MapleStory Buccaneer Skill Build Guide - Remastered Destiny Update

Buccaneer is a Pirate Explorer class that uses knuckles to deal devastating damage to mobs in MapleStory. Released as one of the first new jobs since the original MapleStory classes, Buccaneer has gone through many changes over time for its style of play, which involves charging your skills to maximize damage. Their play style is great for horizontal mobbing and 5th job can change their game play style considerably.

• Buccaneer Overview
• Pirate First Job Skill Build
• Brawler Second Job Skill Build
• Marauder Third Job Skill Build
• Buccaneer Fourth Job Skill Build
• Buccaneer Hyper Skill Build
• Buccaneer Fifth Job Skill Build
• Changelog

Buccaneer Overview

Pirates were originally released in 2008 and as it was the first time the game was receiving new content in the form of brand new classes, they were very hyped up. Their home town is Nautilus and share the Pirate Blessing Link Skill.

All Explorers got a major revamp in the Destiny V.233 Patch update, including Buccaneer!

With the revamped Buccaneer, training through the early levels of 1-200 are no longer a chore. You get some great mobbing skills, with fast animation and great hitbox range. You get access to Serpent Skills which auto activate whilst attacking, allowing you to wipe out large maps of mobs easily.

As a bossing class, Buccaneer make for a great damaging dealing class that can survive plenty of 1hit KO attacks. When they arrive at 5th job, they have iframe skills from Lightning Form that will allow them to dodge fatal attacks, and they have lots of mobility that keeps them out of harm's way during certain boss mechanics.

• Weapon: Knuckle
• Job: Pirate
• Class: Explorer
• Shared Cash Shop Inventory: Explorer Jobs
• Legion Block: +STR (10/20/40/80/100)
• Link Skill: Pirate Blessing (max level: Str+70, Dex+70, Int+70, Luk+70, MaxHP +1225, MaxMP +1225, Damage Taken: -15%)
• Primary Stat: STR
• Inner Ability: 20% Boss Damage

Pirate First Job Skill Build

You can max all of your skills in first job. Follow this build:

• Sommersault Kick (+1), Pirate Leap (+2)
• Pirate Leap (MAX)
• Sommersault Kick (MAX)
• Shadow Heart (MAX)
• Bullet Time (MAX)
• Dash (MAX)
• Double Shot (MAX)

You can choose between Sommersault Kick and Double shot as you main attacking skill but you'll find Sommersault Kick is the better for mobbing. Max out Pirate Leap early on for better mobility.

Shadow heart increases your damage and after that the other skills don't matter too much; Dash gives you a small speed boost when double tapping direction keys.

Skill Description & Overview

Brawler Second Job Skill Build

You can max all of your skills in second job. Follow this build:

• Static Thumper (+1), Knuckle Mastery (+2)
• Knuckle Mastery (5)
• Agile Knuckles (MAX)
• Sea Serpent (+1), Sea Serpent Burst (+1), Vortex Jump (MAX)
• Advanced Dash (MAX)
• Static Thumper (MAX)
• Knuckle Mastery (MAX)
• Dark Clarity (MAX)
• Sea Serpent (MAX)
• Sea Serpent Burst (MAX)
• Physical Training (MAX)
• HP Boost (MAX)

Static Thumper is your main attacking skill and is a great mobbing skill. As a second job Brawler, you'll get access to Sea Serpent skills. These skills are automatically triggered when you attack mobs; they have a cooldown that you can visually see.

You'll want to max out your Agile Knuckles skill early on for the Attack Booster, and then after that you get lots of Passive Damage abilities.

Skill Description & Overview

Marauder Third Job Skill Build

You can max all of your skills in third job. Follow this build:

• Turning Kick (+1), Greater Sea Serpent I (+1), Serpent Scale (+1)
• Serpent Assault (+1)
• Turning Kick (MAX)
• Greater Sea Serpent I (MAX)
• Serpent Scale (MAX)
• Serpent Assault (MAX)
• Precision Strikes (MAX)
• Roll Of The Dice (MAX)
• Groggy Mastery (MAX)
• Admiral Wings (MAX)
• Corkscrew Blow (MAX)

Turning Kick is going to be your main attacking skill in 3rd job as it has the best mobility and mobbing range.

You get an increase Sea Serpent skill and a new Serpent Scale skill; this activates automatically once you gain 5 stacks. Upon 5 stacks, you'll enter Assault Mode and when using Fighting Skills (Turning Kick) you'll activate Serpent Assault automatically for a short period.

Roll Of The Dice gives you a random buff when you roll it; this skill improves later on in other job advances.

Skill Description & Overview

Buccaneer Fourth Job Skill Build

You can max all of your skills in fourth job. Follow this build:

• Hook Bomber (+1), Greater Sea Serpent II (+1), Sea Serpent Burst II (+1)
• Aggressive Stance (+1)
• Hook Bomber (MAX)
• Greater Sea Serpent II (MAX)
• Sea Serpent Burst II (MAX)
• Typhoon Crush (MAX)
• Speed Infusion (MAX)
• Aggressive Stance (MAX)
• Crossbones (MAX)
• Maple Warrior (MAX)
• Double Down (MAX)
• Time Leap (MAX)
• Octopunch (MAX)
• Sea Serpent's Rage (MAX)
• Raging Serpent Assault (MAX)
• Nautilus Strike (MAX)
• Defensive Stance (MAX)
• Hero's Will (MAX)

Congrats on reaching Buccaneer! Your new 4th job skills are split betwene bossing and normal training skills.

Your main attacking skill will be Hook Bomber; you'll want to also max Greater Sea Serpent II and Sea Serpent Burst II. These skills are all activated whilst using Fighting Skills.

When bossing, you'll want to switch to Octopunch and you'll activate Rage skills.

You get two stance attacks that you can switch between; Aggressive gives you a damage buff and Defensive will reduce the damage you take.

Speed Infusion will increase you attack speed and Time Leap will reset the cooldown on skills (useful for Roll Of The Dice)

Skill Description & Overview

Buccaneer Hyper Skill Build

Hyper skills are available at level 140. You get Hyper Skill Points as you level towards 200, but not enough to max all the skills, so choose wisely. These skills mostly help increase the damage of your current skills.

• Hook Bomber - Spread
• Double Down - Saving Grace
• Octopunch - Extra Strike
• Octopunch - Boss Rush
• Octopunch - Reinforce
• Serpent Utility
• Epic Adventure
• Stimulating Conversation

Buccaneer Fifth Job Skill Build

Upon reaching level 200, you will now have access to the V Matrix, which acts as your new fifth job skills. Each class gets their own skills to use, along with boosting nodes to increase the damage of existing skills. To obtain new skills, you open up items called Nodestones, which drop from every mob in Arcane River. You have limited number of slots in your V Matrix, so you want to obtain perfect nodes for maximize your character's damage.

Buccaneer's Nodes should include:

• Serpent Vortex
• Lord Of The Deep
• Lightning Form
• Howling Fist
• Trinode: Hook Bomber, Sea Serpent Blow, Octopunch
• Trinode: Sea Serpent's Rage, Nautilus Strike, Corkscrew Blow

All 5th Job classes should try to also obtain these:

• Decent Holy Symbol
• Decent Sharp Eyes
• Decent Speed Infusion
• Erda Nova
• Rope Lift
• Loaded Dice
• Overdrive
• Pirate's Banner

Skill Description & Overview

Changelog

01/03/2023 - Updated for Remastered Skills

08/12/2020 - First update