The Ultimate PvP Cleric Guide for Ashes of Creation

The Cleric archetype in Ashes of Creation is a cornerstone of group play and a powerful presence in PvP combat. Using radiant energy to heal, shield, and smite their enemies, Clerics are both lifelines for their allies and harbingers of divine retribution. Their versatility allows them to support their team while staying deadly in one-on-one or group combat scenarios

Clerics excel in providing heals, purges, and defensive support, but they are far from passive. With the right skill setup, Clerics can dominate the battlefield, shutting down opponents with crowd control (CC) and overwhelming them with Judgment. Whether you prefer to focus on healing and support or unleash radiant damage, the Cleric archetype offers dynamic and adaptable gameplay for PvP enthusiasts.

This in-depth guide will cover everything you need to know about Clerics in PvP: strengths and weaknesses, skill prioritization, best gear options, talent trees, consumable recommendations, and advanced strategies to maximize your performance in competitive encounters.

In the event you were looking for the PvE-focused portion of the guide, it is linked below.

Strengths

• Exceptional healing capability.
• Support versatility.
• Sustainable playstyle.
• Self-sustaining skill options for Health and Mana.
• Offensive potential.
• The only form of Resurrection currently in the game.

Weaknesses

• Low mobility.
• Reliance on Mana.
• High target priority.
• Long Cast times.
• Hard to hit CCs.

The Cleric in Ashes of Creation is the lifeline of any team, combining powerful healing abilities with utility and offensive capabilities to dominate the battlefield. In PvP, the Cleric's role is to ensure the survival of their team while disrupting and outlasting their enemies. Success as a Cleric comes down to mastering the balance between supporting allies and applying pressure to foes, all while maintaining strong positioning and managing your resources effectively.

At its core, the Cleric's primary responsibility is healing, and this begins with Deliverance, your go-to single-target heal. While its charging mechanic allows for potent healing, full charges often result in wasted overheal during fast-paced PvP skirmishes. Instead, deliver quick, moderate heals to maintain mana efficiency and keep up with the chaotic flow of battle. Flash Cure is invaluable in emergencies, offering instant healing while you prepare Deliverance or other cooldowns. For critical moments, Defiant Light can turn the tide, but its high mana cost requires careful consideration. Debuffs are common in PvP, making Purify an essential skill to counter healing reductions or crowd control effects, keeping your team functional in high-pressure encounters.

When the battle intensifies and damage affects the whole team, the Cleric's AoE healing toolkit shines. Resplendent Beam is excellent for clustered teammates, offering chain healing that scales with charge time. Divine Flare adds another layer of group utility by placing a delayed healing circle that can be upgraded for additional magic mitigation ( Divine Protection) or offensive power ( Divine Retribution) to disrupt enemies. Consecrating Wave, with the Restorative Consecrating Wave upgrade, provides both healing for allies and the Volatile debuff on enemies, making it perfect for coordinated team damage. Communal Restoration, while mana-hungry, offers consistent healing for the entire party and is especially valuable in prolonged engagements.

Beyond their healing capabilities, Clerics also possess offensive tools that add depth to their role in PvP. The Judgment + Smite + Condemn combo is a reliable method for stunning enemies, buying critical time for your team to gain the upper hand if you can get it off. When facing buffed opponents, abilities like Divine Retribution and Consecrating Wave allow you to dispel enemy advantages, disrupting their flow and leaving them vulnerable. Opening with Consecrating Wave applies the Volatile debuff, amplifying the damage of your team's follow-up abilities. While your primary role is support, knowing when to shift into an offensive playstyle can catch enemies off guard and secure kills in critical moments.

Success as a Cleric in PvP hinges on versatility and adaptability. You are not only responsible for keeping your team alive but also for managing your positioning to avoid becoming a target. As a high-priority focus for enemy players, staying on the move, leveraging terrain, and timing your crowd control abilities like Chains of Restraint are vital to your survival and effectiveness. Pairing with classes like Fighter or Bard, whose Battle Cry and Chilling Lament can synergize with your root abilities, makes the Cleric even more impactful in a coordinated group. By adapting to the ebb and flow of combat, balancing healing, utility, and offense, the Cleric becomes the backbone of any PvP team, capable of swinging battles in their favor through precise decision-making and teamwork.

For a full list of Cleric abilities and passives, visit the Cleric Skill Glossary.

The Cleric archetype excels when equipped with gear that boosts their healing output, survivability, and offensive potential. In the current Alpha, Magical Power plays a dual role, as it not only increases your offensive capabilities but also contributes directly to your Healing Power. Because of this, prioritizing Magical Power and Intelligence is far more effective than relying solely on Healing Power, as these stats scale better and offer a much broader selection of gear to choose from.

As of the January 30, 2025 Sandsquall Desert Update, coal is now mineable from any stone node, allowing steel to be processed and unlocking the ability to craft a wide range of high-end caster gear that was previously unavailable. This means Clerics now have access to more optimal late- game armor and weapons, significantly improving both healing and combat capabilities. This guide reflects these new changes and will highlight the best gear options available post-update.

Key stats to prioritize for PvP Clerics include:

• Magical Power – Increases both healing and offensive spell effectiveness.
• Intelligence – Improves overall magical output and penetration, ensuring higher healing numbers.
• Constitution – Reduces incoming damage, enhancing your survivability.
• Mana Regeneration – Ensures sustained healing and offensive casting during prolonged battles.

For armor, the type doesn't matter and there aren't really any set bonuses worth going for, all we really care about are the states we're looking for. Here are some recomendations to aim for:

• Shade of the Three Moons – The recipe and key material are dropped from the named mob "Undertaker Zon" in Gravepeak.
• Toren Administrator Pauldrons – The recipe and key material are dropped from several mobs in the Befallen Forge.
• Spindlehemp Cloak – The recipe can be bought at the journeyman tailoring vendor.
• Heart of the Flameweaver – The recipe and key material are dropped from the named mob "Maza's Flame" in the desert.
• Rosethorn Bracers – The recipe and key material are dropped from several mobs in the Citadel of the Steel Bloom.
• The Brace of Balm – The recipe and key material are dropped from the named mob "Nurse Pelomneh" in the Befallen Forge.
• Belt of the Hushed Words – The recipe and key material are dropped from the named mob "The Hushed Librarian" in the Wreckage of Carphin.
• Bloom Warden Pants – The recipe and key material are dropped from several mobs in the Citadel of the Steel Bloom.
• Sweeper's Dusty Shoes – The recipe and key material are dropped from the named mob "Eternal Sweeper" in the Wreckage of Carphin.
• Iridescent Iris – The recipe and key material are dropped from the named mob "G'Lympes" in the Wreckage of Carphin.
• Doomsday Necklace – The recipe and key material are dropped from the named mob "Doomed Researcher" just southeast of Winstead.
• Rividium Ring – This is a basic recipe for level 20 journeyman jewler crafting, sold by the journeyman Jewler Vender NPC in the node.

The best weapons for Clerics are Scepters and Focuses for melee and Spellbooks for ranged casting, as they provide the highest Magical Power scaling and ensure maximum healing and spell effectiveness. Consider items like the Sephillion Shard Scepter, Ancient Dunzen Focus, and Ancient Dunzen Spellbook for optimal performance in the curent Alpha.

Consumables play a crucial role in maintaining your effectiveness during PvP encounters. Here are some of the best options for Cleric.

• Rations – Provides a cheap and reliable form of both health and mana regeneration out of combat over a period of 20s.
• Health Potions – Provides instant health restoration, critical for surviving burst damage.
• Mana Potions – Restores mana to keep you casting throughout extended fights.
• Scroll of Intelligence – Boosts intelligence, enhancing your support capabilities and damage for 3 hours.
• Elixir of Intelligence – Boosts intelligence, enhancing your support capabilities and damage for 60 minutes

A recent list of Cleric patch updates will be listed below. In order to keep the page condensed, only the most recent changes will be shown if the list exceeds a certain length.

• Jan 30th, 2025 – Mend had its base healing increased from 1 to 1.5, improving its overall effectiveness.
• Jan 30th, 2025 – Flash Cure base healing reduced from 2.5 to 1.75, and mana cost increased from 10 to 20, making it a more expensive but still vital emergency heal.
• Jan 30th, 2025 – Deliverance Updated sound effects to improve ability clarity and responsiveness.
• Jan 30th, 2025 – Divine Infusion Updated sound effects for better audio feedback when activating the ability.

Check back at a later time for an updated list.