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Cleric - Version 12 vs Version 13
Oct 15, 2026, 02:35 PM
Added the October 14, 2026 Korean balance changes: PvP damage cut, Assault Mark rework, elemental damage on attack skills
Oct 24, 2026, 10:22 PM
Add a PvP loadout example with effective-level priorities and practical skill timing.
11Cleric is the primary healer. Where Chanter tops a party up between hits, Cleric is the class that keeps it alive through the hit, and it carries the cleanses and emergency buttons that a difficult fight is planned around.22FieldDetailRoleHealerWeaponMaceSignature mechanicParty heals within 40 meters, cleanses, resurrection and a summoned attack auraParty fitThe healer slot in five-player Expedition and ten-player Sanctuary content55NCsoft's own class overview calls the Cleric a sacred healer who protects allies and mends their wounds. The class is part of the eight-class roster offered on the global service, which opened to Founder's Pack holders in paid Advance Access on September 30, 2026 ahead of the official launch on October 5, 2026.66NCsoft's Korean guidebook describes the Cleric (치유성) as a classic healer that uses a mace, keeps allies alive with a range of recovery skills, and holds the team together in a crisis.88Global practical build1010Use Cleric Global PvE Build for the Global launch setup, including skill-point priorities, specialties, Stigmas, Daevanion routes, Arcana, equipment and the skill sequence. The later Korean and Taiwanese balance history on this page remains service-specific.1212How It Plays1414Most Cleric heals reach every party member within 40 meters. Light of Regeneration heals over 30 seconds, Healing Light picks the lowest-HP party member, Radiant Recovery heals and removes one debuff, and Absolution is a larger heal that removes up to two. Summon Resurrection brings back a fallen party member, Salvation gives the Cleric a few seconds of immunity, and Yustiel's Power raises the party's damage tolerance. Between heals the Cleric deals earth and wind damage: Debilitating Mark lowers the targets' damage, Chain of Torment lowers their damage tolerance and opens Condemnation, Bolt is a charge spell with three levels, Divine Aura places a stationary attacking aura, and Noble Aura summons one that follows the Cleric. Light of Protection is a party toggle whose damage bonus does not stack with the Chanter's Undefeated Mantra (the higher-level effect applies).1616The August 2026 Healing Rework1818The August 12, 2026 patch on the Korean and Taiwanese build reshaped how the class scales, and it is the single change most worth understanding.2020ChangeBeforeAfterHealing skill radius25 metres40 metresBase healing amountsBaselineCut by roughly 20 to 50 percent depending on skill levelHealing amplification passiveA flat base bonusRemoved, replaced with amplification that scales with attack power at 26, 30 and 34 percent across the passive's three marked levels2222The effect is that a Cleric's healing output now grows with its own gear rather than sitting at a fixed multiplier, and that healing reaches further but hits softer. The same patch strengthened the healing-received reduction debuffs carried across seven class skills while lowering that debuff's strength in the Abyss and arenas from 30 to 20 percent.2323Party Synergy2525Cleric is on the side of the roster that kept and then gained team-wide synergy when the April 2026 passes stripped it from the four pure damage classes.2727That changed in part on August 26, 2026, when NCsoft toned down the party synergy of Gladiator, Templar, Chanter and Cleric on the Korean and Taiwanese service; for the Cleric, Earth Punishment's attack and defense specialties now give the full bonus to the Cleric and a smaller one to party members.2929Skills3131In the client data every class has 12 active skills, 13 Stigma skills and 10 passives, plus Dodge and chain follow-ups that do not take a slot of their own. Stigma skills are equipped through the Stigma System and keep every specialty they have unlocked. Each skill also unlocks specialties (numbered Spec 1 to Spec 5 in patch notes) as it levels up.3333The full reference, with Korean names, unlock levels, cooldowns, costs, every specialty, the chain follow-ups and the complete balance history since launch, is on Cleric Skills. The rules for skill levels, specialties and presets that apply to every class are on Skills and Specialties, and boss stagger is explained on Stagger Gauge.3535SkillTypeWhat it doesEarth's RetributionActiveBasic earth bolt that restores MP; usable while moving.Judgment ThunderActiveWind damage on a group around the target; costs MP.Debilitating MarkActiveWind damage on a group that lowers their damage and adds damage over time.Divine AuraActivePlaces a stationary aura that strikes a target for a few seconds.Chain of TormentActiveEarth damage on a group that lowers their damage tolerance and adds damage over time.Lightning Strike ScattershotActiveSpell that can only be used on a staggered target.Light of RegenerationActiveHeals the Cleric and party members within 40 meters over 30 seconds.CondemnationActiveEarth damage on a group; only usable on a target afflicted with Chain of Torment.Healing LightActiveHeals the Cleric and the lowest-HP party member within 40 meters.Radiant RecoveryActiveHeals the Cleric and party members within 40 meters and removes one debuff.BoltActiveCharge spell with three levels that deals wind damage to a group.DefianceActiveShared escape skill: removes stun, knockdown, airborne, grab, frost and fear, then grants brief status immunity.BenevolenceStigmaHeals the Cleric and party members within 40 meters over time.RootStigmaEarth damage on a group that can root targets.SalvationStigmaA few seconds of immunity to damage and status effects.Power BurstStigmaEarth damage with heavy stagger damage.AbsolutionStigmaLarge heal for the Cleric and party members within 40 meters that removes up to two debuffs.Voice of DoomStigmaArea spell with damage over time that cuts the healing and potion recovery the targets receive.Summon ResurrectionStigmaResurrects a fallen party member within 40 meters beside the Cleric.Earth PunishmentStigmaEarth damage plus damage over time.Light of ProtectionStigmaToggle that raises damage and damage tolerance for the Cleric and nearby party members; its damage bonus does not stack with the Chanter's Undefeated Mantra.Yustiel's PowerStigmaDamage tolerance for the Cleric and party members within 40 meters.Prayer of AmplificationStigmaSelf buff to Attack.Noble AuraStigmaSummons an aura that follows the Cleric and attacks its target.Assault MarkStigmaRanged area spell that can root and raises Defense by the number of targets hit.Warm BenedictionPassiveRaises maximum HP and MP.Empyrean Lords' BenedictionPassiveRaises Block and restores HP on a block.Empyrean Lord's GracePassiveRaises Critical Hit and Double Chance and adds extra damage on hit.Healing EnhancementPassiveRaises healing done in proportion to Attack.Immortal VeilPassiveRaises Defense and critical resistance.Heal BlockPassiveHits can cut the healing the target receives.Prayer of ConcentrationPassiveEmergency shield and healing boost when HP falls to half.Earth's GracePassiveRaises critical damage and Accuracy.Survival WillpowerPassiveStatus resistance, plus damage tolerance while stunned, knocked down, airborne, frozen or feared.Radiant BenedictionPassiveHits can heal the Cleric and party members within 40 meters.3737Balance History3838Changes made on the Korean and Taiwanese service since the Chapter 1 update. Earlier passes are described above and on Classes.4040Every change since the Korean launch in November 2025, including the passes before Chapter 1 and the pure fixes, is listed on Cleric Skills.4242DateChange (Korean and Taiwanese service)July 15, 2026Prayer of Amplification's Attack specialty rose from 5% to 10%; Bolt's fifth specialty changed from resetting its cooldown on a kill to a guaranteed Critical Hit; seven damage spells gained 5% PvE damage.July 22, 2026Condemnation gained 5% PvE damage and its cooldown reset now triggers on a critical hit; three other damage spells gained 10% PvE damage.July 29, 2026Bolt and Divine Aura gained 5% PvE damage; Condemnation lost 7%.August 12, 2026Healing rework: heal radius widened from 25 to 40 meters, base healing cut by 20 to 50% depending on level, and Healing Enhancement now scales with Attack (see above).August 26, 2026Debilitating Mark's damage-reduction specialty rose from 5% to 10%; Earth Punishment's specialties now give 10% to the Cleric and 5% to party members; Earth's Grace's critical damage went from 7.5, 12.5 and 17.5% to 15, 20 and 25%.September 4, 2026Class Care: Bolt can be cast while moving by default and gained 20% PvE damage; Prayer of Amplification's cooldown fell from 90 to 60 seconds and its specialties were reworked.September 9, 2026With its fifth specialty, Salvation's rule that invincibility cannot stack now covers the whole party instead of only the caster and the lowest-HP party member.September 16, 2026Radiant Recovery's second specialty now grants one extra consecutive cast instead of skill speed.October 14, 2026All classes: PvP damage reduced by about 30%. Assault Mark now gives up to 80% more Defense and all elemental resistances for 5 seconds, scaled by the number of targets hit (previously up to 20% more Defense), and cooldown reduction no longer applies to it. Lightning Strike Scattershot now deals Wind damage, and Noble Aura and Empyrean Lord's Grace deal Earth damage.4444Shared Systems4545Every class runs the same underlying loop: tab-targeting with active dodge and parry, skill chains that prompt a follow-up key, a Groggy stagger gauge on bosses, and Perfect Parry (plus Perfect Shield Block for Templars and Clerics), a low-chance block result that stops most of a hit's damage. Loadouts hold twelve active skills, a set of Stigma slots and ten passives, raised with skill points and Stigma Shards.4747Naming and Sourcing4949Skill names on this page are the English names used in the global client. The skill table is drawn from the global client data as of September 2026 and describes what each skill does rather than its per-level numbers, which change with skill level and with balance patches. The balance history covers the Korean and Taiwanese service, which receives changes on its own schedule; the global build can differ from it at any given time.5151Support PvP loadout example53+These are effective-level targets for one loadout example. Mastery skill points raise a skill to level 10; equipment, Arcana and the Daevanion Board supply additional levels. Keep the activation conditions and available specialty slots in the skill tables when choosing options.55+Skill familyEffective levelPriority skillsActive20Light of Regeneration; Healing LightActive16Lightning Strike ScattershotActive14Debilitating Mark; Chain of Torment; Condemnation; Radiant RecoveryActive9Earth's RetributionActive5Judgment Thunder; Divine Aura; BoltPassive20Healing EnhancementPassive15Warm Benediction; Empyrean Lords' Benediction; Empyrean Lord's Grace; Immortal Veil; Heal Block; Prayer of Concentration; Earth's Grace; Radiant BenedictionPassive14Survival Willpower57+Selected StigmaEffective levelPurposeEarth Punishment20Support Condemnation critical hits during a safe damage window.Yustiel's Power20Prepare party damage tolerance for incoming pressure.Root20Restrict an opponent's movement while the party repositions.Light of Protection20Maintain the party damage and tolerance toggle when its effect applies.58+Maintain Light of Regeneration, then answer large damage or removable debuffs with the appropriate manual heal. Healing Light reaches the caster and lowest-HP party member; Radiant Recovery handles party damage and cleansing. Keep those actions available rather than consuming them as part of a damage macro.59+Use Chain of Torment before Condemnation and Earth Punishment when a safe damage window exists. Light of Protection is the flexible slot for Absolution or Benevolence when more cleansing or sustained healing is needed. Its damage effect does not stack with Undefeated Mantra: the higher skill level applies, with the Chanter effect taking precedence on a tie. Preserve the support action needed for the next enemy burst.61+HP, MP, Block and Combat Speed support survival and responsiveness. Attack still contributes to Healing Enhancement, so assess healing output as well as the size of the HP and MP pools.63+Related Pages5365Classes for the full roster and the balance history. Combat and Skill Chains for the shared input loop. Gear and Progression for equipment. Daeva System and Daevanion Board for talents. Stigma System for the enhanceable skill layer.