
Level cap by update


Almost every update in this era raised the maximum level. The dates are when each update went live on the Global servers, taken from Webzen press releases (Korea got them earlier, see Timeline). For the current cap see Level Cap & Season Rewards.
| Update | Global date | Max level |
|---|---|---|
| Season X Part 1 & 2 | 2015-04-07 | 770 |
| Season X Part 3 | 2015-09-01 | 800 |
| Season 13 Part 1 | 2018-08-21 | 920 |
| Season 13 Part 2 | 2019-03 | 1,050 |
| Season 14 | 2019-09-03 | 1,100 |
| Season 14 Part 2 | 2020-02-18 | 1,150 |
| Season 15 Part 1 (2nd update) | 2020-08-11 | 1,200 |
Season X (2015): Grow Lancer and Ruud
Since Season XSeason X Part 1 & 2 (7 April 2015) introduced the Grow Lancer, the third female class after the Elf and the Summoner. She fights in melee with a lance, and depending on her stats she can lean towards physical or elemental damage, which suits both hunting and PvP. The update also opened the Asgard server and Nars, the fifth region of Acheron, where the boss Core Magriffy drops pentagrams and new mount Muuns (Repen, Pawn, Grippus) can be found.
The same update added Tormented Square (Battle) and an event map square that gathers the NPCs of Chaos Castle, Blood Castle, Devil Square, Illusion Temple, Doppelganger and Fortress of Empire Guardians. Event maps began giving Mastery Boxes with Ruud, a new currency spent only at Priest James's Ruud Shop. Season X Part 3 (1 September 2015) added the fifth Errtel, Errtel of Radiance, for a pentagram's fifth slot, and the Skill Imprint system, which strengthens skills that match the pentagram's element.
Seasons 11 and 12 (2016–2017): Ferea and 4th class
- Season 11 Part 1 (8 March 2016): the city of Ferea for level 400+, with Ferea Knights, Fighters, Archers, Generals and the boss Lord of Ferea; Darkangel Mastery Sets for all classes; Excellent Bloodangel weapons in the Ruud Shop; upgrades for the Divine Archangel weapon, whose 'Archangel's Will' buff covers the whole party.
- October 2016: a four-week Speed Event Server with a maximum level of 600; Webzen said Season 11-2 would follow in November.
- Season 12 Part 1 (25 April 2017): the map Nixies Lake with the boss Nix, Holyangel armor, a Darkangel weapon and the Vanaheim server.
- Season 12 Part 2 (5 December 2017): 4th class quests, the 4th class Skill Enhance Tree, a Master Skill Tree renewal, the Deep Dungeon map, a Guide Quest system and the Eldorado server.
Seasons 13 and 14 (2018–2020)
- Season 13 Part 1 (21 August 2018): Swamp of Darkness for level 800+, split into Fire, Wind, Water, Earth and Darkness fields; 4th Wings; new Mastery weapons and armor; Skill Enhance Tree improvements.
- Season 13 Part 2 (March 2019): the Mastery accessory Earring of Wrath, Divine Claws of Archangel for the Rage Fighter, and a reworked Maze of Dimensions (entry with Elena's Letter, floors raised from 7 to 41) with a four-tier league starting at Bronze.
- Season 14 (3 September 2019): Cubera Mines for characters above level 850, the 5th grade Mastery armor Frost Blueye Set, 4th grade Soul weapons and a Switch scroll that lowers hardware use.
- Season 14 Part 2 (18 February 2020): the field Atlantis of the Abyss, a second Mastery earring (Earring of the Ancestor), the Monster Soul Changer system and a Mastery weapon for the Rune Mage.
Season 15 (2020–2021): Slayer and the new Dark Knight
Since Season 15Season 15 Part 1 (14 July 2020) opened a Speed Server where the 10th character, the half-human, half-bat Slayer, could be played first. On 11 August 2020 the Slayer came to all servers, together with the new map Scorched Canyon and the level 1,200 cap.
Season 15 Part 2 (26 January 2021) added the field Crimson Flame's Icarus, full of elemental monsters whose Elemental Symbols combine into Superior Pentagrams and Mastery parts. Its second update (16 February 2021) renewed the Dark Knight with an attack type and a defense type, adding skills such as Sword's Fury (attack) and Firm Belief (party support).
Sources
- WEBZEN: MU ONLINE: Season X Part 1 & 2 teaser shows Grow Lancer
- WEBZEN: WEBZEN Announces MU Season X Part 3 for September
- WEBZEN: The Season 11 Part 1 is now available for MU Online
- WEBZEN: WEBZEN to open MU Online's Speed Event Server on October 4th
- WEBZEN: MU Season 12 Part 1 Is Now Live Along with Webzen.com's 8th Anniversary Events
- WEBZEN: MU Online Season 12: Part 2 and New Eldorado Server Go Live Tomorrow
- WEBZEN: MU Online Season 13: Part 1 to Arrive on August 21st
- WEBZEN: MU Online Season 13: Part 2 Now Live
- WEBZEN: MU Online Season 14 Update is Now Live
- WEBZEN: MU Online Season 14: Part 2 Now Live
- WEBZEN: MU Online Season 15: Part 1 - Get a Glance of the New Character 'Slayer'
- WEBZEN: MU Online - New Character, Slayer Now Available in All Servers
- WEBZEN: MU Online Season 15 Part 2 Update - Crimson Flame's Icarus Now Live
- WEBZEN: Meet the All Renewed Dark Knight at MU Online
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