Aion 2 Cleric build: stigmas, skills and gear

Cleric skill priority and levels

Every Cleric active and passive skill, with the share of sampled top players who run it and their average level. Rates are Official-sample numbers. The skills page adds the level spread.

Official-sample n=200, 2026-10-16

Actives

• Active Earth's Retribution

  Unlocks

  Lv 1

  Avg skill level

  13.2

  Equipped

  100%

• Active Debilitating Mark

  Unlocks

  Lv 1

  Avg skill level

  12.7

  Equipped

  99.5%

• Active Judgment Thunder

  Unlocks

  Lv 1

  Avg skill level

  13.4

  Equipped

  99%

• Active Divine Aura

  Unlocks

  Lv 3

  Avg skill level

  12.7

  Equipped

  99.5%

• Active Chain of Torment

  Unlocks

  Lv 4

  Avg skill level

  13.1

  Equipped

  100%

• Active Lightning Strike Scattershot

  Unlocks

  Lv 5

  Avg skill level

  9.9

  Equipped

  91.5%

• Active Light of Regeneration

  Unlocks

  Lv 7

  Avg skill level

  13.2

  Equipped

  100%

• Active Condemnation

  Unlocks

  Lv 8

  Avg skill level

  13.5

  Equipped

  100%

• Active Healing Light

  Unlocks

  Lv 10

  Avg skill level

  13.1

  Equipped

  99%

• Active Radiant Recovery

  Unlocks

  Lv 12

  Avg skill level

  13.0

  Equipped

  100%

• Active Bolt

  Unlocks

  Lv 14

  Avg skill level

  12.4

  Equipped

  98%

• Active Defiance

  Unlocks

  Lv 16

  Avg skill level

  n/a

  Equipped

  0%

Passives

• Passive Warm Benediction

  Unlocks

  Lv 1

  Avg skill level

  n/a

  Equipped

  0%

• Passive Empyrean Lords' Benediction

  Unlocks

  Lv 6

  Avg skill level

  n/a

  Equipped

  0%

• Passive Empyrean Lord's Grace

  Unlocks

  Lv 9

  Avg skill level

  n/a

  Equipped

  0%

• Passive Healing Enhancement

  Unlocks

  Lv 11

  Avg skill level

  n/a

  Equipped

  0%

• Passive Immortal Veil

  Unlocks

  Lv 13

  Avg skill level

  n/a

  Equipped

  0%

• Passive Heal Block

  Unlocks

  Lv 15

  Avg skill level

  n/a

  Equipped

  0%

• Passive Prayer of Concentration

  Unlocks

  Lv 17

  Avg skill level

  n/a

  Equipped

  0%

• Passive Earth's Grace

  Unlocks

  Lv 21

  Avg skill level

  n/a

  Equipped

  0%

• Passive Survival Willpower

  Unlocks

  Lv 23

  Avg skill level

  n/a

  Equipped

  0%

• Passive Radiant Benediction

  Unlocks

  Lv 25

  Avg skill level

  n/a

  Equipped

  0%

Aion 2 Cleric stigma combos

Four stigma slots open at levels 22, 27, 32 and 37. You register 4 of the 13 stigmas, and you cannot equip or swap them in combat.

Source: official AION 2 character pages, sampled 2026-10-16, n=200. Combos seen fewer than 3 times are not listed.

Community cross-check

Only Light of Protection was common to most top Clerics. Healing and damage picks are still mixed. Popularity is not a ranking: Combat Power measures gear and levels, not skill.

MetaBot: Client-data, about 150 top level 45 players per class, 3 Oct 2026. Neonsect armory reading, 4 Oct, two runs (A / B): 30 highest Combat Power players, Client-data from the official armory. Both are outside readings that you can compare with ours.

Gear by slot

The most worn item in each slot among sampled top Clerics, with the median enchant and the 90th percentile (p90) of players. Source: official AION 2 character pages, sampled 2026-10-16, n=200.

• MainHand

  Spiritforged Mace

  Unique, p90 +12, median +10

  40.5%

• SubHand

  Spiritforged Guard

  Unique, p90 +10, median +10

  45.5%

• Helmet

  Vakron Helm

  Unique, p90 +10, median +5

  29.5%

• Shoulder

  Vakron Pauldrons

  Unique, p90 +10, median +5

  30.5%

• Torso

  Bakarma Breastplate

  Unique, p90 +10, median +6

  45%

• Pants

  Vakron Greaves

  Unique, p90 +10, median +5

  26.5%

• Gloves

  Vakron Gloves

  Unique, p90 +10, median +5

  31%

• Boots

  Vakron Boots

  Unique, p90 +10, median +5

  32%

• Necklace

  Aulamus Necklace

  Unique, p90 +10, median +5

  27%

• Earring1

  Pilgrim Earrings

  Legend, p90 +10, median +5

  27.5%

• Earring2

  Pilgrim Earrings

  Legend, p90 +10, median +5

  31%

• Ring1

  Pilgrim Ring

  Legend, p90 +10, median +5

  27%

• Ring2

  Pilgrim Ring

  Legend, p90 +10, median +5

  29.6%

• Bracelet1

  Ascension Bracelet

  Unique, p90 +10, median +10

  43%

• Bracelet2

  Liberator Bracelet

  Legend, p90 +10, median +5

  41.5%

• Belt

  Noble Belt

  Unique, p90 +6, median +0

  68%

• Cape

  Vakron Cloak

  Unique, p90 +10, median +5

  29%

• Amulet

  Revelation Amulet

  Unique, p90 +6, median +0

  83%

• Rune1

  Clash Rune

  Special, p90 +4, median +2

  100%

• Rune2

  Clash Rune

  Special, p90 +3, median +2

  100%

• Arcana1

  Chalice of Vigor

  Common, p90 +2, median +0

  28.8%

• Arcana2

  Parchment of Vigor

  Common, p90 +3, median +0

  26.9%

• Arcana3

  Compass of Magic

  Rare, p90 +2, median +0

  20.4%

• Arcana4

  Bell of Vigor

  Common, p90 +2, median +0

  24%

• Arcana5

  Mirror of Vigor

  Legend, p90 +2, median +0

  21.6%

Wings and pets

• Ultimate Daeva Wings 45%
• Ultimate Daeva Wings 37%
• Lesser Daeva Wings 3.5%
• Pagati 30%
• Papis 4%
• Two 3%

Grades and enchant rules are in the gear guide and the enchanting guide.

Daevanion priorities

Five Daevanion boards open at levels 12, 20, 30, 40 and 45. Skill nodes add +1 level to one named skill, and stat nodes are the same for every class.

• Skill nodes first. Take the nodes for your core skills before the stat paths. Editorial, built on MetaBot's board reading.
• Then the corners. The 4-point corner nodes carry the headline stats. Do not spread points across boards.
• Skip Azphel for PvE. It is PvP-only, has no skill nodes and uses its own currency.

Route and node list: Cleric Daevanion boards. Plan yours in the Daevanion planner, and read the Daevanion guide for points and costs.

Rotation and play pattern

Client-data Source We publish no fixed Cleric rotation. No source we trust gives a skill-by-skill order that three sources agree on. These facts about the kit shape how you use your skills:

• Healing Light is the everyday heal and Radiant Recovery the burst heal.
• Use the damage skills when the party is healthy.

Editorial Source A usable order is to keep your most equipped actives on cooldown and put the extra skill levels into them. This sample lists them from most to least equipped:

1. Condemnation (average level 13.5)
2. Earth's Retribution (average level 13.2)
3. Light of Regeneration (average level 13.2)
4. Chain of Torment (average level 13.1)
5. Radiant Recovery (average level 13.0)
6. Debilitating Mark (average level 12.7)

Leveling tips

• Stigmas open at level 22 after the third Ascension quest, which pays 1 Stigma Shard, enough for stigma level 1.
• MetaBot lists Light of Protection as the first Cleric stigma to level.
• Stigma Shards level them: 75 points take one stigma from level 1 to 20. Level-ups pay about 29 shards by level 45 and the third Ascension quest pays 1. That funds four stigmas at level 5 and one at level 10. More waits for shop shards.
• Cleric levels slower than damage classes because Condemnation and the other damage skills carry the load. Dungeon parties will take you in, so use them.

Labels: Client-data for the numbers (Wikily level table), Editorial for the advice. The full route is in the leveling guide.

Common mistakes

• Reading popularity as a ranking. A stigma set worn by many top players shows what they run, not what is best: Combat Power measures gear and levels, not skill.
• Importing a Korean build. Korea has 6 stigma slots and 8 Daevanion boards. Global has 4 slots and 5 boards.
• Planning a stigma swap mid-fight. Stigmas cannot be equipped or swapped in combat.
• Running Light of Protection next to a Chanter and expecting both to count. It does not stack with Undefeated Mantra.
• Healing at full speed while the party is healthy. Use the damage skills then.

Patch impact log

Not confirmed yet

• Which fourth stigma to run: MetaBot picks Summon Resurrection, Playhub picks Prayer of Amplification, and Neonsect shows both near half.
• Healing numbers and how Korean healing patches carry over to Global.
• A PvP-specific stigma set. No source names a Cleric PvP swap.

Official skill, stigma and gear lists from NC for Cleric are not published. Everything outside the armory sample is community data with its source named.

Aion 2 Cleric build FAQ