Heya folks,
First off, the build :
I have been wrecking my brain on where to take my priest 3 full support group character. Chaplain into PD is the obvious choice. However for a full group support without the intention of ever soloing at all, chaplain is lacking.
Some cons I see for chaplain :
- Last rites, sacrament and blessing wont matter enough late on.
- Chaplain Auto attacks will be hard to apply in hard content since it will place the main support in high danger and require major investments into con.
- Capella costs too much to be used regularly (1k) and is immobile and easily destroyed on top of it all it overwrites all buffs.
The other option is krivis into PD. Its okay, you get a hint of dps and daino and zalciai. Will help a bit in the buff department but daino scrolls exist.
Zalciai crit doesnt apply on wizard dmg. Zaibas on rank 5 wont matter much with limited hits and going priest 3 i will likely go quite high in spirit for stone skin.
Plague Doctor itself is the most valuable one I’d be passing on I suspect.
Making one member almost invulnerable with healing factor sounds quite good, though it will be hard to coordinate in the chaos.
The dmg and status stuff is nice but not something I find overly exciting. Obviously I haven’t tried PD so I can only theorize here.
On the other hand.
Diev 2 offers so much in return on paper.
First of Laima will not only help the entire team with skill dps by 20% but also increase my own heal frequencies and shorten my lovely stone skin cool down alot. The same goes for safety zone, revive, blessing, etc.
The idea of the char is to be there to support at the best level possible and laima helps me do that 20% better.
Carve Owl adds significant DPS when it counts, such as bosses or huge, nasty pulls, while I get to stay safely behind, supporting and healing meanwhile. I am a bit worried about the damage scaling, since I am planning to split quite a chunk into spirit for stone skin.
Lastly there is Carve World tree. The reason people want to bring diev and maybe even prefer them over chaplain builds. If it wasnt for this skill, I would likely not consider going Diev 2 after priest 3.
The combination of the tree silence and priest stone skin sound like the ultimate skill package in one character. You get to counter both : magic- and - physical damage.
I would really like to hear some diverse opinions on this path from players who have played one or the other classes mentioned, including Plague Doctor.
The question is really whether the trade off is worth it come rank 7 and if Diev 2 is worth sacrificing Plague Dctor for. As mentioned, solo ability and melee- dps are somewhat irrelevant to me in this build, as they wont matter in a group setting.
The alternative to this entire build to me would be a high int of :
2 Cleric, 1 Priest ( for resurrection), 3 Diev, 1 PD
