Pillars of Eternity - Ranking 11 Classes Part 8: Priest

[@Kammereer]

Fun fact: Female Aumaua Priest of Magran Philosopher has the most unique interactions in the second game.

[@SlanderedGaming]

Really?! Wow didn't know that. I actually have never done a playthrough as a Priest and now I am definitely considering it. LOL

[@mattjones3217]

If the player plays a priest of Eothas he has unique dialogue and quest options in the game. Act one has you making some serious choices during the persecution of Eothas followers.

[@PhalisoBringerOfDoom]

You misunderstood the whole point of ending the charmed status, charmed enemies count as allies and charmed allies count as enemies. The ability is about ending the charmed condition on your allies without hurting them

[@solidaritymn]

These are so great and helpful! Really looking forward to the wizard one.

[@SlanderedGaming]

Thank you! Glad you have been enjoying them!

[@Chaotik_Pranxter]

Likewise! I cant wait for the rogue!

[@spahghettiboi4150]

SHADOW WIZARD MONEY GANG

[@jacobpena809]

your voice sounds like neil degrass tyson to me so relaxing tbh

[@sirvuf]

Damn now i have one more class to consider for my playthrough 😆Priest sounds awesome. Hope wizard can stand op to the paladin and priest when you come around to them :) because right now they have some serious competition 😂👍 i'm really looking forward to your next video :)

[@SlanderedGaming]

I am curious about this as well. Plan to comb through Wizard mechanics later today so hopefully I should have the video up by Wednesday.

[@sirvuf]

@@SlanderedGaming Fantastic looking forward to it and hope you have a nice day, i really enjoy your videos and they are very helpful :)

[@notalefty999]

I havent played the first game for a number of years so cannot remember of their are similar buffs that can benefit from Salvation of Time, but in POE2, its one of the most abusable spells in the game. Note that it's AOE, and that int bonuses to duration are percentage based. High intelligence isn't going to make a very short base duration long, whereas a static 10 seconds is always 10 seconds. Secondly, some very powerful buffs are single target, so the value of hitting multiple targets with such buffs using SOT can be huge. Ideally, you want to extend the duration of multiple very powerful, short duration, single target buffs to get the most value. In POE2, if you combine SOT with Barring Death's Door and Ancestor's memory (ideally on an ascendant cipher to give them infinite duration ascendance also), then you can end up with your entire party unkillable and with unlimited resources. Its rather cheesy, but this will let you deal with basically any fight that doesnt have repeated dispels (Sigil Master Auranic on higher difficulty levels is really the only boss that cannot be cheesed in this way). Even without the cheese of unlimited duration Barring Death's Doors, extending things like ancestor's memory or blade turning is completely legitimate in my view, and very useful.

[@SlanderedGaming]

Yup it's very useful in PoE 2 but I don't feel the same way about it here.

[@CrazyxEnigma]

It's not often i feel the urge to play a priest type character in fact I tend to avoid them. Only Pillars and Pathfinder have I ever considered the idea compelling though I wish there was a few more options in deities, no love for Abydon the smith Obsidian? Priest is essential period. On any remotely challenging difficulty you're going to have a bad time without one though for me Durance being a favorite and an early pickup reduces my desire to roll one for the Watcher.

[@Satou_Rin]

I've been playing as a priest of Eothas. I love it so far except for one thing: how the hell has nobody in my party realized I'm a priest of Eothas, and WHY IS THERE NO REACTIVITY WITH DURANCE YET??? I'm so tired of hearing him shit-talk my god and being unable to say anything about it, it's so awkward!!! Please, someone tell me this changes later on in the game...?

[@Chaotik_Pranxter]

Wow, what gear does he have equipped around the 4:15 mark? I love the look of the shield and morningstar!

[@SlanderedGaming]

Shield is Badgradr's Barricade and the morningstar is Nightshroud. :)

[@Ytinasniiable]

Really wish the radiance feat that adds a little damage also made it affect spirits It's so effective at wiping weaker vessels it would be great if it was as good at wiping shades with a feat

[@jimd6742]

Kudos for your language skills. A shocking amount of people do not know how to use affect and effect properly.

[@tadferd4340]

An essential class in any party. Durance is an adequate Priest but many don't like his personality. A main character Priest is a bit underwhelming in combat even if they are incredibly useful. I prefer a Moon Godlike Priest adventurer. Withdraw is good because it prevents a potentially crippling wound from being knocked out. It can save needing to rest too soon. Also, anyone find it weird that the only 4th level spell is Devotions for the Faithful?

[@spahghettiboi4150]

I do like how a good portion of the PoE spells take inspiration from DnD,

[@SlanderedGaming]

Yup you can definitely see the influence even though the mechanics are also very unique.

[@Raxele]

Best race and deity for priest?

[@spahghettiboi4150]

Priest gaming

[@maxmach4361]

Two LlAMAs - Litany Against Minor/Major Afflictions, single tank and 5 sneaky backline characters, this is the way.

[@SlanderedGaming]

Yup that definitely works. LOL

[@blackfistxu7953]

👍🏾👍🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@canadat4380]

This isnt a build is it?

[@SlanderedGaming]

No I combed through the mechanics for all the classes.