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Dexterity Potion

Increases Evasion +5 for 10 minutes. The Thief-focused defensive stat buff - guaranteed from Master Sgt Fox's Bravo sub-chain. Note: 'Dexterity' potion boosts EVASION, not DEX stat directly.

WZ ID 2002003ConsumableConsume
Verified: closed-test-info

In-game description

Increases Evasion. Evasion +5 for 10 min.

Liven's take

Dexterity Potion is a 10-minute Evasion (EVA) buff. The naming is slightly confusing - "Dexterity Potion" boosts Evasion, not the DEX stat directly. The name refers to the fact that Evasion scales from DEX in Classic MapleStory, so DEX-focused classes (Thieves, Bowmen) benefit most.

Stat analysis

  • +5 Evasion (EVA): flat additive. Reduces incoming physical hit chance from mobs.
  • 10-minute duration + 250 mesos: matches the stat potion pantheon standard.

Who benefits most

  • Thieves (primary): Thief combat revolves around not-getting-hit. High EVA = fewer incoming hits = less potion consumption. Dexterity Potion is essential Thief boss-fight kit.
  • Bowmen: Bowmen kite mobs from range. Extra Evasion means the occasional close-range mob whiffs its attack.
  • Warriors / Magicians: less useful. Warriors take hits by design (high PDD compensates). Magicians rely on Magic Guard converting damage to MP loss rather than dodging.

Where it comes from

Combined defensive kit

Dexterity Potion pairs with Sniper Potion for the full DEX-class combat kit:

  • Sniper Potion (+5 ACC): offensive - ensures your shots land.
  • Dexterity Potion (+5 EVA): defensive - ensures enemy shots miss.

Together = 20-30% effective survivability gain in Bowman/Thief training scenarios.

Stats

Effect

eva+5
time+600000
NPC sell price250 mesos

Where it comes from

Given by quests (3)

Dropped by (1)

Craftable (0)

Not produced by any crafting recipe.

Available: quest rewards, crafting recipes, and crowdsourced mob drops (via MeowDB).Not yet documented: NPC vendor lists beyond the NPC sell price. Vendor data isn't publicly exposed at osmsdataexplorer as of this build.

Related guides

Sources

Closed-Test Information

OSMS Data Explorer - Classic World CoT 2 datamine

Community-maintained data dashboard extracted directly from the Classic World CoT 2 client. Provides 163 skills with per-level stats + PNG icons, 712 items + 1,199 equipment with icons, 187 monsters with animated sprites, 348 crafting recipes with ingredients and meso costs, 322 quests with chains and rewards, and full patch notes. GitHub-mirrored so the dataset survives even if the live dashboard goes down.

Confirmed facts

  • CoT 2 contains 163 skills across 25 classes (datamined Aug 11 2026)
  • CoT 2 contains 348 crafting recipes across 6 disciplines
  • CoT 2 contains 322 quests organized into chains by region
  • CoT 2 contains 712 non-equipment items and 1,199 equipment items
  • Warrior 1st job in CoT 2 has 6 skills including new 'Precise Strikes'
  • Archer 1st job in CoT 2 dropped 'Blessing of Amazon' and added 'Power Knockback'
Topics
Skills, Items, Equipment, Monsters, Crafting, Quests, Maps, Cash Shop
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