AION 2 Chanter Guide: Build, Skills, Stigmas, Rotation

Chanter at a glance

Role: Hybrid support
Weapon: Staff
Difficulty: Moderate
Solo: Good: solos on its own damage

Alternates between buffing the group with Mantras and dealing real melee damage with a staff. Flexible and never locked into one job, but its impact is less visible on damage meters.

A battle priest with a staff. Buffs the group with Mantras and Power of the Storm, shields and heals in a pinch, and deals real melee damage. Flexible, but its impact doesn't show on damage meters.

Strengths

Flexible: support or damage
Group speed and cooldown buffs
Solos comfortably

Weaknesses

Impact is hard to see on meters
Buff upkeep adds to the rotation

In a group: Buffs, utility, secondary heals. In PvP: Durability, space control.

PvE rotation and core skills

Spinning StrikeRushing SmashImpactful CrushDark CrushIncandescent Blow

Undefeated Mantra and Sprint Mantra on the party, then Power of the Storm (+20% Combat Speed, 10% cooldown cut for the group).
Rushing Smash, then Impactful Crush (Stun), which opens Dark Crush.
Marchutan's Wrath hits up to 4 targets and opens another 3s Dark Crush window.
Loop Spinning Strike (stacking +15% Critical Damage), Incandescent Blow and Onslaught; Recuperation heals the party.

Tip: Use an AoE Theostone, since most of your hits strike 4 targets.

Best Stigmas

Stigmas unlock at levels 22, 27, 32 and 37. These are the picks top Global Chanters equip for PvE.

Slot	Unlocks at	Stigma
1	Lv 22	Undefeated Mantra
2	Lv 27	Sprint Mantra
3	Lv 32	Power of the Storm
4	Lv 37	Marchutan's Wrath

PvP swaps: Obliterate.

Chanter PvE build

For dungeons, raids and bosses.

Slot	Unlocks at	Stigma
1	Lv 22	Undefeated Mantra
2	Lv 27	Sprint Mantra
3	Lv 32	Power of the Storm
4	Lv 37	Marchutan's Wrath

Undefeated and Sprint Mantra are near-universal among Global Chanters.

Rotation

Undefeated Mantra + Sprint Mantra → Power of the Storm → Rushing Smash → Impactful Crush (Stun) → Dark Crush → Marchutan's Wrath (4 targets, opens Dark Crush again) → Spinning Strike / Incandescent Blow / Onslaught; Recuperation heals.

Tips

Use Power of the Storm at the start of burst windows: the whole party gets +20% Combat Speed and −10% cooldowns.
Earth's Promise (Daevanion) lowers the target's PvE Damage Tolerance on every hit.
Most of your hits strike 4 targets.

Chanter PvP build

For the Abyss, Artifact Sieges and arenas.

Slot	Unlocks at	Stigma
1	Lv 22	Undefeated Mantra
2	Lv 27	Power of the Storm
3	Lv 32	Marchutan's Wrath
4	Lv 37	Obliterate

Obliterate (50% Knockdown on up to 4) is the client's listed PvP swap.

Game plan

Buff with Undefeated Mantra and Power of the Storm before engaging.
Stun with Impactful Crush (60%, 3 s), then follow with Dark Crush.
Obliterate to knock down a group (50% Knockdown on up to 4).
Optional Stigma swaps: Barrier Spell (party can't drop below 10% HP for 3 s), Fracturing Blow (−30% Defense) or Ensnaring Mark (50% Seal).

Weakness: Moderate damage; you win fights by enabling teammates.

Theostone: AoE.

Chanter solo build

For leveling, farming and open-world elites on your own.

Slot	Unlocks at	Stigma
1	Lv 22	Undefeated Mantra
2	Lv 27	Sprint Mantra
3	Lv 32	Marchutan's Wrath
4	Lv 37	Power of the Storm

Tips

Recuperation heals and cleanses; Sprint Mantra heals you on hit, so you rarely need to rest.
Spinning Strike and Marchutan's Wrath clear packs of 4.
For tougher elites, Guardian Blessing (+5.4% Max HP for 2 minutes) is a Stigma worth swapping in.

Chanter in a party

Your job: Support and secondary healer who also deals damage.

Buffs you bring

Buff	Who	Effect	How you get it
Undefeated Mantra	Party	+10.5% PvE Damage Boost and Tolerance	In this build
Sprint Mantra	Party	+10.5% Move Speed; heals on hit	In this build
Power of the Storm	Party (40 m)	+20% Combat Speed, −10% cooldowns for 10 s; 120 s cooldown	In this build
Impeding Authority	Party (40 m)	Shield worth 16% of Max HP for 20 s; 90 s cooldown	Stigma: swap in
Barrier Spell	Party (40 m)	HP can't drop below 10% for 3 s; 180 s cooldown	Stigma: swap in

Debuffs you apply

Skill	Effect on enemies	How you get it
Earth's Promise	Enemy −5.4% PvE Damage Tolerance on each hit, 5 s	Always (passive)
Fracturing Blow	−30% Defense, 5 s	Stigma: swap in

Tips

Recuperation (a regular skill) heals the party and removes a debuff; Healing Touch is a Stigma for extra healing.
If your Cleric's Light of Protection is a higher level than your Undefeated Mantra, theirs applies instead.

Planning a party? Try the party composer.

Stats, Daevanion and Arcana

Stat priority

HPAttackDefenseCritical Hit (cap 50%)Accuracy

Daevanion board

Nezekan: Attack Preparation and Protection Circle pairs, then Zikel: Earth's Promise.

Arcana

Primal Vigor for damage, or Magic Armor if you run out of MP; Chalice fits any of your 22 skills.

Theostone

AoE (most hits strike 4 targets).

Key passives

Passive	Effect
Blessing of Life	+6.5% Max HP and Heal Boost
Attack Preparation	+5.5% PvE Damage Boost, +100 Accuracy
Protection Circle	Stacks into a Divine Barrier as you attack
Earth's Promise	Lowers enemy PvE Damage Tolerance on hit
Wind's Promise	+5.7% Critical Damage Boost, bonus damage on Critical Hit

More on gear: Manastones, Arcana and the upgrade order.

All 35 Chanter skills

Every skill and Stigma with its in-game tooltip at level 1, from the Global client. Full details and maximum-level text are on the Skills page.

Skill	Type	Learned	Cooldown	What it does
Onslaught	Active skill	Lv. 1	None	Deals 74 (+84.2% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and restores 100 MP.
Incandescent Blow	Active skill	Lv. 1	None	Deals 160 (+228.8% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m. 2 Stagger Gauge Damage
Rushing Smash	Active skill	Lv. 1	15s	Rushes at a target within 20m and deals 112 (+189.8% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies and restores 100 MP. 10 Stagger Gauge Damage
Impactful Crush	Active skill	Lv. 3	15s	Deals 224 (+218.4% Attack) damage to a target within 20m. Has a 60% chance to inflict Stun for 3s. 100% chance to inflict Stun on NPC targets. [Dark Crush] becomes available for 2s on skill use. 10 Stagger Gauge Damage
Dark Crush	Active skill	Lv. 4	5s	Deals 215 (+210.2% Attack) damage to a target within 20m. 5 Stagger Gauge Damage
Gust Rampage	Active skill	Lv. 5	None	Deals 120 (+82.5% Attack) damage to a target afflicted with Stagger within 4m.
Heat Wave Blow	Active skill	Lv. 7	10s	Selects a target within 4m and deals 345 (+182% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m with a 40% chance to inflict Seal for 3s on Block. 100% chance to inflict Seal on NPC targets. 10 Stagger Gauge Damage
Recuperation	Active skill	Lv. 8	15s	Restores 183 (+100% Attack)-201 HP and removes 1, 1 debuff(s) for the caster and party members within 40m. Restores 183 HP every 2s for 8s.
Tremor Crush	Active skill	Lv. 10	20s	Move to a target within 10m and deal 260 (+102% Attack) damage with a 50% chance to inflict Stun for 3s after using [Dodge] or while flying. 100% chance to inflict Stun on NPC targets. 10 Stagger Gauge Damage
Wave Blow	Active skill	Lv. 12	20s	Deals 538 (+211.2% Attack) damage to a target afflicted with Stun within 4m and inflicts Knockdown for 3s. Has a 7% chance to trigger on attacking a target with Incapacitated Immunity, changing the skill motion. 10 Stagger Gauge Damage
Spinning Strike	Active skill	Lv. 14	30s	Selects a target within 20m and deals 2,347 (+700.1% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies nearby. Increases the caster's Critical Damage Boost by 15% for 30s on hit. Stacks up to 2 times. [Dark Crush] becomes available for 2s on skill use. 15 Stagger Gauge Damage
Defiance	Active skill	Lv. 16	60s	Removes Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Grab, Frost, and Fear from the caster and grants Tenacity for 5s. Tenacity: Grants Status Effect Immunity Unaffected by cooldown reduction effects.
Blessing of Life	Passive skill	Lv. 1	None	Increases the caster's HP by 150. Increases Max HP by an additional 6.5% and Heal Boost by 15,300% of Attack.
Crossguard	Passive skill	Lv. 6	None	Increases the caster's Block by 200 and restores 53 (+100% Attack)-58 HP on Block. Cooldown: 1s
Protection Circle	Passive skill	Lv. 9	None	Grants a Protection Circle that lasts for 5s on landing an attack. Removes the Protection Circle at 10 stacks and grants Divine Barrier to the caster and party members, which blocks damage equaling 3.1% of Max HP for 10s. The Divine Barrier refreshes upon reaching 10 stacks of Protection Circle while Divine Barrier is active. Grants a Noble Protective Shield for 5s that blocks 21% damage when the caster's HP drops below 50%. Protection Circle Cooldown: 0.5s Noble Protective Shield Cooldown: 60s
Inspiring Spell	Passive skill	Lv. 11	None	Increases the caster's Critical Hit by 100 and Perfect Chance by 0.5%.
Attack Preparation	Passive skill	Lv. 13	None	Increases the caster's PvE Damage Boost by 5.5%, PvP Damage Boost by 2.75%, Defense by 2%, and Accuracy by 100.
Impact Hit	Passive skill	Lv. 15	None	Increases the caster's Impact-type Chance by 11.2% and Double Chance by 0.3%.
Raging Spell	Passive skill	Lv. 17	None	Deals 146 (+34% Attack) extra damage to targets afflicted with Stagger or an Impact-type status. Cooldown: 1s
Earth's Promise	Passive skill	Lv. 21	None	Reduces the target's PvE Damage Tolerance by 5.4% and PvP Damage Tolerance by 2.7% for 5s each time an attack lands. [Earth's Promise]'s PvE/PvP Damage Tolerance reduction effect does not apply when used together with the Cleric skill [Chain of Torment]. Cooldown: 10s
Survival Willpower	Passive skill	Lv. 23	None	Increases the caster's Status Effect Resist by 17%. Increases PvE Damage Tolerance by 12% and PvP Damage Tolerance by 6% for 5s when afflicted with Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Frost, or Fear. Increases Status Effect Resist by 10% for 5s when hit while afflicted with Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Frost, or Fear (up to 10 stacks). Damage Tolerance Increase Cooldown: 60s Status Effect Resist Increase Cooldown: 1s
Wind's Promise	Passive skill	Lv. 25	None	Increases the caster's Critical Damage Boost by 5.7% and has a 50% chance to deal 554 (+82.6% Attack) extra damage to the target on landing a Critical Hit. Extra Damage Cooldown: 1s
Marchutan's Wrath	Stigma skill	Lv. 22	30s	Selects a target within 20m and deals 1,384 (+234.3% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m. [Dark Crush] becomes available for 3s on skill use.
Guardian Blessing	Stigma skill	Lv. 22	120s	Increases the caster's Max HP by 5.4% for 120s and immediately restores 5.4% HP. Not affected by buff dispel effects.
Obliterate	Stigma skill	Lv. 22	60s	Deals 1,078 (+182.5% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m of the target, with a 50% chance to inflict Knockdown. 100% chance to land Knockdown on NPC targets. 50 Stagger Gauge Damage
Undefeated Mantra	Stigma skill	Lv. 22	5s	Increases PvE Damage Boost and PvE Damage Tolerance by 10.5% and PvP Damage Boost and PvP Damage Tolerance by 5.25% for the caster and nearby party members. Does not stack with the Damage Boost effect from the Cleric skill [Light of Protection]; only the higher-level skill effect applies. If both skills are the same level, Undefeated Mantra takes precedence.
Assault Shock	Stigma skill	Lv. 22	120s	Selects a target within 20m and deals 986 (+167% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m with a 30% chance to inflict Stun for 3s. 100% chance to inflict Stun on NPC targets. Increases Defense by up to 20% proportional to the number of targets hit.
Impeding Authority	Stigma skill	Lv. 22	90s	Grants a Protective Shield that blocks damage equaling 16% of Max HP for 20s to the caster and nearby party members within 40m.
Barrier Spell	Stigma skill	Lv. 22	180s	Prevents the HP of the caster and party members within 40m from falling below 10% for 3s. Cannot block certain powerful attacks. Unaffected by cooldown increase effects. Tenaciousness, Salvation, Barrier Spell effects, and Unstoppable effect cannot be applied for 30s if Invincibility stacking is blocked.
Focused Defense	Stigma skill	Lv. 22	20s	Temporarily increases Block Damage Reduction by 100% and guarantees Block. Restores 110 MP and Stamina once on Block.
Ensnaring Mark	Stigma skill	Lv. 22	60s	Selects a target within 20m and deals 1,034 (+175% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m, with a 50% chance to inflict Seal for 5s. 100% chance to inflict Seal on NPC targets. [Dark Crush] becomes available for 3s on skill use.
Healing Touch	Stigma skill	Lv. 22	30s	Restores 927 (+100% Attack)-1,020 HP for the caster and party members within 40m.
Sprint Mantra	Stigma skill	Lv. 22	5s	Increases Move Speed by 10.5% and grants a 15% chance to restore 127 (+100% Attack)-140 HP on landing an attack to the caster and nearby party members. Healing Cooldown: 1s
Power of the Storm	Stigma skill	Lv. 22	120s	Increases Combat Speed by 20% and reduces skill cooldowns by 20% for 10s. Increases Combat Speed by 20% and reduces skill cooldowns by 10% for party members within 40m. Cannot receive effect of [Power of the Storm] if Cleric skill [Earth's Blessing] effect is active.
Fracturing Blow	Stigma skill	Lv. 22	45s	Rushes to a target within 20m and deals 1,288 (+218% Attack) damage and reduces their Defense by 30% for 5s. Increases damage by 20% to targets afflicted with an Impact-type status. 20 Stagger Gauge Damage