I'm just wondering what my bishop should be wearing. I am new to l2 and have no idea what the "best" is. I'm currently level 44. Any help would be greatly appreciated. :eek:
For most classes the rule is to upgrade your weapon first and then your armour, but for healers and buffers its best to prioritise your robes over a weapon.
Its best to use an acumen weapon for faster sleeps and heals, at C grade get the mysterious sword (buy Crystal Staff from Giran Luxury Store and exchange with the Blacksmith of Mammon) and use a Red 5 Soul Crystal (I think) to put Acumen on it. This should serve you well for a long time since Matk really has no bearing on how much you heal for (Blessed SpiritShot does however). You'll only really want to upgrade your weapon at higher levels if you find that trance isnt landing, but Im sure you can stick with a Mysterious Sword with Acumen until level 61 without any problems. At level 72 Im currently using a +8 Homunculous Sword /Acumen and have no problem landing Trance and Hold Undead on monsters 10+ levels above me.
In terms of robes for, C grade the choice is either more Mana (Divine Robes) or more cast speed (Karmian). Karmian is slightly cheaper so might be easier for you to get if you are new to the game. Personally I found that my cast speed was adequate using an Acumen weapon and self buffed with Acumen 2 and Zerk 1, so I went with Divine Robes which give a very nice MP boost.
At B grade the choice is either the cheaper Avadon Robes (cast speed boost) or the more expensive Blue Wolf Robes (cast speed, MP and MP Regen boost). Your choice at B grade will mainly come down to how much money you have, both robes will serve you well however. Avadon just like Karmian gives a nice 15% boost to cast speed, which is needed now that you will be hunting in higher level areas with more poison, paralysis, nukers, aoe hits, crowd control needed etc. Blue Wolf Robes give +3 WIT which is roughly the same 15% boost to cast speed, however the WIT stat affects the amount of exp returned from your ressurection so thats a big plus above Avadon. Blue Wolf robes also have a good MP boost and a small boost to MP regeneration. Overall Blue Wolf robes will be serve you in good stead until level 70, they are a very good set for healers. Although depending on your server they may be expensive.
At A grade most will say go Majestic for PvE and Tallum or Dark Crystal for PvP. Majestic is basically a souped up version of Blue Wolf since it gives 15% cast speed, 8% MP Regen and a big MP Boost. Tallum and Dark Crystal have less of an MP boost than Blue Wolf and Majestic but have a very good cast speed boost (+2 WIT and 15% cast speed). But if your focusing in levelling up and are short on money stay in Blue Wolf, dont feel you have to have an A grade set the moment you hit level 61 because its not absolutly necessary to keep the party healed. I got my Majestic Robe set at level 68 because I had the money, not becasue it was necessary to perform my role as a healer.
Now im higher level and am healing in sieges and PvP I'm going to get a tallum set to speed up the heals, res and ally res's. If you raid alot you might also want to get a Conversion Weapon (-40% HP, + 60% MP). Healers arn't as gear dependant as other classes however. Good luck with Bishop!
Divine Robes if you can afford it. For weapon go for a Homu sword with Acumen or Stick of Faith with Mana Up.
No, certainly not Homunkulus.
Take a Mysterious Sword if you want Acumen. It's x2 spiritshots instead of x3 and a Bishop doesn't care about M.Atk. Homunkulus is far too expensive for what it does to a Bishop. The Mysterious Sword can be obtained by the Luxury Shop (you buy a Crystal Staff and you exchange it by the Blacksmith of Mammon) and the Soul Crystal you'll need will be a Red lvl 5.
C grade - divine robes, some form of acumen weapon. Matk is important if you plan on soloing at all. I used a +3 homu. +4 WIT, +4 CON, and maybe +4 DEX.
B grade, Bw robes, no two ways about it. Some form of acumen weapon. I used a +3 SOV.
A grade, almost anything will work but majestic is the ONLY upgrade to BW. The stun resist is invaluable, if you do any kind of pving. Trust me. I got DC on my cardinal on the PTS and it was right back to the BW form of stun, DIE. Stun DIE. XD
This is a GREAT guide for healer gear. I suggest it be moved/re-posted in the Player Guide section. I'm assuming this information would be pretty accurate for Elven Elders too?
+3 WIT increased rez bonus AND gives you more than 15% casting speed.
Fixed.
Also, having at least Karmian or an acumen weapon, if not both, is worth it now, since you don't get MP efficient point heals until 56 at this time - so 'heal' is your only option for an MP efficient heal all the way until then, which means you'll get in trouble if you can't use it fast enough.
Guess it depends, I had karmian and then divine in my 40's and I thought divine had a better bonus for healers. And that was pre acumen weapons. Pre tats, pre casting speed pots. etc
Yes, it was also pre big pull AoE groups (which is probably the only spot a bishop would be levelling now), pre nerfed heals (were you healing with the heals from level 35 at 48? Did you think vitality was a breath of fresh air as an emergency heal?).
The requirements for a healer were different then (unless you are leeching off a group which doesn't need you, in which case Karmian is better because it's cheaper :p ).
I never, ever use vitalize, TBH. Never have. And when I levelled 30-48 I was always needed. Different game then maybe but Cruma and TOI NEEDED healers.
don't ever get nightmare, unless you like getting laughed at.
btw
lololol @ washtak
Oh no I didn't know! Plus I have a malus 'cause I'm not 61 yet! I'm so dumb!
:confused:
I knew someone would say that one day, but I didn't think it would be with such self-assurance. You know a friend lent me the NM robe, nobody laughed, everybody dropped their jaw and took screenshots. Thank you for playing anyway! ;)
Note: I'm in Avadon. Robe, not heavy, nor light...
Yep vitalize. Well I don't know what else to say, been playing a bishop from c1 until now, and that is what I would recommend for gear.
and to be clear, at 40 I wore karmian then divine. Liked divine better. at 52 I wore avadon, then BW. Liked BW better. Also had a chance to give DC a shot vs maj, and I like maj WAY, way better in PVP. Stun resist F T W.
Im wondering here what should i get for my EE, soon to get Agr. I've been using DC in PTS... casting speed is niiiice, but yeah, im thinking of the stunning problem and c.speed for EE is already pretty good with tats and maj. has nice mp bonus and regain bonus also.
IMO DC is overkill for a EE because you already have naturally faster casting, and the first thing archers will do is stun you :) I wore BW one siege, stun die, stun die. Wore maj to the next siege and it was like, THIS IS AWESOME.
Now im higher level and am healing in sieges and PvP I'm going to get a tallum set to speed up the heals, res and ally res's. If you raid alot you might also want to get a Conversion Weapon (-40% HP, + 60% MP). Healers arn't as gear dependant as other classes however. Good luck with Bishop!
I plan on PvP but should I get the light armor or the robes?
The light armor has the MP regen but no casting speed. Wouldn't the regen boost be a big help? It seems to me that your MP would drop like crazy.
Robes start adding MP regeneration with the bonus you receive at level 1 (check your passive skills).
LArmour doesn't actually have greater MP regen or cast speed than robes. ^^: Only exceptions I can think of is BW Leather Armour when compared to NM robes or Doom robes.