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MapleSEA Link Skill Guide - How To Use Them Effectively

A guide on Link Skills has been requested a lot around here, so I whipped this up for you all. <3
Edit: This isn't done. I just didn't wanna lose all this because i'm going to bed and would have to retype all of this
IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER
  • Link skills can only be linked to one character at a time
  • You can only link up to 12 skills to a character at a time
  • You can however stack Cygnus' Blessing up to 5 times on a character for a total of 25% Status Resistance
  • You can only link skills to a character that has made its first job advancement(Sorry perma-beginners).
  • Link skills level at 70, 120, and 210.
  • Accepting the Link Skill quest with a Quest Deliverer will break Tot's

What link skills should I use?

These are just in order of what I think are the most important/beneficial. Some jobs will be slightly different. Angelic Buster's blessing is more useful for some classes than others (Lumini willl benefit greatly from it, whereas Nightwalkers get a meh boost from it).
NumberJobWhy
1.MercedesWho doesn't want to level faster? If you aren't in a hurry to level though you can move this down to the very bottom.
2.CannoneerNice flat stat boost and a mule
3.Xenon10% All Stat is great on anyone, except Demon Avenger.
4.Kanna10% Damage? Uhhh yes please. Also - Kishin mule.
5.Demon AvengerAnother 15% Damage? Yaaaaaas
6.Beast Tamer10% Boss, Crit, and 5% HP/MP? AND exp boosts for people?
7.Phantom15% Crit? Crit is love, crit is life.
8.KaiserThe Max HP is really nice, especially since I play a lot of thief classes.
9.ZeroPDR and it improves your survivability. Can't go wrong with that.
10.Demon SlayerA nice little boost to Boss Damage.
11.LuminousOne of the main places you'll get %PDR from. Not a huge deal until you start doing the harder bosses like C Vellum and his tentacles of fuck you. Reference
12.HayatoThe boost from the flat attack from this gets pretty high the higher your main stat is.
13.Cygnus KnightsIf you have the patience to level 5 of them, an extra 25% Status Resistance is really nice.
14.ShadeThis has saved me quite a few times during my boss runs. It procs fairly often for only a 10% chance to survive.
15.Angelic BusterAgain - This is more useful for a few jobs than it is for others. After they nerfed though, I just don't see it as very helpful.
16.MihileI main thieves usually, so don't typically need to stand in one spot. I'd imagine this being a lot more useful for say, a Lumi or Merc.
17.JettThis is actually a lot more useful if you spend the money on it. I'd just rather not dish out NX. This would be top 5 for me otherwise.
REMEMBER THIS IS JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION. I'm sure some of you will disagree, and that's alright.


Angelic Buster (Terms and Conditions)
Temporarily boost damage for 10 seconds. Cooldown 90 seconds. (Percentages are halved when on shared characters)
LV1: +60% skill damage for 10 sec when active
LV2: +90% skill damage for 10 sec when active
LV3: +120% skill damage for 10 sec when active

Beast Tamer (Elf Focus)
LV1: Boss damage +4%, Critical rate +4% and MaxHP MaxMP +3%
LV2: Boss damage +7%, Critical rate +7% and MaxHP MaxMP +4%
LV3: Boss damage +10%, Critical rate +10% and MaxHP MaxMP +5%

Cannoneer (Pirate Blessing)
Permanently boost all stats, Max HP and Max MP. Useful if you have insufficient secondary stat for equipment OR use it to boost your Max HP for higher survivability in boss raids.
LV1: Permanently increases STR by 15, DEX by 15, INT by 15, LUK by 15, Max HP by 5%, and Max MP by 5%.
LV2: Permanently increases STR by 25, DEX by 25, INT by 25, LUK by 25, Max HP by 10%, and Max MP by 10%.
LV3: Permanently increases STR by 35, DEX by 35, INT by 35, LUK by 35, Max HP by 15%, and Max MP by 15%.

Demon Avenger (Wild Rage)
Permanently increases damage.
LV1: +5% Damage.
LV2: +10% Damage.
LV3: +15% Damage.

Demon Slayer (Fury Unleashed)
LV1: +10% Damage to Bosses.
LV2: +15% Damage to Bosses.
LV3: +20% Damage to Bosses.

Hayato (Keen Edge)
LV1: Increase all stats by 10 and weapon attack by 5.
LV2: Not Available!
LV3: Not Available!

Zen / Jett (Core Aura)
Adds random stats to STR/DEX/INT/LUK and WATT/MATT (? for level 2). You can use NX Items purchased from Cash Shop to change the Core Aura’s stats. Currently Jett has max Level 1 Link Skill.
[NX Items]
  1. Supernova Dust – Change Core Aura’s stats.
  2. Cosmic Dust Shifter – Rotate stats of Core Aura. Changing STR > DEX > INT > LUK.
  3. Condensed Supernova Dust – Change Core Aura’s stats with a higher chance of better stats.
  4. Stellar Cosmic Solidifier – Lock Core Aura’s stats for 30 days. Can stack up to 365 days and will unlock if Core Aura’s stat is changed by using an item.
  5. Star Dust – Change Core Aura stats. Available only from monster drops.
LV1: STR, DEX, INT, LUK, Weapon ATT, Magic ATT. (Small Boost)
LV2: STR, DEX, INT, LUK, Weapon ATT, Magic ATT. (Medium Boost)
LV3: STR, DEX, INT, LUK, Weapon ATT, Magic ATT. (Large Boost)

Kaiser (Iron Will)
Permanently increases Max HP.
LV1: +10% Max HP.
LV2: +15% Max HP.
LV3: +20% Max HP.

Kanna (Elementalism)
Deepens your connection to the elements to provide a permanent damage increase.
LV1: +5% Damage.
LV2: +10% Damage.
LV3: Not Available!

Luminous (Light Wash / Permeate)
Ignores a portion of enemy defense (magic and weapon defense).
LV1: Ignores 10% Defense.
LV2: Ignores 15% Defense.
LV3: Ignores 20% Defense.

Mercedes (Elven Blessing)
Passively increases EXP Rate.
[ACTIVE] Sends you to Elluel, cooldown 1800 seconds. Elluel is a secret hideout accessible by Mercedes only.
LV1: +10% EXP
LV2: +15% EXP
LV3: +20% EXP

Mihile (Guardian of Light)
Temporarily resist knockback from enemy attacks. Cooldown 180 seconds.
LV1: 100% Knockback Resist for 90 sec.
LV2: 100% Knockback Resist for 110 sec.
LV3: 100% Knockback Resist for 130 sec.

Phantom (Deadly Instinct)
Passively increases Critical Rate.
LV1: +10% Critical Rate.
LV2: +15% Critical Rate.
LV3: +20% Critical Rate.

Cygnus Knight (Cygnus Blessing)
Increases resistance to statuses and elements. You can stack this Link Skill up to 5 times. If linked, this skill’s effects will be halved. (2.5% for level 1 and 5% for level 2). (Cannot share with other Cygnus Knights)
LV1: +5% Resistance.
LV2: +10% Resistance.
LV3: Not Available.

Xenon (Hybrid Logic)
Permanently increases all stats.
LV1: +5% All Stats (STR, DEX ,LUK, INT)
LV2: +10% All Stats (STR, DEX, LUK, INT)
LV3: Not Available!

Zero (Rhinne’s Blessing)
Ignore Enemy Defense +2/4/6/8/10% and Damage Taken -3/6/9/12/15%
Note: Zero's level up their link skills by collecting Goddess Tear Drops throughout their Story Quests.

Shade (Close Call)
Grants you a chance to survive an attack that would've been fatal.
LV1: 5% Chance to survive a fatal attack
LV2: 10% Chance to survive a fatal attack
LV3: Not Available

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