Maple Story Skills: Magic Armor

Magic Armor is a first job skill for magicians that many people seem confused about. At first glimpse it seems pretty good, but is it worth putting points in it?

Magic Armor temporarily boosts your weapon defense, so the damage that you receive will be lower. Just as the name of the spell indicates, it blows magic into your armor to make you more resistant. The chart for this skill is as follows:

1. MP -8; Weapon Def. +2 for 54 seconds.

2. MP -8; Weapon Def. +4 for 68 seconds.

3. MP -8; Weapon Def. +6 for 82 seconds.

4. MP -8; Weapon Def. +8 for 96 seconds.

5. MP -8; Weapon Def. +10 for 110 seconds.

6. MP -10; Weapon Def. +12 for 144 seconds.

7. MP -10; Weapon Def. +14 for 158 seconds.

8. MP -10; Weapon Def. +16 for 172 seconds.

9. MP -10; Weapon Def. +18 for 186 seconds.

10. MP -10; Weapon Def. +20 for 200 seconds.

11. MP -13; Weapon Def. +22 for 244 seconds.

12. MP -13; Weapon Def. +24 for 258 seconds.

13. MP -13; Weapon Def. +26 for 272 seconds.

14. MP -13; Weapon Def. +28 for 286 seconds.

15. MP -13; Weapon Def. +30 for 300 seconds.

16. MP -16; Weapon Def. +32 for 344 seconds.

17. MP -16; Weapon Def. +34 for 358 seconds.

18. MP -16; Weapon Def. +36 for 372 seconds.

19. MP -16; Weapon Def. +38 for 386 seconds.

20. MP -16; Weapon Def. +40 for 400 seconds.

With one point in it, the cost is 8 MP and your Weapon Defense is two more than usual. MP cost doubles after you have 10 points in it, and at level 20 this skill costs 16 MP and adds 40 points to your Weapon Defense for 400 seconds.

I'll say this straight out; unless you plan to only level your character to level 30 this skill will be completely useless. Do not put any points in it at all. I can tell you a little story about my experience with Magic Armor to show you what I mean.

When I first started playing Maple Story a few years ago my first character was a magician. I had never read a FAQ or Maple Story guide, so I distributed my points as to what I thought was right. This included many points in strength to be able to kill snails faster, and I also maxed Magic Armor. I quickly learned what a mistake I had made when I reached higher levels, and I had to delete this character.

You need these points on other skills, and under no circumstances should this skill ever be maxed. At higher levels 40 more defense means very little, so this skill is completely obsolete. You should pretend like it's not even there and focus on skills that are actually useful.