The most ultimate support build

Gomgomi · October 31, 2016, 9:00am

So what is it? Forget about hard to level or no damage. What is the most absolute mega support for a team? I think the base is unarguably Cleric2/Priest3.

Now I think Krivis1 is also a strong contender due to Dainos. But not sure if Krivis 2 or 3 would be ideal. And what would be another one for maximum support. Plague Doctor 1 and beyond? I’m thinking of making a new cleric (my 4th one) which will be future proof absolute monster support character. I know there is no such thing as 100% future proof but if there is such a thing then a full support character is it.

I also think Cleric 3 is a contender for this theory crafting because that Heal lv 15 is absolute beast and lv 10 divine might also may be necessary with all the buff skills you will be casting with Priest 3 + Daino.

All cleric masters please help me theory craft.

My personal guess is Cleric2or3/Priest3/Krivis1or3/PD3. Miko in there maybe. I don’t feel like Oracle or Pardoner is really a full support. And I feel like Chaplain is good but kind of a waste of a rank if you’re going full support.

Now as for stats. This might be contradictory but I think having lots of INT is actually good for this support due to heal amount. Of course you will need SPR and CON too but. Like 1:1:1 ratio? I know it’s counterproductive to invest in more than 2 stats but…

Many inputs welcome. Help me out please.

Wurmheart · October 31, 2016, 10:52am

If you want full support then make a wizard, they have plenty of builds around it.

If you want to be a proper support as a cleric you simply cannot ignore dmg, it is a far too important and beneficial role in this game that we can help with even on our most defensive builds.

Nicola · October 31, 2016, 11:05am

The best base for me would be Cleric 2 Diev 3. Diev is such a beast.
I’m currently making:
Cleric 2 - Diev 3 - Miko - PD - PD2

Gomgomi · October 31, 2016, 11:08am

I already have that exact one and waiting on Miko. I was actually thinking along the lines of damage + full heal support. So Cleric2/Priest3/Krivis1/PD2 and beyond. Going mostly Int Con. But I’m just wondering if there is a more optimal one.

To be honest I found Diev to be not as good as I thought. I also have Krivis3 one going Miko then Taoist and that one I’m happy with the damage ONLY in boss fights but contrary to what I’ve read. I find Owls to be absolutely useless in boss fights. One knockback skill and owls are out of reach. Maybe because I’m only at Diev 2? Either way I don’t get how Diev is strong when the only real damage from Diev is the owls.

Nicola · October 31, 2016, 11:12am

Diev is strong because of the utilities the class bring. Silence / Ausrine / Owl / Teleport / Cooldown it has everything. Great for ET and 315. With Miko it also extend the duration of statues. Unless KToS decide to fix it.

DacreFullbuster · October 31, 2016, 11:13am

miko is a lot better for support at rank 6 than this lol

clifftrials · October 31, 2016, 11:18am

I have a 295 cleric 2 diev3 priest3. It is definitely strong for “full support.” Extremely boring to play and doesn’t offer any dps to the party–which this game is currently better suited for dps or dps/utility hybrids. I might have liked dropping priest 3 for miko and dance all day for my static melee group. I rerolled though to a dps cleric.

Gomgomi · October 31, 2016, 11:27am

For the CD reduction to work do I have to use the skills after I set up the tree or does it not matter? And whats with the pic? Why are there so many owls.

Nicola · October 31, 2016, 11:28am

I think with miko extend time they can keep putting it up faster than the duration of the owl.

Adeodatus · December 3, 2016, 9:16am

if it’s Cleric 3>Priest3, then Rank 7 should go to Chaplain. This has several reasons basically.

You get damage out of your Priest skills:
Exorcise -> Magnus Exorcismus; Aspersion -> Aspergillum
-> enables you to actually level efficiently even without STR/DEX/INT as main stat

Rank 8 should go to Miko, because this is where your debuffing will come from and the removal of malignant status effects. Kagura Dance also increases the overall damage output quite a bit, and Clap might help with ME damage later on.

For a full support build with Priest,this should be about right. Aside from this, you could also run other FS builds with Dievdirbys instead of Priest, but I wouldn’t want to mix them together unless one of them stays at C1 (Diev C1 is way better than only Priest C1). Diev might be a thing for Rank 9, unless there will be an even better support class for that Rank.

The best thing about this build is that it’s already complete (all classes included are at max Circle), which gives you the full potential of choosing one of the new classes for Rank 9 without having to lose out on sth else, or opt for another low-rank class if the next classes are indeed the last normal classes obtainable via rank up [Rank 11-12 will likely be the final Rank for Open Beta, maybe even sooner].