Priest class and Mage class in Aion Online

If you begin as a priest, you may wear leather armor from level 1 to 10, after which you may wear chain armor. Priest primary weapons are maces and staffs. They one of the only two classes who are able to use a shield. This grants them the ability to be the tank in a group, (second best tank class in the game) but not in a raid.
Heavy armor and shield benefit survival, however not all priests take the role of being a ‘meat bag’. Priests are often targeted during player conflicts since they are the only class in Aion Online which have the ability of healing, this paints a large bull’s-eye on their chest, but also makes them popular for grouping since every group needs healing. The priest Sub-classes are designed to mainly tilt the scale either towards exclusively healing or a mix of being a fighter and healer, but to lesser degrees.
Mage class in Aion Online
Mages are only allowed to wear cloth armor and their primary weapons are spellbooks and orbs. Although mages are considered to be the most fragile class in the game, they are able to deal the most burst damage by a long shot. If a mage fights another player, they can win if luck is on their side. This involves the use of successfully landing ‘root’ and ‘snare’ spells to stop a foe from moving or make them move slowly. If those spells don’t land though, the mage will take rapid combat damage and die.
Their abilities make them popular group choices for performing ‘crowd control’. Mages receive a protective magic shield that absorbs damage so that they can take 1-2 hits from a target without consequence.
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