How to Get Hero's Gladius (Manji's Gladius) in MapleStory Classic World

Hero's Gladius, the sword players call "Manji's Gladius", comes from Manji's Old Gladius chain at level 50. Manji in Perion hands you the Old Gladius, Chrishrama in Sleepywood reawakens it with four rare items, and you bring it back to Manji, who lets you choose Hero's Gladius or Skull Earrings. You must have finished Maya's Weird Medicine chain first.

Quick answer: Level 50 + Maya's Weird Medicine chain done. Talk to Manji in Perion (Old Gladius), then bring Chrishrama 1 Star Rock, 1 Piece of Ice, 1 Ancient Scroll and 1 Flaming Feather. Return the Hero's Gladius to Manji and pick your reward.

Hero's Gladius vs Skull Earrings

	Hero's Gladius	Skull Earrings
Type	One-handed sword, Warriors only	Earrings, all classes
Required level	45 (STR 90, DEX 40)	50
Main stat	+62 W.ATK	+38 M.DEF, +4 avoid
Upgrade slots	7	5
NPC sell price	11,500 mesos	16,500 mesos

For comparison, the regular Gladius is a level 30 sword with +47 W.ATK. Non-Warriors almost always take the earrings, since they can't use the sword. Warriors weighing it against other options can check best early weapons by class and the fighter guide.

The sword needs level 45 to equip, but the quest opens at 50, so you'll always be 50+ when you get it.

The chain

#	Quest	Lv	NPC	What happens
0	Maya's Weird Medicine chain	21	Maya, Henesys	Must be complete. Ends with Delivering the Weird Medicine (Brown Bamboo Hat)
1	Old Gladius	50	Manji, Perion	Manji gives you the Old Gladius and sends you to Chrishrama
2	Reawakening the Gladius	50	Chrishrama, Sleepywood	Bring Star Rock, Piece of Ice, Ancient Scroll, Flaming Feather. Reward: 30 Blue Potions
3	Hero's Gladius	50	Chrishrama, turn in to Manji	Choose Hero's Gladius or Skull Earrings

Each step pays 12,900 EXP and 1,579 mesos: 38,700 EXP for the chain, about 5.5% of a level at 50 (709,716 to level). Step 0 is covered in how to get the Brown Bamboo Hat.

Getting the four items

Item	How
Star Rock	Reward of Sabitrama's Anti-Aging Medicine (level 50, Sleepywood). It needs Sabitrama and the Diet Medicine (level 25) done and a Double-Rooted Red Ginseng from the Forest of Patience jump quest (entered through Shane in Ellinia). See the jump quests guide
Piece of Ice	Arwen and the Glass Shoe (level 29, Ellinia, repeatable). Each Arwen's Glass Shoe turned in gives a Piece of Ice or a Fairy Wing, 50/50 in the quest data. The quest text says the shoe comes off a Fire Boar (Lv. 32; densest at The Burnt Land V, 26) near Perion; drop rates aren't in the game data. Keep a Piece of Ice from your early turn-ins
Ancient Scroll	Drop source not in the game data, and no quest rewards it. Chrishrama's quest text says to start by talking to Mike at Perion Dungeon Entrance
Flaming Feather	Same: drop source not in the game data and no quest rewards it; follow Mike's lead

We'll add the Ancient Scroll and Flaming Feather sources once they're confirmed for Classic. Drop rates for any of these aren't in the game data.

Frequently asked questions

What level is Manji's Gladius quest?

Level 50 for every step, and you need Maya's Weird Medicine chain (level 21) completed.

Can I get both Hero's Gladius and Skull Earrings?

No. The last quest makes you choose one, and the chain isn't repeatable.

Where do I get a Star Rock in Classic World?

From Sabitrama's Anti-Aging Medicine at level 50, the second Forest of Patience jump quest.

Where do I get Piece of Ice?

From Arwen and the Glass Shoe in Ellinia. It's repeatable and gives Piece of Ice or Fairy Wing at random.

Can non-Warriors use Hero's Gladius?

No, it's a Warrior one-handed sword. Other classes should take the Skull Earrings.

Sources: Game data v1.0.0 · MapleClassic Wiki [1] [[2]](https://mapleclassic.wiki/wiki/Hero%27s_Gladius_(quest) [3]. Names and game content © Nexon, used for informational purposes. The explanations on this page are our own.