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Aion 2 Chanter PVE Skill and Stigma Complete Guide (Macros & Animation Canceling Included)
A detailed guide on the Aion 2 Chanter's PVE skills, stigmas, macro settings, and how to use animation canceling. It suggests recommended levels and specializations for each active/passive skill, stigma skill priority, and efficient combat operation methods using macros and animation canceling.
This guide is for reference, and it is important to find the skills and stigmas that suit you.
1. Before Starting: How to Use the Chanter Skill Guide
- ✅ This video is a personal opinion and not the definitive answer.
- ✅ A guide for users who are new to the Chanter class.
- ✅ Skill resets and specializations can be freely changed. It's important to find the skills that suit you.
- ⚠️ Choose stigmas carefully as there is a cost to reset them.
00:00 - 00:42
1. Before Starting: How to Use the Chanter Skill Guide
- ✅ This video is a personal opinion and not the definitive answer.
- ✅ A guide for users who are new to the Chanter class.
- ✅ Skill resets and specializations can be freely changed. It's important to find the skills that suit you.
- ⚠️ Choose stigmas carefully as there is a cost to reset them.
00:43 - 01:56
2. ⚔️ Skill Macro Settings and Animation Canceling Tips
- ✅ Skill Macros: Set up combinations like Crushing Wave and Back Breaker. Finding the right setup for you is important.
- ✅ Animation Canceling: A technique where a shadow appears and the skill is executed quickly after using Crushing Wave. Can also be applied to evasion.
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Skill Macro Key Settings | You can set hotkeys in the skill macro tab in the game settings. |
| Animation Canceling Method | Use Crushing Wave and then use a skill based on left-click or Source of Recovery. |
01:57 - 07:40
3. In-Depth Analysis of Active Skills: Recommended Specializations by Level
- ✅ Crushing Wave: Recommended at level 16 or higher. When reaching level 20, specialization 3/4/5 or 2/3/5 is recommended. Level 20 is recommended for PVE.
- ✅ Back Breaker: Recommended at level 16 or higher. Specialization 3/5 at level 16, and 2/3/5 at level 20 is recommended.
- ✅ Rushing Smash: Recommended at level 16 or higher. Specialization 3/5 at level 16, and 2/3/5 at level 20. Using specialization 2 can increase attack power by up to 60%.
- ✅ Striking Wave: It's good to level up because the damage of Surging Strike is high. Specialization 3/4 at level 16, and 1/3/4 at level 20.
- ✅ Dark Wave: The Chanter's main damage skill. Level 20 is recommended. Specialization 1/3/5 or 3/4/5. The ability to move is important. Using it on right-click allows for smooth canceling.
- ⚠️ Gusting Slash: Has low utility outside of Abyssal Peak or short dungeons. Specialization 4/5 at level 16, and 3/4/5 at level 20.
- ✅ Blazing Strike: Can be used upon a successful block. Can be used with a 50% chance when using Rushing Smash specialization. Specialization 4/5 at level 16, and 3/4/5 at level 20.
- ✅ Healing Spell: Level 20 is recommended. Stable operation is possible with specialization 1/4/5. The ability to move is important.
- ✅ Vibration Wave: Not essential until level 16. Specialization 1/2 at level 16, and 1/2/3 at level 20.
- ✅ Pulse Strike: It's okay to reach level 20, but it's not essential. Specialization 2/4 at level 16, and 2/4/5 at level 20.
- ✅ Spinning Strike: It's good to level up because the damage is significant. Specialization 1/2 at level 16, and 1/2/5 at level 20.
- ✅ Impact Release: CC removal skill. Specialization 3/5 at level 16, and 1/3 if below level 16.
07:41 - 11:34
4. Complete Analysis of Passive Skills: Priority and Utilization Strategies
- ✅ Blessing of Life: Increases health and healing amplification. The value has become very good after the patch.
- ⚠️ Cross: Virtually negligible effect. Invest if you have points left over.
- ✅ Protection Aura: Creates a shield for yourself and party members upon 10 hits.
- ✅ Inspiration Spell: Increases critical hit and perfection.
- ✅ Attack Preparation: Increases damage amplification, defense, and accuracy.
- ✅ Impact Hit: Increases impact hit and knockdown. (Stun, aerial bind, knockdown, grab)
- ⚠️ Spell of Guidance: Additional damage to bosses in an impact or groggy state. Invest if you have skill points left over.
- ✅ Promise of Earth: Reduces damage taken when health is above 75%.
- ✅ Will to Survive: Increases resistance to abnormal status effects. Important when doing PVP.
- ✅ Promise of Wind: Additional damage with a certain probability upon a critical hit.
| Priority | Passive Skill |
|---|---|
| 1st Priority | Attack Preparation, Blessing of Life |
| 2nd Priority | Impact Hit, Inspiration Spell |
| 3rd Priority | Promise of Earth, Promise of Wind |
11:35 - 16:29
5. Complete Stigma Skill Guide: PVE Priority and Usage
- ⚠️ Annihilation: Groggy reduction skill. Not commonly used these days.
- ✅ Source of Invincibility: The top priority skill to reach level 20. Greatly improves the stats of yourself and your party members.
- ⚠️ Block: Same as the block skill for melee classes. Adopt depending on your play style.
- ⚠️ Source of Swiftness: Increases movement speed. Some users use it in PVE.
- ✅ Crush: A skill that deals significant damage to the target. Cooldown decreases when leveled to level 5 or higher.
- ⚠️ Markutan's Wrath: Area damage skill. Less efficient than Legion Strike in PVE.
- ✅ Authority of Interception: Creates a shield for allies and yourself. Useful for solo play in Transcendence stage 4.
- ⚠️ Brand of Binding: PVP skill. Not used in PVE.
- ✅ Hand of Recovery: Restores health and action power to yourself and party members, and removes debuff magic. Very important in Transcendence. Recommended at level 15 or higher.
- ✅ Authority of Swiftness: Increases cooldown reduction, attack speed, accuracy, and critical hit. Preference may decrease for high-spec users.
- ✅ Blessing of Protection: Buffs yourself for 5 minutes. Increases survivability.
- ⚠️ Assault Impact: PVP skill. Not used in PVE.
| Priority | Stigma Skill |
|---|---|
| Top Priority | Source of Invincibility (Level 20) |
| Essential | Authority of Swiftness |
| Optional | Source of Swiftness, Authority of Interception, Hand of Recovery, Crush, Block (Choose according to play style) |
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6. Chanter Skill Guide Final Summary: PVE Core Skills & Stigma Priority
- ✅ Active Skills: Dark Wave, Hand of Recovery, Crushing Wave, Back Breaker (Recommended to reach level 20 first)
- ✅ Passive Skills: Attack Preparation, Blessing of Life (1st Priority), Impact Hit, Inspiration Spell (2nd Priority), Promise of Earth, Promise of Wind (3rd Priority)
- ✅ Stigma Skills: Source of Invincibility, Authority of Swiftness (Top Priority), Source of Swiftness, Authority of Interception, Hand of Recovery, Crush, Block (Optional)
This guide is for reference, and it is important to find the skills and stigmas that suit you.