hi. i’m about to start playing this, and i’ve been looking around for a direction since y’know… i don’t want to screw up my build. i think i like something like this here.
the other one that looked good was to go cleric r2 > bokor r2 > diev > miko > pd2, which maybe seemed less viable as a support character. can anyone give me an opinion on which one would be fun and strong in general? also can someone tell me if i can make the first build better?
People often go 2 ranks of druid for better dps. But if you love supporting people, your build is ok IMO with dps from krivis+taoist and support from priest+miko.
Cleric Bokor PD is also a good dps build since Bokor synces very well with PD skills. And yes as you said, it cannot compete other builds in terms of support.
My main is a diev doctor and I love my choice by far. Very good support with statues, dps from Owls and PD skills. And on top of that, it’s very fun to play. Even though it’ll be hard to solo questing pre-r7 era. I was playing with my friends so it was not a big deal.
yes i seen some builds with diev r3 and pd r2 that look neat as well. it’d be nice if i could test a little but it sounds like i have to come up with a good plan and stick with it. i like dps too, but i thought i should be able to fill the generic, heal, res, cure debuff role. so i guess i’m looking for something well-rounded if that makes sense.
For Taoist, if you manage to get there with your full support build, you will short of money for entire life. The yellow paper cost 500 silver per piece and you need 2 or 3 pieces for one skill.
The PD build looks better but I would go Bokor3 for Damballa and more Hexing. Why, because Bokor don’t have AoE spell other than Damballa. Bwa doesn’t have good scale.
My main is currently Bokor2 > Diev1 > Oracle > PD. It’s okay so far, but people say PD2 is where things get really fun with the build, mainly because of Plague Vapors. Pandemic is also very strong. Good build for solo.
My other alt is Krivis going Taoist. Still not sure what filler classes to pick either. Was thinking of Priest 2 or Priest 3 and full resetting into SPR build for lols. xD But I may go for Krivis3 > Priest2/Druid2 > Taoist. Priest/Miko path is definitely the more “support” choice, while as Druid you boost your overall DPS. However, as people have mentioned, playing Taoist seems very… expensive. 
Bokor/Diev/PD path: more sustain, passive damage via dots/debuffs, more skills to use and weave in. Great AoE especially with better Pandemic.
KrivisTaoist: nuke nuke nuke nuke nuke nuke. Bad farmer/sustain. Great single target DPS if you build specifically for it. Can get expensive to play.
so far i like krivis but i didn’t get too far. i’ve seen a lot of bokor/pd builds, so it seems like a popular choice. i might just try something i haven’t seen at all as a test. all i know anyway is theorycrafting and what i read in builds and forum posts.
@e_piyachai - i hope taoist isn’t too unsustainable. been too poor to not understand that plight T_T. the way i understood it, bokor2 was mostly for lv10 effigy. maybe down the road people might regret not getting lv15 tho.
@feehime - i was thinking miko could be a good offensive choice too, though. hamaya looks strong with storm calling and can maybe extend zaibas with clap (i think that’s broken now?). also it sounds like i can sweep buffs as an offensive tactic.
hmm… something like this looks kinda’ fun. any way to make that concept work? http://www.tosbase.com/tools/skill-simulator/build/jpg0gja2q8/
Miko could work. I was actually thinking of picking up Miko due to Hamaya. The clap currently only works on Diev statues though? Probably could combo it with Melstis + Ausrine? Sadly we don’t have Miko yet
Druid2 is actually a good choice simply because of lvl10 Carnivory and lvl5 Tooth. 10s Invuln with 30s CD. Priest is great for the rez too. Oracle for Counterspell/Prophecy. Miko is also another great pickup with lots of utilities.
Yeah, picking cleric builds is hard… 
I’m not familiar with Inqui/physical cleric build so someone else will have to take a look at that.
picking tao as starting char will break ur wallet xD
c2 kriv3 miko is good support
u can pick pd2 at r7/8 for more dmg, status ailment also heal factor
or pick priest at r7 for ress and kabalist r8 for total support xD
or go pvp orient class kabalist at r7 and inquistor at r8
maybe i will do the taoist later on. i do think i’ll try out the krivtao after miko is in. for now i will just work on this other character i came up with… i know it probably won’t be too good but it just looks fun to me.
You should find more information. Chaplain is good with SPR build but Monk should be STR build.
hm i read up on chap and it seems like the buffs are only good on auto-attacks. so maybe i can throw a different class in there somewhere. maybe someone can suggest something good?
It’s good that you’re looking at Monk and Chaplain as your first character since they’re pretty flexible with what they can do. They can perform very well in the solo aspects from early to late-game because they’re not limited to long-CD land deployments, resistible debuffs, or troublesome setups. They can go straight to attacking with minimal setup.
Inquisitor is a great class for both Chaplain and Monk, but I would never build Monk and Chaplain together. Maybe you could look into:
Agree, this is what I would want to say.
i think i really want to make this one.
i even have a backstory. “one day, during training, my master punched me so hard that my soul fell out…”
If you’re going support Cleric,why not go Cleric C3>Krivis C3>Pardoner C1> Taoist C1?
That way you won’t get broke cause you can sell Daino Scrolls to people.
You could also skip Cleric C3 if you feel it’s too overkill for supporting and go Pardoner C2 to become able to sell lvl 10 Daino Scrolls instead. You can also sell lvl 3 Zalciai, lvl 10 Cure & lvl 10 Aukuras scrolls that way to cover the costs for the talismans you’ll be using as Taoist.
after playing the game for a while (seeing the pardoners everywhere XD) and thinking it over i’m gonna’ replace the priest in my first build with oracle and priest in the monk build with diev like:
cleric2 > kriv3 > miko > oracle > tao (caster’s nightmare)
cleric2 > diev2 > sadhu > monk3 (owl will help protect my lifeless body)
for my 2 cleric characters. they’re not really what people suggested, but the conversation helped a lot with my decision so thanks to everyone!
Are you dead set on monk at rank8?
i know most people go inquisitor… call me crazy, and i hope i don’t regret it, but i’m hoping they release something later that fits better.
just feels like it’s tacked on meta op silliness, but that passes. also if i really needed to i’d take sadhu out for it but really it’s just a novelty build for fun.
My issue is you are taking an r7 for your r8. The gap in damage between those 2 ranks is huge.
Also, the only time I can agree with a monk choice is when you go monk1-druid2 for r5 - r7. Why? Druid2 gets you [transform].
Just an example, you can transform into merog shaman that has a 5 sec cd [safety zone]. Add your attribute from cleric 2 and you have a 20 block [safety zone] every 5 sec instead of the default 48 sec cd. Merog shaman is a medium beast so you get 110 atk (for being medium) and 50% crit rate (for being beast).
Bot to mention, you can pick inquisitor for r8. Druid3 would defeat the purpose of going monk because werewolf skills from druid3 completely replace monk1 skills.
that’s a completely different build though where i turn into a frog instead of what i thought sounded fun.