| When Aion Online hits the store shelves in a week, it | | | | (albeit, weaker ones), but they can debuff their |
| brings with it one of the more interesting sets of | | | | opponents in many ways, reducing movement speed, |
| classes in an MMO yet and one of the most intriguing | | | | attack rate, defense, and flight speed. Additionally, a |
| of those classes is the Chanter - a character that is a | | | | staff will make it possible to knock your enemy to |
| big of a healer/melee hybrid with a big staff and a | | | | the ground. |
| whole lot of group buffs that make them incredibly | | | | Of course, those offensive abilities are all back seat |
| important for a group in the Abyss. | | | | to the support role that a good Chanter will play in |
| Built out of the Priest Class, Chanters are one of the | | | | most groups. They can buff almost every class, |
| only classes with healing abilities, immediately making | | | | including melee and caster damage, magical and |
| them very important for many groups and for any | | | | physical defense, and run speed. Mantras are also |
| player who enjoys playing a healer. However, unlike | | | | useful because they will allow players to benefit while |
| clerics who are focused on spells alone, Chanters are | | | | in a certain radius of the Chanter. |
| fighters and do so with their staffs, hitting with | | | | Finally, there are the healing spells which include both |
| multiple combos in the field. They wear chain armor | | | | Direct heals and HoTs. The direct heals are not quite |
| and have a staff or shield and mace. Their damage | | | | as strong as the Cleric heals, but they make strong |
| output isn't quite on par with the DPS classes, but | | | | backup healers by using their HoTs to support a |
| their utility in a group is second to none as their | | | | group in many ways. |
| Mantras enhance the entire party's ability to combat | | | | A good Chanter is one of the most effective and |
| their foes. | | | | useful members of a group. If you're building a guild |
| The key to the damage dealt by a Chanter is that | | | | or just like to play a dynamic healing, support class, |
| they can hit with not only damage dealing attacks | | | | this is one class you should keep in mind. |