Tree of Savior Forum

Returning Cleric Fanatic - Could Use Some Guidance

Class and Rank Cleric
#1

I last played during the returning player event last year and haven’t looked at ToS since so I’m trying to wrap my head around all that’s changed since then. It’s quite a bit of information to take in hence my asking here. I have three clerics at 330/15 but am pretty much clueless on what has changed and what’s viable now so I’m lost on what to do with them.

Cleric A is: Cleric 1, Preist 3, Chaplain, Paladin 3 - was an experimental build, pure SPR, focus on support, damage is exclusively lines+bless

Cleric B is: Cleric 2, Diev 2, Monk 3, Inquisitor 1 - partial support physical attack, pure DEX (not sure what I was thinking on the stat distribution)

Cleric C is: Cleric 2, Priest 3, Miko, Taoist 1, 100% support, pure SPR

For A and B, I’m hearing that Zealot is good and works well in an auto-attack build which is appealing to me. 2h Paladin -> Inquisitor is something I’m interested in as well. Are these viable options and can anyone provide some information resources on these builds?

For C, I’ve heard that Plague Doctor is outclassed completely by Exorcist now, and that Pardoners still straight outclass in-party Priests on relevant buffs, so what might be the best bet for this character if I intend to keep it full support?

Thanks in advance for any info and input.

#2

The meta Zealot build right now is something like Cleric1 -> Kriv3 -> Monk3 -> Zealot3 (With a 2H mace for PvE). It’s got serious damage output, especially since you can use Kriv’s Melstis to extend the duration of Zeal’s Fanaticism (Which gives you an 80% buff to all damage when it’s maxed out).

However, the build can be pretty fragile. Fanaticism prevents you from being healed by any means during its duration. You can easily get yourself killed if a damage spike comes in while its running. All in all, it’s a glass cannon setup and needs to be played accordingly.

Comparing Plague Doctor to Exorcist is kinda apples to oranges. Exo is a DPS class so it does significantly more damage than a support class like PD. The catch with Exo comes in the way Rubric, its primary damage skill, works. It has a super short cooldown (Only 8s if you channel the skill for its full duration). That means you’re gonna be spending a lot of time standing still, mashing your finger against whatever key you have Rubric assigned to. It’s very similar to Sadhu’s Possession that way and it makes for a very tight rotation.

PD, on the other hand, is all about DoTs so it’s very fire and forget. That gives you time to weave in support skills, be they from PD itself or other classes. Having played both Exo and PD, I much prefer the latter’s DoT oriented setup but it comes down to your personal playstyle.

If you want a full support build for PvE, I believe the current meta is Cleric3 -> Priest3 -> Kabba3 -> Filler but there are several varieties you can choose from. I’ll leave it to the full support players to comment on that.