Maplestory Guide - Jr Balrog (Low Level)

The Jr. Balrog. Once the lord of the Sleepywood Dungeon and the bane of beta players, is not nearly the dangerous foe he once was. However for those of you under level 50 (who also dont have several billions in funding...) he may still pose a problem.

As previously mentioned, this guide is aimed specifically towards those of you on the lower end of the leveling spectrum.

The first, and by far the most difficult (and frustrating!) part will be finding one. The Jr. Balrog resides at the very bottom of the dungeon in the Cursed Sanctuary and spawns once every 6 hours..

First of all, let's look at what the Balrog is capable of. It has two ranged attacks both dealing around about 2,600 and a touch damage of about 1,700. Hardly a complex opponent, but oh well. Finally, it has 50,000HP

Before I get onto the strategy I should probably mention, this is only for ranged classes. If you're melee, you've only got one option, I'm sure you can guess.

OK! The strategy is simple, all you need to do is hit and run, luring the Jr. Balrog left and right. This is easily done due to the layout of the map.

First you jump down on the left side, and hit the Balrog to make it chase after you, then attack while jumping back/teleporting and finally retreat up the ladder. Head over to the right so that the Jr Balrog follows you. When you are at the top right part, wait for the Balrog to move past you, and jump down to the left. Attack and teleport/jump back once again until it dies. Archers, you'll probably need some speed gear. The Jr. Balrog does have a hidden regeneration rate, so if your damage output is too low it may seem like it's taking an eternity to beat, this is most likely why.

One more thing to note, for Rangers/Snipers, once the Balrog is chasing you, you can plant a puppet up and right from the ladder. The Balrog will just walk back and forth under it constantly.

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Maplestory Guide - Horntail

Horntail is a monstrous dragon with an incredible amount of power, it is easily capable of crushing unprepared parties. Though with a properly prepared and organized party it is not nearly as difficult as it looks. The Horntail fight occurs in three stages, though the third stage consists of many parts of its own. The first two stages are the preliminary heads, which pale in comparison to what will follow. The third part is the real thing, far far harder than the prelims. The third stage is naturally Horntail itself, which is comprised of several parts. These parts need to be defeated in a certain order.

The first part is the legs, which have rather high touch damage (around 14,000) and two kinds of stomp. The first kind is a super knock back attack, the second type is a stun attack. They both deal the same damage, around 7,700 unbuffed and 9,800 buffed.

Second part is the tail, which has an absolutely insane touch damage (over 30,000 when buffed) it also has a poison gas attack which deals damage every second, though it's insignificant.

Third part is the wings, which summon Cornians occasionally. But the main worry about the wings is the attack buff it gives every other part. Once the wings die, its fairly smooth for the rest of the fight.

Fourth and Fifth parts are the left/right heads, completely identical to the preliminary heads, minus the super knockback. Namely the breath attacks dealing 5,300 damage. HP1/MP1 as well, though unlike the preliminary heads, these two do not cast seduce. They summon red, blue and black Wyverns at about 75%, 50% and 25% HP respectively.

Sixth part is the middle head, almost identical to the left and right ones except with more HP. It also casts full map dispel at 50% HP. It also summons Wyverns just like the other two heads.

Finally, the Seventh and Eighth parts are the left and right arms. These will cast status effects throughout the whole fight, but their more annoying trait is the mana burn skill. Which deals 1 damage, but burns around 2,000 MP. They also cast mass seduce at 50% HP, which seduces the first 10 people to sign up!!

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