Aion Class Preview - The Cleric

The
Cleric is one of only two
healing classes in Aion;
both come
from the priest archetype, but the Cleric is the closest to a
traditional
healer of the two. Armed with an arsenal of player buffs, heal over
time and
direct heal spells, the Cleric is an essential element of any complete
group. 

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style="line-height: normal;"> style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ability
to wear chain armor, allowing for higher survivability than cloth
casters. 

style="line-height: normal;"> style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Powerful
heals that when used properly can make the Cleric nearly impossible to
kill. 

style="line-height: normal;"> style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Bulk
of their power comes from ranged abilities, further enhancing
survivability

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style="line-height: normal;"> style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Low
damage output when solo

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style="font-style: italic;">Clerics
are Aion's
healers of the mind and body

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Cleric possesses the ability to
resurrect its allies which no other class can do. While the Chanter is
more of
a dedicated group buff class with strong damage potential, the Cleric
is very
much the healbot or walking potion of the group. Healing in Aion,
however, is a
very dynamic process and resource management is key to being an
effective
healer here.

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Abilites

Clerics learn a 
race specific Divine Power skill at
level 10.
The Elyos get  style="font-weight: normal;"
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the Asmodians get style="font-weight: normal;"
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Protection style="font-style: italic;"> style="font-style: italic;"> style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;">,
 a
different name for the same ability
that allows the player
to trade two thousand Divine Power points for 50% of their maximum mana
and hit points. Divine Power (DP) is accumulated by killing mobs or
Baldur, it is not a resourse to be used lightly as it is not gained
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style="font-style: italic;">Clerics
primarily deal
damage with spells, but they are well versed in melee combat as well

style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(30, 66, 137);">Combat

style="font-weight: normal;">Solo
combat will be
slower for the Cleric than it will be for most
other classes, but it will also be steadier. Managing your health and
mana properly can make you an almost unkillable soloist with
little to
no downtime.  style="font-style: italic;"> style="font-weight: normal;">

style="font-weight: normal;">Clerics
can initiate
combat
with their ranged spell - style="font-weight: normal;"
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deals a strong amount of damage and has a short
re-cast time. Smite deals ranged damage with a two second
cooldown. If you have pulled from max range, you should have time to
get
two or three of these off before the mob reaches you Once the target
closes in on you, your primary combo attack can finish them
off.

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style="font-weight: bold;">Smite
- ThunderBolt -
Discharge - This
is
your ranged combo chain, both Thunderbolt and Discharge are instant
casts, however Discharge is a random chance proc ability that deals
insane damamge, if it pops up you need to use it.  style="font-weight: bold;">Condemnation
- Heaven's
Judgement - Lightning
 - The
melee
combo for the class. Condemnation starts the
party with a low damage strike but it signifigantly lowers the targets
attack speed. Heaven's Judgement is a stun spell, use this against a
target with high melee damage and a considerable amount of health.
Lightning is an isntant cast nuke that is great as a killing blow.

style="font-weight: normal;"> style="color: rgb(30, 66, 137);">Defining
Abilities 

style="line-height: normal;"> style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Dispel
- A
cleansing spell
that removes harmful effects from you and your
allies. A great class specific spell.   style="line-height: normal;"> style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Summon:
Holy Servant -
A stationary
helper that deals damage to your target for a limited amount of time.
An excellent "get out of jail free"  card that can really save
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style="font-style: italic;">Slow
and steady wins the
race, Clerics may kill slower but are nearly impossible to kill.

style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Resurrection
-
style="font-weight: normal;">The
only
class to have a ressurection spell. Standard rez spell, but at later
levels you gain a group rez spell as well a summon and rez spell for
wipe recovery. style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Rebirth
-
The
ability to self
rez! lasts thirty minutes and has a thirty minute
cooldown. The ultimate weapon in wipe recovery and an amazing tool that
vittually assures you a never ending demand for your services. style="font-weight: bold;">Reverse
Condition -
style="font-weight: normal;">A mana tap that allows
you to swap your current mana and
health levels.
used properly this spell will make you a casting powerhouse.

Overall
the Cleric is a great class for those that want to be the
cornerstone of a group as well a capable solo class. Most long time MMO
healers will gravitate towards this class as it fits with the standard
defenition of the genre. The style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;">Aion
Cleric
is an amazing blend of some of
the best traits of all the healing classes seen currently in MMOGs and
with the advanced combat chains and ability to wear chain mail armor
they are certainly one of the most fun to play.