Weapon Scrolls by Weapon Type in MapleStory Classic World: All 14 Types

Classic World has one attack scroll family per weapon type, 14 types in all, each in Lesser, Intermediate, Greater and Chaos: 56 weapon scrolls. Every weapon in the launch data has 7 upgrade slots, except the quest-only Old Gladius, which has no upgrade slots listed. Physical weapon scrolls give +1 / +2 / +4 / +5 weapon attack; wand and staff scrolls give +2 / +4 / +8 / +10 magic attack.

Quick answer: El Moth in The Tree That Grew III sells the Lesser for every weapon type (25,000–60,000 mesos depending on type and price list). For Intermediates and Greaters we found only quest sources (drops aren't in the game data): Jane and the Mushroom (20) rolls one random Intermediate out of 14, while Building a New House For Blackbull and Taking Out the Alligators 1 (both 48) let you pick a Greater for your class. There's no weapon scroll recipe.

General scrolling mechanics are in the scrolling guide. This page is the per-weapon reference.

The weapon ladder is steeper than armor

Weapon scrolls don't follow the +1/+2/+3/+4 steps that gloves and accessories use. In the launch data a Greater weapon scroll gives +4 attack and a Chaos gives +5; for wands and staves it's +8 and +10 magic attack. If you've seen +3 quoted for a Greater weapon scroll, that's not what the Classic tooltip says. Lesser and Intermediate are the same +1 and +2 as everywhere else. What that does to the tier math is in scroll tiers explained.

Seven Lessers on a weapon give a guaranteed +7 attack (+14 magic attack on a wand or staff). Seven Intermediates average +8.4, but all seven land only 2.8% of the time, and you end below the Lesser total 29% of the time.

How to get weapon scrolls

El Moth (Lesser only)

El Moth stands in The Tree That Grew III and stocks the Lesser for all 14 weapon types. Shop prices aren't in the game data, and two community shop lists agree on the stock but not the prices. One list is labelled as launch prices; the other is lower across the board. We can't tell you which is current, so check El Moth's window before you budget. Either way a Lesser costs 25,000 to 60,000 mesos:

Weapon types	Launch-labelled price list	Lower community price list
One-handed sword, axe, blunt weapon; dagger	30,000	25,000
Wand, staff	60,000	25,000
Two-handed sword, axe, blunt weapon; spear; polearm; bow; crossbow; claw	60,000	50,000

Neither community shop list shows any shop selling weapon scrolls above Lesser.

Quests

Quest	Level	NPC	Reward	How it's given
Jane and the Mushroom	20	Jane, Lith Harbor	One Intermediate weapon scroll	One at random from 14, so a 1 in 14 shot at your own weapon
Building a New House For Blackbull	48	Blackbull, Perion	One Greater weapon scroll	You choose one for your class
Taking Out the Alligators 1	48	Ayan, Perion	One Greater weapon scroll	You choose one for your class

The two level 48 quests filter the list by class: Warriors see the sword, axe, blunt, spear and polearm scrolls, Magicians wand and staff, Bowmen bow and crossbow, Thieves dagger and claw. Forgotten Hollow: some community sources list a level 39 quest, Welcome to the Hollow, with a Greater weapon scroll reward. It isn't in the launch quest data, so treat it as unverified.

Chaos weapon scrolls exist in the data, but we found no quest, shop or recipe that gives one.

Crafting

None. No Arcforge recipe in the launch data makes a weapon scroll.

Weapon scrolls by type

All 14 families work the same way; only the stat and the El Moth price differ. Success rates and effects from the launch data:

Tier	Success rate	Weapon Attack (physical weapons)	Magic Attack (wands, staves)	On failure
Lesser	100%	+1	+2	—
Intermediate	60%	+2	+4	slot used up
Greater	10%	+4	+8	slot used up
Chaos	10%	+5	+10	slot used up; 50% chance the item is destroyed

Weapon type	Class	Lesser	Intermediate	Greater	Chaos	El Moth Lesser price (launch-labelled / lower list)
One-Handed Sword	Warrior	Lesser	Intermediate	Greater	Chaos	30,000 / 25,000
One-Handed Axe	Warrior	Lesser	Intermediate	Greater	Chaos	30,000 / 25,000
One-Handed Blunt Weapon	Warrior	Lesser	Intermediate	Greater	Chaos	30,000 / 25,000
Dagger	Thief	Lesser	Intermediate	Greater	Chaos	30,000 / 25,000
Wand	Magician	Lesser	Intermediate	Greater	Chaos	60,000 / 25,000
Staff	Magician	Lesser	Intermediate	Greater	Chaos	60,000 / 25,000
Two-handed Sword	Warrior	Lesser	Intermediate	Greater	Chaos	60,000 / 50,000
Two-handed Axe	Warrior	Lesser	Intermediate	Greater	Chaos	60,000 / 50,000
Two-handed Blunt Weapon	Warrior	Lesser	Intermediate	Greater	Chaos	60,000 / 50,000
Spear	Warrior	Lesser	Intermediate	Greater	Chaos	60,000 / 50,000
Polearm	Warrior	Lesser	Intermediate	Greater	Chaos	60,000 / 50,000
Bow	Bowman	Lesser	Intermediate	Greater	Chaos	60,000 / 50,000
Crossbow	Bowman	Lesser	Intermediate	Greater	Chaos	60,000 / 50,000
Claw	Thief	Lesser	Intermediate	Greater	Chaos	60,000 / 50,000

Which tier should you use?

Per slot, the expected gain is what decides it (physical weapons; double everything for wands and staves):

Lesser: +1.0, guaranteed. Seven of them give exactly +7.
Intermediate: +1.2 on average (60% × 2). Slightly better on average than a Lesser, but swingy: you finish below the all-Lesser total 29% of the time.
Greater: +0.4 on average (10% × 4). Worse than a Lesser in every slot you spend it on.
Chaos: +0.5 on average (10% × 5), with a 50% chance to destroy the weapon on a fail.

Verdict: scroll a weapon you'll keep with Lessers, or with Intermediates if you're happy to gamble a little for a slightly higher average. Don't put a Greater on a keeper weapon: even the free one from a level 48 quest loses about 0.6 attack per slot on average compared with a 25,000 to 60,000-meso Lesser. Chaos has no known source anyway.

Frequently asked questions

Where do I buy weapon scrolls in MapleStory Classic World?

El Moth in The Tree That Grew III sells the Lesser for every weapon type. Community price lists disagree and the game data doesn't settle it: 25,000 or 30,000 mesos for one-handed weapons and daggers, 50,000 or 60,000 for most others, and 25,000 or 60,000 for wands and staves.

Is a Greater weapon scroll worth using?

Not on a weapon you're keeping. At 10% for +4 it averages +0.4 per slot, less than a guaranteed +1 Lesser.

What does a Greater weapon scroll give in Classic?

+4 weapon attack at a 10% success rate, or +8 magic attack for wands and staves.

How do I get a Greater claw scroll?

Building a New House For Blackbull and Taking Out the Alligators 1 (both level 48, Perion) let a Thief choose a Greater dagger or claw scroll. A level 39 Forgotten Hollow quest is reported to give one too, but it isn't in the launch quest data.

What does Jane and the Mushroom give?

One random Intermediate weapon scroll out of 14, plus EXP and mesos. The odds it fits your weapon are 1 in 14.

How many slots does a weapon have?

Seven. Every weapon in the launch item data has 7 upgrade slots, except the quest-only Old Gladius.

Can I craft weapon scrolls?

No. There's no weapon scroll recipe in the launch crafting data.

Sources: Game data v1.0.0 · NiaMeowDB [1] [2] · MapleClassic Wiki [1] [2] · MetaRoad [1]. Names and game content © Nexon, used for informational purposes. The explanations on this page are our own.