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Acolyte
Job Base(s):	Novice
Job Type:	First (Primary)
Job Level:	50
Race:	Human
Changes At:	Prontera Church
Number of Skills:	14
Total Skill Points:	90
Total Quest Skills:	1
Job Bonuses
STR AGI VIT INT DEX LUK +3 +2 +3 +3 +3 +4

Living their life serving the Church, Acolytes are thoughtful protectors and healers of all that is good in the Rune-Midgarts Kingdom. Though they are still new to holy magic, their Heal and buffing skills ensure the party can keep fighting and their Holy Light keep Undead monsters at bay. Growing up in the Capital City, Prontera, and seeing the plights that plague their fellow man, they have learned how to use their skills to protect fellow adventurers from evil and that, sometimes, they must use force when diplomacy fails.

Acolytes are not able to equip any bladed weapons to fight but their dedication to all that is good allows them to fully support themselves and others with holy powers bestowed from the Gods. Acolytes are more evenly rounded in stat bonuses but will either focus on INT for MATK & SP or STR for ATK, depending on the path they chose to go down for the Church.

Once you are a Job Level 10 Novice, you have 2 methods of changing into an Acolyte:

1. Go to the Church in northeast Prontera (prontera 234/314)Paste Ingame. After entering the Church, enter the first portal room on the right. Talk to the Cleric located at the end of the hall in the north part of the room at (prt_church 184/41)Paste Ingame and he will change your job to Acolyte, rewarding you with a Novice Mace [3].
   • Pursuing this method also unlocks the Holy Light Skill for free right as you change.
2. Alternatively, go to the Acolyte Classroom on the 2nd Floor of Criatura Academy and speak to the NPC, Acolyte Leader Alice, located at (iz_ac02 156/169)Paste Ingame. She will warn you that you will not receive the bonus Job Skills listed above if you use this method and thus it is not recommended.

a. GAMEPLAY:
This build focuses on an INT/MATK-focused stat layout. You will either need to play Support with a party, aiding them in battle through Heal, Blessing, and Increase Agi as they kills monsters... or you can play Solo by killing primarily Undead monsters by Heal "bombing" them (using Shift+Left-Click or typing /noshift) and/or using Holy Light (this will work on non-Undead monsters, offering more flexibility). This build should be used if preparing to become a Priest as your 2nd Job.

• Alternative gameplay: Due to lack of parties and focus on solo-play, using the Mercenary System to do the killing for you is also a viable option for leveling to your 2nd Job. You can purchase Scaraba Scroll contracts from players or get a free Mercenary from Clearchus in Eden Group HQ (moc_para01 53/30)Paste Ingame if under the VIP Buff.
  

b. STATS:
You may allocate certain status points depending on your preference but the idea is to focus on increasing INT and DEX status as they increase your MATK and reduce Variable Cast Time. Investing in VIT early can also help with survivability.

Base level 40 base status distribution suggestion:

• STR: 1
  
• AGI: 1
  
• VIT: 20
  
• INT: 50
  
• DEX: 24
  
• LUK: 1
  
  

a. GAMEPLAY:
This build focuses on an STR/ATK-focused stat layout. The goal is to quickly whack monsters using Mace-type weapons, one-by-one, after buffing yourself. This build is best if you are a low budget player looking to kill monsters on your own while using your support skills (i.e., Heal, Blessing, and Increase Agi) to keep yourself alive and buffed, especially since you can always Stat Reset yourself when ready to choose your 2nd Job if you wish to go more magic-focused. However, this is the build you will want to use in preparation of becoming a Monk.

• Alternative gameplay: Due to lack of AOE skills for this class, it it recommended to get any slotted Accessory carded with a Marine Sphere Card to use Magnum Break on mobs of monsters to level. However, this will not be an option for a brand new player obviously.
  

b. STATS:
You may allocate certain status points depending on your preference but the idea is to focus on maintaining high STR for ATK and AGI for high ASPD, while maintaining some INT for a decent SP pool to support yourself and DEX to be able to hit monsters.

Base level 40 base status distribution suggestion:

• STR: 30
  
• AGI: 40
  
• VIT: 1
  
• INT: 16
  
• DEX: 20
  
• LUK: 1
  

Below are three suggestions to efficiently level a new character:

1. Get gear and experience for your new character by following this Izlude tutorial guide from the forums (this guide is also listed down below in the Acolyte equipment section with additional details).
2. Using Catherina Von Blood [1], you can level as soon as base level 3-56 in Sunken Ship. Talk to Fisk (alberta 189/151)Paste Ingame and pay 250z to go to the Sunken Ship. Use any AoE skill available for your class (e.g., Magnum Break, Fire Ball, Cart Revolution, etc.). You may use Marine Sphere Card to use Magnum Break if your class does not have an AoE skill.
3. Without using Catherina Von Blood [1], using the Payon Bounty Board Quests, kill Willows until level 21 and Bigfoot until level 41. Then, using the Eden Group Leveling Quests, kill Orcs, Orc Ladies, and Orc Babies until level 55 and Geffen Bounty Board Quests, kill Orcs and Old Ladies until level 60. You can stack the quests for Orc and Orc Lady kill counts by having both quests active!

When mobbing or tanking groups of monsters, especially for AOE leveling, Healing Items WILL need to be consumed and often even spammed.

Two popular and cheap healing items are Nepeta Cataria and Fresh Fish due to their cheap cost and low weight:

• Nepeta Cataria can be purchased from Cat Paw Shrimp Merchant in Izlude (izlude 117/165)Paste Ingame or Prontera (prontera 137/223)Paste Ingame (or in Lasagna (lasagna 166/117)Paste Ingame if starting as a Doram) for only 15z each (11z with max Discount).
• Fresh Fish can be purchased from Cooking Merchant (payon 167/134)Paste Ingame in Payon or Chef's Assistant (alberta 167/134)Paste Ingame at the docks of Alberta, as well as other cities, for only 250z each (190z with max Discount).

For a list of Healing Items, a comparison, and a list of a couple popular Healing Items, please see the main article: Healing Items.

It is vital that you understand how each status affects your character to play the game well. Below is a summary but go to the Primary Stats page for detailed information.

• STR - increases ATK of melee weapons, increases Weight Limit, and slightly increases ATK of "ranged-type" weapons.
  
• AGI - increases Flee, ASPD, and provides resistance to Bleeding and Sleep status effects.
  
• VIT - increases Max HP, effectiveness of Healing potions, and resistance to Stun, Poison, Deadly Poison, Burning, and Freezing status effects.
  
• INT - increases MATK, Max SP, SP Recovery, and effectiveness of SP potions, decreases Variable Cast Time (VCT), provides resistance to Blind, Silence, and Chaos status effects.
  
• DEX - decreases Variable Cast Time (VCT), increases HIT, MATK, ATK of "ranged-type" weapons, and slightly increases ATK of "melee-type" weapons.
• LUK - increases ATK, MATK, CRIT, HIT, Flee, Perfect Dodge, Forging, Potion Creation, Cooking, and provides resistance to Blind, Curse, Frozen, Poison, Silence, Sleep, Stone Curse, and Stun.

Melee Weapons - (Axes, Books, Daggers, Katars, Knuckles, Maces, and Spears)
Ranged Weapons - (Bows, Guns, Instruments, and Whips)

1. Your next class is either a Priest or a Monk; you may have to adjust your build accordingly.
   
2. Use Eden Group Leveling Quests and Bounty Board Quests to find (undead) monsters to kill around your level.
   
3. Use Stat Reset to reset your stats to maximize your damage.
   
4. Use Skill Reset to rest your skills to maximize your damage.
   
5. Use Heal on Undead Monsters to heal bomb them to death. (Press shift+left click to heal bomb OR type /noshift to not have to shift and just left click).
6. Use Blessing on Undead or Demon Monsters to weaken them. (Press shift+left click to Bless OR type /noshift to not have to shift and just left click).
7. Use Blessing to remove Curse status.
8. Useful recovery items.
   • Meat
     
   • Milk
     
   • Fresh Fish
     
   • Nepeta Cataria
     
   • Strawberry
     
   • Honey
     
   • Mastela Fruit
     
   • Aloe Leaflet
     
   • Prickly Fruit
     
   • Royal Jelly
     
9. Useful INT or MATK cards:
   • Elder Willow Card
     
   • Baby Dessert Wolf Card
     
   • Centipede Larva Card
     
   • Isilla Card
     
   • Andre Larva Card
     
10. Useful HP cards:
    • Arc Angeling Card
      
    • Pupa Card
      
    • Yellow Novus Card
      
11. Useful Utility cards:
    • Vitata Card
      
    • Creamy Card
      
    • Raydric Card
      
12. May use any of the following gear based on your budget:
    • Spiritual Ring [0]
      
    • Cat Hand Glove [1]
      
    • Takius Blindfold [0]
      
    • Sigrun's Wings [0]
      
    • Skull Cap [1]
      
    • Mad Bunny Special [1]
      
    • Heroic Backpack [1]
      

It is vital that you understand how each status affects your character to play the game well. Below is a summary but go to the Primary Stats page for detailed information.

• STR - increases ATK of melee weapons, increases Weight Limit, and slightly increases ATK of "ranged-type" weapons.
  
• AGI - increases Flee, ASPD, and provides resistance to Bleeding and Sleep status effects.
  
• VIT - increases Max HP, effectiveness of Healing potions, and resistance to Stun, Poison, Deadly Poison, Burning, and Freezing status effects.
  
• INT - increases MATK, Max SP, SP Recovery, and effectiveness of SP potions, decreases Variable Cast Time (VCT), provides resistance to Blind, Silence, and Chaos status effects.
  
• DEX - decreases Variable Cast Time (VCT), increases HIT, MATK, ATK of "ranged-type" weapons, and slightly increases ATK of "melee-type" weapons.
• LUK - increases ATK, MATK, CRIT, HIT, Flee, Perfect Dodge, Forging, Potion Creation, Cooking, and provides resistance to Blind, Curse, Frozen, Poison, Silence, Sleep, Stone Curse, and Stun.

Melee Weapons - (Axes, Books, Daggers, Katars, Knuckles, Maces, and Spears)
Ranged Weapons - (Bows, Guns, Instruments, and Whips)

After creating a Novice character, follow the section of this Izlude tutorial guide titled "Enchanter Mounds Quest" which involves NPC Enchanter Mounds in Izlude at (izlude 96/125)Paste Ingame. This quest will allow you to enchant the Cotton Shirt that you get the moment you created your Novice character with the enchantments Max HP+100 and Max SP+50, provided that you complete the step that requires you to speak with NPC Enchanter Almond J in Izlude at (izlude 108/139)Paste Ingame. This cotton shirt proves itself useful once you change your class and can no longer equip most of the novice gear provided to you when you register at the academy. It is recommended to card this cotton shirt with cards that increase HP and/or SP such as Decorated Evil Tree Card or Pupa Card.

After providing Enchanter Mounds in Izlude at (izlude 96/125)Paste Ingame with a review of the service they provided during the enchanting quest, you can talk to Enchanter Almond J in Izlude at (izlude 108/139)Paste Ingame to enchant the novice weapon you receive after you change your class from Novice to Acolyte. The two enchantments provided are random and if you aren’t happy with the result you can enchant it again endlessly. You will likely use this enchanted weapon until you can do the level 26 Eden Group Equipments Quests which is the first part of that questline which rewards a weapon. Keep in mind Enchanter Almond J won’t enchant the Novice Main Gauche that you get for registering at the academy despite it being a novice weapon.

Starting at level 12 you can complete the Eden Group Equipments Quests to obtain free equipment for your class. This equipment is sufficient to get you to level 99.

Acolytes can use Rods. Here is a short list to get you started.

• Arc Wand [1]
  
• Crimson Rod [1]
  
• Evil Bone Wand [1]
  
• Survivor's Rod (Dex) [1]
  
• Survivor's Rod [0]
  
• Survivor's Rod (Int) [1]
  
• Survivor's Rod [0]
  

Acolytes can also use Maces. Here is a bit more information on this weapon and a short list to get you started.

1. Inflict 100% damage on medium and large monsters
   
2. Inflict 75% damage on small monsters
   
3. Can be used with a Shield
   

• Crimson Mace [2]
  
• Chain [2]
  
• Morning Star [1]
  
• Stunner [2]
  
• Wrench [0]
  

See Priest Skills or Monk Skills for second class skills.

See Skill Reset for information about free skill resets.

Skill	Description	Levels	Type
Angelus	Increase Soft DEF by 5~50% and Max HP by 50~500 for the user and all party members nearby for 30~300 seconds.	10	Supportive
Aqua Benedicta	Create 1 Holy Water while standing in shallow water. Each use consumes an Empty Bottle.	1	Active
Blessing	For 60~240 seconds, target has +1~10 STR, DEX, INT, and +2~20 HIT. When used on Undead or Demons, reduces their DEX and INT by 50%.	10	Supportive
Cure	Cures a target from Silence, Blind and Chaos statuses.	1	Supportive
Decrease AGI	Attempts to lower a target's AGI by 3~12 with 42~60% chance of success. (30~120 seconds vs. monsters, 20~65 seconds vs. players)	10	Active
Demon Bane	Increases attack against against Demons and Undead monsters by 3~30.	10	Passive
Divine Protection	Increases VIT defense against Demons and Undead monsters by 3~30.	10	Passive
Heal	Restore a target's HP, or damage Undead targets. (Base factor 12~84)	10	Supportive
Increase AGI	For 60~240 seconds, increase target's movement speed, AGI by +3~12, and Aspd by +1~10%.	10	Supportive
Pneuma	Protects a 3×3 area from incoming ranged attacks.	1	Supportive
Ruwach	Reveal hidden enemies in a 5×5 area around the user and deal 145% MATK damage to them.	1	Offensive
Signum Crucis	Decrease Undead-element and Demon monsters' DEF by 14~50% in a wide radius around the user, with 27~63% success chance.	10	Supportive
Teleport	Instantly move to a random spot on the map or the user's save spot. Does not work in PvP environments.	2	Supportive
Warp Portal	Use a Blue Gemstone to open a portal to the user's save spot or an area memorized earlier for up to 8 players to pass through. (0~3 memo points, 10~25 seconds)	4	Supportive

Skill	Description	Levels	Type	Job Level Requirement	Quest
Holy Light	Holy-element attack that deals 125% MATK damage to a single target. Cancels Kyrie Eleison on target.	1	Offensive	30	Holy Light Quest

Stat\Amount	+1	+2	+3	+4
STR	26	42	49
AGI	22	40
VIT	6	30	44
INT	10	33	46
DEX	14	36	46
LUK	2	18	38	50

Equip Attack Speed From Novice Bare Handed 156 0 Shield -7 +3 Mace -5 +5 Rod (One Handed) -20 +5

ASPD Potions Usable Concentration ✔ Awakening ✘ Berserk ✘

Acolyte
Skills	Angelus • Aqua Benedicta • Blessing • Cure • Decrease AGI • Demon Bane • Divine Protection • Heal • Holy Light • Increase AGI • Pneuma • Ruwach • Signum Crusis • Teleport • Warp Portal
Quests	Acolyte Skill Quest • Acolyte Training Quest
Weapons	Mace • Rod

Classes of Ragnarok Online
Novice Class	Novice • High Novice • Super Novice • Hyper Novice*
First Class / High First Class	Swordman • Mage • Merchant • Acolyte • Thief • Archer
Second Class	Knight • Crusader • Wizard • Sage • Blacksmith • Alchemist • Priest • Monk • Assassin • Rogue • Hunter • Bard • Dancer
Transcendent Second Class	Lord Knight • Paladin • High Wizard • Scholar • Mastersmith • Biochemist • High Priest • Champion • Assassin Cross • Stalker • Sniper • Minstrel • Gypsy
Third Class	Rune Knight • Royal Guard • Warlock • Sorcerer • Mechanic • Geneticist • Arch Bishop • Sura • Guillotine Cross • Shadow Chaser • Ranger • Maestro • Wanderer
Fourth Class	Dragon Knight • Imperial Guard • Arch Mage • Elemental Master • Meister • Biolo • Cardinal • Inquisitor • Shadow Cross • Abyss Chaser • Windhawk • Troubadour • Trouvere
1st Expanded Class	TaeKwon Kid • Ninja • Gunslinger
2nd Expanded Class	TaeKwon Master • Soul Linker • Kagerou • Oboro • Rebel
3rd Expanded Class	Star Emperor • Soul Reaper • Shinkiro* • Shiranui* • Night Watch*
4th Expanded Class	Sky Emperor • Soul Ascetic
Doram	Summoner • Spirit Handler*