ChanterThe support guide: mantras, Power of the Storm, Dark Crush, macro and PvP

Role
Support
Weapon
Staff
Range
Melee
Party buffs
yes
Difficulty
easy
Skills
12 active, 10 passive, 13 stigma

As of 4 October 2026, Global version. Balance patches can change values; changes to the guide are listed under News.

Contents
  1. Overview
  2. Mechanics
  3. Build
  4. Active skills
  5. Passives
  6. Stigmas
  7. Hotbar/macro
  8. Support
  9. Levelling
  10. Daevanion
  11. Stats
  12. PvP
  13. Mistakes
  14. Status

Overview

The Chanter is the party’s support. Two mantras and Power of the Storm strengthen every teammate nearby, and Recuperation heals them and removes a debuff. All the while he fights in melee with his staff.

He heals on the side but doesn’t replace a Cleric: he has no resurrection. In hard content, Chanter and Cleric belong in the same party. KR/TW value

Strengths

  • Permanent party buffs through the mantras
  • Power of the Storm: combat speed and shorter cooldowns for everyone
  • Healing and cleansing on the side
  • Rushing Smash with a reset on kill makes farming fast

Weaknesses

  • Dark Crush only in windows of 2 to 3 s
  • Little damage early on while cooldowns are long
  • No resurrection, no replacement for the Cleric
  • Several buffs overlap with the Cleric

How the Chanter works

Opening Dark Crush

  1. Cast an opener. Dark Crush hits a target within 20 m and costs no MP, but is only briefly usable: 2 s after Spinning Strike or Impactful Crush, 3 s after Marchutan’s Wrath.
  2. Get rid of the cooldown. Up to skill level 16, Dark Crush has a 5 s cooldown; after that the “cooldown removed” specialisation takes it away. From level 12 there’s also the follow-up hit [penetration].
  3. Stack crit damage. Every hit of Spinning Strike gives you +15% critical damage amplification for 30 s, up to two stacks. The left click Onslaught regenerates MP and, from level 12, lowers Spinning Strike’s cooldown by 1 s with every hit.

Buffs first, then the boss. Switch on both mantras and pop Power of the Storm before anyone uses a skill. The cooldown reduction only affects cooldowns that start during the buff.

Build at a glance (level 45, PvE)

Main skillsDark Crush, Onslaught, Recuperation and Spinning Strike to 10, then Incandescent Blow, Impactful Crush and Rushing Smash
StigmasUndefeated Mantra, Sprint Mantra, Power of the Storm, plus Marchutan’s Wrath or Obliterate disputed
PassivesWind’s Promise and Attack Preparation, then Impact Hit, then Inspiring Spell and Blessing of Life
KeysHold left click and the macro key. Power of the Storm and heals by hand; switch on the mantras.
StatsSmite, then frontal or back attack damage amplification disputed, weapon damage, critical damage, damage amplification

Mastery skillStigmaPassive

  • KR/TW valueValue from the Korean/Taiwanese version, not yet confirmed on Global
  • disputedDisputed among experienced players; both positions are in the text

Active skills and specialisations

Points raise a skill to level 10; Daevanion nodes, gear and Arcana go beyond that. Specialisation slots open at skill levels 8 and 12; the option at 16 takes one of them until level 20 opens a third. Resets are free.

Specialisations the common PvE builds agree on. Unlock level in brackets.
Skillfrom LvCDWhat it doesSpecialisations
Dark Crush45 sOne target within 20 m, only usable shortly after an opener.Guaranteed critical hit (8)
Follow-up hit [penetration] (12)
Cooldown removed (16), instead of the crit
Onslaught1–Up to 4 enemies within 4 m, regenerates 100 MP. Your left click.Multi-hit chance +50% (8)
[Spinning Strike] cooldown −1 s on hit (12)
From 16: follow-up [hurricane strike] instead of multi-hit
Spinning Strike1430 sUp to 4 enemies around a target within 20 m. +15% critical damage amplification for 30 s, up to 2 stacks. Opens Dark Crush for 2 s.Cooldown −5 s (8)
Up to +20% damage on few targets (8)
Recuperation815 sHeals you and the party within 40 m instantly and over 8 s, removes one debuff.One extra cast in a row, heal over time stacks twice (8)
Plus +5% HP or remove up to 2 debuffs disputed
Incandescent Blow1–Up to 4 enemies within 4 m.Up to +12% damage on few targets (8)
From 16: ignores block and evasion, multi-hit
Impactful Crush315 sOne target within 20 m, 60% stun for 3 s (NPC 100%). Opens Dark Crush for 2 s.Usable while moving (8)
Skill speed +30% (12)
Rushing Smash115 sCharge to a target within 20 m, up to 4 enemies, 100 MP.Reset on defeating an enemy (12)
First slot: 50% chance of [Heat Wave Blow]
Wave Blow1220 sA stunned target within 4 m, 3 s knockdown. Unlocked against immune targets with a 7% chance.From 12: target’s PvE damage amplification −15% for 10 s
Heat Wave Blow710 sAfter a block, up to 4 enemies, 40% silence for 3 s.Up to +20% damage on many targets (8)
Tremor Crush1020 sAfter an emergency evade or while flying, to a target within 10 m, 50% stun.Range +10 m (8), mainly PvP
Gust Rampage5–Only hits a dazed (staggered) target within 4 m.From 16: −1 s on all cooldowns on hit
Defiance1660 sRemoves stun, knockdown, airborne, grab, frost and fear, then 5 s of tenacity.10% HP on use (8)

Distributing skill points at level 45

Order after resetting at 45 (21 points per skill from 1 to 10)
#SkilltoTotal points
1Dark Crush, Onslaught, Recuperation, Spinning Strike1084
2Incandescent Blow, Impactful Crush10126
3Wind’s Promise, Attack Preparation10168
4Rushing Smash10189
5Impact Hit10210
6Inspiring Spell, Blessing of Life10252
7Earth’s Promise, Protection Circle10294
8Gust Rampage10315
9Heat Wave Blow10336
10Two of Tremor Crush, Wave Blow, Defiance disputed10378

The levelling points reach Impact Hit at 8; wisdom stones pay for the rest. Leave at level 1: the third skill from row 10, Crossguard and Survival Willpower; Raging Spell is disputed.

Passive skills

Values: level 1 → highest level shown in the skill databases. Sorted by priority.
PrioPassivefrom LvEffect
1Wind’s Promise25Critical damage amplification 5.7% → 19%. On crit, 50% chance of additional damage (1 s cooldown).
2Attack Preparation13PvE damage amplification 5.5% → 15%, defence, accuracy +100.
3Impact Hit15Impact hit 11.2% → 34%, Smite 0.3% → 6%.
4Inspiring Spell11Critical hit +100 → +290, perfection 0.5% → 10%.
5Blessing of Life1HP and max HP, plus healing amplification equal to 15.3% → 21% of attack power.
6Earth’s Promise21On hit, target’s PvE damage resistance −5.4% → −13% for 5 s (10 s cooldown). Doesn’t work together with the Cleric’s Chain of Torment.
7Protection Circle9After 10 hits a shield for you and the party. Below 50% HP an emergency shield for you.
–Raging Spell, Survival Willpower, Crossguard17 / 23 / 6Additional damage against dazed targets, status effect resistance (PvP), block. Usually level 1 in PvE.

Stigmas

Slots open at 22, 27, 32 and 37. Three stigmas are in every common PvE build: Undefeated Mantra, Sprint Mantra and Power of the Storm. For the fourth there are two camps. disputed

StigmaCDEffectLevel bonuses
Undefeated Mantra5 sToggle buff: PvE damage amplification and PvE damage resistance +10.5% → +20% for you and nearby teammates. Doesn’t work together with the Cleric’s Light of Protection; the higher level applies, and on a tie the mantra.5: Critical hit +100
10: Accuracy +100
15: Critical damage amplification +5%
20: Smite +5%
Power of the Storm120 s10 s (Lv 1) to 20 s: for you combat speed +20% and cooldowns −20%, for the party within 40 m combat speed +20% and cooldowns −10%.5: Cooldown −30 s
10: Accuracy +200
15: Critical hit +200
20: Attack power +20% for you, +10% for the party
Sprint Mantra5 sToggle buff: movement speed +10.5% → +17.5% for you and nearby teammates, plus a 15% chance of HP on every hit.5: Healing received +10%
10: SP regeneration +30%
15: +50% HP regeneration below 50% HP
20: Regeneration +10%
Marchutan’s Wrath30 sUp to 4 enemies around a target within 20 m. Opens Dark Crush for 3 s.5: Up to +20% damage on few targets
10: 50% stun
15: Healing received and potions −70%
20: Stun chance +25%
Obliterate60 sUp to 4 enemies, 50 stagger damage at every level, the Chanter’s highest value.For stagger checks. Those who use it leave it at level 1 and give the points to Undefeated Mantra.

Stigma points after level 45

A level costs 1 point up to 5, 2 up to 10, 4 up to 15 and 8 up to 20. With 30 points at 45: Undefeated Mantra at 10, the others at 5.

  • After that: Undefeated Mantra to 20 (20% party buff, plus Smite), then Power of the Storm to 20 (buff lasts 20 s, more attack power for everyone).
  • Later: Sprint Mantra to 10, the fourth stigma, then keep raising the sprint.

Swapping stigmas by content

SituationStigmaWhy
Stagger checksObliterate50 stagger damage. Save it for the open bar.
No Cleric in the partyHealing Touch or Guardian BlessingMore healing or more max HP. As the only healer, take the healing amplification specialisation on Spinning Strike. disputed
Hard content, your own survivalFocused DefenseGuaranteed block, twice in a row from level 5. Usually instead of Sprint Mantra.
Known hit on the whole raidImpeding AuthorityShield of 20% of max HP for you and the party within 40 m at level 5.

Hotbar and macro

The basics of the macro system are in the Assassin guide. The Chanter runs one row, and Dark Crush has to be at the very bottom so it fires first in every open window. Above it Impactful Crush as the opener and at the top Incandescent Blow as filler.

1
  1. Rushing Smash

Charge, farming

2
  1. Tremor Crush

After evading

3
  1. Recuperation

Healing, cleanse

4
  1. Power of the Storm

On the pull, before stagger

5
  1. Spinning Strike

Variant B

7
  1. Sprint Mantra

Switch on

8
  1. Undefeated Mantra

Switch on

E
  1. Gust Rampage

When the boss is staggered

R
  1. Dark Crush
  2. Impactful Crush
  3. Incandescent Blow

In the macro, variant below

LMB
  1. Onslaught

Left click, MP

Row: Dark Crush, Spinning Strike, Impactful Crush, Incandescent Blow (from bottom to top). You press Marchutan’s Wrath by hand when no Dark Crush window is open.

Hold left click alongside the macro, don’t put it in: a macro step fires roughly once per cycle. The macro stops when switching presets, and a macro key on a mouse button doesn’t work in the “AION 1” control mode.

Support and party

  • Switch the mantras on and leave them on. Both are toggles with a 5 s cooldown that cover you and nearby teammates. They go out when you die, so switch them back on after a resurrection. KR/TW value
  • Power of the Storm on the pull, before anyone uses a skill. Don’t fire the next one blindly on cooldown, but shortly before a stagger phase, so the buff covers the window. KR/TW value
  • Heal as needed. Recuperation heals instantly and over 8 s and removes a debuff, every 15 s. With the specialisation twice in a row; the charges come back one at a time after 15 s each.
  • Healing grows with attack: Blessing of Life gives healing amplification equal to part of your attack power.
  • Wave Blow from level 12 lowers the target’s PvE damage amplification by 15%. Against stun-immune bosses it only fires through its 7% chance.

Coordinating with the Cleric

ChanterClericWhat applies
Undefeated MantraLight of ProtectionOnly the higher level applies, on a tie your mantra. With a Chanter, Clerics usually swap out Light of Protection; yours stays on.
Power of the StormEarth’s Grace (from Earth Punishment)Whoever has one buff can’t receive the other. Agree on who covers whom.
Earth’s PromiseChain of TormentYour resistance reduction then doesn’t work.
Wave BlowDebilitating MarkThey don’t stack; the mark overwrites your debuff. KR/TW value

Levelling 1–45

General levelling rules are in the tips. For the Chanter:

  • Level 1–13: Onslaught, Incandescent Blow and Rushing Smash first. Weave the left click between skills; it brings MP.
  • Up to level 14, Impactful Crush (from 3) is the only opener for Dark Crush (from 4). At 14 Spinning Strike arrives as the second.
  • Rushing Smash reset: with its nodes on Nezekan and Zikel, Rushing Smash reaches level 12 and resets on every kill. That lets you jump from kill to kill.
  • Stigmas: Undefeated Mantra at 22, Sprint Mantra at 27, Power of the Storm at 32, the fourth at 37.
  • Questing: gather groups and stun them with Impactful Crush (area damage specialisation).
Specialisations while levelling and the switch at 45
SkillWhile levellingAt 45
OnslaughtMP regeneration +20% or HP absorption disputedMulti-hit +50%, Spinning Strike −1 s
Rushing Smash50% [Heat Wave Blow]; with the two nodes, reset on killKeep
Dark CrushGuaranteed crit; solo HP absorptionCrit and penetration
Impactful CrushArea damage against groupsWhile moving, skill speed +30%
Spinning StrikeCooldown −5 s; as healer, healing amplification−5 s and damage on few targets
Unlocks level by level
LvNew
1Onslaught, Incandescent Blow, Rushing Smash, Blessing of Life
3Impactful Crush
4Dark Crush
5Gust Rampage
6Crossguard
7Heat Wave Blow
8Recuperation
9Protection Circle
10Tremor Crush
11Inspiring Spell
12Wave Blow, Nezekan board
13Attack Preparation
14Spinning Strike
15Impact Hit
16Defiance
17Raging Spell
20Zikel board
21Earth’s Promise
22Stigma slot 1
23Survival Willpower
25Wind’s Promise
27 / 32 / 37Stigma slots 2, 3 and 4
30 / 40Vaizel and Triniel boards

From the Global client.

Daevanion boards

Buy the nodes in this order on each board. Route calculated from the Global client. On the boards, Rushing Smash’s nodes are called “Charging Smash” in the English client.

How to read the boards

  • Every board starts at the starting node in the centre. You can only buy a node that sits directly above, below, left or right of a node you already own; diagonals don't count.
  • Nodes cost 1 to 4 Daevanion points. The grey ones give small base stats, the coloured ones give stronger stats or an extra level for a skill.
  • The numbers are the recommended buying order. The highlighted nodes in between are the cheapest path there; you pick them up along the way.
  • Click an entry or a number: the map shows the route up to that point and explains what the node gives.

Open and adjust this route in the Daevanion planner →

  • 1 point
  • 2 points
  • 3 points
  • 4 points
  • not on the route
  • 1 order as in the list

Board node data: QuestLog.gg

Daevanion board Nezekan: route with 15 stops, starting node in the centre123456789101112131415

Tip: click an entry in the list or a number on the map to see what that node gives.

Nezekan, from level 12

  1. Dark Crush
  2. Onslaught
  3. Combat speed
  4. Combat speed
  5. Spinning Strike
  6. Impactful Crush
  7. Rushing Smash
  8. Recuperation
  9. Attack Preparation
  10. Attack Preparation
  11. Cooldown −1.5%
  12. Cooldown −1.5%
  13. Incandescent Blow
  14. Inspiring Spell
  15. Inspiring Spell
Daevanion board Zikel: route with 17 stops, starting node in the centre1234567891011121314151617

Tip: click an entry in the list or a number on the map to see what that node gives.

Zikel, from level 20

  1. Dark Crush
  2. Onslaught
  3. Spinning Strike
  4. Damage amplification
  5. Damage amplification
  6. Impactful Crush
  7. Rushing Smash
  8. Recuperation
  9. Wind’s Promise
  10. Wind’s Promise
  11. Damage resistance
  12. Damage resistance
  13. Incandescent Blow
  14. Impact Hit
  15. Impact Hit
  16. Earth’s Promise
  17. Earth’s Promise
Daevanion board Vaizel: route with 12 stops, starting node in the centre123456789101112

Tip: click an entry in the list or a number on the map to see what that node gives.

Vaizel, from level 30

  1. Dark Crush
  2. Onslaught
  3. Recuperation
  4. Spinning Strike
  5. Wind’s Promise
  6. Attack Preparation
  7. Critical damage amplification
  8. Critical damage amplification
  9. Incandescent Blow
  10. Impact Hit
  11. Earth’s Promise
  12. Inspiring Spell
Daevanion board Triniel: route with 13 stops, starting node in the centre12345678910111213

Tip: click an entry in the list or a number on the map to see what that node gives.

Triniel, from level 40

  1. Dark Crush
  2. Onslaught
  3. Recuperation
  4. Spinning Strike
  5. Wind’s Promise
  6. Attack Preparation
  7. Incandescent Blow
  8. Impact Hit
  9. Multi-hit
  10. Multi-hit
  11. Multi-hit
  12. Earth’s Promise
  13. Inspiring Spell
  • Skip: Gust Rampage, Wave Blow, Tremor Crush, Heat Wave Blow, Defiance, Crossguard, multi-hit resistance, critical damage tolerance, MP and crit resistance.
  • Azphel is the PvP board with its own crystals. In PvE only status effect chance and resistance plus 400 HP and 200 MP from it apply.

Stats and gear

Stat priorities
#StatReason
1SmiteOn Global from Impact Hit, Undefeated Mantra at stigma level 20, the Special pet board (slot 4) and the Wisdom Pantheon stat. No manastone gives it.
2Frontal or back attack damage amplificationWhich of the two is disputed. disputed
3Weapon damage amplification–
4Critical damage amplificationLower, because Wind’s Promise and Spinning Strike (up to +30%) already stack it.
5Damage amplificationLast.

Lines, stones, Arcana

ManastonesFrontal or back attack damage amplification, then weapon damage amplification; only on superior (including Abyss) manastones
Soul binding weapon, guardCombat speed, weapon damage amplification, damage amplification, power, multi-hit chance
Soul binding armourHelmet and cape Smite, shoulders crit damage, chest damage amplification, gloves combat speed, boots movement speed. On every piece a line for Wind’s Promise, Attack Preparation or Impact Hit.
JewelleryRings: power and +1 to Dark Crush, Onslaught, Spinning Strike or Recuperation. Necklace and earrings: power, combat speed or movement speed, passive lines.
ArcanaParchment: Onslaught, Dark Crush, Spinning Strike. Compass: Recuperation, then Incandescent Blow. Bell: Attack Preparation, then Blessing of Life. Mirror: Wind’s Promise, Impact Hit. Chalice disputed. disputed

Belt, amulet and rune have fixed stats (Revelation Amulet). Endgame sets and item level gates are in the endgame guide.

PvP

The principle: stun the target, pin it with Wave Blow and finish it within the Marchutan’s Wrath window. Deal your damage early, because in long fights a sturdier class wears you down. KR/TW value

  1. Marchutan’s Wrath from 20 m. Opens Dark Crush for 3 s, from stigma level 10 with 50% stun, from 15 with −70% healing and potion effect on the target.
  2. Impactful Crush, then Wave Blow. Impactful Crush stuns from 20 m (60% against players) and opens Dark Crush; Wave Blow reliably knocks the stunned target down for 3 s. Save Wave Blow until the enemy has used up their Defiance.
  3. Tremor Crush after an evade catches runners, from 20 m with the specialisation.
  4. Recuperation with the PvP specialisation removes up to two debuffs per cast.
PvP preset compared with PvE
AreaPvP preset
StigmasUndefeated Mantra, Power of the Storm, Marchutan’s Wrath, plus Guardian Blessing or Focused Defense disputed
Skill pointsGust Rampage at 1, Survival Willpower at 10. From row 10, Defiance and Tremor Crush.
Spinning Strike40% silence for 3 s
Heat Wave Blow40% stun for 3 s
RecuperationRemove up to 2 debuffs
AmuletFierce Battle Amulet (PvP damage amplification 20%)

Guardian Blessing can’t be removed. Defiance removes neither root, slow, silence, blind nor taunt; the enemy’s Defiance removes your stun and Wave Blow’s knockdown, but not Spinning Strike’s silence.

Common mistakes

Pulling without buffs

Power of the Storm has to be running before the first cooldowns start. Otherwise the reduction has no effect.

Mantras off

After dying, both mantras are off. Check they’re active before every fight.

Dark Crush not at the bottom

If Dark Crush isn’t at the very bottom of the macro row, its short windows pass by.

Forgetting Gust Rampage

When the boss is staggered, use Gust Rampage; from level 16 it lowers all cooldowns with every hit.

Trying to replace the Cleric

Without resurrection and without strong single-target healing, the Chanter stays the second healer in hard content.

Status and method

Compiled from Global client data, NC’s announcements and the builds of experienced players, cross-checked across several German and English sources. Only what is confirmed goes in; where experienced players disagree, both positions are given.

The guide is continuously maintained. What has changed is listed under News.