Aoe Guide And Tips For Clerics

Version 1.01
-genie skills, monster names, and more plus a makeover


* Intro
I. Who and when
II. What do you need
III. Where
IV. How
V.Mobs by level and tips

*i don't take credit for this, and flamers lay off. Wrote this cause other classes just stay, watch and just utterly being amazed by squishy clerics power*
*this is mainly for new clerics who want to try something new*
*and yes, i know, my English grammar sucks*

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I. Who and when

This is for clerics who've done their fb59/spiritual cultivation quests.
There is a simple reason why just then:
-you get enough spirit for skills
-you finally get enough mobs to make it worth while
-and yes you do this without any help


To start with status builds.
One of the main things in AOE grind is your HP and mag defense.
Even 1% mag.def does wonders if you can get it. And ofc you need the HP to be able to tank the incoming dmg.
Said so, AA (arcane) builds will have an easier time doing this while LA (light armor) will have trouble.

Arcane pro's:
-high mag.def
-usually good HP
-great dmg

cons:
-pure int clerics will suffer a bit cause of HP

Light Armor pro's:
-significant crit rate (round up 20 mobs and you are bound to land a crit on few)
-can switch to AA

cons:
-while having LA, the amount of mobs you can pull drops allot
-while in AA, usually low HP


Now from the aspect of skill choice.
If you proclaim your self as FAC/FSC avoid this guide until you hit level 80+, cause before that it will be hard and not worth your time.

"Normal" clerics can do this straight from level 59.
Normal as, not getting useless skills for your current level.

II. What do you need

Items:
1) Charms HP and MP - if you like it fast
2) Pots HP and MP - if you want to save coins and you are not in a hurry
3) Fast wings - from the cash shop, or white ones with flight mastery
4) Robes - + HP shards go a long way in this
5) Chi pots for later levels

Skills:
1) Iron Heart Blessing maxed - as funny as this sounds, some don't have it (funny i still see some clerics on my level who dot have it maxed)
2) Purify at level 5+ - level 6 - 7 should do the trick and for 80+ AoE grind be sure to have it maxed
3) Razor feathers level 8+ - and upgrade it when you get the chance assuming you are starting this at lv59
4) Tempest - for the first part of you AOE plundering is just optional again assuming you are lv59-lv70
5) Wellspring Surge - have it on that level so it can heal 50% of your HP *life saver* and maxed it before lv70

Note again HP is your best friend, you dont need as a much as full VIT build
~2k HP for lv59 is a minimum unless you invest in all wood ress

III. Where

Best thing is that from level 60+ you have allot of magical mobs to chose from.
But main two AOE grinds are:

a) on DoT mobs
b) direct dmg mobs

For "a" and "b" chose the mobs who are closely patched together and in large numbers.

IIII. How


"a" Is the most massive one, killing up to 20+ mobs at once.
*sounds fun doesn't it*
Now how you might ask? See the requirements.

You fly by your chosen mob drawing aggro on your self, then you keep flying to the other one and so on until you hit the amount of mobs you want to kill.
At the same time you have to cast iron heart.
At the moment you feel or know that you will probably lose aggro, slow down let them hit you, purify, and continue your gathering.
Now the tricky part, purify, land and round up the mobs so your razor feathers hit all of your mobs.
The trick in this is to run in circles *always heal and purify* but dont run out of range of their attacks cause they will just spread away again.
And when you bunch them up, heal + purify + attack + purify and repeat.
If done right, you wont have any problems living and heal combo will end just in time when you razor feathers cools down.

"b" is the smallest, but the deadliest, godly for long quests.
So you dont have to read as much, follow "a" but with few tips.
Before you start cast iron heart. * you dont fly*
Gathering is the same, but ofc you dont need purify.
How much you gather depends on your hp, and the amount of dmg that mob does to you. Lets say you have 2k HP mob deals 200dmg, you can kill 5-7.
And 7 being the top, and in hands of first timer its a die situation.
Spam IH until your razor feathers is ready. Cast minimum of 3 IH if you pull a large group.
Avoid Sacrificial mobs.
Avoid tempest cause it can be interrupted easy and has a long cast time (until you level tempest more).


*You even have time to cast one cyclone if you do every thing right, so you speed up things*


V.Mobs by level and tips


From level 60 to 70:
-Petalii Hexkiss
Only tip i have here is to use your genie as a exp sink to stay at the level range as much as possible since it will be a while after you can make such massive pulls and get nice drop rates.

From level 70-80:
-Orchid Petali
-Celestial Hexoc >>> watch out, its dmg does not stack normally as Petalii it goes from low to high fast
Try to find a place to combine this two to make a decent pull

From level 80-90:
-Malicious Cadevil >>> same as Hexoc it can go from very low to very high then back to low-mid until it stacks to the highest dmg
Watch out for MP drain. You can see it coming when they move back a bit, and do be careful since they spread so target the middle one after that for best effect.

From 90-100:
-Spiders
Cant say anything really yet since i have to reach that level yet.

Bonus
Genie skills:
-Tree of protection for those close calls
-Second Wind also for fast healing
-Nullify Poison makes you immune to wood dmg, perfect for making thigs faster