Rowen the Fairy and the Cursed Doll Quest Guide in MapleStory Classic World

Rowen the Fairy and the Cursed Doll is a 5-quest grind from Rowen the Fairy in Ellinia, open at level 36 once you've finished Mr. Wetbottom's Secret Book. Every step is the same job with a bigger number: kill Zombie Lupins and bring back their Cursed Dolls. Across the chain that's 570 kills and 570 dolls for 35,100 EXP (about 18% of level 36), 5,700 mesos, random ores, a glove scroll and a level 40 hat for your class.

Step-by-step walkthrough

Each step pays the same 7,020 EXP and 1,140 mesos, no matter how many dolls it asks for. The item reward is what scales.

Where to hunt

Cursed Dolls come from Zombie Lupins (the item is "a cursed doll possessed by a Zombie Lupin"), and each step also counts the kills, so you farm both at once. Zombie Lupins are level 41 with 1,774 HP, five levels above the chain's gate, and they're undead (weak to Holy). Spawn counts per map, densest first:

• Zombie Lupin (Lv 41): Monkey Swamp III (31), Tree Dungeon, Monkey Forest I (26), Tree Dungeon, Monkey Forest II (26), Monkey Forest II (25), The Forest of Evil II (16, also Malady, Lv 55), Monkey Swamp II (13), The Forest of Evil I (11, also Malady, Lv 55)

The kills themselves add up: 570 Zombie Lupins at 89 EXP each is 50,730 EXP before any party or level modifiers, more than the quest rewards.

Hold on to extra dolls between steps. You can't start the next count until you hand in the last one, so any spares carry forward.

Is it worth it?

Do steps 1 to 4 if you're training on Zombie Lupins anyway. Step 5 depends on your class. Our take assumes you're levelling around Zombie Lupins rather than making a special trip:

• Steps 1 to 3 give random ores: 7 of one basic ore, then 10 of one gem ore, then 5 Gold or 5 Diamond Ore. Useful if you craft, otherwise sell them.
• Step 4 (150 dolls) is a coin flip between a Gloves Attack Scroll: Intermediate (60% for +2 weapon attack) and a Gloves Magic Attack Scroll: Intermediate (60% for +4 magic attack).
• Step 5 (200 dolls) gives a hat for your class: Steel Nordic Helm (Warrior), Dark Guiltian (Magician), Dark Distinction (Bowman) or Dark Pilfer (Thief). All four are level 40 with 7 slots. A character still a Beginner gets the Old Wisconsin instead (a level 17 hat with 19 W.DEF, +17 HP and 7 slots).

Two things to know before step 5: the EXP never goes up, so 200 kills for 7,020 quest EXP is mostly about the hat. And with 7 slots, that hat is a good scrolling base for your 40s.