Phantom Best Skill Build and Guide MapleStory

One of the six heroes of the Maple World. Phantom is a part of the thief class with the unique ability of stealing other classes’ abilities. Phantom is also a great addition to your legion and links. Phantom’s link, Critical rate, is good for every class out there and their legion, meso obtained, is one of the most important things in the game.

Phantom is a great class since they are both good at mobbing and bossing. They also have a very useful link (critical rate) and legion (meso obtained) skill.

How To Steal Skills As Phantom

In your Beginner Tab you’ll see a skill called Skill Swipe. Use this and aim it at the Explorer you want to steal a skill from. Then in the same Tab open your Loadout and select what skills you want to equip.

Also, you’ll want to go to your beginner tab and put Judgment Draw on Auto.

Phantom 1st Job Skill Build

1st job for Phantom you’ll get to steal some skills. Cardinal Deluge will be your main mobbing skill. The other skills will help a lot later in the game. Haste, Dark Sight and Magic Guard are for Bossing. Once you reach 4th job you’ll want to switch to Haste when mobbing and Dark Sight for bossing.

Phantom 1st job stolen loadout

Haste
Magic Guard
Cardinal Deluge
Dark Sight

Phantom 1st job skill build,

Double Entendre (+1), Phantom Swiftness (+1), Impeccable Memory 1 (+1)
Phantom Swiftness (MAX)
Impeccable Memory 1 (MAX)
Feather Foot (MAX)
Double Entendre (MAX)

Phantom 1st Job Skill Explanation

Skill Name	Max Lvl Description	Purpose
Double Entendre	MP Cost: 14, Damage: 178%, Number of Attacks: 2, Max Enemies Hit: 4	Not used
Impeccable Memory 1	MP Cost: MP to use the equipped skill Skill Level of the stolen skill cannot be over 20	1st job Main Mobbing Skill (used for mobbing till 4th job)
Phantom Swiftness	MP Cost: 20, Additional Jump distance [Passive Effects – Movement Speed +35, Max Movement Speed +20, Jump +20]	Flash Jump Skill
Feather Foot	Base Avoidability +20%	Passive Buff

Phantom 2nd Job Skill Build

The best way to mob will be to steal Cardinal Burst and put Deluge and Burst in a macro.This will be your main mobbing skill till 4th job.

Impeccable Memory 2 should be placed before 1 in the macro.

Rage, Bless, and Heal are great for bossing. Once you reach your 4th job and get your new mobbing skill you’ll want to stick to Rage since it will give you a big boost. Use Bless whenever someone else already has Rage in a party.

Phantom 2nd job stolen skill loadout

Rage
Cardinal Burst
Heal
Bless

Phantom 2nd job skill build,

Calling Card (+1), Carte Blanche (+1), Impeccable Memory 2 (+1)
Cane Mastery (+5)
Cane Acceleration (+MAX)
Impeccable Memory 2 (MAX)
Devil’s Luck (MAX)
Cane Mastery (MAX)
Carte Blanche (MAX)
Calling Card (MAX)
Mille Cartes (MAX)

Phantom 2nd Job Skill Explanation

Skill Name	Max Lvl Description	Purpose
Calling Card	MP Cost: 21, Damage: 170%, Number of Attacks: 3, Max Enemies Hit: 4	Not Used
Impeccable Memory 2	MP Cost: MP to use the equipped skill Skill Level of the stolen skill cannot be over 20	Macro with Impeccable Memory 1 for mobbing skill (switch over to Rage when 4th job)
Mille Cartes	MP Cost: 40, Damage: 320%, Max Enemies Hit: 10, Knocks back enemies	Not Used
Carte Blanche	Upon a successful critical attack, card appears at 60% chance, Damage: 160%, Deck +1	Passive Skill that helps mobbing and triggering Judgment Draw
Cane Mastery	Cane Mastery: +50%	Passive Buff
Cane Acceleration	Attack Speed: +2, Luck: +20	Passive Buff for Attack Speed
Devil’s Luck	Permanently increases LUK by 60	Passive Buff

Phantom 3rd Job Skill Build

For Phantom 3rd job you’ll have to choose using Cross Surge or Holy Symbol. If you can One or Two shot the mobs, you should use Holy Symbol otherwise Cross Surge will better increase your exp rates. When you reach Lv. 200+ maps, there are some maps where Arrow Blaster really shines.

Decent Holy Symbol can be acquired at 5th job so you’ll mainly be using Cross Surge after that.

Phantom 3rd job stolen skill loadout

Cross Surge
Holy Symbol
Arrow Blaster

Phantom 3rd job skill build,

Blason (MAX)
Impeccable Memory 3 (MAX)
Piercing Vision (MAX)
Lune (MAX)
Mist Mask (MAX)
Bad Luck Ward (MAX)
Final Feint (MAX)
Rapier Wit (MAX)

Phantom 3rd Job Skill Build Explanation

Skill Name	Max Lvl Description	Purpose
Blason	MP Cost: 30, Damage: 250%, Number of Attacks: 4, Max Enemies Hit: 8	Not Used
Impeccable Memory 3	MP Cost: MP to use the equipped skill.Skill Level of the stolen skill cannot be over 20	Used for Cross Surge or Holy Symbol
Final Feint	MP Cost: 300, upon death, you revive with 100% of Max HP Makes you invincible for 4 sec After using buff: Cooldown: 1800 sec [Passive Effects: Permanently increases LUK by 60]	Second Life Skill (activate it when you log in or before bossing)
Bad Luck Ward	Max HP: +30%, Max MP: +30%, Elemental Resistance: +45%, Status Resistance: +45	Passive Buff
Mist Mask	Additional Avoidability Chance: 30%	Passive Buff
Lune	Attack Power: +40	Passive Buff
Rapier Wit	MP Cost: 40, While moving – Damage: 270%, Max Enemies Hit: 10, Number of Attacks: 2, After moving – Attacks 3 times with 270% damage [Passive Effects – Increases Carte Mille damage by 50%]	Can be used for Mobility, otherwise not needed
Piercing Vision	Permanently increases Critical Rate by 35% and Final Damage by 30%	Passive Buff

Phantom 4th Job Skill Build

4th job is where you get your new mobbing and bossing skills. Mille Aiguilles is used for bossing while a stolen Cannon Bazooka will be your new mobbing skill. Final Cut is used for a big buff while bossing.

Phantom 4th job stolen skill loadout

Cannon Bazooka
Final Cut

Phantom 4th job skill build,

Mille Aiguilles (+1), Impeccable Memory 4 (+1), Tempest (+1)
Impeccable Memory 4 (MAX)
Carte Noir (MAX)
Cane Expert (MAX)
Priere D’Aria (MAX)
Maple Warrior (MAX)
Miles Aiguilles (MAX)
Tempest (MAX)
Penombre (MAX)
Vol D’Ame (MAX)
Hero’s Will (MAX)

Phantom 4th Job Skill Explanation

Skill Name	Max Lvl Description	Purpose
Mille Aiguilles	MP Cost: 15, Damage: 110%, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Number of Hits: 3 While pressing the skill key, use the directional keys to move	Bossing Skill
Impeccable Memory 4	MP Cost: MP to use the equipped skill Skill Level of the stolen skill cannot be over 30	Mobbing Skill
Carte Noir	Upon a successful critical attack, card appears at 100% chance, Damage: 270%, Deck +1 Additional Avoidability Chance +20%	Passive Buff
Penombre	MP Cost: 50, Damage: 450%, Max Enemies Hit: 10, Number of Attacks: 3, Ignore Weapon DEF: 20% for 15 sec [Passive Effects – Rapier Wit Damage: +50%]	Mainly used for Debuffing Bosses (lowers Defense and puts you in the air)
Priere D’Aria	MP Cost: 120, Damage: +30%, Enemy DEF Ignored: 30%, Duration: 240	Active Buff for Damage
Tempest	Key-down Skill MP Cost: 20 per attack, Damage: 200%, Number of Attacks: 3, Max Enemies Hit: 8 Cooldown: 18 sec	Can be used for Mobbing and bossing (always crits so you can stack deck quickly and activate Carte Noir)
Cane Expert	Cane Mastery: +70%, Attack Power: +40, Critical Damage: +15%, Final Damage: +25%	Passive Buff
Vol D’Ame	MP Cost: 60, Max Enemies: 12, Buffs applied: Attack: Attack +40 Damage Ignored: Damage Received -40% Damage Reflect: Reflects 600% of Damage Received Invincibility: Temporary Invincibility Cooldown: 120 sec	Active Skill that steals buffs (mainly use when enemy does attack reflect or buffs themselves)
Maple Warrior	MP Cost: 70, Increases all stats assigned APs by 15% for 900 sec	Active Buff for Stats
Hero’s Will	Clear Status Effects Cooldown: 180 sec	Active Skill to remove debuffs

Phantom Hyper Skill Build

Phantom has been updated and these are the best choices for your hyper skills.

Impeccable Memory H stolen skill loadout

Bullseye Shot
Sacrosanctity

Bullseye Shot is good all around since it gives powerful buffs and Sacrosanctity is used for Bossing since it gives you invincibility.

Phantom hyper skill build,

Tempest – Reinforce
Tempest – Cooldown Cutter
Mille Aiguilles – Reinforce
Mille Aiguilles – Guardbreak
Impeccable Memory – Reinforce
Impeccable Memory H
Carte Rose Finale
Heroic Memories

Phantom 5th Job Skill Build

When you reach level 200 and get access to your V Matrix and new 5th job skills. The best way to level them up is through Nodestones and Experience nodes. Phantom V Skills are,

Luck of the Draw

Ace in the Hole

Phantom’s Mark

Rift Break

Phantom Perfect Trio Nodes

Phantom 3 sets of perfect nodes, one of them is for mobbing while the other 2 are for bossing.

Phantom Mobbing Trio Node

Impeccable Memory 4

Impeccable Memory 3

Carte Rose Finale

Phantom Bossing Nodes

Mille Aiguilles

Tempest

Carte Blanc and Noir

And,

Blason Fantome

Penombre

Impeccable Memory 2

The other important nodes are Last Resort, Venom Burst, Decent Sharp Eyes, Rope Lift and of course Decent Holy Symbol.

Phantom 5th Job Skill Explanation

Skill Name	Max Lvl Description	Purpose
Luck of the Draw	MP Cost: 1000. Can hold the key down for up to 7 sec Attack by periodically throwing multiple cards forward Damage: 510%. Number of Attacks: 1. Damage Taken during skill: -15% When finished, draw a card to buff all party members for 30 sec Red Cross – Recovers 2% Max HP/MP over time Tree of Life – All Damage Taken: -8% Abnormal Status Resistance: +25 Hourglass – Active Cooldowns shortened by 32% (except skills that ignore cooldown resets) Three Swords – Final Damage +6% Luck of the Draw – Gain all card buffs simultaneously Cooldown: 150 sec	Bossing Skill useful for giving you and your party buffs
Ace in the Hole	MP Cost: 800, Ricochets 20 times dealing 880% damage, before releasing the energy stored inside to strike up to 12 enemies for 1320% damage 12 times Attack the enemies with the highest HP first, except the previously attacked enemies when it ricochets If there are no enemies nearby, the card’s magic is unleashed instantly Cooldown: 15 sec	Mobbing and Bossing Skill (throws a card that bounces quickly between mobs)
Phantom’s Mark	MP Cost: 1000. Requires 7 Master Thief Marks, if there is no enemy already marked as a target Uses all Master Thief Marks upon skill activation Invincible for 2 sec after moving Activates 7 trajectories, dealing 660% damage 6 time(s), and completes the Master Thief Mark, activating 2 times and dealing 1055% damage 15 time(s) For all attacks, Max Enemies Hit: 10 Additional Critical Rate: +100% Enemies hit with a Cane skill or Tempest get a debuff for 30 sec Targets the enemy with 7 stacks Mille Aiguilles, Tempest, and Rift Break must hit targets 7 times more than other skills to mark an enemy or earn Master Thief Marks Cooldown: 30 sec	Bossing Skill that lets you teleport to a marked enemy
Rift Break	MP Cost: 1000, Max Enemies Hit: 10, Damage: 880%, Number of Attacks: 7, Max Chase Cut or Teleport: 7 Cooldown: 30 sec, cooldown is reduced by 3.5 sec per remaining teleports	Bossing Skill (if you hold down key while using skill you will teleport to enemies and attack them)