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The Corsair pirate job branch is a range class that became popular due to their high DPS in old-school MapleStory before the Big Bang Update. This skill build guide will show you the best skills to max in order to make leveling the class much easier!
Corsair arrived in 2008 MapleStory GMS, and along with Buccaneers, were the first new class introduced to the game since it was released. It also came with a brand new region called Nautilus on Victoria Island.
Corsair is a hybrid of Night Lords and Bowmasters, struggling initially in the first three job advancements before gaining significant DPS in 4th job. It is not the most popular class in old-school MapleStory, but with dedication can be a powerhouse to take down bosses.
With the release of MapleStory Worlds, you can now play Pirate classes as they were before the Big Bang Update on servers like Artale.
If you're looking for the Modern version of this class, check out the Corsair Skill Build Guide.
Pirate, Gunslinger, Outlaw, Corsair Highlights
Corsair are a range class that uses Gun and Bullets as their weapon types to deal damage.
If you want to create a Corsair, here are some of the benefits you'll get when playing this class:
- Dash Skill - A skill that gives passive speed increase.
- High DPS - Once you reach 4th job, you become one of the strongest classes in MapleStory.
Some of the disadvantages of playing a Pirate:
- Medium HP - They have better HP than Mages and Thiefs, but not better than Warrior classes.
- Slow Leveling - The first three job advancements of Corsair are slow to level due to low damage skills
- No Party Buffs - You won't have any party buffs for bossing.
Overview
Main Stat: DEX
Secondary Stat: STR
Weapon: Gun
Job Branch:
- Pirate (Level 10)
- Gunslinger (Level 30)
- Outlaw (Level 70)
- Corsair (Level 120)
Assigning AP
A Corsair's main stat is DEX that boosts damage. But you'll also need STR for wearing equipment.
When rolling your stats for character creation, you want to aim for:
- STR: 4
- DEX: 13
- LUK: 4
- INT: 4
However, a Pirate needs 20 DEX in order to job advance, so you can safely roll anything that has 4 LUK and 4 INT and the rest in the other two stats.
You get 5 AP per level in MapleStory. A regular AP build for Pirate is:
- +4 DEX every Level
- +1 STR every Level
You'll want to cap your STR at around 70 and then gain STR from Equipments in order to equip high-level equipment.
Pirate - First Job Skill Build Guide
At Level 10, you can job advance to a Pirate by talking to the Kyrin in Nautilus. You have the choice of either using a Gun or Knuckle as a Pirate, but you'll want to use a Gun since you want to become a Corsair.
Each level up gives you 3 SP and your Job Advancement gives +1 SP.
- Level 10: Double Shot +1
- Level 11: Double Shot +3
- Level 12: Double Shot +3
- Level 13: Double Shot +3
- Level 14: Double Shot +3
- Level 15: Double Shot +3
- Level 16: Double Shot +3
- Level 17: Double Shot +1, Dash +2
- Level 18: Dash +3
- Level 19: Dash +3
- Level 20: Dash +2, Bullet Time +1
- Level 21: Bullet Time +3
- Level 22: Bullet Time +3
- Level 23: Bullet Time +3
- Level 24: Bullet Time +3
- Level 25: Bullet Time +3
- Level 26: Bullet Time +3
- Level 27: Bullet Time +1, Sommersault Kuck +2
- Level 28: Sommersault Kuck +3
- Level 29: Sommersault Kuck +3
- Level 30: Sommersault Kuck +3
As your path will eventually lead you to become a Corsair, you'll want to focus on maxing Double Shot as your main attacking skill. Once maxed, you then max Dash for the increased speed and jump stats.
Next up is Bullet Time for better accuracy and avoidability.
The final points can be put into either Flash Fist or Sommersault Kick.
Gunslinger - Second Job Skill Build
At Level 30, you can do the second job advancement and become a Brawler or Gunslinger. Since we want to eventually become a Corsair, choose Gunslinger.
Follow this skill build:
- Level 30: Invisible Shot +1
- Level 31: Gun Mastery +3
- Level 32: Gun Mastery +2, Gun Booster +1
- Level 33: Gun Booster +3
- Level 34: Gun Booster +3
- Level 35: Gun Booster +3
- Level 36: Gun Mastery +3
- Level 37: Gun Mastery +3
- Level 38: Gun Mastery +3
- Level 39: Gun Mastery +3
- Level 40: Gun Mastery +3
- Level 41: Invisible Shot +3
- Level 42: Invisible Shot +3
- Level 43: Invisible Shot +3
- Level 44: Invisible Shot +3
- Level 45: Invisible Shot +3
- Level 46: Invisible Shot +3
- Level 47: Invisible Shot +1, Wings +2
- Level 48: Wings +3
- Level 49: Recoil Shot +3
- Level 50: Recoil Shot +3
- Level 51: Recoil Shot +3
- Level 52: Recoil Shot +3
- Level 53: Recoil Shot +3
- Level 54: Recoil Shot +3
- Level 55: Recoil Shot +2, Gun Booster +1
- Level 56: Gun Booster +3
- Level 57: Gun Booster +3
- Level 58: Gun Booster +3
- Level 59: Wings +3
- Level 60: Wings +2, Blank Shot +1
- Level 61: Blank Shot +3
- Level 62: Blank Shot +3
- Level 63: Blank Shot +3
- Level 64: Blank Shot +3
- Level 65: Blank Shot +3
- Level 66: Blank Shot +3
- Level 67: Blank Shot +1, Grenade +2
- Level 68: Grenade +3
- Level 69: Grenade +3
- Level 70: Grenade +3
In second job, your new main attacking skill is Invisible Shot, so add an early point into this skill. Then you'll want to get your Gun Booster to Level 10 before maxing Gun Mastery for the extra damage.
Then max Invisible Shot, followed by Recoil Shot, Wings and Blank Shot.
You can ignore Grenade and instead max Sommersault Kick from 1st job if you prefer.
Outlaw - Third Job Skill Build Guide
At Level 70, you can advance to the third job advancement and become an Outlaw!
Follow this build:
- Level 70: Burst Fire +1
- Level 71: Burst Fire +3
- Level 72: Burst Fire +3
- Level 73: Burst Fire +3
- Level 74: Burst Fire +3
- Level 75: Burst Fire +3
- Level 76: Burst Fire +3
- Level 77: Burst Fire +1, Ice Splitter +2
- Level 78: Ice Splitter +3
- Level 79: Ice Splitter +3
- Level 80: Ice Splitter +3
- Level 81: Ice Splitter +3
- Level 82: Ice Splitter +3
- Level 83: Ice Splitter +3
- Level 84: Ice Splitter +3
- Level 85: Ice Splitter +3
- Level 86: Gaviota +3
- Level 87: Gaviota +1, Octopus +1, Homing Beacon +1
- Level 88: Flamethrower +3
- Level 89: Flamethrower +3
- Level 90: Flamethrower +3
- Level 91: Flamethrower +3
- Level 92: Flamethrower +3
- Level 93: Flamethrower +3
- Level 94: Flamethrower +3
- Level 95: Flamethrower +3
- Level 96: Flamethrower +3
- Level 97: Flamethrower +3
- Level 98: Octopus +3
- Level 99: Octopus +3
- Level 100: Octopus +3
- Level 101: Octopus +3
- Level 102: Octopus +3
- Level 103: Octopus +3
- Level 104: Octopus +3
- Level 105: Octopus +3
- Level 106: Octopus +3
- Level 107: Octopus +2, Homing Beacon +1
- Level 108: Homing Beacon +3
- Level 109: Homing Beacon +3
- Level 110: Homing Beacon +3
- Level 111: Homing Beacon +3
- Level 112: Homing Beacon +3
- Level 113: Homing Beacon +3
- Level 114: Homing Beacon +3
- Level 115: Homing Beacon +3
- Level 116: Homing Beacon +3
- Level 117: Homing Beacon +1, Gaviota +2
- Level 118: Gaviota +3
- Level 119: Gaviota +3
- Level 120: Gaviota +3
As an Outlaw you will want to max Burst Fire as your main attacking skill early on, followed by Ice Splitter, which can freeze enemies in place for a number of seconds.
Next max Flamethrower for dealing DOT, and then Octopus is a summon you can place to help deal damage.
Homing Beacon is needed for 4th job, so we max it, and then the rest of the points into Gaviota. You need Gaviota at Level 15 for 4th job.
Corsair - Fourth Job Skill Build Guide
At Level 120, you can make the fourth job advancement and become a Corsair!
Fourth job is slightly different to other jobs in that you need to obtain Skill Books to increase the max level of a skill and also take on a few quests to unlock others. This guide assumes you have everything maxed out, but whilst waiting for skill books you can improve other skills.
Follow this skill build:
- Level 120: Battleship +1
- Level 121: Battleship Cannon +1, Rapid Fire +1, Bullseye +1
- Level 122: Battleship Cannon +3
- Level 123: Battleship Cannon +3
- Level 124: Battleship Cannon +3
- Level 125: Battleship Cannon +3
- Level 126: Battleship Cannon +3
- Level 127: Battleship Cannon +3
- Level 128: Battleship Cannon +3
- Level 129: Battleship Cannon +3
- Level 130: Battleship Cannon +3
- Level 131: Battleship Cannon +2, Maple Warrior +1
- Level 132: Maple Warrior +3
- Level 133: Maple Warrior +3
- Level 134: Maple Warrior +3
- Level 135: Bullseye +3
- Level 136: Bullseye +3
- Level 137: Bullseye +3
- Level 138: Bullseye +3
- Level 139: Bullseye +3
- Level 140: Bullseye +3
- Level 141: Bullseye +1, Maple Warrior +2
- Level 142: Maple Warrior +3
- Level 143: Maple Warrior +3
- Level 144: Maple Warrior +2, Battleship Torpedo +1
- Level 145: Battleship +3
- Level 146: Battleship +3
- Level 147: Battleship +3
- Level 148: Rapid Fire +3
- Level 149: Rapid Fire +3
- Level 150: Rapid Fire +3
- Level 151: Rapid Fire +3
- Level 152: Rapid Fire +3
- Level 153: Rapid Fire +3
- Level 154: Rapid Fire +3
- Level 155: Rapid Fire +3
- Level 156: Rapid Fire +3
- Level 157: Rapid Fire +2, Wrath of the Octopi +1
- Level 158: Battleship Torpedo +3
- Level 159: Battleship Torpedo +3
- Level 160: Battleship Torpedo +3
- Level 161: Battleship Torpedo +3
- Level 162: Battleship Torpedo +3
- Level 163: Battleship Torpedo +3
- Level 164: Battleship Torpedo +3
- Level 165: Battleship Torpedo +3
- Level 166: Battleship Torpedo +2, Air Strike +1
- Level 167: Air Strike +3
- Level 168: Air Strike +3
- Level 169: Air Strike +3
- Level 170: Air Strike +3
- Level 171: Air Strike +3
- Level 172: Air Strike +3
- Level 173: Air Strike +3
- Level 174: Air Strike +3
- Level 175: Air Strike +3
- Level 176: Air Strike +2, Wrath of the Octopi +1
- Level 177: Wrath of the Octopi +3
- Level 178: Wrath of the Octopi +3
- Level 179: Wrath of the Octopi +3
- Level 180: Wrath of the Octopi +3
- Level 181: Wrath of the Octopi +3
- Level 182: Wrath of the Octopi +3
- Level 183: Maple Warrior +3
- Level 184: Maple Warrior +3
- Level 185: Maple Warrior +3
- Level 186: Maple Warrior +1, Elemental Boost +2
- Level 187: Elemental Boost +3
- Level 188: Elemental Boost +3
- Level 189: Elemental Boost +3
- Level 190: Elemental Boost +3
- Level 191: Elemental Boost +3
- Level 192: Elemental Boost +3
- Level 193: Elemental Boost +3
- Level 194: Elemental Boost +3
- Level 195: Elemental Boost +3
- Level 196: Elemental Boost +1, Hypnotize +1
- Level 197: Hypnotize +3
- Level 198: Hypnotize +3
- Level 199: Hypnotize +3
- Level 200: Hypnotize +3
As a Corsair you'll want to be in your Battleship as often as possible, as that is where most of your damage comes from. Then you want to max the main attack skill Battleship Cannon.
Follow this up with adding 10 points into Maple Warrior for stat boost, and then max Bullseye for the damage boost.
Rapid Fire should come next, followed by your next Battleship skill Battleship Torpedo.
Then you go with Wrath of the Octopi, Air Strike and Elemental Boost. Finish off with Hypnotize and Hero's Will.
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