Acolyte

Acolyte
Job Base(s):				Novice
Job Type:				First
Job Level:				50
Changes At:				Prontera Church
Number of Skills:				14
Total Skill Points:				90
Total Quest Skills:				1
Job Bonuses
STR	AGI	VIT	INT	DEX	LUK
+3	+2	+3	+3	+3	+4

Overview

Acolytes are thoughtful protectors and healers of all that is good in Rune Midgarts. Though they are still new to holy magic, their Heal, Blessing, and Increase Agi skills are vital to turn the tide of the battle. Growing up in the Capital City, Prontera, they learned how their skills can protect fellow adventurers from evil.

Acolytes are not able to equip bladed weapons but their dedication to all that is good allows them to fully support others in all situations. They can be solid tanks given the right attribute and armor.

Jobchange Guide

Acolyte Job Change Guide
Requirements
Base Level:	None
Job Level:	10
Job Class:	Novice
Rewards
Quest Reward(s)	Jobchange to Acolyte

1. Go to the Prontera Church (prontera 234, 314) in the northeastern corner of Prontera. Go to the room to the right hand side and talk to the Priest NPC (prt_church 184, 41). He will ask you to go meet one of the following NPCs:

• Note: Once you talk to the Ascetic, you will be saved at their location. This means that if you die or use a Butterfly Wing, you will return to the NPC's spot instead of your previous save point.

2a. Mother Marthilda in Morroc: Use the Kafra teleport service to go to Morroc, and go out the exit to the north. You will then be on Sograt Desert 07. The NPC is located in the northwestern corner of the map (moc_fild07 41, 355).

2b. Father Yosuke in East Geffen: Use the Kafra teleport service to warp to Geffen and walk 2 maps to the East to locate the NPC on Prontera Field 00. It is also possible to reach this NPC by traveling 1 map West, 1 map North, and 1 map West from Prontera. The NPC is located in the center of the map (prt_fild00 208, 218).

2c. Father Rubalkabara in East Prontera: The Ascetic to the East of Prontera is located in the northeastern corner of Prontera Field 03. There is a Choco on the map and it is aggressive. It should be avoided. The NPC is located near the entrance to St. Capitolina Abbey (prt_fild03 365, 255).

3. Return to the Priest at the Church to change into an Acolyte.

Class Data

Payon Stories Balance Changes

See Class Rebalance (Acolyte) for detailed information.

• Blessing: Buff duration has been increased to a maximum of 300 secs. SP cost has been increased to a rate of 24 SP + (5 SP × Skill Level).
• Increase AGI: Buff duration has been increased to a maximum of 300 secs. SP cost has been increased to a rate of 15 SP + (4 SP × Skill Level).
• Demon Bane: ATK passive againse Undead/Demons increased from +3 per skill level +0.05 * (1 + Base Level) to +5 per skill level +0.5 × (1 + Base Level). Now also increases ATK against Non-Undead/Demons by +4 per skill level.
• Holy Light: Can now be learned at Job Level 15. Damage increased from 125% MATK to (101 + Base Level)% MATK. Cast time reduced from 2 secs to 1.5 sec cast time. SP cost has been reduced from 15 SP to 12 SP.

Skills

Skill	Description	Levels	Type	Balance Changes
Angelus	Increase VIT DEF of the user and all party members nearby for 5~50% for 30~300 seconds.	10	Supportive	No
Aqua Benedicta	Create 1 Holy Water while standing in shallow water. Each use consumes an Empty Bottle.	1	Active	No
Blessing	For 120~300 seconds, increase a target's STR, DEX and INT by 1~10. When used on Undead or Demons, reduces their DEX and INT by 50%.	10	Supportive	Yes
Cure	Cures a target from Silence, Blind and Chaos statuses.	1	Supportive	No
Decrease AGI	Attempts to lower a target's AGI by 3~12 with 42~60% chance of success. (30~120 seconds)	10	Active	No
Demon Bane	Increases attack against against Demons and Undead monsters by 3~30.	10	Passive	Yes
Divine Protection	Increases VIT against against Demons and Undead monsters by 3~30.	10	Passive	No
Heal	Restore a target's HP, or damage Undead targets. (Base factor 12~84)	10	Supportive	No
Increase AGI	For 120~300 seconds, increase target's AGI by 3~12.	10	Supportive	Yes
Pneuma	Protects a 3×3 area from incoming ranged attacks.	1	Supportive	No
Ruwach	Reveal hidden enemies in a 5×5 area around the user and deal 145% MATK damage to them.	10	Offensive	No
Signum Crucis	Decrease Undead-element and Demon monsters' DEF by 14~50% in a wide radius around the user, with 27~63% success chance.	10	Supportive	No
Teleport	Instantly move to a random spot on the map or the user's save spot. Does not work in PvP environments.	2	Supportive	No
Warp Portal	Use a Blue Gemstone to open a portal to the user's save spot or an area memorized earlier for up to 8 players to pass through. (0~3 memo points, 10~25 seconds.	4	Supportive	No

Quest Skills

Skill	Description	Levels	Type	Job Level Requirement	Quest	Balance Changes
Holy Light	Holy-element attack that deals (101 + Base Level)% MATK damage to a single target.	1	Offensive	15	Holy Light Quest	Yes

Job Bonuses

Stat	+1	+2	+3	+4
STR	26	42	49
AGI	22	40
VIT	6	30	44
INT	10	33	46
DEX	14	36	46
LUK	2	18	38	50

Base ASPD

Equip Attack Speed From Novice Bare Handed 160 +10 Mace 140 (-20) +10 Rod (One Handed) 140 (-20) +5

ASPD Potions Usable Concentration Potion ✔ Awakening Potion ✘ Berserk Potion ✘

Leveling Guide

To make sure your acolyte becomes fully functional, you’ve got to plan your build according to the 2nd class you’ll graduate. Acolyte classes have these most common builds to evolve into:

Full Support (FS) Priest

The most common build for a priest: healing, buffing and helping your team is your main priority.

• Pros: demanded in parties, very in demand for duos (farming in high end places, MVPing…)

• Cons: solo play is very limited and not very efficient

Recommended if you play with friends, not recommended if you don’t like playing with other people.

Leveling as an acolyte aiming to be a full support priest :

First, refer to the universal tips for early leveling of characters.

• 10-15 : Training Grounds / Spores

Try to remain a bit longer at Training Grounds, until you reach base 15 for free stat reset, by killing monsters in the hardest zone (Spores, Rockers, Thief Bugs). If you got out of the training grounds but are still boasting a melee build, you can also kill Spores one south of Payon. Then, either you remain STR/AGI/DEX build until your base 45 (see above), or you go full support from the get-go. If so, prepare to take a lot of time sitting to accelerate your SP recovery (use /sit or the “Inser” key on Windows). Kill some low level monsters first to get an acceptable level of Heal.

• 15-30 : Payon Cave F1

This old classic is the go-to destination for FS Acolytes. Use the command /noshift, so you can use Heal on Undead monsters to hurt them. Skeleton (non-aggressive) and Zombie (aggressive) are your prime targets. Familiars aren’t undead but they’re aggressive, so you’ll have to fight them with a weapon. Zombies and Poporings (non-undead, non-aggressive, looters) are the main source of experience. Ribbons from Familiar, Skull Ring from Skeleton and Opal from Zombies are good zeny makers. Skill wise, aim for Heal lvl 5 if you're in party, 10 if you're solo.

Most importantly : Payon Cave is usually where most newbies start. It’s an ideal opportunity to talk to other people and make a party with them : they’ll appreciate your buffs and you’ll get much more experience. If you’re with other people at this stage of the game, raise Blessing then Increase agility levels. Else, aim for Pneuma.

• 30-40 : Payon Cave F2

The step-up in difficulty is rather high. You’re faced with aggressive Soldier Skeletons and Archer Skeletons. Fortunately, if you have Pneuma, the latters won’t do damages to you as they only attack with ranged attacks. Both these monsters have a lot of HP for the exp they give, and only their rares are valuable (Soldier Skeleton Card, Apple of Archer)

• 35-55 : Amatsu Dungeon F1

You’ve got to conplete a quest to access to Amatsu Dungeon. The hardest part is to reach a shrine usually guarded by Hydras and Kapha, which can easily kill you. Bring some fly wing and pray for a lucky teleport, or ask for help.

The first floor is full of Firelock Soldiers, undead-type monsters that attack with a rifle : Pneuma makes you impervious to their attacks. Focus exclusively on them and feast on their drop : they drop Iron at a very high rate (it can be sold to players for 500z to 950z each), Large Jellopy sells very well to NPCs, and if you’re lucky, Apple of Archer will be your next headgear. Their card also sells for a good amount to players.

• 55+ : Glast Heim

This dangerous place has some levels filled with Undead, such as the Church (Evil Druid, Wraith) and the Prison (Zombie Prisoner). However, they have a lot of HP, they hit hard and the place is generally dangerous. The loots are good, especially the rares, but that should definitely be a last resort for leveling : your main focus should be to find parties !

Skills attribution (in no particular order):

• Heal 10
• Divine Protection 5
• Blessing 10
• Increase Agility 10
• Pneuma
• Aqua Benedicta 1
• Angelus 2
• Cure 1
• 2 skill points left that you can put in Decrease Agi 1 or Angelus 3.

Some builds cut into some skills (Decrease Agi, Cure, levels of Heal...) to get access to Signum Crucis to act as a tapper in static parties.

Try to get Holy Light as soon as possible (you can get it from job 15 on Payon Stories), it saves SP and allows you to hit all kind of monsters with a magic attack. You’ll need a Rosary (sold at Prontera church), an Opal (drop from Zombie at Payon cave) and a Crystal Blue (drop from Black Mushroom)

Stat distribution:

First, raise INT until you get around 50 for decent healing power and better sp regeneration. Remember that every 6 points of INT (bonus included) give you additional SP recovery (take Blessing bonus into account). Then, raise DEX (for cast time) and most importantly VIT (for tanking).

Gears to aim for:

Get a Rod (NPC or loots from Drops). Stuff yourself with NPC gears for maximum defense. A Pupa card in a Silk Robe or Saint’s Robe greatly helps with survivability and is easy to farm, although it’s recommended to farm with another class. Try to get an Arc Wand either from the NPC or by asking players farming Bathories, it’ll give you more INT and boost your MATK.

Agi Combo Monk

The beginner-friendly version of Monk, suited to farm monsters while still having the capacity to buff and heal yourself

• Pros : Easy to build as a first character, good for farming
• Cons : Limited use in teams, single-target only

Leveling as an acolyte aiming to be an agi combo Monk :

The route is essentially the same as the one for every melee classes. In the later levels, you'll have to max the passive "Divine Protection" and "Demon Bane", which makes places filled with Demons and Undeads more interesting to look after.

Skills attribution (order matters) :

• Heal 3
• Increase Agility 10
• Divine Protection 3
• Blessing 10
• Heal 9
• Divine Protection 5
• Demon Bane 10
• Divine Protection 10

Your priority should go to buffs. Heal is raised for you'll use Enchanted Peach Tree Card in a shield as a monk ; you can also use the 6 skill points for Warp portal to 3. Divine Protection and Demon Bane are maxxed as they're needed to access to all of Monk skill tree.

Stat distribution :

Aim for ~30 DEX, then go for AGI and STR (about 40 each at level 45). Later on, pump the AGI until 60~70 then focus on STR and some INT.

Gears to aim for:

Your top priority should be to acquire the Pantie + Undershirt combo, then a Stunner (sold at Morroc southwest, ask a merchant for a discounted price). In your later levels, you might farm Sohees : their card is a welcome help.

Magnus Exorcismus Priest

Magnus Exorcismus (ME) is an aoe that deals massive damage to Undead & Demon races. In Payon Stories, it does even better : it deals holy property damages to every type of monsters, although the damages are halved against other races, making Priest able to farm the most highly sought maps such as Chivalry.

• Pros : Farming solo becomes possible as a priest and very efficiently in specific areas
• Cons : Difficult to level as an acolyte, rough for beginners as it’s demanding on gears and gemstones

Leveling as an acolyte aiming to be a ME Priest :

Refer to the leveling guide for Full support builds

Skills attribution : Idem

Stats attribution:

Aim first for INT like Full support builds, then boost your DEX for the casting time of ME. Later on, you might add a bit of VIT for tankability.

Gears to aim for :

As an acolyte, aim for the same gears as a full support build. If you were lucky to drop a rare that you sold, get your sight on a Phen card or Phen clip.

Battle Priest

TBC

Asura Strike Monk

TBC