Cleric

In AION 2 dungeons the Cleric is a healer that has to deal damage: rewards depend on your contribution, and a Cleric who only heals can walk out with nothing. Your party has plenty of dodges and invulnerabilities of its own — top people up after hits, and put everything else into damage.

This mode follows Kaeria's Cleric PvE video guide (Russian, recorded on the Taiwan client on September 28; she says it applies to global too), checked against the video frames on September 30. Skill picks are reversible for free — only arcana cost resources.

Patch Season 1. The build is checked against guides from the global servers: 4 stigmas, cap 20.

Global servers open on October 5, 2026 (Founder's early access from September 30). What that means for the Cleric:

Active skills and passives are identical in the global and KR/TW data; stigmas lose their level-25 tier. The source video was recorded on the Taiwan client with English skill names.

Almost everything goes into damage. The heals that matter need 16: Healing Light and Radiant Recovery.

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  Condemnation 16 20

  The most important skill on your bar: +12% on a single target and a cooldown reset on crit. At 20 add MP if mana is short, Multi-Hit if not.

  • 8Up to +12% damage when less targets hit
  • 12Resets cooldown on landing a Critical Hit with [Condemnation]

  All specializations

  • 8Restores 100 MP on hit
  • 8Up to +12% damage when less targets hit
  • 820% chance to inflict Root for 3s
  • 12Resets cooldown on landing a Critical Hit with [Condemnation]
  • 16Multi-Hit on hit
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  Divine Aura 16 20

  Underrated: it deals damage in parallel with you, so the longer it stays up the better — at 16 take +3s and −10s cooldown, at 20 add the aura's attack speed. For farming aLuckyRO takes the AoE pick (up to four mobs) instead of +3s.

  • 12+3s [Divine Aura] duration
  • 16-10s cooldown

  All specializations

  • 8-40% Move Speed for 3s to up to 4 enemies within 4m of the Aura
  • 8Changes to AoE Skill
  • 8+50% [Divine Aura] attacking speed
  • 12+3s [Divine Aura] duration
  • 16-10s cooldown
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  Bolt 16 20

  Your strongest hit. Charge it fully. +30% skill speed, +20% damage on a single target; at 20 add the guaranteed crit.

  • 8+30% Skill Speed
  • 12Up to +20% damage when less targets hit

  All specializations

  • 830% chance to inflict Stun for 3s when fully charged
  • 8+300 Skill Accuracy
  • 8+30% Skill Speed
  • 12Up to +20% damage when less targets hit
  • 16Critical Hit on hit
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  Judgment Thunder 16

  Constant damage and animation cancel; the Divine Punishment pick roughly doubles it. At 20 add −20% MP.

  • 8Deals up to 12% more damage when less targets are hit
  • 16Activates [Divine Punishment] 1 extra time

  All specializations

  • 8-20% MP consumed
  • 8Deals up to 12% more damage when less targets are hit
  • 8-10% enemy Combat Speed for 5s on landing [Divine Punishment]
  • 1210% chance to inflict Root for 2s on landing [Divine Punishment]
  • 16Activates [Divine Punishment] 1 extra time
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  Lightning Strike Scattershot 16

  Only during Stagger, but every hit cuts all your cooldowns by 1s.

  • 12Multi-Hit on hit
  • 16-1s all skill cooldowns on hit

  All specializations

  • 8Absorbs 5% HP
  • 8Restores 120 MP
  • 8Changes to mobile skill
  • 12Multi-Hit on hit
  • 16-1s all skill cooldowns on hit
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  Healing Light 16

  Near-cooldownless quick heal: +2 uses and +2% HP (scales with heal boost). At 20 add −2s.

  • 8+2 consecutive uses
  • 12+2% HP restored

  All specializations

  • 8+2 consecutive uses
  • 8+20% amount healed when HP is 50% or less
  • 850% chance to remove 1 debuff
  • 12+2% HP restored
  • 16-2s cooldown
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  Radiant Recovery 16

  Your strongest heal outside stigmas; removes a debuff. At 20 add −3s.

  • 16+5% HP restored

  All specializations

  • 8Removes up to 2 debuffs
  • 8+20% Skill Speed
  • 8-3s cooldown
  • 12+10% Incoming Heal for 10s
  • 16+5% HP restored
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  Earth's Retribution 12 16

  Basic attack used to cancel animations: Discharge chance and −7s Bolt cooldown on Discharge.

  • 8+20% [Discharge] Chain Skill trigger chance
  • 12-7s [Bolt] cooldown on landing [Discharge]

  All specializations

  • 8+20% MP restored
  • 8+20% [Discharge] Chain Skill trigger chance
  • 8+50% Multi-Hit on hit
  • 12-7s [Bolt] cooldown on landing [Discharge]
  • 16Ignores Block and Evasion
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  Debilitating Mark 12

  −15% Defense on the boss and less damage from it.

  • 8-15% target Defense for duration of Damage over Time
  • 12+10% PvE Damage Boost reduction and +5% PvP Damage Boost reduction

  All specializations

  • 8Removes MP Consumed and restores 150 MP
  • 8-15% target Defense for duration of Damage over Time
  • 8Has a 20% chance to inflict Stun on the target for 3s
  • 12+10% PvE Damage Boost reduction and +5% PvP Damage Boost reduction
  • 16Ignores Block and Evasion and reduces Damage over Time interval by 50%
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  Chain of Torment 14

  Exists to enable Condemnation; −10% PvE damage tolerance on the boss.

  • 8+3s Damage over Time
  • 12+10% PvE Damage Tolerance reduction and +5% PvP Damage Tolerance reduction

  All specializations

  • 8Slows target for 5s
  • 8+3s Damage over Time
  • 8Has a 20% chance to inflict Knockdown on the target for 3s
  • 12+10% PvE Damage Tolerance reduction and +5% PvP Damage Tolerance reduction
  • 16Ignores Block and Evasion and reduces Damage over Time interval by 50%
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  Light of Regeneration 12–16

  Recast on cooldown; at 16 take the 5% tolerance pick.

  • 8+5% Defense while healing
  • 16+5% PvE Damage Tolerance and +2.5% PvP Damage Tolerance during healing

  All specializations

  • 8+5% Defense while healing
  • 8+20% amount healed when HP is 50% or less
  • 8+5% Incoming Heal during healing
  • 12+5% Move Speed during healing
  • 16+5% PvE Damage Tolerance and +2.5% PvP Damage Tolerance during healing
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  Defiance 12

  CC break; 10% HP and +2s immunity.

  • 8Restores 10% HP on using [Defiance]
  • 12+2s Tenacity duration

  All specializations

  • 8Adds [Blessing of Regeneration] Chain Skill
  • 8Restores 1000 Stamina on using [Defiance]
  • 8Restores 10% HP on using [Defiance]
  • 12+2s Tenacity duration
  • 16+50% PvE Damage Tolerance and +25% PvP Damage Tolerance for Tenacity duration

First days (aLuckyRO): level Radiant Benediction — it heals the whole party every few seconds while they hit — and Healing Enhancement first. The crit passives pay off only once your gear gives Critical Hit; until then you barely crit.

Set bonuses: collect 2 + 2, or four cards of Primal Vigor (+60 PvE Attack with two, +150 with four, while your HP is 70% or more). Early on a card with the right skills beats a card from the right set — fix the sets later.

Daevanion takes your skills from 10 to 14 and adds stats. Each blue node gives +1 level to its skill.

The route on the boards

The real global boards from the game data. Gold marks the cheapest path from Start to the nodes this guide takes — the blue nodes of the priority skills and the orange nodes that matter in PvE (without Critical Damage Tolerance and Multi-Hit Resist); hover any node to see what it gives.

NezekanLv 12 · 63 ptsZikelLv 20 · 62 ptsVaizelLv 30 · 44 ptsTrinielLv 40 · 60 ptsAzphelLv 45 · 0 pts

229 points in total skill levels

Condemnation +4Divine Aura +4Bolt +4

on the way:Empyrean Lord's Grace +3Radiant Benediction +3Earth's Grace +3Immortal Veil +2Chain of Torment +1Light of Regeneration +1Lightning Strike Scattershot +1Heal Block +1Warm Benediction +1Radiant Recovery +1Empyrean Lords' Benediction +1Prayer of Concentration +1Defiance +1

stat · 1 passive · 2 skill · 3 special · 4 stat · 2–3 route

Boards and costs come from the global client data (questlog.gg); the path is calculated, not taken from a video. Stat values may still change at launch — check the in-game board before committing a full route.

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  Earth Punishment Lv 15 20

  Condemnation always crits (so it has no cooldown), and the party gets Defense, Attack and Double Chance. One of your most important skills.

  • 5[Condemnation] lands as a Critical Hit on targets afflicted with [Earth Punishment]
  • 10+10% Double Chance to caster and +5% to party members from [Earth's Blessing]
  • 15+10% Attack and Defense to caster and +5% to party members from [Earth's Blessing]
  • 20+10s [Earth Punishment] and [Earth's Blessing] duration

  All specializations

  • 5[Condemnation] lands as a Critical Hit on targets afflicted with [Earth Punishment]
  • 10+10% Double Chance to caster and +5% to party members from [Earth's Blessing]
  • 15+10% Attack and Defense to caster and +5% to party members from [Earth's Blessing]
  • 20+10s [Earth Punishment] and [Earth's Blessing] duration
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  Light of Protection Lv 20

  Your mantra: incoming heal, accuracy, +10% HP and Perfect Chance, no cooldown. Doesn't stack with a Chanter's mantra — with a Chanter in the party swap it out. A toggle: switch it on once and keep it out of hotbar lines and the macro.

  • 5+10% Incoming Heal
  • 10+100 Accuracy
  • 15+10% Max HP
  • 20+10% Perfect Chance

  All specializations

  • 5+10% Incoming Heal
  • 10+100 Accuracy
  • 15+10% Max HP
  • 20+10% Perfect Chance
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  Prayer of Amplification Lv 10+

  +20% Attack on cooldown, and it boosts Empyrean Lord's Grace and Earth's Grace. Without it a Cleric has no damage.

  • 5+20% PvE Damage Boost and +10% PvP Damage Boost
  • 10x1.5 [Empyrean Lord's Grace] effect for the duration

  All specializations

  • 5+20% PvE Damage Boost and +10% PvP Damage Boost
  • 10x1.5 [Empyrean Lord's Grace] effect for the duration
  • 15x1.5 [Earth's Grace] effect for the duration
  • 20+15% additional Attack
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  Noble Aura Lv 10+

  An orb that attacks alongside you — about double your damage; the higher the better.

  • 5+200 Aura Critical Hit
  • 10+20 damage to targets afflicted with Debilitating Mark

  All specializations

  • 5+200 Aura Critical Hit
  • 10+20 damage to targets afflicted with Debilitating Mark
  • 15+30% damage to targets with Incapacitated Immunity
  • 20-1s Aura attack cooldown
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  Absolution sanctuary

  Strongest heal stigma, but only good at 15+. Swap in only if the party lacks healing.

  • 5-30s cooldown
  • 10Removes all debuffs
  • 15+5% HP restored

  All specializations

  • 5-30s cooldown
  • 10Removes all debuffs
  • 15+5% HP restored
  • 20Restores 1.5% HP every 2s for 10s
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  Benevolence sanctuary

  Heal over time for the whole party; like Absolution, worth a slot only from 15.

  • 5+10s duration
  • 10Restores 200 Stamina every 5s for the duration
  • 15Restores 2% HP every 5s for the duration

  All specializations

  • 5+10s duration
  • 10Restores 200 Stamina every 5s for the duration
  • 15Restores 2% HP every 5s for the duration
  • 20Cleansing effect every 5s for the duration
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  Yustiel's Power sanctuary

  Party damage tolerance for 10s — a sanctuary swap instead of Noble Aura or Prayer.

  • 510% Max HP Protective Shield
  • 10+100 Block, Evasion
  • 15+20% Status Effect Resist

  All specializations

  • 510% Max HP Protective Shield
  • 10+100 Block, Evasion
  • 15+20% Status Effect Resist
  • 20+10% PvE Damage Tolerance increase and +5% PvP Damage Tolerance increase
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  Summon Resurrection Lv 5

  Keep it at 5 early; take it if your party keeps dying.

  • 5-1s casting time

  All specializations

  • 5-1s casting time
  • 10Invincible for 3s after resurrection
  • 15Restores 20% of Max HP
  • 20Invincible for 5s after resurrection
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  Salvation skip

  3s of invulnerability on a long cooldown — red attacks go through it anyway; dodge instead.

  All specializations

  • 5+100% Incoming Heal
  • 10Restores 20% of Max HP at the end of [Salvation]
  • 15Grants base effect of [Salvation] to the party member with the lowest HP
  • 20Triggers [Salvation] when afflicted with Impact-type status

With a Chanter in the party: replace Light of Protection with any heal or Summon Resurrection. Voice of Doom (−200 Critical Hit Resist on the boss at 15) is an option in sanctuaries with a second healer, mostly early while everyone is short on crit; Power Burst only where the stagger bar has to be broken and nobody else can do it (Nightmare). Root and Assault Mark have no use in PvE.

Kaeria uses only the in-game macro — no third-party software — so she can still press heals between macro steps. The lines below are read from her hotbar in the video. In AION 2 the bottom slot of a line has the highest priority; the cards show each line top to bottom as in the game.

1. Hotbar lines

2. In-game macro

On RMB, every step with a 10 ms delay:

1. 1Earth's Retributionbasic attack
2. 2Line 2Divine Aura
3. 3Line 3Condemnation
4. 4Line 1stagger
5. 5Line 3
6. 6Line 1
7. 7Line 1

3. Keys

• HoldThe macro on RMB together with 3 (the Condemnation line) — Condemnation has no cooldown and cuts the animations of everything else.
• StaggerWhen the boss is staggered, release 3 and hold only the macro, so Lightning Strike Scattershot gets through.
• By handHealing Light (she has it on 4) and Radiant Recovery (Q) when someone just took a hit, fully charged Bolt (E), Prayer of Amplification on cooldown.

This is her Taiwan setup, made for a high ping. On global, with lower ping, animations cancel better and you can weave a bit more Earth's Retribution.

The Cleric is the healer, but while leveling it plays as a ranged damage dealer: Chain of Torment marks the target, Condemnation punishes it, and the passive Radiant Benediction heals you and the party on every hit. Heal only when you need to.

Patch Season 1. The build is checked against guides from the global servers: 4 stigmas, cap 20.

Grobs' early-game setup: one hotbar line and a one-slot in-game macro. In AION 2 the bottom slot of a line has the highest priority — the card shows the line top to bottom as in the game.

In-game macro (Skill window → Macro), delay 10 ms:

1. 1Chain line10 ms

• HoldEarth's Retribution on LMB and the macro key together.
• By handBolt (charged skill — keep it out of the macro), heals, stigmas.

Stigmas unlock at level 22.

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  Summon Resurrection Lv 1

  One point is enough at first; level 5 cuts the cast time later.

  All specializations

  • 5-1s casting time
  • 10Invincible for 3s after resurrection
  • 15Restores 20% of Max HP
  • 20Invincible for 5s after resurrection
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  Noble Aura Lv 5

  An aura that fights next to you for 5 minutes — free damage.

  • 5+200 Aura Critical Hit

  All specializations

  • 5+200 Aura Critical Hit
  • 10+20 damage to targets afflicted with Debilitating Mark
  • 15+30% damage to targets with Incapacitated Immunity
  • 20-1s Aura attack cooldown
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  Earth Punishment Lv 5

  Damage over time; level 5 makes Condemnation crit.

  • 5[Condemnation] lands as a Critical Hit on targets afflicted with [Earth Punishment]

  All specializations

  • 5[Condemnation] lands as a Critical Hit on targets afflicted with [Earth Punishment]
  • 10+10% Double Chance to caster and +5% to party members from [Earth's Blessing]
  • 15+10% Attack and Defense to caster and +5% to party members from [Earth's Blessing]
  • 20+10s [Earth Punishment] and [Earth's Blessing] duration
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  Benevolence Lv 5

  Heal over time for 20s — sustain between packs.

  • 5+10s duration

  All specializations

  • 5+10s duration
  • 10Restores 200 Stamina every 5s for the duration
  • 15Restores 2% HP every 5s for the duration
  • 20Cleansing effect every 5s for the duration
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  Absolution Lv 5

  Big heal and debuff removal.

  • 5-30s cooldown

  All specializations

  • 5-30s cooldown
  • 10Removes all debuffs
  • 15+5% HP restored
  • 20Restores 1.5% HP every 2s for 10s