So Imma try monk and want to go PvE with the most damage I can. Been reading around builds, so just to be clear Str is gonna be my main priority and then the second is just depended on what i prefer correct?
Str Priority. Some Dex. If you wanna be a bit beefy you can throw in some CON now and then. So far I’ve started a Cleric workin up to monk, got to level 58 Soloing the past 2-3 days or so. The Job priority personally was as follows. Cleric > Priest 3x > Monk 2 or 3x depending. I was looking at Rank 7 alternatives to add on but couldn’t really find much.
3 Ranks in priest ensures you can buff yourself for one, and if you end up in a party you can at least be semi useful for max Blessing, Sacrament, Aspersion, and Stoneskin at Rank 3.
Hope you’re ready for a long trip. Because it’s gonna take a while.
Haha yeah I heard its gonna be a grind. Thanks.
Hi mengo,
i started out pretty much like you. Here is some experience form a lvl 82 Cleric - Cleric - Diev - Paladin:
I wanted to quit. It was so boring to just run through quests, to get exp cards. Cause even if you put most points into Str and use an upgraded weapon somewhere between 90-110 dmg, you will need like 5-10 hits for most field mobs.
So i didn’t grind anything and just burned through quest after quest in both areas (Klei and Orsha up north). WIth “carve” (Diev skill), i could kill all bosses, but still needed around 6-8 carve attacks (you have 3 immediately and then wait for cd).
So it is like this. You do quests and ignore mob groups. The Cleric class is support and everyone loves your heals, even as a Str cleric. So the other route would be dungeon farming with the help of dps classes. I did that 2 times and got mediocre exp out of it.
Now i became Paladin and “smite” is the first real aoe killer. It does very good dmg against devil and mutant types (1800-2200). Ofc you wil still be inferior to every Swordsmen and Ranger or some Wizards, when it comes to aoe farming. But you still got your heals.
Hope that helped.
just go priest 3 > monk 2 > something, the blessing and sacrament buffs make leveling quite easy, cleric2 was OP in beta but nerfed so people still going that build hoping for level 500 double punches are unfortunetly out of the loop on builds
I am currently a lvl 90 priest 3 and im loving it. My build is 2:1 dex str. Its mostly PvP.
I can duel pretty much any class with all the nice buffs.
And yes, it is boring for the first 60 levels or so, cause you will deal no damage until you get proper gear at 75.
Full str is bad and full dex is worse, the best build is 1:1 or 2:1.
Source: my icbt2 monk.
Priest1-3 is boring in general. Like oh my gosh.
Holding Z / C throughout the game… fun.
My damage is on the sweet spot. I like dueling and just watvhing all the “miss” and “blocks”.
If your primary purpose is max damage for PvE, then STR is primary w/CON second, and a splash of enough DEX to rarely/never miss. I’m currently at level 92 using 3:1 STR to CON and it’s working quite well. I might be able to push it to 3.5:1, but that might be a bit uncomfortably close. When fighting against highly mobile monsters that can hit you from range such as Denoptic a 3.5:1 ratio might be a bit rough.
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Priest1-3 is boring in general. Like oh my gosh.
Holding Z / C throughout the game… fun.
[/quote]Cleric life T.T
Right now my cleric is lv 57 and playing with friends
I cry everytime they leave me behind because they’re the reason the mobs are cleared 5x the speed 
Question for the STR/DEX monks here:
Have you been able to solo heal parties with your build? I’m currently leveling cleric/priest with Int, but have considered using a stat change if I upgrade my founder pack when it goes on sale. However, I wouldn’t want to do this if it means sacrificing my role as a healer to just be a mediocre DPS.
I’m a cleric c2 and I can handle my team by my own, with 120str and 65con
Well if you don’t want to do STR/DEX, you might as well skip Monk and go for something else. There are good INT DPS builds out there with Krivis.
You can still heal as Monk, especially if you have Cleric2, and Priest3’s Mass Heal is decent also, but you want to rely on buffs like stone skin or safety zone in the first place to have to heal them less.
With the CDs, it’s not one where you heal them endlessly. Especially when you’re busy punching enemies, you can’t expect a Monk to watch the team and heal nonstop - they’ll be at the front lines. But until you’re a Monk, you can focus on healing your team.
(I’m still Priest2 so take my words with a grain of salt)
Reporting in again. At level 104 with proper gear (golden fachion and arde dagger) my damge output with my dex build is just fine. I can handle any grinding or boss solo.
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