Stale Chaplain AA build with sprinkles

[Resazurine]

[Support] Cthulhu Fhtagn (Chaplain-Zealot) - Skill Simulator - Tree of Savior...

Hello everyone. This is the same SPR AA Chaplain build that has existed since forever. I was using Kabba but of course, Kabba doesn’t mesh with AA. I figured I’d jump on the bandwagon and use the new Zealot instead, which is obviously OP by merit of it being a spanking new Cleric. Rate and advice? I don’t know why but I feel really stupid asking this so I accept flames. I deserve it.

[Goldie]

I don’t think this build was updated recently. Because what the guy says is pretty old, especially this part “When you’re shoulder to shoulder with a Chrono in a competition for buff slots, prioritize this, Blessing, and Revive.” -> There is no more buff limit…

I will never accept a Priest build with a level 1-3 Resurrection. If you have Res 1, might as well not have it. If a Priest needs 6s to Res, it’s 6s lost for damages and support. Also you don’t get the attribute for Revive, so your Revive can’t be up at all times. Big loss for difficult content.
Deprotected Zone is pretty useless, so I don’t see why one would put 3 points in it rather than in Cure.
Deploy Capella is useless since people buy buffs from the Pardoner shops~ And even without it anyway now buffs last 5 minutes. So it’s still better to lose a few seconds casting 3-4 buffs than for the whole party to work around Deploy Capella.
Imo it doesn’t make much sense to go Exorcise 5 and only Magnus 1.
Gematria, Notarikon and Reduce Level are all three useless. Kabba 1 you max the first three skills (R7, Merkabah, Ein Sof). You only take Gematria and Notarikon if you go deeper in the Kabba circles and have an actual use for them.
I don’t think using 9 points on Invulnerable just for extra 9 seconds is worth it. You take it at 1 for the 1 point wonder. Then if you really dislike being disrupted, Gazing Golems are your babes. Instead you can level Immolation for some extra masochistic and nice damages.

[Kannushi]

Hi,

Are you looking for some suggestions over a new Chaplain AA build or could be even more broad question as recommendation for AA builds?

[Resazurine]

I see. So get Res 3 for Revive attribute then? What should I drop? I know for a fact that Blessing and Aspersion can’t drop so it’s either Revive or Mass Heal. Do Exorcise still blips out of existence when trampled by a horde?

For the Kabba part I guess Gema and Nota is kinda only useful for C2 onward but I feel the concept of R7 reflect one hit for 7x damage is pretty stupid for PvE. I think I’m keeping it at 1 at most. Probably going to max Merkabah instead and roll with Reduce level.

For the Zealot part yeah I’ll take the one point wonder and Immolation.

[Kannushi]

From the other thread

An Intermediate Guide to Clerics

Chaplain can also be used an Int-based build, as it packs a decent punch while providing plenty of utility and healing. It also has more auto attack focused builds in the section below.

Rankwise:

Priest3 and Chaplain are required obviously, as Aspergillum is the cornerstone of this build.
Ideal secondary dmg options are either Plague Doctor2+, Krivis3 or a mix of AoE skills.

Recommended Builds:

[Int] Cleric2 | Priest3 | Chaplain | Plague Doctor3 for a standard chap/PD build.

[Int] Cleric2 | Priest3 | Chaplain | Miko | Druid | Zealot for an AoE spammer with a decent auto attack to boot.
See the auto attack category below for further chaplain builds.

List of recommended Spirit builds:

Finally, we get to see a few more options for spirit builds due to the buffs to Zombies and Carve Owls rework into minions.

Unfortunately, there’s also some bad news, pardoner shops will start selling 1 hour long blessings without hit limits so Spr priests will have an even harder time competing.

And minions still ignore the vast majority of damage buffs, so there’s no real way to try and improve upon them either…

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Priest is in a bit of a tough spot right now due to those pardoner changes, as in most cases people will be using the pardoner blessings instead.

Still, I do expect it to shine in difficult content so you can ensure that the buffs are almost always active regardless of how much goes wrong.

Rankwise:

Priest3 is a must have as blessing scales with skill level.
Chaplain adds a lot to your auto attacks due to Aspergillum and to a lesser extent Last Rites but isn’t a must-have. Kabbalist is also highly recommended for Ein Sof’s sp recovery.
The Ideal secondary dmg option is zealot2, though bokor3 and pd2+ are also decent choices.
Ideal fillers are the usuals, cleric2 (healing+DM), Miko (melee dmg boost for allies) or Paladin3(barrier+sanctuary).

Chap/Diev3/Miko might be good as well, but I haven’t seen it in action yet so I’m not sure yet.

Recommended builds:

[Spr] Cleric2 | Priest3 | Chaplain | Kabbalist | Zealot2 as the default self sufficient chaplain / zealot hybrid.

[Spr] Cleric2 | Priest3 | Chaplain | Miko | Zealot2 as a slight twist on the above build, offers more support but needs sp potions and maybe squire buffs to spam Blind Faith.

[Spr] Cleric | Priest3 | Chaplain | Bokor3 | Inquisitor since zombie kills trigger inquisitor flames this an oddly powerful minion auto attacker hybrid.

[Goldie]

Since you’re full SPR, you can drop the 2 points in Mass Heal.
Ein Sof gives a bonus healing and you’re full SPR, so even Mass Heal 1 would give you back a lot of HP actually.
Revive can also be dropped at level 2/3, but imo level 4-5 is the sweet spot where we really don’t have to worry about them and can keep doing our stuff when they do die and revive.
And for Exorcise, yes