Where to Train From Level 10 to 30 in MapleStory Classic World

You've hit 10, picked your job, and now you're staring at the world map wondering where everyone goes. Levels 10 to 30 are the classic first-job grind: pigs and mushrooms, then the Kerning subway, then the Sleepywood Ant Tunnels. Here's the route, level by level, using Classic World's own monster data, not numbers from old GMS.

The route at a glance

Level	Train on	Where	Why
10–14	Ribbon Pig, Octopus, Green Mushroom	Henesys Hunting Grounds, Kerning Construction Site, The Rain-Forest East of Henesys	Low HP, safe, close to town
15–19	Green Mushroom, Bubbling	Tree Dungeon (Forest Up North IV), Dungeon Southern Forest III, Line 1 <Area 1>	Fast kills; Bubblings if you're near Kerning
20–24	Stirge, Jr. Necki	Transfer Area, Dangerous Steam (Stirges); Damp Forest (Jr. Neckis)	Best EXP per HP in the band; check the danger table for other Necki maps
22–30	Zombie Mushroom, Horny Mushroom	Ant Tunnel III, Deep Ant Tunnel I, Ant Tunnel Park	Densest maps, highest EXP per kill

The monsters (Classic World numbers)

Monster	Level	EXP per kill	HP	EXP per HP
Ribbon Pig	10	19	172	0.110
Octopus	12	23	191	0.120
Green Mushroom	14	26	233	0.112
Stirge	20	37	296	0.125
Jr. Necki	21	39	272	0.143
Horny Mushroom	22	41	403	0.102
Zombie Mushroom	24	45	436	0.103

EXP per HP is how much EXP you get for every point of HP you chew through. Higher means more efficient kills, but it ignores how many monsters a map has and how far it is from pots. That's why the route above doesn't just follow the highest number.

Levels 10 to 14: pigs, octopi and mushrooms

Fresh off your job advancement, you want monsters that die fast and don't hit hard.

• Ribbon Pig (Lv. 10) and Pig on The Rain-Forest East of Henesys, one of a community calculator's two safe picks at level 10.
• Octopus (Lv. 12) at the Kerning City Construction Site. It has the best EXP per HP of this early group.
• Green Mushroom (Lv. 14) on Henesys Hunting Ground III, once you're comfortable.

At level 10 no map is perfect yet, so expect a few extra hits per kill. That's normal, and it gets better fast.

Levels 15 to 19: the Ellinia tree dungeons

By 15 you can clear Green Mushrooms quickly (the Slimes on those maps are low-EXP filler). A community training calculator ranks Tree Dungeon, Forest Up North IV and Dungeon, Southern Forest III at the top for this range. The Ellinia tree dungeons are a longer walk from town, so stock up on pots before you head in.

If you'd rather stay near Kerning City, Line 1 <Area 1> in the subway has 64 Bubblings (Lv. 15, 28 EXP), the densest single-monster map for this range.

Level 20: Stirges in the Kerning subway

At 20, Stirges become the target. They're level 20 with only 296 HP for 37 EXP, and they fly, which suits ranged classes. Stirges only spawn on five maps, all in or near the Kerning City subway:

Map	Stirges	Also on the map
Transfer Area	38	Nothing else
Dangerous Steam	38	5 Horny Mushrooms, 6 Zombie Mushrooms
Dark Cave	35	9 Horny Mushrooms, 7 Zombie Mushrooms

• Transfer Area is right next to Kerning City, so refilling pots and stars takes seconds, and it's Stirges only.
• Dangerous Steam and Dark Cave add a few mushrooms, which pay a little more per kill.

Level 21+: Jr. Neckis (pick the safe maps)

Jr. Necki (Lv. 21, 272 HP, 39 EXP) has the best EXP per HP in the whole 10–30 range. But most Jr. Necki maps also hold much stronger monsters, so check the map before you go:

Map	Jr. Neckis	Danger	Verdict at Lv. 21–25
Damp Forest	11	Octopus (Lv. 12) and a couple of Slimes	Safe. The best pure Jr. Necki pick
Dangerous Croko I	27	14 Ligators (Lv. 31) and 6 Crocos (Lv. 52)	Most Neckis, but you'll share the map with much higher monsters
The Swamp of Despair III	19	28 Ligators (Lv. 31)	Risky until you can handle Ligators
Dangerous Croko II	21	24 Crocos (Lv. 52)	Avoid at this level
Line 2 <Area 2>	18	32 Jr. Wraiths (Lv. 34) and 57 Wraiths (Lv. 48)	Avoid at this level

Monsters 10 or more levels above you are hard to hit and hit hard, so the "most Neckis" map isn't the best one if you're constantly potting. Damp Forest has fewer Neckis but nothing that threatens you.

Levels 22 to 30: the Ant Tunnels

Once you can take on Horny Mushrooms (Lv. 22) and Zombie Mushrooms (Lv. 24), head into the Sleepywood Ant Tunnels.

Map	Zombie Mushrooms	Horny Mushrooms	Other
Ant Tunnel III	61	38	None. The densest map in this level range
Ant Tunnel Park	23	4	31 Evil Eyes (Lv. 27), and a store, so refills cost no walking
Deep Ant Tunnel I	29	16	21 Evil Eyes (Lv. 27) and 2 Jr. Boogies (Lv. 35)

Ant Tunnel III is the pick for raw density. Ant Tunnel Park trades some density for zero walking to the store.

Check your accuracy before you move up

In Classic World a miss still costs MP or a throwing star. Monsters above your level are harder to hit, so a map that feels bad at 20 can feel great at 25. If you're missing a lot, stay one band lower for a couple of levels. One community accuracy guide shows, for example, that a sample Thief build at level 20 doesn't have enough accuracy for level 24 Zombie Mushrooms, but the same build at level 25 hits them every time.

Class quick notes

• Thieves: Lucky Seven hits flying monsters efficiently, so Stirges are a strong pick, and Transfer Area's short trip to Kerning matters when you're refilling stars.
• Magicians: before 30 you have no Holy skills, so pick maps by density like everyone else. After 2nd job, Clerics get extra value from undead Zombie Mushrooms.
• Warriors and Bowmen: see the training page for your 2nd job (linked from the class pages) for class-specific picks.