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Cleric Builds - Pros and Cons
1. Pure Magic ------ Enough Strength to use magic armors and weapons, rest in Magic.
Pros: High magic attack and defense, High heal point, High mana recovery.
Cons: low hp, low defense, easy to die
This build is great rely on equipment.
2. Pure Vitality ------ Enough Strength and Magic to use magic armors and weapons, rest in vitality.
Pros: High hp, hard to die. Just consider it in PK ^_^
Cons: Low attack, hard to leveling. need good weapon.
You'd better to just a party to leveling.
3. Light (armor) Cleric ------ Enough Strength and Dex to use light armors and weapons.rest in Magic.
Pros: More defense than magic cleric.
Cons: Less magic attack and defense than magic cleric. low hp.
4. Heavy (armor) Cleric ------ Enough Strength and Dex to use heave armors and weapons.rest in Magic.
Pros: Even more defense. and get more hp bonus thru refining.
Cons: Low attack. low magic defense
5. Hybrid Build ------ The mixture of Magic and vitality
Pros: Easy to handle, commended. mainly add magic before lv44, lesser vitality. then add more vitality.
Cons: low defense.
Skills - Estimate & Strategy
lv* - char level , slv* - skill level, the amount of ♪ indicate the upgrading time.
Learning and upgrading skill consume spirits and coins, these are lacking especially in earlier stage. Look before you leap.
Blessing of the Purehearted ♪
Born skill, slv10 at lv45 ------------ "Grant taget an increase to max health"
Estimate: Long cast time, low heal point, low usability, leave it level 1.
Ironheart Blessing ♪♪♪♪♪
Learn at lv6, slv10 at lv51------------"Grant taget an increase to health regeneration"
Estimate: Short cast time. Very good skill, upgrade it as soon as you can.
Wellspring Surge ♪♪♪♪♪
Learn at lv9, slv10 at lv54------------"Rapid recovers taget's hit points"
Estimate: Short cast time, rapid recovery, the most used skill both in PVE and PVP. upgrade it as soon as you can.
Soon, the Light ♪♪
Learn at lv39, slv10 at lv75 ---------------"Heals a large amount of health for surrounding party members"
Estimate: Party heal skill, but isn't frequently used, long cast time. commend to learn slv1.
Stream of Rejuvenation ♪♪♪♪
Learn at lv49, slv10 at lv85-----------"Instantly heal a large amount of target's hit points. also adds a heal over time to that target"
Estimate: Medium cast time, mana consumption is to heavy. Not good for solo, necessary for high lv FBs, slv5-6 is recommended in the end
Purify ♪♪♪♪
Learn at lv29, slv10 at lv74------------"Remove all negative effects on one friendly target"
Estimate: Hardly used in earlier stage, needn't to upgrade. Better to full upgrading in the end. Higher slv have longer range and shorter CD.
Revive ♪♪♪♪♪
Learn at lv19, slv10 at lv64---------------"Revive target. Decreases potential experience-loss from dying"
Estimate: Cleric's symbol skill. Upgrade it as soon as you can. the best skill to making new friends ^_^
Buff ♪♪♪♪
Vanguard Spirit[physical defense buff]
Magic Shell[magic defense buff]
Celestial Guardian's Seal[health and mana regeneration rate buff]
Spirit's Gift[magic attack buff]
Learn Vanguard Spirit at lv19, slv10 Spirit's Gift at lv56.
Upgrade Spirit's Gift first in earlier stage. Then Magic Shell - Celestial Guardian's Seal - Vanguard Spirit.Full upgrading all in the end.
Advanced Buff ♪♪♪♪
Greater Protective Aura
Aegis Spirit
Exalted Renewal
Arcane Empowerment Advaced version buffs in 8(need slv10 buffs in 8 to learn). better effect. party effect. Learn them when you can.
Plume Shot ♪♪♪♪♪
Born skill, slv10 at lv45------------"Focus your phychic energy to form sharp quill arrows. Inflicts physical damage to the enemy"
Estimate: The main grinding skill in earlier stage. upgrade it as soon as you can.
Razor Feathers ♪♪♪
Learn at lv23, slv10 at lv68--------------"Manipulate your wings to form countless quill blades. Inflicts physical damage to the target and all enemies around it."
Estimate: Hardly used in earlier stage. main lving skill in later stage. don't spend you spirit on it before lv45, but later, you will need it to AOE solo, learn and upgrade it to slv10 on about lv80.
Great Cyclone ♪♪♪♪♪
Learn at lv3, slv10 at lv48-------------"Summon an immense cyclone to inflicts metal damage to the enemy. Has a chance to reduce the enemy's speed."
Estimate: Short cast time. Very important skill both in PVE and PVP. upgrade it as soon as you can.
Wield Thunder ♪♪♪♪♪
Learn at lv44, slv10 at lv80-------------"Call upon the power of heavens to cast a chain of lightning to an enemy. Deals massive metal damage to a single target"
Estimate: Important solo skill in earlier and middle stage. upgrade it as soon as you can.
Siren's Kiss ♪♪♪
Learn at lv29, slv10 at lv74-------------"Conjure a sweeping breeze inflicting metal damage to all nearby enemies. Enemies are paralyzed for a short time"
Estimate: Requires 1 Spark. Reduce threat and has a chance to freeze. short cast time. learn it in later stage.
Tempest ♪♪♪♪
Learn at lv59, slv10 at lv86------------"Focus all of your energy to cast down countless thunder bolts causing target and the enemies around it suffer to metal damage. Also has a chance to reduce their movement speed."
Estimate:Requires 2 Spark. Very powerful skill, large damage. terminative skill in PVP and territory war. The cons is spark consumption to large.
Thunderball ♪
Learn at lv16, slv10 at lv61-------------A sphere of lightning forms atop the enemy's head dealing metal damage over time.
Estimate: Long cast time, slow damage output, of no use.
Plume Shell ♪♪♪♪
Learn at lv9, slv10 at lv54---------------"Convert your energy to instantly form a magic shield which absorbs incoming damage"
Estimate: Useless in in earlier stage. But common used skill in PVP and territory war, update to slv10 later.
Debuff ♪♪
Elemental Seal [reduce both your and enemy's magic defense]
Dimensional Seal [reduce both your and enemy's physical defense]
Silence Seal [reduce your magic attack damage to paralyze the enemy]
Chromatic Seal [reduce your movement speed to put an enemy to sleep] Learn Elemental Seal at lv19, slv10 Chromatic Seal at lv85. Estimate: Useless in in earlier stage. later, Elemental Seal, Dimensional Seal are used when killing some boss. Silence Seal, Chromatic Seal are used in PVP sometimes.
Regeneration Aura ♪♪♪
Learn at lv59
Estimate: Most controversial skill. Commend learn it when spirit isn't so uptight.
Heaven's Wrath ♪♪♪
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Metal Mastery ♪♪♪♪♪
Learn at lv29 -------------- Improves all metal magic damage
Estimate: Passive skill. very effective and important skill. upgrade it as soon as you can.
Flight Mastery ♪♪♪♪
Learn at lv9 --------------- Improves flying speed. Only effects the Natural Elven Wings.
Estimate: Flight slowly is really uncomfortable. If you decide to pay cash to buy the item mall things. you can save some coins and spirit.
Leveling
1 - 35 do quest.
After 35 the exp get from quest is not enough for leveling now. you need to grind. Better to find wood monster to grind.
35 - 39 Poison Goldwing[35], Wimble Goldwing[36], Bloody Goldwing[37]
40 - 43 Cloudmelding Vipion[40], Lunar Vipion[41], Native Vipion[41]
44 - 49 Lacking of good solo mob. better to join a party.
50 - 52 Abyssal Lord Verpent[50], Solar Vipion[50], Evolved Vipion[50]
Equipment
A set of High Wood Defense armor is really necessary.
...to be continue.
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