Bless Unleashed: Priest

 

The Priests are the one of (if not) the most important classes in Bless Unleashed. They are the life of the party and everyone’s best friend. Yes, they are a support class, with their healing and buffs spells but never ever underestimate its ability to righteously beat down pretty much anything that gets in the way. In a game where you must do EVERYTHING (Main Quest, Prestige Quest, Dungeons, Invasions and more) being a priest is definitely an advantage. For priests didn’t have to find a party, party finds them.

There are two races available for Priest Class: Human and Ippin. Humans are the most adaptable and the most populous in the world of Lumios. The human race excels at surviving in the harsh world around them. And Ippin are an animal race of intelligent warriors much like the Varg. Though they may be small, mouse-like even, the Ippin's are very swift and powerful race.

Bless Unleashed is not your RPG average game. Its combat system TAKES ACTUAL SKILL. So don’t expect Bless Unleashed’s Priest to be an easy to use character. Maximising your effectiveness as a Priest is all about quick positioning, execution and communication.

To master the Priest class, everybody needs to start with basics. Learn the basic combos available for Priest class will enhance your decision making when it comes to combat.

[RB] Light Combo
- fires orbs of divine light at their targets, causing them to explode upon impact.

Holy Bolt [RB]
Twin Bolts [RB] + [RB]
Rebuffing Bolts [RB] + [RB] + [RB]
Bolt Barrage [RB] + [RB] + [RB] + [RB]
Light Bomb [RB] + [RB] + [RB] + [RB] + [B]
Spirit Wave [RB] + [RB] + [RB] + [RT]
Spirit Fountain [RB] + [RB] + [RB] + [RT] + [B]
Path of Penance [RB] + [RB] + [RB] + [RB] + [RT]
Smite [RB] + [RB] + [RB] + [B]
Stinging Smite [RB] + [RB] + [RB] + [B] + [B]
Humbling Smite [RB] + [RB] + [RB] + [B] + [B] + [B]

Take note of the unique skill. Unique skill is pretty much the ultimate skill for each class. So learning how to deploy it perfectly is a great advantage.

[LT] Retribution
- sends a chain of holy energy that bounces between multiple enemies in slow succession. This skill requires Holy Energy to maintain it for an extended period of time.

Retribution [LT]

[B] Consecration
 - forms beneath the Priest on the ground in a circular pattern that empowers both the priest and allies within its radius. It can also be used to damage enemies standing inside the circle by activating it again. This second activation, known as Banishment, can be obtained later in the game.

Sacred Ground [B]
Banishment [B] + [B]

Keep in mind that this is not a game for the type of person to mindlessly tap buttons when attacking. One mistake may cause a lot of damage that your character might find difficult (if not able) to recover. Hence, being proficient in evading is a MUST.

[A] Evade

Evade [A]

After learning the basics, find time to study the Blessings available for Priest. This is to help you choose, understand and plan what will be your preferred end-game skill tree and to properly invoke it.

Gift of Valor Blessing

Passive Bonus
- Once all skills in a Blessing reach max level, you unlock its passive bonus. This bonus applies even when not using that Blessing.

Gift of Valor: Max HP +300

Smiting Fist [LB]+[Y]
- Summons an enormous fist of light to ram the enemies in front of you, damaging them and knocking them back.

Holy Energy Cost: 400
Cooldown: 20 sec
Upgrades:
Damage I (x SP): Increase Smiting Fist Damage +5%.
Stunned (x SP): Smiting Fist stuns affected enemies for 3 sec.

Blades of Contrition [LB]+[X]
- Summons a wall of blades parallel to your position, damaging enemias in a wide area in front of you.

Holy Energy Cost: 460
Cooldown: 15 sec
Upgrades:
Damage I (x SP) : Increase Blades of Contrition damage +5%.
Damage II (x SP) : Increase Blades of Contrition damage +5%.
Cooldown Reduction (x SP) : Reduces Blades of Contrition cooldown -5 sec.

Shield of Faith [LB]+[B]
- Create a protective shield around yourself that lasts for 12 sec or until it blocks an attack. Charging this ability will apply the shield to nearby allies instead. Can be charged while walking.

Holy Energy Cost: 500
Cooldown: 30 sec

Lastly, learn to communicate with teammates. Priest is a support class after all and nothing beats a healing orb in a perfect spot for allies to grab and a well-timed shield that absorbs damage.  There’s no point to sanctify the ground around your allies to raise their DPS if you need to abandon that ground and the healing orbs immediately.

TIPS

1.       For the equipment, just like any class, focus on getting equipment through Crafting and Dungeons.

2.       Attack power is also what increases the strength of your healing sphere and healing nova as well. You get the best of both worlds, increasing your damage and your healing done at the same time.

3.       The smite combo knocks down most enemies, its easy to pull off, and you can usually knock an enemy down with it before they reach you.

4.       Go for an Attack-Defense-HP Build so you can stay alive for a longer period of time.

Disadvantage

Priest Class is very squishy and have a short range. But overall I can say that Priest class is one of the OP class in Bless Unleashed.