How do you Grind effectively as a cleric

RezzErection - Harshlands wrote: »

you got wt at lvl 19 0.o

maybe he meant thunderball o.o

best way to grind:

well 1st off.. at lvl 19 u dont need to grind, do your quests.

2nd. Find a Blademaster to grind with, use him as your meatshield and heal him.

Aelebera - Heavens Tear wrote: »

when you squad, do you both get credit for each kill , or do you need to kill twice as many monsters ?

i have been making that thing at the apothocary that increases health regen by 50/second ( the name escapes me now ) which helps me tank them out, but even though i farm my own mats, its wasted gold

all squad members get the credit for the mobs killed "if you are close enough to each other. Dont spread out too much" (like to the point where you cant see each other)


and for pots, as you mentioned you take more time farming mats. I wouldnt bother with them.

and like rose stated(kinda).. thunderball is a **** skill. 2nd most useless skill only to blessing of the purehearted.

Aelebera - Heavens Tear wrote: »

its not the exp that concerns me, but when the quest says "kill x monsters", do we both get credit for each kill, or does only 1 person get credit for the kill

I answered....you quoted after I added that part.

But yes both will get kill credit except in some "odd" drop quests.

RedsRose - Lost City wrote: »

I answered....

so did i x_x, you all get credit for the same mob killed.

Thunderball is not useless. Gives damage over time, sometimes saving you the extra 1 last hit (saving on MP at the same time). Useful also on those with high HP mobs (or other classes).

Sage Blessing of the Purehearted saves on MP as well as healing a huge amount of HP. Pretty useful on sudden dip of HP when you have time to cast or when you anticipate a sudden dip.

As far as grinding and levelling goes, squadding up and completing quests quickly is a fast way to level. Going pure MAG with minimum requirement for STR to equip armor and weapons will also give you an edge as you quickly kill mobs. You can later on add VIT if you want, but going pure MAG and relying on your armor VIT and HP add-ons, HP/Pdef shards, and refinements will give you high HP with HIGH DAMAGE.

Yes, I am pure MAG with more than 5k hp unbuffed (only one armor is +5, the rest is +2 or +1 refined). Awesome damage, decent Physical def (that is without BM pdef buff yet), great survivability and healing in TT/Rebirth delta.

iamcleric wrote: »

Thunderball is not useless. Gives damage over time, sometimes saving you the extra 1 last hit (saving on MP at the same time). Useful also on those with high HP mobs (or other classes).
it takes way too long to cast for the little damage to make up for it. Not to mention it takes more mana than cyclone and plumeshot. So it doesnt save on MP because of
a. the ammount of mana needed to cast.
b. the time it takes to cast


Sage Blessing of the Purehearted saves on MP as well as healing a huge amount of HP. Pretty useful on sudden dip of HP when you have time to cast or when you anticipate a sudden dip.

It might save on mana. But 3 Wellsprings heal about the same, if not more hp than 1 blessing of the purehearted, in about the same ammount of time.

10charsblah

Thunder ball isn't a bad opener but I find it less and less useful as I level. I wouldn't recommend leveling it up because you will soon be getting a lot of really useful skills and be hurting for spirit points. I wish I could un-level some skills b:surrender

It's better if you can find a squad but sometimes you can't find people that want to party or you just want to do it alone. I have a different strategy for each monster type (magic resistant, increased life, . . .) this is what I usually do.

Normal Monster: I start with whirlwind for the slow effect and then use plume shot and then whirlwind again, basically switching back and forth between those two skills. That usually kills it before it hits me but if its still not dead and gets close enough to hit you stack 1-2 Iron Hearts on your self and then continue attacking with plum and whirlwind.

Increased Life: I start out the same as above but once the monster gets close to me I cast plume shell (be careful this will suck up all your mana so make sure to have pots!) and then stack about 3-4 Iron Hearts and then attack till it dies.

Magic resistance: Ill start off with a whirlwind just to have the slow effect and then spam Plume shot (plume shot does physical damage not magical b:cute) If you don't kill it before its in range to hit you stack a 1-2 Iron Hearts and then spam plume again.

Also look for monsters that are weak or a sacrifice (forgot exactly whats it called). They die in about 3 hits.

I am still a low level but I find that those strategy usually keep me from dying and get the job done. Be very careful with ranged monsters I always stack about 2 iron hearts on myself before I start attacking a ranged monsters and then continue stacking it on myself. If you get a lot of monsters on you at once don't be afraid to cast plume shell and then run away.

In case you didn't read my huge wall of text use plume shell and heal yourself. I have seen a lot of clerics just keep attacking something and never heal themselves and end up dying. You have a lot of survival skills use 'em b:victory

Well I probably over heal myself but Ive also only died twice in my time of playing. The two times I did die was when me and a friend where playing with the emticon action things next to a boss spawn spot . And try to keep up with your buffs those things are life savers!

I never started grinding until I hit my mid 70's. I just complete all quests I get and do the hourly quest of the justice envoy. I usually use powders or keep killing until I run out of MP then I'll go harvest some mats until my MP bar is full, or just meditate somewhere and do something else. You won't progress in financial terms if you keep buying pots, I buy pots once a week and it's never more than 50. But if you are a cash user, then go ahead.

make these two macros and you are good to go for a very long time (im still using them at 73)
macro 1: cyc, ps, IB, cyc, ps, cyc, ps, cyc
macro 2:cyc, ps, cyc, ps, cyc, ps, cyc
use macro 1 when the mob can actually hurt you (strong phys mobs or archer type mobs, or mobs with bonuses like hp up or def up) your hp will be full at end of fight and mob will be dead. end of story. move on to next mob.
use macro 2 on everyone else. at most you might need a wellspring afterward.
i dont think its possible to be more mana, or time, efficient than that.
if you die while doing this, you are doing something wrong.

Just spam IH on yourself and you should be mint