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The Battle Priest
By: Finrod
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PLEASE READ BEFORE MOVING ON!!!
This guide will require you to have BASIC knowledge of iRO before
reading. I will NOT be adding all this “how to open hotkeys” crap.
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1) Introduction
2) Starting Out
3) Gearing it Up!
3a AGI Priest
3b VIT Priest
4) Stat Builds
AGI/STR
120 STR/AGI
AGI/Crit
Hybrid AGI/Crit
Geomyr(Me)’s Build
5) Cards
6) Skills
7) Job Bonuses
8) Card Compounding
9) Using your Battle Priest
10) High Priest
High Priest Skills
High Priest Skill Builds
High Priest Stat Builds
11) The Author
12) Legal Crap
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1) Introduction
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The Battle Priest… a long, long time ago, in a RO game far, far away, there was
once a class that Ruled all others. With the introduction of the Monk, the
Battle Priest
had ceased to exist but in a Few, smart peoples minds. This my readers, is the
guide of the ultimate solo class. The Battle Priest.
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2) Starting Out
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You will find that being a Battle Acolyte is not the easiest thing to do. You
will need patients, lots and lots of patients.
As a Novice
This is where it is really the easiest. All battle classes start with 9 STR,
9 AGI and 9 DEX, it’s like the only way to be successful. So, as a novice do
all the novice training ground stuff in the first room. This will roughly
get you to 5/7 and on your way. When you spawn in your town of pleasure
(preferably Prontera) you should head to Rockers or Poporings. They give great
EXP and will get you to job 10 in a matter of 10 minutes. Once you get through
this you can just walk to Prontera Church and go to the room to the right of the
entrance. There will be an NPC right there, but that is not the right one.
Go right some more and then north; there will be another NPC there and talk
to him. He will tell you of an NPC that is somewhere, givin the name, follow
these instructions:
1. Mother Matilda (North of Morroc in the top Northwest corner)
2. Father Yosuke (From Prontera go: West, North, West, middle of map)
3. Father Rubalkubara (From Prontera go: East, North, North East, North East
cornor.)
Now you’re an Acolyte, and the struggle begins.
Acolyte, The Struggle Within
So yeah, you may have noticed those Daggers you may have used don’t work now,
or your sword. BattleAco is purely based on using a Mace class weapon. The
best one you are going to be able to use from the level you are right now
is probably a Mace. From here on I would go to Poporings again until level
25ish. If you can, try and get a hold of an Ice Chain or an Ice Sword mace
or Ice Stunner. These will help you power level your way through. Pretty much
from level 25 you will want to go to Elder Willows. If you have
Potions and a Fire Weapon and a Brutal Buckler you can go to Hodes, but Elder
Willows is nice, fast EXP till the late 30s. After getting to a desirable level,
you should head to Hodes. They require 130ish flee (which you will have no where
near), but they do not hit that hard. Of course there are alternatives to my
directions but there are so many places you could go that I do not want to list
them. If you think you can take on Sandmen, from around level 50+ you could test
your luck with them. Again, at about 50+ you could try out Toy Factory
level 2 or Coal Mines 2-3. Both places are good EXP, but there are no non-uber
rare cards that reduce their damage. Now, I would then say after you hit 40 job
you can go turn into a Priest.. but. LISTEN TO ME AND LISTEN TO ME GOOD. YOU
WILL REGRET TURNING INTO A PRIEST BEFORE 47 JOB. An Aco’s best friend is his
self buffs. And guess what? It takes 46 job points JUST to get the minimum
skills to meet what you need. YOU DO NEED PNEUMA, YOU DO NEED ANGELUS 2,
YOU DO NEED AQUA BENEDICTO. Please, just take the extra time to get to 47 job.
It’s really not that much of an extra effort. So, from 40 job on you’re pretty
much stuck to a limited amount of places. BUT! If your server have Ayothaya,
you’re in super luck. Get this, a Monster that gives 156ish Base EXP, has a
little over 2400 HP, and gives.. are you ready? 1200+ JOB EXP!! Leaf Cats are
your friend. Do the Quest to get into the Dungeon and go to Ayothaya Dungeon
level 1. These babies are all over the place and their job EXP is hot. Now,
when you’re 47 job or higher, go back to the Prontera Church. Instead of going
right, this time go left! There will be an NPC in the same spot as
the Acolyte NPC, just named Father Bishop. His quest is easy. If you were smart
and did 50 job, you can skip the “pillaging” part and move right into the fun
part. Finish his quest and then the next short part and BAM,
Congratulations, you’re a Battle Priest.
Priesthood!
This is where it gets realllly fun! So you’ve finally reached Priest and it’s
all a smooth ride up! You should headback to where you were before you changed
into Priest and get some job levels. I would suggest getting Mace Mastery right
away, and then Magnificat and Imposito Manus then Aspersio. These will be main
and major skills in your arsenal of leveling. If I was you, I would head to
Mi Gaos (if you have Louyang) or Zenorcs. Once you have reached 190 flee you
can head to Raydrics. These are GREAT EXP and they have awesome drops.
Raydrics are located in Chivalry 1 and 2, as well as in Castle 2. I would
suggest Chivalry 2, because Chiv 1 is usually infested with bots, and has
Ridewords in it. Castle 2 is loaded with Raydrics, but they are really
mobby and tend to get out of hand a lot. Now, if you have Amatsu on your
server you will need 210+ flee for Prison mainly because of Rybios
and Injustice. I also recommend getting a +6-10 Triple Boned Chain or a
+10 Quad Boned Mace for these places. Injustice and Zombie Prisoners are
Medium, and Rybio is large so you will want a Trip/Quad Titan as well. Now,
I don’t want to limit you to just there. You can go to a plethora of different
places. Battle Priests have the ability to Solo very well in most places;
with only the downfall of low HP and Flee. Equipping yourself with the right
Macescan and will make you the ultimate solo-able character on RO. It’s going
to be a tough ride to 99 though, Battle Priests cannot mob like other classes
can, and we can’t tank huge mobs for a Wizard to Storm Gust and then we move on,
we take it slow, one or two monsters at a time; but believe me when you hit 99
it will actually FEEL like you’ve accomplished something almost no one else has.
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3) Gearing it up!
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This class is recommended for the RICHER players only. They require precise
equipment and a variety
Of carded maces that can become very expensive.
AGI Battle Priest
Weapon: +6-10 Carded Chains, +10 Carded Maces, Elemental Sword Maces/Stunners
Armor: +4 or higher Hard(Pupa) Saint’s Robe
Shield: +4 or higher Race reduction carded Buckler
Shoes: +4 or higher Chon Chon, Eggyra or Firelock* Shoes
Garment: +4 or higher Mocking Muffler
Accessories: 2x Muscle Clip, Ring, Brooch (pick one on your build)
Head: Anything really... I recommend getting something that gives more STR or
AGI.
Middle/Lower Head: Masquerade, Evil Wing Ears, Angel Wing Ears, or well,
anything.
VIT Battle Priest (although I have never seen one, you might make one o.0?)
Weapon: +6-10 Carded Chains, +10 Carded Maces, Elemental Sword Maces/Stunners
Armor: +4 or higher Saint’s Robe of Ares
Shield: +4 or higher Race reduction carded Buckler
Shoes: +4 or higher Matyr or Firelock* Shoes
Garment: +4 or higher Immune Muffler
Accessories: 2x Muscle Clip, Ring, Brooch (pick one based on your build)
Head: Anything really... I recommend getting something that gives more STR or
VIT.
Middle/Lower Head: Masquerade, Evil Wing Ears, Angel Wing Ears, or well,
anything.
*Firelock Card requires +9 or higher footwear for full potential, these are for
the rich only.
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4) Builds!
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In the words of Mario “Herrrre we go!”
AGI/STR Build
STR: 77+23 (use 2x Ring of Muscle [Mantis Card] for 100 STR)
AGI: 88+15
VIT: 38+5
INT: 23+15
DEX: 46+14
LUK: 4+7
Final Flee: 224 (all flee will be WITH mocking)
Final HP: 6083 (add one more VIT? Or a +1 VIT gear?)
Final ASPD: 171(.9) (Mace + Concentration Potion)
Final SP: 1106
Comments: This is a good build if you do not have the money to buy crit
gears for your character.
It really brings both of the Priest worlds together, nice ASPD and nice DMG.
Recommendation: Yes, for “newbs.”
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120 STR/AGI Build
STR: 97+23 (use 2x Ring of Muscle [Mantis Card] for 120 STR)
AGI: 86+15
VIT: 11+5
INT: 15+15
DEX: 36+14
LUK: 6+7
Final Flee: 222
Final HP: 4934
Final ASPD: 170(.9)
Final SP: 1042
Comments: Extreme build, based purely on damage output and dodging monsters.
You will rock all Monsters with this build, but getting it is costly, and you
really lose out on that extra LUK for crit.
Recommendation: Yes, but only to those who know what they’re doing and have
the money to throw Down on the gears it takes.
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AGI/Crit
STR: 53+17 (with 2x Rosary of Counter)
AGI: 88+16
VIT: 14+5
INT: 35+15
DEX: 36+14
LUK: 64+39(with Gloria)
Final Flee: 223
Final HP: 5062
Final ASPD: 171(.1)
Final SP: 1203
Final Crit: 39(.9)
Comments: This is a great all around build. You have high flee to dodge most
monsters and you can crit Their asses to death with your lethal crit rate.
Recommendation: If you like Crit Sins and want to be using a Priest instead
sure,
otherwise this build Is really kind of just for kicks.
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Hybrid AGI/STR/Crit
STR: 89+21 (2x Mantis Rosary for LUK)
AGI: 82+16
VIT: 15+5
INT: 31+15
DEX: 26+14
LUK: 31+39 (with Gloria, -2 LUK if not using Mantis Rosary)
Final Flee: 217
Final HP: 5104
Final ASPD: 169(.3)
Final SP: 1211
Final Crit: 22.0%
Comments: This is a great build. You get a nice heal, some nice HIT, lots of
STR to play with, tons Of flee to screw around with, and even a nice crit rate!
Recommendation: Yes, this is a great build and works really with anyone.
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Geomyr(Me)’s Build
STR: 88+22 (using Firelock Shoes, 1x Mantis Ring, Evil Wing Ears)
AGI: 84+17 (Using Angel Helm :P)
VIT: 5+5
INT: 33+15
DEX: 36+14
LUK: 26+38
Final HP: 5379 HP
Final SP: 1186
Final Flee: 220
Final Crit: 25.2% (using a Crit Ring)
Comments: Great build of course, and I am using it (duh). A bit lower VIT, yes,
but the STR is lowered And DEX increased for more HIT. Also a nice Crit rate.
Recommendation: Yes, of course I recommend this build. It works with everyone
(but you do need money) and Is pretty sweet!
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5) Cards
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In this section I will list the different cards that benefit the
Battle Priest and which item they compound in.
Helm
There really aren’t any cards that I would suggest to put into
a helm. But… if you need them, here it is:
Deviruchi - +1 STR, Complete Blind Resistance.
Nightmare - +1 AGI, Complete Sleep resistance.
Willow - +80 SP.
Grand Peco Card – Allows use of Gloria 1 when hitting (+3 VIT and +3 DEF
if Equipped with a Peco Peco Card.)
Armor
These are where they cards count. These will add HP or make you
un-freezable or anything else. I won’t be listing Mini-boss
cards or MVP cards because they are very hard to obtain.
Pupa - +700 HP
PecoPeco - +10% HP
Dokkibi – Enchant armor with Wind Element
Pasana – Enchant armor with Fire Element
Sandman – Enchant armor with Earth Element (May seem useless,
but people are catching onto a Hunters landmine traps… they hurt.)
Picky - +1 STR, +10 ATK (not recommended for reaching a STR bonus.)
Marc – Complete Freeze resistance.
Swordfish – Enchant armor with the Water Property
Weapons
These cards are what make you dish out a lot of Damage in
PvP/WoE or with an Endow and killing the opposite element.
Hydra – +20+ damage to the Demi-Human Race
Andre - +20 ATK
Caramel - +20% damage to the Insect race.
Desert Wolf - +15% damage to Small size monsters, +5 ATK
Drainliar - +20% damage to Water elemental monsters.
Earth Petit - +20% damage to Dragon Monsters.
Flora - +20% damage to the Fish race.
Goblin - +20% damage to the Brute race.
Kaho - +20% damage to Earth Elemental monsters.
Mandragora - +20% damage to Wind Elemental monsters.
Minorous - +15% damage to Great (Large) sized monsters.
Mummy - +20 HIT
Orc Skeleton - +20% damage to Holy elemental monsters.
PecoPeco Egg - +20% damage to the Formless race.
Santa Poring - +20% damage to Shadow elemental monsters.
Scorpion - +20% damage to the Plant race.
Skeleton Worker - +15% damage on Medium sized monsters, +5 ATK
Soldier Skeleton - +9 CRIT
Vadon - +20% damage to Fire elemental monsters.
Shield
There cards really help when you are in the dungeon that the
effect gives the best effectiveness or when there is no card to
reduce damage, the HP cards are better.
Ant Egg- +5% HP (better than TBE when you have more than 8100 HP)
Bigfoot - -30% damage from Insect race monsters.
Horn - -30% damage from Long-ranged attacks.
Khalitzburg - -30% damage from Demon race monsters.
Orc Warrior - -30% damage from Brute race monsters.
Rafflesia - -30% damage from Fish race monsters.
Sky Petit - -30% damage from Dragon Monsters.
Thara Frog - -30% damage from Demi-Human race monsters.
Thief Bug Egg - +400 HP
Footwear
Chon chon - +1 AGI, +2 Flee
Male Thief Bug - +2 AGI
Matyr - +1 AGI, +10% HP
Verit - +8% HP/SP
Zombie - +10% HP Regeneration
Firelock Soldier - +2 STR (+10% HP/SP when compounded in +9 or
+10 Footwear)
Garment
There are not many cards in this category, and not many that
are really that effective.
Baphomet Jr. - +3 AGI, +1% CRIT
Condor - +10 FLEE
Dustiness - +30% resistance from Wind attacks, +5 Flee
Frilldora – Enables level 1 Cloak
Hode - +30% resistance from Earth attacks, +5 flee
Jakk - +30% resistance from Fire attacks, +5 flee
Marse - +30% resistance from Water attacks, +5 flee
Raydric - -20% from Neutral attacks.
Whisper - +20 Flee, take 50% more damage from ghost property attacks.
Accessory
These cards are really just get extra skills or +1-3 to a
certain stat. Some are a must though.
Skill Giving Cards
Horong – Sight 1
Joker – Steal 1
Marina Sphere – level 3 Magnum Break
Obeaune – Cure 1
Poison Spore – level 3 Envenom
Poporing – Detoxify 1
Smokie – Hiding 1
Vitata – Heal 1
Stat Giving
Kobold – 4% Crit, 1 STR
Kukre - +2 AGI
Mantis - +3 STR (A must for most builds)
Spore - +2 VIT
Tarou - +2 STR
Yoyo - +5 Perfect Dodge, +1 AGI
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6) Skills
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In this section I will be listing the skills that will be outlined in the “Skill
Builds”
section
Of this guide.
Acolyte
Heal
Heals the target for an amount of HP based on INT and the casters level.
Level Effect SP
1 Based on Level and INT 13
2 Based on Level and INT 16
3 Based on Level and INT 19
4 Based on Level and INT 22
5 Based on Level and INT 25
6 Based on Level and INT 28
7 Based on Level and INT 31
8 Based on Level and INT 34
9 Based on Level and INT 37
10 Based on Level and INT 40
Increase Agility
Increases the targets AGI by a certain amount for a specified length of time.
Level Effect Length SP
1 +3 AGI 60s
2 +4 AGI 80s
3 +5 AGI 100s
4 +6 AGI 120s
5 +7 AGI 140s
6 +8 AGI 160s
7 +9 AGI 180s
8 +10 AGI 200s
9 +11 AGI 220s
10 +12 AGI 240s
Divine Protection
Increases the players DEF against Undead/Demon type monsters. Passive.
Level Effect
1 +3 DEF
2 +6 DEF
3 +9 DEF
4 +12 DEF
5 +15 DEF
6 +18 DEF
7 +21 DEF
8 +24 DEF
9 +27 DEF
10 +30 DEF
Blessing
Increase the players DEX, STR, INT for a duration of time. Offensivly ‘bless’
Monsters and decrease their stats by half using any level.
Level Effect Duration SP
1 +1 STR, DEX, INT 60 28
2 +2 STR, DEX, INT 80 32
3 +3 STR, DEX, INT 100 36
4 +4 STR, DEX, INT 120 40
5 +5 STR, DEX, INT 140 44
6 +6 STR, DEX, INT 160 48
7 +7 STR, DEX, INT 180 52
8 +8 STR, DEX, INT 200 56
9 +9 STR, DEX, INT 220 60
10 +10 STR, DEX, INT 240 64
Ruwatch
Reveal hidden monsters, dealing Holy Damage to them.
Level Effect SP
1 Allows use of skill 10
Teleport
Allows the caster to teleport to a new location, 9 SP used.
Level Effect
1 Allows random re-location on the map
2 Allows teleportation to the users save spot
Warp Portal
Caster opens a portal to a new map.
Level Effect SP Duration
1 Warps 7 people to your save 30 10s
2 Warps 8 people to 1 location 30 10s
3 Warps 9 people to a possible 2 locations 30 15s
4 Warps 10 people to a possible 3 locations 30 20s
Pneuma
Protects anyone inside it’s 3x3 cell range
Level Effect SP
1 Allows skill use 10
Angelus
Increases the parties =>VIT<= DEF
Level Effect Duration SP
1 +5% VIT 30 23
2 +10% VIT 60 26
3 +15% VIT 90 29
4 +20% VIT 120 32
5 +25% VIT 150 35
6 +30% VIT 180 38
7 +35% VIT 200 41
8 +40% VIT 240 44
9 +45% VIT 270 47
10 +50% VIT 290 50
Aqua Benedicta
Purify water and bless it with a holy spell
Level Effect SP
1 Creates 1 Holy Water, uses 1 Empty Bottle 10
Demon Bane
Increase ATK power against Undead/Demon monsters. Passive.
Level Effect
1 +3 ATK
2 +6 ATK
3 +9 ATK
4 +12 ATK
5 +15 ATK
6 +18 ATK
7 +21 ATK
8 +24 ATK
9 +27 ATK
10 +30 ATK
Priest
Mace Mastery
Increases the ATK power of Mace classed weapons. Passive
Level Effect
1 +3 ATK
2 +6 ATK
3 +9 ATK
4 +12 ATK
5 +15 ATK
6 +18 ATK
7 +21 ATK
8 +24 ATK
9 +27 ATK
10 +30 ATK
Kyrie Eleison
Creates an Impenetrable barrier for a duration of hits or HP %
Level Effect SP Duration
1 Block 5 hits 20 120s
2 Block 6 hits 20 120s
3 Block 6 hits 20 120s
4 Block 7 hits 25 120s
5 Block 7 hits 25 120s
6 Block 8 hits 25 120s
7 Block 8 hits 30 120s
8 Block 9 hits 30 120s
9 Block 9 hits 30 120s
10 Block 10 hits 40 120s
Gloria
Increases the players LUK by 30. Skill level effects duration
Level SP Duration
1 20 10s
2 20 15s
3 20 20s
4 20 25s
5 20 30s
Magnificat
Increases the parties HP/SP regen by 100%
Level SP Duration
1 40 30
2 40 45
3 40 60
4 40 75
5 40 90
Imposito Manus
Increases the ATK of the target.
Level Effect SP Duration
1 +5 ATK 13 60
2 +10 ATK 16 60
3 +15 ATK 19 60
4 +20 ATK 22 60
5 +25 ATK 25 60
Aspersio
Bless the targets weapon with a Holy element
Level SP Duration
1 12 30
2 14 60
6 16 90
4 18 120
5 20 150
SP Regen
Increase the rate at which the player regenerates SP. Passive.
Level Effect
1 +3 SP every 10 seconds
2 +6 SP every 10 seconds
3 +9 SP every 10 seconds
4 +12 SP every 10 seconds
5 +15 SP every 10 seconds
6 +18 SP every 10 seconds
7 +21 SP every 10 seconds
8 +24 SP every 10 seconds
9 +27 SP every 10 seconds
10 +30 SP every 10 seconds
Status Recovery
Removes Undead, Freezing, Stone and Stun status effects.
Level SP
1 5
Ressurection
Raises a player from the ‘dead’. If used on an undead, it has the chance
To automatically kill the monster, if failed attempt it deals weak holy
damage to them.
Level Effect SP Cast time Cool down
1 Revives target with 1 HP 60 2 seconds none
2 Revives target with 15% HP 60 1 second ½ second
3 Revives target with 30% HP 60 ½ second 1 second
4 Revives target with 50% HP 60 instant 2 seconds
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7) Skill Builds
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The following will display the skills you will need as a Battle Priest. There
is really only 2 skill builds To do mainly because you use so many points just
to get what you need.
Acolyte Skills:
There is only one build for Battle Acolytes, and here it is:
Heal 10
Increase AGI 10
Divine Protection 5
Blessing 10
Ruwatch 1
Teleport 2
Warp Portal 4
Pneuma 1
Angelus 2
Aqua Benedicta
You are left with 3 extra job points. You can do 50 job, and get Demon Bane 3
or Divine Protection 8 If you want.
Priest:
Build 1: (This is for Crit builds)
Mace Mastery 10
Kyrie Eleison 4
Gloria 3
Magnificat 3
Imposito Manus 5
Aspersio 5
Kyrie Eleison 10
SP Regen 4
Status Recovery 1
Resurrection 1
You are left with 7 more job points. If you had gotten Demon bane 3, max it to
10, if you had Gotten Divine Protection 8 max it to 10, then 5 Demon Bane. If
you turned at job 47 then Add it all into Demon Bane.
Build 2: (this is for Non-Crit builds)
Mace Mastery 10
Kyrie Eleison 10
Imposito Manus 5
Aspersio 5
Magnificat 3
SP Regen 10
Status Recovery 1
Resurrection 1
This gives you 14 extra job points. If you did job 50 Aco, you can max out Demon
and Divine to 10 And still have 2 job points left over. If you did 47 job, you
can max one, and get 9 of the other. Alternatively, you could get a higher level
Resurrection, or get Gloria...
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7) Job Bonuses
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Acolyte:
Job 2: +1 LUK
Job 6: +1 VIT
Job 10: +1 INT
Job 14: +1 DEX
Job 18: +1 LUK
Job 22: +1 AGI
Job 26: +1 STR
Job 30: +1 VIT
Job 33: +1 INT
Job 36: +1 DEX
Job 38: +1 LUK
Job 40: +1 AGI
Job 42: +1 STR
Job 44: +1 VIT
Job 46: +1 INT
Job 47: +1 DEX
Job 49: +1 STR
Job 50: +1 LUK
Total at job 50: +3 STR, +2 AGI, +3 VIT, +3 INT, +3 DEX, +4 LUK
Priest:
Job 1: +1 LUK
Job 3: +1 LUK
Job 4: +1 STR
Job 6: +1 AGI
Job 7: +1 VIT
Job 8: +1 INT
Job 9: +1 INT
Job 10: +1 LUK
Job 11: +1 STR
Job 14: +1 VIT
Job 16: +1 DEX
Job 17: +1 STR
Job 20: +1 DEX
Job 21: +1 LUK
Job 22: +1 INT
Job 25: +1 DEX
Job 27: +1 STR
Job 29: +1 AGI
Job 31: +1 LUK
Job 33: +1 DEX
Job 34: +1 VIT
Job 35: +1 STR
Job 36: +1 VIT
Job 37: +1 AGI
Job 39: +1 LUK
Job 42: +1 INT
Job 43: +1 INT
Job 46: +1 VIT
Job 48: +1 AGI
Job 50: +1 LUK
Total at job 50: +5 STR, +4 AGI, +5 VIT, +5 INT, +4 DEX, +7 LUK
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8) Card Combining
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11) Weapons and Armor Card Combos
Weapons:
I suggest here that you get a 4s level 1 weapon. Get 2x Race cards and
2x Size cards for these. If you need to know why, here is how the
game calculates card damages: 100% Card 1 + Card 2 + Card 3 +
Card 4. But, if you have 2 of the same card, and then 2 of a
different card, it goes like this. 100% + Card Type 1 total *
Card type 2 in %. So, 2x Hydra cards in a 4s weapon gives +40% damage to
Demi-Human. Then if you put in say 2 Skeleton Worker cards, that’s 30% more
damage on top of the 140% damage you are already doing. So you end up with
140% * .3(or 30%) = 182% + 10 ATK to a Demi-Human, Medium sized
monster (ex: Players).Where on the other hand, 4 Hydra cards only does
180% damage. See, cards stack onto themselves until a new card is
introduced. Then, it takes any modifiers from that card that would affect
the monster and multiplies their affect to the damage with the other
cards. So in short, with a 4s/3s Weapon, a 2x Race + 2x/1x Size
card wins for damage.
How do you choose when to switch from a 3s weapon to a 4s weapon? Easy.
You should use a 3s weapon until you reach 120 STR. Any amount of STR you
get at 120 or more makes a 4s Carded weapon do a lot more damage than a
3x carded weapon
Armor:
Ok, every class needs an HP increasing Armor. Whether it be a Pupa
Card, Roda Frog Card or PecoPeco card. How to decide you ask? If you
have less than 7300 BASE HP than stick with the Pupa Card. If you have
7300 or more HP, than use the PecoPeco Card. Simple, As, That.
Footwear:
Ok, these can really screw with your mind. I found this out the hard
way. So, if you have lets say 7100 base HP. And you put on an Ares
(PecoPeco card) armor, and have Green (Matyr card) boots on, a Pupa
card will be better than a PecoPeco card. See, it is just like weapon
cards. If you have 1 HP+ing card, than another one will add to that one.
So in short, a PecoPeco Card + Matyr Card > Pupa + Matyr at 7300+ HP because
instead of +20% HP, it is around +15%...
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9) Using your Battle Priest
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In this section I will tell you how to use these beasts effectively. Learn,
and learn well.
PvM (Player vs. Monster):
You can have some great fun in this. The only thing you really need to do in
this is keep your buffs up. Keep Bless, AGI, Kyrie, Magnificat, Imposito,
Aspersio(if the situation calls for it) and Gloria up (if you need it). I
would suggest finding a Battle Smith to party with; these little devil machines
can make you one hell of a killer. Their Adrenaline Rush skill will add like
10 ASPD to your Maces and you will utterly destroy monsters with it on.
PvP (Player vs. Player):
Well, not much to say here, keep all your buffs on, if there is a Blacksmith
in PvP then ask him to party with you so he can give you his Adrenaline Rush
and Power Thrust bonuses. I don’t really recommend PvP to most Battle Priest
builds anymore, but a STR/Crit build would do a decent job at PvP. The main
reason behind me saying this is because Battle Priests are too wide spread on
their stats that they really can’t get a decent amount of VIT. It makes us very
vulnerable to Stun, Silence, and Poison. Also, since we don’t really get a high
flee a lot of high DEX based classes (except Hunter/non Melee Bard/Dancer /gg)
can hit you for a lot of damage and hit you very often. PvP can be quite fun
though!
WoE:
Ok, so you want to bring your Battle Priest into WoE eh? Well, it is very fun,
but takes a lotof concentration and preparation. Please hear me first: YOU
WILL NEVER GO INTO A PRE-CAST AND TRY TO BREAK IT. My reason? Your HP will go
from full to 0 in about 5 seconds (unless you are ungodly rich/lucky and have
a GTB+GR cards). If your guild has a Battle Smith in it, make sure you are in
his/her party. You will destroy emperiums if you can get to one that is poorly
defended or not at all and you have Adrenaline Rush on.
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10) High Priest
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Oh yeah, this is what you guys can be after you hit 99, they’re hot, their
sexy and they are a devastation MACHINE.
High Priest Skills:
Assumptio
Creates a protective barrier around the target, reduces damage by ½ in
PvM, and 1/3 in WoE
Level Cast Time Duration SP
1 1s 20s 20
2 1.5s 40s 30
3 2s 60s 40
4 2.5s 80s 50
5 3s 100s 60
Meditatio
Increase the players Heal skill, SP max limit and regen rate. Passive.
Level Effect
1 +3% SP regen, +1% SP, +2% Heal
2 +6% SP regen, +2% SP, +4% Heal
3 +9% SP regen, +3% SP, +6% Heal
4 +12% SP regen, +4% SP, +8% Heal
5 +15% SP regen, +5% SP, +10% Heal
6 +18% SP regen, +6% SP, +12% Heal
7 +21% SP regen, +7% SP, +14% Heal
8 +24% SP regen, +8% SP, +16% Heal
9 +27% SP regen, +9% SP, +18% Heal
10 +30% SP regen, +10% SP, +20% Heal
High Priest Skill Builds
These skill builds will be the exact same as a normal Priest, but I will be
placing the new skills Into the build as well.
Build 1: (This is for Crit builds)
Mace Mastery 10
Kyrie Eleison 4
Magnificat 3
Gloria 3
SP Regen 3
Assumptio 5
Imposito Manus 5
Aspersio 5
SP Regen 4
Meditatio 10
Status Recovery 1
Resurrection 1
Demon Bane 10
Divine Protection 10
Meditatio 10
Resurrection 4
Lex Divina 3
Turn Undead 10
By this time, you will be 99/67 High Priest. Do what you will with your last
points.
Build 2: (this is for Non-Crit builds)
Mace Mastery 10
Kyrie Eleison 10
Imposito Manus 5
Aspersio 5
Magnificat 3
SP Regen 4
Assumptio 5
Status Recovery 1
Resurrection 1
Lex Divina 5
Meditatio 5
Lex Aterna 1
Turn Undead 8
By the time you actually get all these skills, you will be 99/70. You can
supplement some skills out or change their order, but this order is actually
quite nice.
High Priest Builds
These are going to be pretty much the exact same builds…
AGI/STR Build
STR: 85+25 (use 2x Ring of Muscle [Mantis Card] for 100 STR)
AGI: 89+15
VIT: 38+5
INT: 23+15
DEX: 41+14
LUK: 2+7
Final Flee: 228 (all flee will be WITH mocking)
Final HP: N/A (calc I used does not have HP…)
Final ASPD: 172(.7) (Mace + Concentration Potion)
Final SP: 1597
Comments: This is a good build if you do not have the money to buy crit
gears for your character.
It really brings both of the Priest worlds together, nice ASPD and nice DMG.
Recommendation: Yes, for “newbs.”
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120 STR/AGI Build
STR: 95+23 (use 2x Ring of Muscle [Mantis Card] for 120 STR)
AGI: 90+15
VIT: 14+5
INT: 15+15
DEX: 41+14
LUK: 6+7
Final Flee: 229
Final HP: N/A
Final ASPD: 173
Final SP: 1509
Comments: Extreme build, based purely on damage output and dodging monsters.
You will rock all Monsters with this build, but getting it is costly, and you
really lose out on that extra LUK for crit.
Recommendation: Yes, but only to those who know what they’re doing and have
the money to throw Down on the gears it takes.
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AGI/Crit
STR: 71+23 (with 2x Rosary of Counter)
AGI: 88+20
VIT: 16+7
INT: 26+22
DEX: 21+19
LUK: 66+34(with Gloria)
Final Flee: 227
Final HP: N/A
Final ASPD: 171(.4)
Final SP: 1630
Final Crit: 39
Comments: This is a great all around build. You have high flee to dodge
Most monsters and you can crit Their asses to death with your
Lethal crit rate.
Recommendation: If you like Crit Sins and want to be using a Priest instead sure,
otherwise this build Is really kind of just for kicks.
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Hybrid AGI/STR/Crit
STR: 87+23 (2x Mantis Rosary for LUK)
AGI: 90+20
VIT: 15+7
INT: 33+22
DEX: 26+19
LUK: 31+34 (with Gloria, -2 LUK if not using Mantis Rosary)
Final Flee: 229
Final HP: N/A
Final ASPD: 172(.1)
Final SP: 1708
Final Crit: 20.5%
Comments: This is a great build. You get a nice heal, some nice HIT, lots of
STR to play with, tons Of flee to screw around with, and even a nice crit rate!
Recommendation: Yes, this is a great build and works really with anyone.
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Geomyr(Me)’s Build
STR: 87+26 (using Firelock Shoes, 1x Mantis Ring, Evil Wing Ears)
AGI: 87+21 (Using Angel Helm :P)
VIT: 11+7
INT: 36+22
DEX: 31+19
LUK: 33+38
Final HP: N/A
Final SP: 1741
Final Flee: 225
Final Crit: 25.8 (using a Crit Ring)
Final ASPD: 172
Comments: Great build of course, and I am using it (duh). Still great build, but
with a higher Heal and more HP
Recommendation: Yes, of course I recommend this build. It works with everyone
(but you do need money) and Is pretty sweet!
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11) The Author (like you would read this)
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I am just a 17 year old kid who has a lot of free time in school. No,
I am not a nerd; I just have a 1 hour lunch break and nothing to do
during that time. I do still play iRO Sakray. You can get ahold
of me as Geomyr if I am online.
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12) Legal Crap (it’s not necessary, but I will put it here anyways!!)
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I give only www.gamefaqs.com permission to host this file/guide unless
I am contacted through e-mail or AIM asking for my permission
to place this guide on your site, and only your site. If I discover
you are charging members to use this guide I will force you to take
my guide off of your site. This guide is for the people of GameFaqs.com
and any other site I give permission to host it.
Allowed sites to post this guide:
www.GameFAQs.com
www.emperium.org
Also, all character/skills are copyright Gravity LLC. I do not claim
any part in the creation of this game.
Contact Information
I would like to stress that you PLEASE read this guide thoroughly
before contacting me. Just use ctrl+f to search around the guide for
something you are looking for.
E-mail: seanrules63@yahoo.ca
AIM: omgwtfbbq9999
Please put “Battle Priest Guide” in the subject of the e-mail or I will
not reply to your e-mail.
I must give credit to Weggy’s guide for the info on job bonuses.
© Sean Wiseman 2005
