Cadena Class Guide

banner for maplestory cadena class. thief with chains.


Overview

Cadena is a Nova thief class who wields a chain weapon. Cadena’s playstyle revolves around quick attacks and mobility. She is able to chain together attacks with her Chain, allowing her to deal damage quickly and efficiently. Cadena is a strong class for players who enjoy fast-paced combat and high mobility. She is able to move around the game world quickly and efficiently. However, Cadena’s defense is relatively low, making her vulnerable to attacks.

Basics

Race Nova

Job Thief

Class Cadena

Primary STAT – LUK

Primary Weapon Chain

Sub Weapon Warp Forge

Maplestory cadena class. female thief with red hair and yellow eyes.

Strengths & Weaknesses

ProsCons
Burst Damage: Cadena excels at dealing burst damage to single targetsSquishiness: Cadena is relatively squishy, meaning they have lower health and defense compared to some other classes
Combo System: Cadena has a unique combo system that rewards players for chaining skills together. Chaining skills effectively increases their damage output and unlocks powerful finisher movesComplex Skill Management: Cadena has a complex skill rotation and management system. Maximizing their damage output requires proper coordination of skill
AoE Damage: Cadena possesses strong area-of-effect (AoE) damageLearning Curve: Cadena has a higher learning curve compared to some other classes due to their combo system and skill management
High Mobility: Cadena possesses excellent mobility

Difficulty

ATTACK
DEFENSE
MOBILITY
DIFFICULTY

inner ability

Line 120% Chance to skip cooldowns
Line 2Boss Damage +10%
Line 3+8% Damage when attacking targets with abnormal status

Hyper Skill

Chain Arts: Beatdown – Cooldown Cutter

Reduces the cooldown of Chain Arts: Beatdown

Chain Arts: Thrash – Linked Attack Reinforce

Increases damage of the linked attack made immediately after Chain Arts: Thrash’s 1st hit. The Final Damage bonus to the skill used immediately after the 1st hit of Chain Arts: Thrash is additive

Chain Arts: Thrash – Reinforce

Increases the damage of Chain Arts: Thrash

Chain-less Arts – Boss Rush

Increases Boss Damage of all attacks using summoned weapons

Chain-less Arts – Reinforce

Increases the damage of all attacks using summoned weapons

Nodes

Tri-NodesSkillSkillSkill
Primary Trio
Summon Brick

Summon Spiked Bat

Summon Daggers
Secondary Trio
Summon Shotgun

Summon Scimitar

Chain Arts Reign Of Chains
Tertiary Trio
Chain Arts Beatdown

Veteran Shadowdealer
Any Skill