Soo I got bit bored of playing dps classes so I decided to make Priest but i'm still having a problem, which one is better Cleric or Chanter? I would use this character for PvE and PvP purposes.

Cleric = Primary healer in groups
Chanter = Support healer with buffs, not primary healer in groups

I haven't seen many Chanter on my server, mostly Clerics. Chanter would be great because of priest buffs (hp+def), mantras (somebody said its possible to use maximum. 3 mantras in use?) and some sort of debuffing spells/skills (lowering def/atk speed etc?) but not that great heals.
Cleric has damn nice heals, used primary healer in groups, 2 buffs but not that great dps and no mantras

So it's like:
(Chanter) lots of buffs, debuffing spells, lesser heals vs. (Cleric) massive heals, few buffs and lower dps spells

Are chanters welcome to instance groups? I don't think its good enough to be main healer but for group supporting via buffs and debuffing spells.


Which one would you choose and why?

I'm a cleric and I always like a chanter in my group.
Chanters do less heals, but buff the whole party.. also chanters stack critical strike and they are pretty beastly damage.
Clerics heal the most, with only 1 group heal until late levels, they do mid-low damage, but with a mace and shield accompanied with chain armor.. are very difficult to kill.

Thanks for your option.

Is here Aion subforum any Chanter that wanna tell why chose Chanter over Cleric? I wanna hear more options before making my decision (tomorrow probably)

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Cleric FTW
Chanter looks kinda awesome, but i would say cleric...CLERIC

ahh sry...im a SM lol

This post was edited by Silent_ on Oct 17 2009 05:26pm

Yeah i'll guess so.. those raging creatures.. raaawwwwrrr


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i have a chanter and a cleric and the chanter is more fun solo. Imo look at your endgame options. Do yo want to be a main healer in both pvp and pve. Or do you want that support role that a chanter plays? I love playing a healer so the Cleric is my main but i plan on getting my chanter to 50 someday.

It wasn't an opinion. I was stating which is better at what.
I'm a cleric, I do well in groups.. but solo is tedious.
Chanter's can be in groups, buff them, and do dps... and kill things quickly in solo.

This post was edited by EwokHellKite on Oct 17 2009 08:34pm

im an 18 chanter right now and questing is a breeeeeeze. kill kill kill... o shit 1.5 second cast to heal... kill kill kill, i cant ever see myself being a full out healer, but its nice having it for leveling.

i always have ppl wanting me to buff them. ppl always need clerics for groups so ull gear up in no time, but im sure ppl will want good chanters w/ good dps because that + buffs = good raider

i currently out dps my glad friends at lvl 18, so that kinda says something about their damage.

Chanter isn't a ''support healer''. It has heals, but they're pretty much as good as ones of a ret pally (if that puts things into a perspective). Chanter is taken into groups primarily for it's awesome group utility and ok dps. You will be playing a melee dps if you decide to play a chanter whereas clerics are casters. Don't roll a chanter if you want to be a healer, you'll only be able to heal some group quests and instances at low levels, but later you will be lacking group healing tools to be viable. Chanters are great for questing and grinding. They have practically no downtime and they can down mobs with nice speed. Clerics on the other hand are pretty difficult to level 30+, so unless you are interested in the role of a healer, I don't suggest leveling a cleric.



My 2 cents.

Cleric= you heal... grinding= kill, heal n repeat (rather slow) from what ive seen
Chanter= insanely fast kills, mob-to-mob 0 downtime, group buff, mob debuff (each melee attack has a debuff of some sort) BACKUP heals nothing special, and apparently they can off tank and bring an add to the tank.