Originally Posted by
Steam313
some tips I have from capping a cleric in less than 4 weeks and getting the best gear in the game while doing so-->
1) Look to switch casting heal/cure spells inbetween wands/scrolls (i.e Wand, spell, wand, spell, scroll, spell, wand, spell) it cuts down on SP cost for smaller battles (saving Sp for the bigger battles is key.. there is nothing worse than hearing a cleric say "I'm out of SP/Mana" in middle of a boss fight cause he wasted 50% or more of his SP casting wasted heals on a paper tank or squishy)
2) Mass Aid, and shield of faith (when attained) are your biggest buffing asset besides FoM and True Sight
Dont forget Deathward.. The single most powerful SItuational Buff!
3) Keep a hot bar of ALL Resists AND protections (fire, cold, electric, acid, sonic)
I dont.... I keep a few slots open for Situational buffs that might need to be repeated... Protection from xxx, for example, in the Tor Preraid.
4) Keep at hot bar of removal spells (fear, disease, poison. etc)
Wands are just as good.. If n ot better... Saves you Spell points....
5) Look to find a +2 or better potency item to your insta-death/resistable spells (Destruction, bansihment, dismissal, slay living)
+2 or Better? Whats that Mean? Potency is %Increase and level.... ANd does NOT help Instadeath Spells.... You want Spell Focus Items for those.. and as far as I can tell.. +1 is the only items availaable..
6) Keep at low lvls at least 3-5 wands on you (you NEVER know when you will run out) i usually keep a full bag of wands on me(yes 25 full wands) and if you can use the raise dead scrolls keep at least 20 on you PER QUEST! (this will help you save SP beyond belief)
7) invest in picking up the black scale armor from Gianthold Tor by far another gear peice well worth investing into but can be replaced with another wizadry 5 item if need be
Black Dragon armor is Highly overrated for Cleric. Your Much better served by Blue... Spell Penn, Arcane Lore and Potency all wrapped up in one neat slot that gives you excellent AC. The net gain from Black comes down to25 Spell points.... meh.....
8) if you want to equip a shield remember if you have a potency item on you each time you click a wand or scroll you will have to SWITCH BACK to your potency item to keep casting (hence why you will see alot of clerics running around w/o a shield)
9) if someone can heal themselves in off-battle situations let them heal themselves and concentrate on keeping your SP on heavy-battle situations
10) Never let someone tell you "NO! you cant play your character that way!" I grouped with people who have never seen a healbot do CC and heal effectively. only you can tell how to play the character, take advice accordingly, but DO NOT let someone run you off cause you didnt know any better on spells/skills (there is a reason you can respec feats/enhancements and change your spells around)
11) Making a cleric WILL COST YOU PLAT... there is no way around it... for the first few lvls look to your friends and guildies for assistance in items if you have to, 99% of the time a simple bio message stating you could use the help for wands/scrolls works and should net you anywhere from 1k-15k plat (i've even had donations of up to 1m plat )
12) Look towards some hard to find named items to tweak your cleric just the way you want it... dont be afraid to roll on wizzy/sorc items if you feel you NEED and WILL use them (Need b4 Greed on all raids)
13) a well timed Cometfall or Greater Command will be your parties friend and will end up saving your scrolls and SP 90% of the time (the other 10% of the time is usually due to someone zerging something they shouldnt be)
14) look to be able to solo most of the lowbie house quests around lvl 9-10 to get your feel for offensive spell casting or if available run with 1-2 guildies that would be willing to help you do some favor runs and kill 2 birds with 1 stone (if you dont have your 400/1750 unlocked)
15) The more you play the faster and easier your cleric will become and the better you will be. Most people say that staring at the HP bars is mindless, tho many would find it tougher than they expect. Dont worry if 1 or 2 people fall in a BIG battle (you have scrolls for that) but if you have 3 people down start to spam heal scrolls/button and rezing people.
16) -DR helps a little bit at lower lvls, until you grab a good potency or healing item you will be with sword and shield on... look for either addy platemail or a heavy addy shield (they dont stack) and it helps keep your slightly squishy body intact.
17) A set of resistance cloaks and good balance skill is key to your survival. As you draw aggro many mobs WILL trip you if you have a low balance. and as far a resists go the more the better.
Balance skill, Unfortunatly has nothing to do with Being Tripped.... The Trip Check is your STR or DEX Modifier... Whatever is greater.... Balance just helps you get back up fast..
18) at low lvls look for a Flaming or Flaming Burst Heavy mace it will be your partner and a big help when it comes down to you having to swing a stick around at mobs
MB Adderessed this.. agree with his assesment..
19) Plan your character out b4 you run thru building it, it will save you cash, time, and anguish. look to do a fair amount of research on what feats are good, what is great, and what is worthless.
20) HAVE FUN WITH YOUR BUILD! if your not having fun, you might as well scrap it...
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