Priest

Priest
Job Base:			Acolyte
Job Type:			2-1
Changes At:			Prontera Church
Number of Skills:			34
Total Skill Points:			198
Total Quest Skills:			2
Job Bonuses
STR	AGI	VIT	INT	DEX	LUK
+5	+4	+5	+5	+4	+7

Overview

Jobchange Guide

See Priest Job Change Guide for detailed information.

Changing into a Priest from an Acolyte requires the player to complete a number of tasks:

• Exorcism and Temptation Tests
• Purity Test
• Pilgrimages

After completing these tests, the player will be transformed into a Priest. This mostly takes place inside of the Prontera Church.

Builds

The differences between Priest builds are generally who and where they will support; Battle builds support themselves, WoE builds support in WoE, and Full Support supports in PvM situations.

Battle

• STR/AGI/DEX
• Crit
• AGI/DEX

Support

Full Support - PVM

Base Stats at Level 99:

• STR: 1
• AGI: 1 or more than 80...
• VIT: 80-95
• INT: 99
• DEX: 1-50
• LUK: 1-9

This is a build with lots of SP, a high Heal and high vitality. Used with maxed Kyrie Eleison and Angelus, this build is fairly effective at tanking hits in PvM situations. Some argue that a staunch 99 INT/DEX build is not as practical for a priest as it is for a High Priest without the Assumptio skill. Some Full Support priests opt for a compromised build with less VIT and more DEX for better cast time and serviceability in WoE. Some prefer getting AGI to dodge; this was once extremely popular pre-Comodo with 99 INT/99 AGI builds.

WOE Support

Base Stats at Level 99:

• STR: 1-10
• AGI: 1 or same as above...
• VIT: 75-85
• INT: 90-99
• DEX: 50-60
• LUK: 1

Basically the same as a Full Support build, it’s mainly the skills that differentiate a WoE build from a FS build. VIT is slightly more compromised for DEX and there is even some STR thrown in there for better carrying capacity. The important skills for WoE support include all your typical support skills with more emphasis on Safety Wall and Sanctuary. A must-have WoE skill is B.S Sacramenti, nevertheless some WoE priests forgo this skill in favor of higher level support skills.

Exorcist

Turn Undead Build

Base Stats at Level 99:

• STR: 1
• AGI: 1
• VIT: 50-60
• INT: 99
• DEX: 70-80
• LUK: 1-30

The TU build is often treated as a hybrid build. Most TU priests double as Support due to the compatibility of stats and availability of support skill points. INT and LUK are the two stats that directly affect the success rate of insta-killing a target with TU, and a must-have skill is Gloria. There is debate about the practicality of having any LUK at all (success rate difference of 2-3%), especially if the priest is hybrid, in which case those extra points can be invested into either VIT or DEX.

Magnus Exorcismus Build

Base Stats at Level 99:

• STR: 1-10
• AGI: 1-9
• VIT: 1-36
• INT: ~90-99
• DEX: 90-99
• LUK: 1-9

The main concern of ME priests is their MATK (INT dependent) and cast time (DEX dependent). This is a solid soloing build often used with level 10 Safety Wall and Lex Aeterna to mass kill Undead and Demon monsters through the use of Magnus Exorcismus. ME priests can also effectively instant kill Undead by using their level 1 Resurrection, which is ranged and has no cast delay. Due to their large repertoire of prerequisite skills, ME priests are reasonably efficient in PvP and WoE situations. With fast cast times, a ME priest makes for an effective Sanctuary and Safety Wall slave, and can shoot off a fast stream of high MATK Holy Light in self defense.

Tactics

It is often useful for a priest to buff themselves before buffing their party. In doing so, the priest's buff is the first to wear off, and will instantly alert them that their party members' buffs will also wear off soon. This is especially useful for new priests who may forget to buff party members. There are exceptions, however, such as when one is low on SP.

In PVP, it may be useful to use level 1 Kyrie Eleison to cancel the effects of Assumptio on your opponents, as Assumptio cannot coexist with Kyrie Eleison.

Priests should remember that Lex Aeterna loses its rather long after-cast delay if used under the effect of Magic Strings, to the point when it can be constantly casted. This is a great way to double the damage output of parties.

Equipment

Full Support - PVM

Refer to Acolyte page for most equipment recommendations, the ones listed here are the few with higher level restrictions.

Headgear - Upper

• Monk Hat +5 Def
• Spiky band +6 Def

Headgear - Middle

• Opera Masque

Class Data

Skills

See Acolyte Skills for first class Skills.

Skill	Description	Levels	Type
Aspersio	Temporarily enchant a target's weapon with the Holy property for 60~180 seconds. Requires a Holy Water.	5	Supportive
B.S Sacramenti	Temporarily enchant a target's armor with the Holy property for 40~200 seconds.	5	Supportive
Gloria	Temporarily increase the luck of all nearby party members by 30 for 10~30 seconds.	5	Supportive
Impositio Manus	Temporarily increase a target's attack power by 5~25 for 60 seconds.	5	Supportive
Increase SP Recovery	Recover 3~30 SP + 0.2~2.0% of Maximum SP every 10 seconds when not moving. Also increases efficiency of SP-restoring items consumed or thrown by an Alchemist by 10~100%.	10	Passive
Kyrie Eleison	Create a barrier around a target player protecting them from physical attacks. (120 seconds, up to 12~30% of maximum HP or 5~10 hits)	10	Supportive
Lex Aeterna	Doubles the damage of the next attack against the target.	1	Supportive
Lex Divina	Silences the target for 30~60 seconds.	10	Supportive
Mace Mastery	Increases damage done with Maces by 3~30.	10	Passive
Magnificat	Doubles the HP and SP regeneration rate of all nearby party members for 30~90 seconds.	5	Supportive
Magnus Exorcismus	Summons a holy cross on the ground that lasts 5~14 seconds, damaging all Demon race and Undead element monsters 1~10 MATK×1 hits at 3-second intervals. Requires a Blue Gemstone.	10	Offensive
Resurrection	Resurrects a dead player with 10~80% health. Requires a Blue Gemstone.	4	Supportive
Safety Wall	Create a pillar on a cell that protects whoever stands in it from 2~11 melee attacks, for up to 5~50 seconds. Requires a Blue Gemstone.	10	Supportive
Sanctuary	Enchants the ground with restorative powers for 4~31 seconds, healing up to 4~13 players which stand in it by 100~777 health. Requires a Blue Gemstone.	10	Supportive
Slow Poison	Halts the HP draining effects of Poison for 10~40 seconds.	4	Supportive
Status Recovery	Cures the target from Frozen, Stoned and Stun status effects.	1	Supportive
Suffragium	Reduces the cast time of the next spell the target player attempts to cast by 15~45%. Cannot self-target.	3	Supportive
Turn Undead	Damanges Undead element monsters by (base level + INT + 10~100), with a 2~20% + (base level + INT + LUK) * 0.1% chance to instantly kill them.	10	Offensive

Quest Skills

Skill	Description	Levels	Type	Job Level Requirement	Quest
Redemptio	Resurrects all nearby party members with half HP.	1	Supportive	40	Redemptio Quest

Soul Link

See the Priest Spirit page.

Job Bonuses

The levels at which a Priest receives a certain bonus.

Stat\Amount	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7
STR	4	11	17	27	35
AGI	6	29	37	48
VIT	7	14	34	36	45
INT	8	9	22	42	43
DEX	16	20	25	32
LUK	1	3	10	21	31	39	50

ASPD

Weapon	Base ASPD	Base Delay
Unarmed	160	400
Book	140	600
Mace	140	600
Rod	140	600
Knuckle	0	2000

External Links

• Skill Simulator
• General Status Calculator