======================================================================== The Battle Priest By: Finrod ======================================================================== PLEASE READ BEFORE MOVING ON!!! This guide will require you to have BASIC knowledge of iRO before reading. I will NOT be adding all this “how to open hotkeys” crap. ___Table of Contents___________________________________________________ 1) Introduction 2) Starting Out 3) Gearing it Up! 3a AGI Priest 3b VIT Priest 4) Stat Builds AGI/STR 120 STR/AGI AGI/Crit Hybrid AGI/Crit Geomyr(Me)’s Build 5) Cards 6) Skills 7) Job Bonuses 8) Card Compounding 9) Using your Battle Priest 10) High Priest High Priest Skills High Priest Skill Builds High Priest Stat Builds 11) The Author 12) Legal Crap ======================================================================== 1) Introduction ======================================================================== The Battle Priest… a long, long time ago, in a RO game far, far away, there was once a class that Ruled all others. With the introduction of the Monk, the Battle Priest had ceased to exist but in a Few, smart peoples minds. This my readers, is the guide of the ultimate solo class. The Battle Priest. ======================================================================== 2) Starting Out ======================================================================== You will find that being a Battle Acolyte is not the easiest thing to do. You will need patients, lots and lots of patients. As a Novice This is where it is really the easiest. All battle classes start with 9 STR, 9 AGI and 9 DEX, it’s like the only way to be successful. So, as a novice do all the novice training ground stuff in the first room. This will roughly get you to 5/7 and on your way. When you spawn in your town of pleasure (preferably Prontera) you should head to Rockers or Poporings. They give great EXP and will get you to job 10 in a matter of 10 minutes. Once you get through this you can just walk to Prontera Church and go to the room to the right of the entrance. There will be an NPC right there, but that is not the right one. Go right some more and then north; there will be another NPC there and talk to him. He will tell you of an NPC that is somewhere, givin the name, follow these instructions: 1. Mother Matilda (North of Morroc in the top Northwest corner) 2. Father Yosuke (From Prontera go: West, North, West, middle of map) 3. Father Rubalkubara (From Prontera go: East, North, North East, North East cornor.) Now you’re an Acolyte, and the struggle begins. Acolyte, The Struggle Within So yeah, you may have noticed those Daggers you may have used don’t work now, or your sword. BattleAco is purely based on using a Mace class weapon. The best one you are going to be able to use from the level you are right now is probably a Mace. From here on I would go to Poporings again until level 25ish. If you can, try and get a hold of an Ice Chain or an Ice Sword mace or Ice Stunner. These will help you power level your way through. Pretty much from level 25 you will want to go to Elder Willows. If you have Potions and a Fire Weapon and a Brutal Buckler you can go to Hodes, but Elder Willows is nice, fast EXP till the late 30s. After getting to a desirable level, you should head to Hodes. They require 130ish flee (which you will have no where near), but they do not hit that hard. Of course there are alternatives to my directions but there are so many places you could go that I do not want to list them. If you think you can take on Sandmen, from around level 50+ you could test your luck with them. Again, at about 50+ you could try out Toy Factory level 2 or Coal Mines 2-3. Both places are good EXP, but there are no non-uber rare cards that reduce their damage. Now, I would then say after you hit 40 job you can go turn into a Priest.. but. LISTEN TO ME AND LISTEN TO ME GOOD. YOU WILL REGRET TURNING INTO A PRIEST BEFORE 47 JOB. An Aco’s best friend is his self buffs. And guess what? It takes 46 job points JUST to get the minimum skills to meet what you need. YOU DO NEED PNEUMA, YOU DO NEED ANGELUS 2, YOU DO NEED AQUA BENEDICTO. Please, just take the extra time to get to 47 job. It’s really not that much of an extra effort. So, from 40 job on you’re pretty much stuck to a limited amount of places. BUT! If your server have Ayothaya, you’re in super luck. Get this, a Monster that gives 156ish Base EXP, has a little over 2400 HP, and gives.. are you ready? 1200+ JOB EXP!! Leaf Cats are your friend. Do the Quest to get into the Dungeon and go to Ayothaya Dungeon level 1. These babies are all over the place and their job EXP is hot. Now, when you’re 47 job or higher, go back to the Prontera Church. Instead of going right, this time go left! There will be an NPC in the same spot as the Acolyte NPC, just named Father Bishop. His quest is easy. If you were smart and did 50 job, you can skip the “pillaging” part and move right into the fun part. Finish his quest and then the next short part and BAM, Congratulations, you’re a Battle Priest. Priesthood! This is where it gets realllly fun! So you’ve finally reached Priest and it’s all a smooth ride up! You should headback to where you were before you changed into Priest and get some job levels. I would suggest getting Mace Mastery right away, and then Magnificat and Imposito Manus then Aspersio. These will be main and major skills in your arsenal of leveling. If I was you, I would head to Mi Gaos (if you have Louyang) or Zenorcs. Once you have reached 190 flee you can head to Raydrics. These are GREAT EXP and they have awesome drops. Raydrics are located in Chivalry 1 and 2, as well as in Castle 2. I would suggest Chivalry 2, because Chiv 1 is usually infested with bots, and has Ridewords in it. Castle 2 is loaded with Raydrics, but they are really mobby and tend to get out of hand a lot. Now, if you have Amatsu on your server you will need 210+ flee for Prison mainly because of Rybios and Injustice. I also recommend getting a +6-10 Triple Boned Chain or a +10 Quad Boned Mace for these places. Injustice and Zombie Prisoners are Medium, and Rybio is large so you will want a Trip/Quad Titan as well. Now, I don’t want to limit you to just there. You can go to a plethora of different places. Battle Priests have the ability to Solo very well in most places; with only the downfall of low HP and Flee. Equipping yourself with the right Macescan and will make you the ultimate solo-able character on RO. It’s going to be a tough ride to 99 though, Battle Priests cannot mob like other classes can, and we can’t tank huge mobs for a Wizard to Storm Gust and then we move on, we take it slow, one or two monsters at a time; but believe me when you hit 99 it will actually FEEL like you’ve accomplished something almost no one else has. ======================================================================== 3) Gearing it up! ======================================================================== This class is recommended for the RICHER players only. They require precise equipment and a variety Of carded maces that can become very expensive. AGI Battle Priest Weapon: +6-10 Carded Chains, +10 Carded Maces, Elemental Sword Maces/Stunners Armor: +4 or higher Hard(Pupa) Saint’s Robe Shield: +4 or higher Race reduction carded Buckler Shoes: +4 or higher Chon Chon, Eggyra or Firelock* Shoes Garment: +4 or higher Mocking Muffler Accessories: 2x Muscle Clip, Ring, Brooch (pick one on your build) Head: Anything really... I recommend getting something that gives more STR or AGI. Middle/Lower Head: Masquerade, Evil Wing Ears, Angel Wing Ears, or well, anything. VIT Battle Priest (although I have never seen one, you might make one o.0?) Weapon: +6-10 Carded Chains, +10 Carded Maces, Elemental Sword Maces/Stunners Armor: +4 or higher Saint’s Robe of Ares Shield: +4 or higher Race reduction carded Buckler Shoes: +4 or higher Matyr or Firelock* Shoes Garment: +4 or higher Immune Muffler Accessories: 2x Muscle Clip, Ring, Brooch (pick one based on your build) Head: Anything really... I recommend getting something that gives more STR or VIT. Middle/Lower Head: Masquerade, Evil Wing Ears, Angel Wing Ears, or well, anything. *Firelock Card requires +9 or higher footwear for full potential, these are for the rich only. ======================================================================== 4) Builds! ======================================================================== In the words of Mario “Herrrre we go!” AGI/STR Build STR: 77+23 (use 2x Ring of Muscle [Mantis Card] for 100 STR) AGI: 88+15 VIT: 38+5 INT: 23+15 DEX: 46+14 LUK: 4+7 Final Flee: 224 (all flee will be WITH mocking) Final HP: 6083 (add one more VIT? Or a +1 VIT gear?) Final ASPD: 171(.9) (Mace + Concentration Potion) Final SP: 1106 Comments: This is a good build if you do not have the money to buy crit gears for your character. It really brings both of the Priest worlds together, nice ASPD and nice DMG. Recommendation: Yes, for “newbs.” --- 120 STR/AGI Build STR: 97+23 (use 2x Ring of Muscle [Mantis Card] for 120 STR) AGI: 86+15 VIT: 11+5 INT: 15+15 DEX: 36+14 LUK: 6+7 Final Flee: 222 Final HP: 4934 Final ASPD: 170(.9) Final SP: 1042 Comments: Extreme build, based purely on damage output and dodging monsters. You will rock all Monsters with this build, but getting it is costly, and you really lose out on that extra LUK for crit. Recommendation: Yes, but only to those who know what they’re doing and have the money to throw Down on the gears it takes. --- AGI/Crit STR: 53+17 (with 2x Rosary of Counter) AGI: 88+16 VIT: 14+5 INT: 35+15 DEX: 36+14 LUK: 64+39(with Gloria) Final Flee: 223 Final HP: 5062 Final ASPD: 171(.1) Final SP: 1203 Final Crit: 39(.9) Comments: This is a great all around build. You have high flee to dodge most monsters and you can crit Their asses to death with your lethal crit rate. Recommendation: If you like Crit Sins and want to be using a Priest instead sure, otherwise this build Is really kind of just for kicks. --- Hybrid AGI/STR/Crit STR: 89+21 (2x Mantis Rosary for LUK) AGI: 82+16 VIT: 15+5 INT: 31+15 DEX: 26+14 LUK: 31+39 (with Gloria, -2 LUK if not using Mantis Rosary) Final Flee: 217 Final HP: 5104 Final ASPD: 169(.3) Final SP: 1211 Final Crit: 22.0% Comments: This is a great build. You get a nice heal, some nice HIT, lots of STR to play with, tons Of flee to screw around with, and even a nice crit rate! Recommendation: Yes, this is a great build and works really with anyone. --- Geomyr(Me)’s Build STR: 88+22 (using Firelock Shoes, 1x Mantis Ring, Evil Wing Ears) AGI: 84+17 (Using Angel Helm :P) VIT: 5+5 INT: 33+15 DEX: 36+14 LUK: 26+38 Final HP: 5379 HP Final SP: 1186 Final Flee: 220 Final Crit: 25.2% (using a Crit Ring) Comments: Great build of course, and I am using it (duh). A bit lower VIT, yes, but the STR is lowered And DEX increased for more HIT. Also a nice Crit rate. Recommendation: Yes, of course I recommend this build. It works with everyone (but you do need money) and Is pretty sweet! ======================================================================== 5) Cards ======================================================================== In this section I will list the different cards that benefit the Battle Priest and which item they compound in. Helm There really aren’t any cards that I would suggest to put into a helm. But… if you need them, here it is: Deviruchi - +1 STR, Complete Blind Resistance. Nightmare - +1 AGI, Complete Sleep resistance. Willow - +80 SP. Grand Peco Card – Allows use of Gloria 1 when hitting (+3 VIT and +3 DEF if Equipped with a Peco Peco Card.) Armor These are where they cards count. These will add HP or make you un-freezable or anything else. I won’t be listing Mini-boss cards or MVP cards because they are very hard to obtain. Pupa - +700 HP PecoPeco - +10% HP Dokkibi – Enchant armor with Wind Element Pasana – Enchant armor with Fire Element Sandman – Enchant armor with Earth Element (May seem useless, but people are catching onto a Hunters landmine traps… they hurt.) Picky - +1 STR, +10 ATK (not recommended for reaching a STR bonus.) Marc – Complete Freeze resistance. Swordfish – Enchant armor with the Water Property Weapons These cards are what make you dish out a lot of Damage in PvP/WoE or with an Endow and killing the opposite element. Hydra – +20+ damage to the Demi-Human Race Andre - +20 ATK Caramel - +20% damage to the Insect race. Desert Wolf - +15% damage to Small size monsters, +5 ATK Drainliar - +20% damage to Water elemental monsters. Earth Petit - +20% damage to Dragon Monsters. Flora - +20% damage to the Fish race. Goblin - +20% damage to the Brute race. Kaho - +20% damage to Earth Elemental monsters. Mandragora - +20% damage to Wind Elemental monsters. Minorous - +15% damage to Great (Large) sized monsters. Mummy - +20 HIT Orc Skeleton - +20% damage to Holy elemental monsters. PecoPeco Egg - +20% damage to the Formless race. Santa Poring - +20% damage to Shadow elemental monsters. Scorpion - +20% damage to the Plant race. Skeleton Worker - +15% damage on Medium sized monsters, +5 ATK Soldier Skeleton - +9 CRIT Vadon - +20% damage to Fire elemental monsters. Shield There cards really help when you are in the dungeon that the effect gives the best effectiveness or when there is no card to reduce damage, the HP cards are better. Ant Egg- +5% HP (better than TBE when you have more than 8100 HP) Bigfoot - -30% damage from Insect race monsters. Horn - -30% damage from Long-ranged attacks. Khalitzburg - -30% damage from Demon race monsters. Orc Warrior - -30% damage from Brute race monsters. Rafflesia - -30% damage from Fish race monsters. Sky Petit - -30% damage from Dragon Monsters. Thara Frog - -30% damage from Demi-Human race monsters. Thief Bug Egg - +400 HP Footwear Chon chon - +1 AGI, +2 Flee Male Thief Bug - +2 AGI Matyr - +1 AGI, +10% HP Verit - +8% HP/SP Zombie - +10% HP Regeneration Firelock Soldier - +2 STR (+10% HP/SP when compounded in +9 or +10 Footwear) Garment There are not many cards in this category, and not many that are really that effective. Baphomet Jr. - +3 AGI, +1% CRIT Condor - +10 FLEE Dustiness - +30% resistance from Wind attacks, +5 Flee Frilldora – Enables level 1 Cloak Hode - +30% resistance from Earth attacks, +5 flee Jakk - +30% resistance from Fire attacks, +5 flee Marse - +30% resistance from Water attacks, +5 flee Raydric - -20% from Neutral attacks. Whisper - +20 Flee, take 50% more damage from ghost property attacks. Accessory These cards are really just get extra skills or +1-3 to a certain stat. Some are a must though. Skill Giving Cards Horong – Sight 1 Joker – Steal 1 Marina Sphere – level 3 Magnum Break Obeaune – Cure 1 Poison Spore – level 3 Envenom Poporing – Detoxify 1 Smokie – Hiding 1 Vitata – Heal 1 Stat Giving Kobold – 4% Crit, 1 STR Kukre - +2 AGI Mantis - +3 STR (A must for most builds) Spore - +2 VIT Tarou - +2 STR Yoyo - +5 Perfect Dodge, +1 AGI ======================================================================== 6) Skills ======================================================================== In this section I will be listing the skills that will be outlined in the “Skill Builds” section Of this guide. Acolyte Heal Heals the target for an amount of HP based on INT and the casters level. Level Effect SP 1 Based on Level and INT 13 2 Based on Level and INT 16 3 Based on Level and INT 19 4 Based on Level and INT 22 5 Based on Level and INT 25 6 Based on Level and INT 28 7 Based on Level and INT 31 8 Based on Level and INT 34 9 Based on Level and INT 37 10 Based on Level and INT 40 Increase Agility Increases the targets AGI by a certain amount for a specified length of time. Level Effect Length SP 1 +3 AGI 60s 2 +4 AGI 80s 3 +5 AGI 100s 4 +6 AGI 120s 5 +7 AGI 140s 6 +8 AGI 160s 7 +9 AGI 180s 8 +10 AGI 200s 9 +11 AGI 220s 10 +12 AGI 240s Divine Protection Increases the players DEF against Undead/Demon type monsters. Passive. Level Effect 1 +3 DEF 2 +6 DEF 3 +9 DEF 4 +12 DEF 5 +15 DEF 6 +18 DEF 7 +21 DEF 8 +24 DEF 9 +27 DEF 10 +30 DEF Blessing Increase the players DEX, STR, INT for a duration of time. Offensivly ‘bless’ Monsters and decrease their stats by half using any level. Level Effect Duration SP 1 +1 STR, DEX, INT 60 28 2 +2 STR, DEX, INT 80 32 3 +3 STR, DEX, INT 100 36 4 +4 STR, DEX, INT 120 40 5 +5 STR, DEX, INT 140 44 6 +6 STR, DEX, INT 160 48 7 +7 STR, DEX, INT 180 52 8 +8 STR, DEX, INT 200 56 9 +9 STR, DEX, INT 220 60 10 +10 STR, DEX, INT 240 64 Ruwatch Reveal hidden monsters, dealing Holy Damage to them. Level Effect SP 1 Allows use of skill 10 Teleport Allows the caster to teleport to a new location, 9 SP used. Level Effect 1 Allows random re-location on the map 2 Allows teleportation to the users save spot Warp Portal Caster opens a portal to a new map. Level Effect SP Duration 1 Warps 7 people to your save 30 10s 2 Warps 8 people to 1 location 30 10s 3 Warps 9 people to a possible 2 locations 30 15s 4 Warps 10 people to a possible 3 locations 30 20s Pneuma Protects anyone inside it’s 3x3 cell range Level Effect SP 1 Allows skill use 10 Angelus Increases the parties =>VIT<= DEF Level Effect Duration SP 1 +5% VIT 30 23 2 +10% VIT 60 26 3 +15% VIT 90 29 4 +20% VIT 120 32 5 +25% VIT 150 35 6 +30% VIT 180 38 7 +35% VIT 200 41 8 +40% VIT 240 44 9 +45% VIT 270 47 10 +50% VIT 290 50 Aqua Benedicta Purify water and bless it with a holy spell Level Effect SP 1 Creates 1 Holy Water, uses 1 Empty Bottle 10 Demon Bane Increase ATK power against Undead/Demon monsters. Passive. Level Effect 1 +3 ATK 2 +6 ATK 3 +9 ATK 4 +12 ATK 5 +15 ATK 6 +18 ATK 7 +21 ATK 8 +24 ATK 9 +27 ATK 10 +30 ATK Priest Mace Mastery Increases the ATK power of Mace classed weapons. Passive Level Effect 1 +3 ATK 2 +6 ATK 3 +9 ATK 4 +12 ATK 5 +15 ATK 6 +18 ATK 7 +21 ATK 8 +24 ATK 9 +27 ATK 10 +30 ATK Kyrie Eleison Creates an Impenetrable barrier for a duration of hits or HP % Level Effect SP Duration 1 Block 5 hits 20 120s 2 Block 6 hits 20 120s 3 Block 6 hits 20 120s 4 Block 7 hits 25 120s 5 Block 7 hits 25 120s 6 Block 8 hits 25 120s 7 Block 8 hits 30 120s 8 Block 9 hits 30 120s 9 Block 9 hits 30 120s 10 Block 10 hits 40 120s Gloria Increases the players LUK by 30. Skill level effects duration Level SP Duration 1 20 10s 2 20 15s 3 20 20s 4 20 25s 5 20 30s Magnificat Increases the parties HP/SP regen by 100% Level SP Duration 1 40 30 2 40 45 3 40 60 4 40 75 5 40 90 Imposito Manus Increases the ATK of the target. Level Effect SP Duration 1 +5 ATK 13 60 2 +10 ATK 16 60 3 +15 ATK 19 60 4 +20 ATK 22 60 5 +25 ATK 25 60 Aspersio Bless the targets weapon with a Holy element Level SP Duration 1 12 30 2 14 60 6 16 90 4 18 120 5 20 150 SP Regen Increase the rate at which the player regenerates SP. Passive. Level Effect 1 +3 SP every 10 seconds 2 +6 SP every 10 seconds 3 +9 SP every 10 seconds 4 +12 SP every 10 seconds 5 +15 SP every 10 seconds 6 +18 SP every 10 seconds 7 +21 SP every 10 seconds 8 +24 SP every 10 seconds 9 +27 SP every 10 seconds 10 +30 SP every 10 seconds Status Recovery Removes Undead, Freezing, Stone and Stun status effects. Level SP 1 5 Ressurection Raises a player from the ‘dead’. If used on an undead, it has the chance To automatically kill the monster, if failed attempt it deals weak holy damage to them. Level Effect SP Cast time Cool down 1 Revives target with 1 HP 60 2 seconds none 2 Revives target with 15% HP 60 1 second ½ second 3 Revives target with 30% HP 60 ½ second 1 second 4 Revives target with 50% HP 60 instant 2 seconds ======================================================================== 7) Skill Builds ======================================================================== The following will display the skills you will need as a Battle Priest. There is really only 2 skill builds To do mainly because you use so many points just to get what you need. Acolyte Skills: There is only one build for Battle Acolytes, and here it is: Heal 10 Increase AGI 10 Divine Protection 5 Blessing 10 Ruwatch 1 Teleport 2 Warp Portal 4 Pneuma 1 Angelus 2 Aqua Benedicta You are left with 3 extra job points. You can do 50 job, and get Demon Bane 3 or Divine Protection 8 If you want. Priest: Build 1: (This is for Crit builds) Mace Mastery 10 Kyrie Eleison 4 Gloria 3 Magnificat 3 Imposito Manus 5 Aspersio 5 Kyrie Eleison 10 SP Regen 4 Status Recovery 1 Resurrection 1 You are left with 7 more job points. If you had gotten Demon bane 3, max it to 10, if you had Gotten Divine Protection 8 max it to 10, then 5 Demon Bane. If you turned at job 47 then Add it all into Demon Bane. Build 2: (this is for Non-Crit builds) Mace Mastery 10 Kyrie Eleison 10 Imposito Manus 5 Aspersio 5 Magnificat 3 SP Regen 10 Status Recovery 1 Resurrection 1 This gives you 14 extra job points. If you did job 50 Aco, you can max out Demon and Divine to 10 And still have 2 job points left over. If you did 47 job, you can max one, and get 9 of the other. Alternatively, you could get a higher level Resurrection, or get Gloria... ======================================================================== 7) Job Bonuses ======================================================================== Acolyte: Job 2: +1 LUK Job 6: +1 VIT Job 10: +1 INT Job 14: +1 DEX Job 18: +1 LUK Job 22: +1 AGI Job 26: +1 STR Job 30: +1 VIT Job 33: +1 INT Job 36: +1 DEX Job 38: +1 LUK Job 40: +1 AGI Job 42: +1 STR Job 44: +1 VIT Job 46: +1 INT Job 47: +1 DEX Job 49: +1 STR Job 50: +1 LUK Total at job 50: +3 STR, +2 AGI, +3 VIT, +3 INT, +3 DEX, +4 LUK Priest: Job 1: +1 LUK Job 3: +1 LUK Job 4: +1 STR Job 6: +1 AGI Job 7: +1 VIT Job 8: +1 INT Job 9: +1 INT Job 10: +1 LUK Job 11: +1 STR Job 14: +1 VIT Job 16: +1 DEX Job 17: +1 STR Job 20: +1 DEX Job 21: +1 LUK Job 22: +1 INT Job 25: +1 DEX Job 27: +1 STR Job 29: +1 AGI Job 31: +1 LUK Job 33: +1 DEX Job 34: +1 VIT Job 35: +1 STR Job 36: +1 VIT Job 37: +1 AGI Job 39: +1 LUK Job 42: +1 INT Job 43: +1 INT Job 46: +1 VIT Job 48: +1 AGI Job 50: +1 LUK Total at job 50: +5 STR, +4 AGI, +5 VIT, +5 INT, +4 DEX, +7 LUK ======================================================================== 8) Card Combining ======================================================================== 11) Weapons and Armor Card Combos Weapons: I suggest here that you get a 4s level 1 weapon. Get 2x Race cards and 2x Size cards for these. If you need to know why, here is how the game calculates card damages: 100% Card 1 + Card 2 + Card 3 + Card 4. But, if you have 2 of the same card, and then 2 of a different card, it goes like this. 100% + Card Type 1 total * Card type 2 in %. So, 2x Hydra cards in a 4s weapon gives +40% damage to Demi-Human. Then if you put in say 2 Skeleton Worker cards, that’s 30% more damage on top of the 140% damage you are already doing. So you end up with 140% * .3(or 30%) = 182% + 10 ATK to a Demi-Human, Medium sized monster (ex: Players).Where on the other hand, 4 Hydra cards only does 180% damage. See, cards stack onto themselves until a new card is introduced. Then, it takes any modifiers from that card that would affect the monster and multiplies their affect to the damage with the other cards. So in short, with a 4s/3s Weapon, a 2x Race + 2x/1x Size card wins for damage. How do you choose when to switch from a 3s weapon to a 4s weapon? Easy. You should use a 3s weapon until you reach 120 STR. Any amount of STR you get at 120 or more makes a 4s Carded weapon do a lot more damage than a 3x carded weapon Armor: Ok, every class needs an HP increasing Armor. Whether it be a Pupa Card, Roda Frog Card or PecoPeco card. How to decide you ask? If you have less than 7300 BASE HP than stick with the Pupa Card. If you have 7300 or more HP, than use the PecoPeco Card. Simple, As, That. Footwear: Ok, these can really screw with your mind. I found this out the hard way. So, if you have lets say 7100 base HP. And you put on an Ares (PecoPeco card) armor, and have Green (Matyr card) boots on, a Pupa card will be better than a PecoPeco card. See, it is just like weapon cards. If you have 1 HP+ing card, than another one will add to that one. So in short, a PecoPeco Card + Matyr Card > Pupa + Matyr at 7300+ HP because instead of +20% HP, it is around +15%... ======================================================================== 9) Using your Battle Priest ======================================================================== In this section I will tell you how to use these beasts effectively. Learn, and learn well. PvM (Player vs. Monster): You can have some great fun in this. The only thing you really need to do in this is keep your buffs up. Keep Bless, AGI, Kyrie, Magnificat, Imposito, Aspersio(if the situation calls for it) and Gloria up (if you need it). I would suggest finding a Battle Smith to party with; these little devil machines can make you one hell of a killer. Their Adrenaline Rush skill will add like 10 ASPD to your Maces and you will utterly destroy monsters with it on. PvP (Player vs. Player): Well, not much to say here, keep all your buffs on, if there is a Blacksmith in PvP then ask him to party with you so he can give you his Adrenaline Rush and Power Thrust bonuses. I don’t really recommend PvP to most Battle Priest builds anymore, but a STR/Crit build would do a decent job at PvP. The main reason behind me saying this is because Battle Priests are too wide spread on their stats that they really can’t get a decent amount of VIT. It makes us very vulnerable to Stun, Silence, and Poison. Also, since we don’t really get a high flee a lot of high DEX based classes (except Hunter/non Melee Bard/Dancer /gg) can hit you for a lot of damage and hit you very often. PvP can be quite fun though! WoE: Ok, so you want to bring your Battle Priest into WoE eh? Well, it is very fun, but takes a lotof concentration and preparation. Please hear me first: YOU WILL NEVER GO INTO A PRE-CAST AND TRY TO BREAK IT. My reason? Your HP will go from full to 0 in about 5 seconds (unless you are ungodly rich/lucky and have a GTB+GR cards). If your guild has a Battle Smith in it, make sure you are in his/her party. You will destroy emperiums if you can get to one that is poorly defended or not at all and you have Adrenaline Rush on. ======================================================================== 10) High Priest ======================================================================== Oh yeah, this is what you guys can be after you hit 99, they’re hot, their sexy and they are a devastation MACHINE. High Priest Skills: Assumptio Creates a protective barrier around the target, reduces damage by ½ in PvM, and 1/3 in WoE Level Cast Time Duration SP 1 1s 20s 20 2 1.5s 40s 30 3 2s 60s 40 4 2.5s 80s 50 5 3s 100s 60 Meditatio Increase the players Heal skill, SP max limit and regen rate. Passive. Level Effect 1 +3% SP regen, +1% SP, +2% Heal 2 +6% SP regen, +2% SP, +4% Heal 3 +9% SP regen, +3% SP, +6% Heal 4 +12% SP regen, +4% SP, +8% Heal 5 +15% SP regen, +5% SP, +10% Heal 6 +18% SP regen, +6% SP, +12% Heal 7 +21% SP regen, +7% SP, +14% Heal 8 +24% SP regen, +8% SP, +16% Heal 9 +27% SP regen, +9% SP, +18% Heal 10 +30% SP regen, +10% SP, +20% Heal High Priest Skill Builds These skill builds will be the exact same as a normal Priest, but I will be placing the new skills Into the build as well. Build 1: (This is for Crit builds) Mace Mastery 10 Kyrie Eleison 4 Magnificat 3 Gloria 3 SP Regen 3 Assumptio 5 Imposito Manus 5 Aspersio 5 SP Regen 4 Meditatio 10 Status Recovery 1 Resurrection 1 Demon Bane 10 Divine Protection 10 Meditatio 10 Resurrection 4 Lex Divina 3 Turn Undead 10 By this time, you will be 99/67 High Priest. Do what you will with your last points. Build 2: (this is for Non-Crit builds) Mace Mastery 10 Kyrie Eleison 10 Imposito Manus 5 Aspersio 5 Magnificat 3 SP Regen 4 Assumptio 5 Status Recovery 1 Resurrection 1 Lex Divina 5 Meditatio 5 Lex Aterna 1 Turn Undead 8 By the time you actually get all these skills, you will be 99/70. You can supplement some skills out or change their order, but this order is actually quite nice. High Priest Builds These are going to be pretty much the exact same builds… AGI/STR Build STR: 85+25 (use 2x Ring of Muscle [Mantis Card] for 100 STR) AGI: 89+15 VIT: 38+5 INT: 23+15 DEX: 41+14 LUK: 2+7 Final Flee: 228 (all flee will be WITH mocking) Final HP: N/A (calc I used does not have HP…) Final ASPD: 172(.7) (Mace + Concentration Potion) Final SP: 1597 Comments: This is a good build if you do not have the money to buy crit gears for your character. It really brings both of the Priest worlds together, nice ASPD and nice DMG. Recommendation: Yes, for “newbs.” --- 120 STR/AGI Build STR: 95+23 (use 2x Ring of Muscle [Mantis Card] for 120 STR) AGI: 90+15 VIT: 14+5 INT: 15+15 DEX: 41+14 LUK: 6+7 Final Flee: 229 Final HP: N/A Final ASPD: 173 Final SP: 1509 Comments: Extreme build, based purely on damage output and dodging monsters. You will rock all Monsters with this build, but getting it is costly, and you really lose out on that extra LUK for crit. Recommendation: Yes, but only to those who know what they’re doing and have the money to throw Down on the gears it takes. --- AGI/Crit STR: 71+23 (with 2x Rosary of Counter) AGI: 88+20 VIT: 16+7 INT: 26+22 DEX: 21+19 LUK: 66+34(with Gloria) Final Flee: 227 Final HP: N/A Final ASPD: 171(.4) Final SP: 1630 Final Crit: 39 Comments: This is a great all around build. You have high flee to dodge Most monsters and you can crit Their asses to death with your Lethal crit rate. Recommendation: If you like Crit Sins and want to be using a Priest instead sure, otherwise this build Is really kind of just for kicks. --- Hybrid AGI/STR/Crit STR: 87+23 (2x Mantis Rosary for LUK) AGI: 90+20 VIT: 15+7 INT: 33+22 DEX: 26+19 LUK: 31+34 (with Gloria, -2 LUK if not using Mantis Rosary) Final Flee: 229 Final HP: N/A Final ASPD: 172(.1) Final SP: 1708 Final Crit: 20.5% Comments: This is a great build. You get a nice heal, some nice HIT, lots of STR to play with, tons Of flee to screw around with, and even a nice crit rate! Recommendation: Yes, this is a great build and works really with anyone. --- Geomyr(Me)’s Build STR: 87+26 (using Firelock Shoes, 1x Mantis Ring, Evil Wing Ears) AGI: 87+21 (Using Angel Helm :P) VIT: 11+7 INT: 36+22 DEX: 31+19 LUK: 33+38 Final HP: N/A Final SP: 1741 Final Flee: 225 Final Crit: 25.8 (using a Crit Ring) Final ASPD: 172 Comments: Great build of course, and I am using it (duh). Still great build, but with a higher Heal and more HP Recommendation: Yes, of course I recommend this build. It works with everyone (but you do need money) and Is pretty sweet! ======================================================================== 11) The Author (like you would read this) ======================================================================== I am just a 17 year old kid who has a lot of free time in school. No, I am not a nerd; I just have a 1 hour lunch break and nothing to do during that time. I do still play iRO Sakray. 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