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Aion 2 Chanter Guide: complete PvE build (skills, stigmas, gear)

Aion 2 Chanter PvE guide: specializations for every skill, passives, stigmas, healer and DPS presets, stats, late game gear, Arcanas, Genus Insight, Daevanion and macro.

by Iruminati

Introduction: the Chanter playstyle

Want to play Chanter in Aion 2 and be the best player in your group?

This Aion 2 Chanter guide gathers the whole build, step by step: playstyle, specialization of every skill, passives, stigmas, presets, target stats, gear, Arcanas, Genus Insight, Daevanion and macro.

The Chanter is a dynamic and very versatile melee class. It hits just as well up close as at range, and it has a huge support kit.

It is the most sought-after class in the game: its buffs benefit the whole group and its damage stays very solid. In our view, it is simply the best class in Aion 2.

Understanding specializations

Each skill has 5 specialization lines, identified by a color: green, blue, yellow, orange and red. They unlock with the skill level.

• Level 8: lines 1 to 3, 1 specialization
• Level 12: 4th line, 2 specializations
• Level 16: 5th line unlocked
• Level 20: 3 specializations

How do you get a main skill to level 20? You add up 4 sources:

Remember this rule: 4 points from Daevanion, 4 points from Arcanas, 2 points from gear. The Chanter has 4 main skills: Onslaught, Dark Crush, Spinning Strike and Recuperation.

Active skills

For each skill, here are the specializations to activate depending on its level. The colored dot shows the matching line in game.

OnslaughtMain skill

A main skill to level to 20. It hits up to 4 enemies and restores MP.

Lv. 12

+50% Multi-Hit-1 s CD Spinning Strike

Lv. 16

Chains Storm Chain-1 s CD Spinning Strike

Lv. 20

Chains Storm Chain-1 s CD Spinning Strike+50% Multi-Hit

Dark CrushMain skill

The Chanter’s big hit. It deals bonus damage to targets affected by an Impact effect.

Lv. 12

Critical hit chanceChains Piercing Strike

Lv. 16

Removes the CDChains Piercing Strike

Lv. 20

Removes the CDChains Piercing StrikeCritical hit chance

Spinning StrikeMain skill

A main skill to level to 20. It increases your Critical Damage Boost by 15% for 30 s, stacking twice, and makes Dark Crush available.

Lv. 12

-5 s CD+20% damage (few targets)

Lv. 16

Ignores block and evasion, crit-5 s CD

Lv. 20

Ignores block and evasion, crit-5 s CD+20% damage (few targets)

Tip This Critical Damage Boost bonus is very strong. Keep it up at all times by recasting Spinning Strike before the 30 s run out.

Note Are you the only healer in the group on hard content? The blue line (+10% Heal Boost) can become worthwhile. It is very situational.

RecuperationMain skill

The Chanter’s group heal. It heals and removes a debuff from the whole group within 40 m.

Lv. 12

2 uses, stacking heal+5% HP restored

Lv. 16

2 uses, stacking heal+5% HP restored

Lv. 20

2 uses, stacking heal+5% HP restoredRemoves 2 debuffs

Tip The 3rd specialization depends on the content. Lots of debuffs to remove (poisons, burns…)? Take the blue line. Few negative effects? Take the red line (-3 s CD).

Incandescent Blow

Level it to 16. Level 20 is not needed.

Lv. 8

+12% damage (few targets)

Lv. 12

-20% MP cost+12% damage (few targets)

Lv. 16

Ignores block and evasion, Multi-Hit+12% damage (few targets)

Rushing Smash

Worthwhile at level 16.

Lv. 12

50% chance to cast Heat Wave BlowCD reset on kill

Lv. 16

Ignores block and evasion, Multi-HitCD reset on kill

Impactful Crush

Level 12 is enough. No need to go past level 16.

Lv. 12

Usable while moving+30% Skill Speed

Gust Rampage

Level it to 16 minimum.

Lv. 12

Usable while movingMulti-Hit

Lv. 16

-1 s CD on all skillsMulti-Hit

Heat Wave Blow

Level 12 is enough. At level 16, keep the same specializations.

Lv. 12

+20% damage (several targets)Ignores block and evasion, Multi-Hit

Tremor Crush

Level 12 minimum.

Lv. 12

+10 m range+50% Multi-Hit

Wave Blow

Level 12 minimum. It reduces the damage dealt by the target.

Lv. 12

Multi-Hit-15% target PvE Damage Boost

Defiance

Level 12 minimum. Tenacity makes you immune to crowd control.

Lv. 12

+10% HP on activation+2 s Tenacity

Passives

Some passives are essential, others much less so. Here is the ranking.

Tier	Passive	What it gives
0	Wind’s Promise	Critical Damage Boost and bonus damage on critical hit. The #1 passive.
0	Attack Preparation	PvE Damage Boost, Defense and Accuracy
1	Impact Hit	Impact effect chance and Double Chance
2	Inspiring Spell	Critical Hit and Perfect Chance
3	Blessing of Life	More HP and Heal Boost
3	Earth’s Promise	Reduces the target’s PvE Damage Tolerance. Useless if a Cleric is in the group: the Cleric levels this effect.

• The first 3 (Wind’s Promise, Attack Preparation, Impact Hit) should be leveled as high as possible. They are also the 3 passives to look for on gear.
• Inspiring Spell comes right after.
• The rest matters little: spread your remaining points.

Stigmas

Stigmas are special skills that boost your character. At launch, you will only have 4 slots. Each stigma gains a line every 5 levels (5, 10, 15 and 20).

3 stigmas are almost always mandatory: Undefeated Mantra, Sprint Mantra and Power of the Storm. The 4th slot depends on the content and your role.

The 4th slot

Role	Stigma	When to take it
Offensive	Marchutan’s Wrath	To deal maximum damage. Its level matters little.
Defensive	Focused Defense	Blocks attacks. Worthwhile at levels 5 (+1 use) and 10 (usable while moving).
Shield	Impeding Authority	Content that requires big shields and lots of resistance. All its tiers are good.
Invulnerability	Barrier Spell	Content that requires group invulnerability. All its tiers are good.
Healer	Healing Touch	You are the only healer. Especially at level 15: it removes 5 debuffs.

Presets: healer, DPS or support

The Chanter is a very versatile class. The game lets you save several skill presets (tabs 1, 2 and 3 at the top of the skill window): use them to switch roles in one click.

• DPS preset: the 3 mandatory stigmas and Marchutan’s Wrath.
• Healer preset: the 3 mandatory stigmas and Healing Touch. On Spinning Strike, the blue line (Heal Boost) becomes interesting.
• Support preset: the 3 mandatory stigmas and Barrier Spell, Impeding Authority or Focused Defense, depending on the content.

Target stats

As with almost every class, Attack dominates. Look for plenty of Might: this stat increases your Attack as a percentage (Attack Increase).

Then, 4 divine stats make the difference:

• Destruction [Zikel]: increases Attack.
• Wisdom [Lumiel]: increases Double Chance.
• Time [Siel]: increases Combat Speed.
• Illusion [Kaisinel]: reduces cooldowns, so your buffs come back more often.

Where to find them? On the Pantheon artworks and on abyssal bracelets.

Late game gear

The target gear is the crafted Splendent Ebony Dragon Lord set, the most expensive in the game. Every piece is at max enhancement (+20) with max potential.

The golden rule of Soul Binding

Each piece has random stats: the Soul Binding. On armor and jewelry, 3 passives always come back: Wind’s Promise, Attack Preparation and Impact Hit.

In the table, passives are in purple and active skills in blue.

Soul Binding by gear piece

• Rings: the 4 main skills take all the space. There is no slot for another skill.
• Amulet and belt: not very important.

See every possible Soul Binding stat by gear piece (image)

Manastones

On Superior Manastones, every Ultimate line is viable. Aim first for:

• Damage Boost +100
• Weapon Damage Boost +100
• Critical Damage Boost +100

Back Attack Damage Boost is less interesting. If you get it, you can still keep it.

No Ultimate line? The best alternative is Attack +10.

Theostones

The differences between Theostones are small. The best option: any Theostone with a 1% chance to deal big damage.

You hit very often, so that 1% triggers regularly. Example: Traufnir’s Courage, 1% chance to deal 10,000 fire damage.

Arcanas

Arcanas grant a divine stat and skill or passive levels. The goal: +4 on each main skill and as much as possible on the key passives. All cards are +5.

Optimization example

What matters is the final result. You can spread your points however you like across the cards.

• Result: +4 on Onslaught, Dark Crush, Spinning Strike and Recuperation. +7 on Wind’s Promise, +5 on Attack Preparation, +3 on Impact Hit.
• Compass: what matters is maxing Recuperation. Then, preferably Incandescent Blow or Gust Rampage already at +2.
• Chalice (Grail): fill it last, to complete what is missing after the other cards. Then put the remaining points into Wind’s Promise and Attack Preparation.

Wings

Two choices, depending on your goal:

Genus Insight

Genus Insight is filled family by family (Cogni, Fera, Natura, Varian and Special). Each family has 9 slots, with the same pattern:

Pantheon

For artworks, always aim for the same 4 stats: Wisdom, Destruction, Time and Illusion. Life and the other stats are not a priority.

For statues, use what you have. The Kromede and Zikel statues are the priority for the stats they give.

Daevanion

Daevanion tops up skill levels. Take every golden node: these are the +4 on main skills and on key passives.

The rule is simple: take every skill and every passive. Start with the ones that matter most for the class. The less useful skills and passives can wait.

Rotation and macro

Buffs

Your buffs are not part of the rotation: cast them by hand. This applies to Undefeated Mantra, Sprint Mantra and Power of the Storm.

The skill chain

Place your skills in 2 lines. The order matters.

• Line 1: Dark Crush, Spinning Strike, Impactful Crush, then Incandescent Blow.
• Line 2: Wave Blow, then Heat Wave Blow.

The in-game macro

The in-game macro contains the head of each line: Dark Crush then Wave Blow.

Then hold right click and left click: auto-attack runs and the macro casts your skills as soon as they are ready.

Bonus option: the mouse macro

Do you have a Logitech mouse, or any mouse with macro software? Create a macro in your software. Example here with G Hub:

• Macro type: repeat while held.
• Keys: the in-game macro key, then the auto-attack key.
• Save, then assign the macro to the empty button of your choice.

More details on macros in the Aion 2 Bible.

Conclusion

The Chanter does it all: it buffs the group, heals, tanks and hits hard. It is the class every group wants.

Key points to remember:

• Onslaught, Dark Crush, Spinning Strike and Recuperation to level 20 first.
• Wind’s Promise, Attack Preparation and Impact Hit above all on gear and passives.
• Undefeated Mantra, Sprint Mantra and Power of the Storm in your stigmas, the 4th depending on your role.
• One preset per role: DPS, healer and support.
• Might, Destruction, Wisdom, Time and Illusion as target stats.