Cleric Leveling Guide | AoE Grinding | Builds | Macros | Step by Step

[RogueLdr]

@Rogueldr

As long as AoE farming is not hurting the balance of the game, i don't think it will be nerfed.
... but it is minor stuff because it is not ruining the game for other players.

Talk to Reavers about this, there were several War builds that got nerfed for exactly this reason.

just sayinz all.

and since i'm replying already...how about that stat question i asked lol

[ECRodent]

I can't believe no one has said this yet, well here it goes...

ARE YOU PEOPLE CRAZY?!!

You can't post stuff like this.
These are the kind of threads that get classes nerfed. Go ask the warrior forums about it.
I played a war, i read and used not 1 but two guides similar to this. both builds got nerfed!
Given Trions track record on the subject, what makes you think they'll ignore this?

18 pages of "ZOMG!! i can solo the entire zone and end up with full health and mana! I'M INVINCIBLE!!"

You don't think that's gonna get noticed?

dummy up before the bat starts swinging. Every other class already loathes clerics don't give them ammo hehe

That being said...

Thanks for the great and detailed guide and follow ups, will be using it, one question though, is the gear for a melee (tank) cleric the same as a caster? SP > Wis > int or does it change.

Even with the nerfs to warrior I can still aoe farm just fine on him...

[Pandalerium]

Has anything changed with the melee (Justicar) build in the OP? I was just getting to a level milestone where I wanted to switch to a Justi build for leveling, but I haven't had time to sit down and decipher the changes.

[Pandalerium]

Has anything changed with the melee (Justicar) build in the OP? I was just getting to a level milestone where I wanted to switch to a Justi build for leveling, but I haven't had time to sit down and decipher the changes.

Actually, I guess a better question is: do the 1.3 changes to Justicar corrupt the Build links at all? I notice that one of the level 50 builds has a point in Thorvin's Law, which is a brand new Tier 6 branch ability, and would not have existed when he made the OP. Since there's no editing allowed... ??

[sanosuke]

nothing they changed would effect AOE leveling. Thorvin only works with a shield so doesn't matter and all the core abilities are still there even though they changed devout it still is great for AOE grinding

[sanosuke]

didn't notice you were talking about the 38 justicar build... honestly i dont think you really need more than 23 for AOE grinding in justicar high shaman or high inq is going to be way faster killing than high justicar

[Pandalerium]

Well, my actual question was whether or not the new and/or changed branches and Tiers affected the build URLs. Those build URLs are older and may point to skills that were moved, changed or added.

So I'm wondering if the t=00rad.Euz00ec.VV part of the URLs are still accurate on all of these pre-1.3 build links, especially the Souls that were changed to warrant a Respec.

[Silatan]

Confirmed that the casting, melee and Justicar farming builds are all still viable and fun.

[Amisi]

Don't mean to be spamming this thread this morning but I am looking over the whole thing and realized that I did not post a change I made a few days ago, the very reason I am selling the duracell build, so at 25 I decided there are enough points in Justicar and Inquisitor to start pumping points into shaman just to see what would happen and I discovered something, this build is incredibly effective at level 25 for pulling groups of 3-5 with great mana efficiency and absolutely terrific single target DPS, here it is:
http://rift.zam.com/en/stc.html?t=00rnd.Vuz.Mfk.Vxkb
It is wonderful, you are still casting dps but for the most part I pull with vex, soul drain, cycle through mobs with miscellaneous skills, glacial shield and soul drain, mop up anything left which is rare and I end the fight with 100% health and when I get low on mana toss in an aggressive renewal, I find I am taking less damage in general and have far more ST damage with the same amount of AOE.




There are a select few spots that have nothing but melee mobs that hit fairly weak where you can gather a TON of mobs on you but those spots are rare and usually the mobs give less xp and loot.

I have to say, I started playing Rift (though I was familiar with it beforehand) and I messed alot with my build, and got stuck at lvl 23 dying quite a bit. I have sifted through much info for cleric builds to try to solo up. (I'm trying to catch up with one I play with who is lvl 28)

I found this, respec'd, and FINALLY understood the massive power of vexing each pull, soul drain, etc as far as pulling 2-3 mobs. It's working out VERY well.

It took me some time to realize the potential, and I have to give kudo's to MANY threads out there that made me understand exactly how to play the -pull with vex on every mob I want to attack-soul drain- etc, but now I feel I'm not so much a newb.

Thanks for this build, I've tweaked it a bit, but fundamentally still the same.

Good luck all! Don't give up. Read and read some more on all the great info that fellow players have given us. I, for one, am probably going to try many of the builds, Duracell, etc, as I progress.

Big thumbs up for this thread, and the others!

--EDIT-- Oh! and the healing for Rift invasions is terribly nice! Far better then the single I had before. It's quite effective.

Now, I know about macros, and have set none up yet, haven't had to, but the info about them is something I will come back and search for eventually.

[Rottingvomit]

Quick question for anyone who wants to answer. But just wondering if the Duracell build is better 40+ or to stay the Shaman/Justicar build? Mainly for AoE grinding and instance(DPS/Support).
Thanks

[sabonis]

I can't kill anything fast enough with this build: http://rift.zam.com/en/stc.html?t=00rnd.Euz00ec.Vgd0zM

it takes sooooo much time. like around 70-80 seconds to kill 4 mobs. but this caster aoe build is very solid http://rift.zam.com/en/stc.html?t=00rnd.Euz00ec.Vgd0zM

I can kill 4 mobs in 30-40 seconds. there is a huge difference. but of course, caster is more fragile.

[Zyphxion]

Hi, I just wanted to ask how viable this build is as a solo/questing build in addition to being an AoE leveling build. Can it still dish out the single target damage?

[Nesi]

Thanks so much for this guide. Gonna check out some of the AOE caster builds when the shards are back up I've been using similar builds I found elsewhere, but hadn't considered Purifier and Justicar with my main Inquisitor soul blowing things up!

[Elitistjerk]

From my personal rift experience I find that an Inquis/sent/warden spec outshines all others for pure DPS in raids/T2s/etc.

However, in terms of pure AOE--I run an inquis/cab/sent spec. It provides MAXIMUM AOE dmg including larger AOE radius, harder hitting channeled and DOT spells (COO,Vex) and solid mitigation/healing via Dark Harbor and Healing breath/grace.

Mobs die in a few globals and the amount of self healing/cooldowns provided are amazing!

Here is the spec I recommend @ 50 for the fastest/most efficient AOE farming or loltrash pulls
http://rift.zam.com/en/stc.html?t=00...Mx0qz.VtAV.V0x

[Nesi]

Currently going with the Inquis/Justi/Warden and loving it! the self heals and extra HoTs really give an oomph and I can solo invader packs Lots of fun!