I’m currently trying to decide on the path (the endless INT vs. SPR debate) of a new Priest 3 build I’m working on, and I was wondering if anyone has any video examples or information to share about how useful Stone Skin really is at high levels (260-330) for SPR-heavy builds? Does it fall off hard late game and become pretty useless, or does it stay useful?
I have two Priest 3 builds already that are a INT/CON build and a mixed INT/SPR/CON build (horrible build, I hate it, I don’t recommend it to anyone >_<), so unfortunately neither of them are able to give me a clear picture of if it’s worth it to go SPR-heavy mostly for the Stone Skin at high levels or if I should follow the INT/CON route again for this new Priest 3 build.
Thanks so much for any clarification you have to add to this topic! Videos would be especially helpful for me to try and gauge how much damage mitigation Stone Skin offers for SPR builds at high levels.
Hey, you’re not the only one here. I have 3Spr:2int:1con and I did regret them sometimes. But see the brighter side there:
-Your heals are better
-you can still do damage with magic attacks(look, Magnus exorcimus will getting better)
From now on, focus on SPR if you want stone skin and blessing or INT if you want magnus exorcimus for better healing/damage healing
I myself have lv 1 Stone skin with my Spr just 247 it will give around 1.1k block which is pretty good enough(still penetrate on some cases but still doable)
I have posted this quote while ago
As a full spr chaplain autoing things passed 260, stoneskin is basically a god send against all those high hp physical attackers. They get maybe 1 or 2 attacks in during the whole duration so cycling it and safety zone basically makes me imune to all bosses at that level and monsters at that level. For magic mobs though, youll wish you had oracle
That’s how I used to feel about my SPR/INT/CON build, but now when I compare it to my pure SPR lvl 180 Pardoner or my pure INT lvl 230 Chaplain the split build really just fails on all fronts in comparison to them.
Thank you for providing the video, I’m sure it’ll be helpful to people who find this thread. Sadly, it isn’t really relevant for what I’m curious about. I know Stone Skin is great at low levels, but the mobs get a lot heftier from around 260-330 and I don’t know how much that still applies since my highest SPR character is only lvl 180.
Thanks so much for your input! That’s exactly the kind of information I’m looking for. So it does still remain pretty relevant and useful after 260? With the build I’m making right now, Oracle is a possibility to put into it. What would you recommend skill-wise with Oracle to help balance out the Priest 3 build?
Linking the build I’m considering might help a bit. Now that I’m not on mobile I can do that.
This is the build I’m (currently) planning to make, but I’m not sure if I should try to lean it more towards SPR for higher SP, skill spamability and Stone Skin or keep it INT based for the other benefits. The real deciding factor for me is determining how good Stone Skin really is at the higher levels, since I’d kind of be basing the build around that, I don’t want to regret my choice at the end.
The focus I’m trying to go for with this build is a lot of different types of damage mitigation (Safety Zone, Stone Skin, Gohei, Counter Spell, status effect immunity with Bloodletting), some decent healing (Heal & Mass Heal), and a bit of spammable and/or “drop and run” magic damage for when my support skills are on cooldown. Meaning skills like Cure, Exorcise, Hamaya, Incineration.
I don’t PvP at all, I only do open-world map grinding and daily mission PvE. I’m a doctor irl, so there isn’t a lot of time for me to play ToS, so I’ll never be a hardcore PvE player even. So I’m not really concerned about building it to Earth Tower+ standards or anything.
Yeah, the video isn’t from me. But you can assure that skin stone works on high level due to scaling formula is pretty good for PvE. I have 275 char with cleric 2 priest 3 and it still lives up to this point. Especially when doing world boss( They all deal physical attack CMIIW)
my build is pretty similiar path with you without PD. though mind you that from what people say here 270++ has mobs 300k++ so mostly are going to have cleric that can deals damage as well and no skills on rank 8 that scales with SPR so majority goes to INT. You will have benefit to increase your healing as well damaging. but it’s up to you
So far my experience is, with Priest on your build, is pretty much defensive and goes with “safer with priest” than "faster clearing with other classes"
Gotta love this skills: revive, stone skin, aspersion, counter spell, prophecy.
Videos would be especially helpful for me to try and gauge how much damage mitigation Stone Skin offers for SPR builds at high levels.
Now that I’m not on mobile I can do that.