive Legion Blocks onto Synergy Grid and they do not take up any member slots.

Lab Server Legion Blocks[]

These were two special blocks obtainable only by participating in the Lab Server Event. Both blocks can be used at the same time.

The Lab Server was a temporary server in which for a limited-time, you can play in Lab world where you can experience different concepts and try out new systems. Monsters were 3x as strong, and drop rates were doubled, equipment from hunting were enhanced with Potential, the scroll enhancement limit is removed, and your character's level and stats will reset after death. All character data will be deleted when Lab world closes, but the rewards are kept for use on your characters in the regular servers.

Lab Server Legion Block	Enhanced Lab Server Legion Block
Attack Power & Magic ATT +5/10/15/20/25	Attack Power & Magic ATT +7/14/21/28/35

Abyssal Expedition Legion Block[]

Abyssal Expedition Legion Block was another special block obtainable only by participating Abyssal Expedition Season 3 Event, which is only available in ChinaMS, TaiwanMS, GlobalMS, and JapanMS.

Abyssal Expedition Legion Block (CMS)	Abyssal Expedition Legion Block (TMS, GMS and JMS)
Attack Power & Magic ATT +16	Attack Power & Magic ATT +35

Synergy Grid Bonuses[]

The Synergy Grid has two main areas, the Inner Grid and the Outer Grid. When the player first start a Legion, the player will be given the entire Inner Grid, which gives the following bonuses based on the location of the characters placed on it. The location of each of these bonuses can be switched around for convenience. These stat bonuses are not final stat bonuses, meaning that they are affected by % stat bonuses.

• STR (+5 per square)
• DEX (+5 per square)
• INT (+5 per square)
• STR (+5 per square)
• Max HP (+250 per square)
• Max MP (+250 per square)
• Weapon Attack (+1 per square)
• Magic Attack (+1 per square)

As the player unlocks higher Legion levels, the player will gain access to the Outer Grid, which will have a capped amount of space/squares based on the player's current Legion level (maximum of 40 per area). The location of each of these bonuses cannot be switched around.

• Abnormal Status Resistance (+1 per square)
• Monster EXP (+0.25% per square)
• Critical Rate (+1% per square)
• Boss Damage (+1% per square)
• Damage Against Normal Monsters (+1% per square)
• Buff Duration (+1% per square)
• Ignored Enemy Defense (+1% per square)
• Critical Damage (+0.50% per square)

Each character has a different shaped piece that can occupy the Synergy Grid, based on their level and class (Warrior, Magician, Bowman, Thief, Pirate).

Character Shapes
Class	B Rank	A Rank	S Rank	SS Rank	SSS Rank
Warrior
Magician
Bowman
Thief
Pirate
Xenon
Lab Server Legion Block
Enhanced Lab Server Legion Block
MapleStory M
Abyssal Expedition Legion Block (CMS)
Abyssal Expedition Legion Block (TMS and GMS)

The rank of a card is determined by the level of the character.

• Rank B: Lv. 60-99 (Lv. 130-159 for Zero)
• Rank A: Lv. 100-139 (Lv. 160-179 for Zero)
• Rank S: Lv. 140-199 (Lv. 180-199 for Zero)
• Rank SS: Lv. 200-249
• Rank SSS: Lv. 250

Synergy Grid Size[]

Grid Size
Rank Required		Total Grid Size (area)	Inner Grid (per stat)	Outer Grid (per stat)
	Nameless Legion Rank I (500)	12 × 10	15	0
	Nameless Legion Rank IV (2,000)	14 × 12		6
	Renowned Legion Rank I (3,000)	16 × 14		13
	Renowned Legion Rank III (4,000)	18 × 16		21
	Renowned Legion Rank V (5,000)	20 × 18		30
	Heroic Legion Rank II (6,000)	22 × 20		40

Legion Ranking[]

There are five tiers in the Legion: Nameless Legion, Renowned Legion, Heroic Legion, Legendary Legion, and Supreme Legion. Each tier is sub-divided into four ranks. The total level requirement takes into account your 42 highest level characters in the world.

Legion Ranking
Rank		Total Lv. Req.	Coins Req. (from prev.)	Coins Req. (total)	Legion Members
	Nameless Legion Rank I	500	0	0	9
	Nameless Legion Rank II	1,000	120	120	10
	Nameless Legion Rank III	1,500	140	260	11
	Nameless Legion Rank IV	2,000	150	410	12
	Nameless Legion Rank V	2,500	160	570	13
	Renowned Legion Rank I	3,000	170	740	18
	Renowned Legion Rank II	3,500	430	1,170	19
	Renowned Legion Rank III	4,000	450	1,620	20
	Renowned Legion Rank IV	4,500	470	2,090	21
	Renowned Legion Rank V	5,000	490	2,580	22
	Heroic Legion Rank I	5,500	510	3,090	27
	Heroic Legion Rank II	6,000	930	4,020	28
	Heroic Legion Rank III	6,500	960	4,980	29
	Heroic Legion Rank IV	7,000	1,000	5,980	30
	Heroic Legion Rank V	7,500	1,030	7,010	31
	Legendary Legion Rank I	8,000	1,060	8,070	36
	Legendary Legion Rank II	8,500	2,200	10,270	37
	Legendary Legion Rank III	9,000	2,300	12,570	38
	Legendary Legion Rank IV	9,500	2,350	14,920	39
	Legendary Legion Rank V	10,000	2,400	17,320	40
	Supreme Legion Rank I	10,500	3,000	20,320	41
	Supreme Legion Rank II	11,000	3,400	23,720	42
	Supreme Legion Rank III	11,500	3,900	27,620	43
	Supreme Legion Rank IV	12,000	4,400	32,020	44
	Supreme Legion Rank V	12,500	5,000	37,020	45

Legion Raid[]

When the player places the characters on the grid, they will become part of a Legion Raid, where they are drafted into a battle against an enormous dragon (with varying amounts of health depending on the dragon). The character the player is on can also join the battle and attack freely, whereas the player's other characters are controlled by AI in a fixed postion. There are also Wyverns that spawn in the map that only the player's current character can attack, and must be defeated for daily Legion-related quests. the player's attackers will always deal damage to the dragon, even when the player are not logged in and when the game is offline for maintenance.

Each character on the grid will deal a certain amount of damage per second based on their level and Star Force (damage range has no direct impact). The total amount of damage per second (Listed as Raid Power in the Legion Window) will accumulate and be displayed on the player's Synergy Grid, impacting how many Legion Coins the player can obtain, which are used for ranking up the player's Legion and purchasing useful items from Squire Pancho Sanza.

When the player enters the battle, the dragon's HP bar will be shown with two colors, bright green and purple. The bright green represents the amount of damage the player's current character can deal, while the purple part represents the amount of damage the player's characters can deal. If the player attack the dragon and deplete the bright green HP area, a shield will appear and protect the dragon from the player's attacks; from that point, only the player's characters can damage the dragon at that point, until the dragon dies and a new one takes its place. Likewise, the player's characters will deplete the bright green HP area once the purple area is depleted.

For every 100,000,000,000 (100 billion) damage dealt to the giant dragon, the player will receive one Legion Coin. Another way to obtain coins is via Dame Appropriation's daily quests:

• Defeat 100 Dragon Whelps of any kind (excluding Golden Wyvern): × 10
• Defeat 20 Golden Wyverns: × 20

The player's total coins is displayed on the top left in the game screen. Once the player leaves the map (by clicking the Retreat button on the right side), the player will be sent to an exit map and Dame Appropriation will reward the player coins.

Game Ranking[]

There is a ranking system in place for total coins obtained throughout the week. At the end of the week (Sunday at 11:30 PM to Monday at 12:30 AM, based on the player's server's time zone), the rankings will be calculated, coins obtained thereafter will not count toward the ranking during that time frame.

The top 100 players will receive the Legion Rank Mount and the top player receives the Legion of Extraordinary Maplers Chair in addition to it. Both rewards expire in 7 days.

External Links[]

StrategyWiki Page (for information on formulas/calculations)

References[]

Game Elements
Character Dev.	Experience • Familiars • Item Enhancement (Soul Weapon) • Legion System • Link Skill • Marriage • Professions • Stats (Hyper Stats) • Traits • V Matrix
Economy	Auction House • Cash Shop • Currency • Free Market
Etc	Item Pot • Maple Achievement • Monster Collection • Maple Guide • Monster Life • Music • NPC • Quest