¶ Acolyte
The Acolyte is the first-job path focused on healing, support, buffs and holy-related abilities.
Acolyte is the starting point for characters who want to progress toward either Priest or Monk.
⚡ BGS Modified: Some skills, equipment, items and mechanics may differ from standard Ragnarok Online. When BGS information differs from standard Ragnarok data, the BGS Wiki takes precedence.
¶ Class Overview
Acolyte is a support-oriented first job with an emphasis on:
- Healing
- Support
- Buffs
- Holy-based abilities
- Party utility
- Defensive assistance
Acolyte can also be developed toward more offensive or specialized builds depending on the player's chosen progression.
¶ Job Progression
Acolyte can progress into two different second-job paths:
Acolyte
├── Priest
└── Monk
¶ Role
Acolyte can fulfill several roles depending on the character's build.
¶ Support
A support-oriented Acolyte focuses on healing, buffs and assisting party members.
¶ Healing
Acolyte can provide healing and recovery support during leveling and party gameplay.
¶ Offensive
Some Acolyte builds can deal damage through holy and support-related abilities.
¶ Weapons
Acolyte characters can use equipment suited to their chosen combat or support role.
Common equipment choices may include:
- Maces
- Rods
- Staves
- Shields
Weapon selection depends on the intended build and future job progression.
¶ Stats
Acolyte builds commonly consider:
- INT
- DEX
- VIT
- STR
- AGI
The importance of each stat depends on the intended playstyle and future job.
For general stat information:
Do not copy a stat build from another Ragnarok server without checking whether the same equipment, skills and mechanics apply to BGS.
¶ Skills
Acolyte has a dedicated first-job skill tree focused on healing, support and holy-related abilities.
Common skill categories include:
- Healing
- Buffs
- Support
- Holy abilities
- Defensive utility
- Party assistance
For general skill information:
For confirmed BGS skill modifications:
¶ Skill Build
There is no single Acolyte skill build that is best for every player.
Your skill allocation should consider:
- Your future job
- PvM
- PvP
- Farming
- Solo gameplay
- Party gameplay
- Equipment
- Preferred playstyle
Players planning to become Priest or Monk should consider the requirements and direction of their future job when allocating Acolyte skill points.
¶ Support Play
Support-oriented Acolytes can contribute to parties through:
- Healing
- Buffs
- Defensive support
- Holy-related utility
- Party assistance
Support builds are particularly useful when playing with other characters.
¶ Leveling
Acolyte can level through either support-oriented party play or offensive solo gameplay depending on the build.
When choosing a leveling area, consider:
- Monster difficulty
- Damage output
- Survivability
- SP management
- Party availability
- EXP efficiency
- Equipment availability
For beginner progression:
For monster information:
¶ Equipment
Acolyte performance can be significantly affected by equipment.
Important equipment categories include:
- Maces
- Rods
- Staves
- Shields
- Armor
- Garments
- Shoes
- Accessories
- Headgear
- Cards
For important BGS item changes:
¶ Cards
Cards can provide offensive, defensive and utility bonuses.
Card choices should depend on:
- Your build
- Your equipment
- Your party role
- The monsters you are fighting
- PvM or PvP
Not every standard Ragnarok card is available on BGS.
See:
¶ PvM
Acolyte can be effective in PvM through support, healing or offensive builds.
PvM builds should consider:
- Damage output
- Healing capability
- SP management
- Survivability
- Party support
- Consumable usage
- Monster matchups
¶ PvP
Acolyte can participate in PvP depending on the chosen build.
PvP considerations may include:
- Survivability
- Healing
- Support
- Status resistance
- Equipment
- Defensive cards
- Offensive utility
BGS specific PvP restrictions may affect how certain skills, items and cards function.
See:
¶ Party Play
Party play is one of the strongest ways for an Acolyte to contribute.
Possible party roles include:
- Healer
- Support
- Buffer
- Defensive utility
- Offensive support
The exact role depends on the build and party composition.
¶ BGS Specific Information
BGS may modify skills, items, cards, monsters and other mechanics that affect Acolyte.
Always check:
when planning an Acolyte build.
¶ Recommended Progression
A new Acolyte player should generally focus on:
- Learning the class mechanics
- Choosing a future job path
- Planning core stats
- Learning the required skills
- Improving basic equipment
- Finding an efficient leveling method
- Preparing for the chosen second job
¶ Future Job Paths
¶ Priest
Priest is the traditional advanced Acolyte path focused heavily on healing, buffs, support and specialized holy abilities.
¶ Monk
Monk provides an alternative Acolyte progression focused on physical combat, combos and specialized offensive abilities.
¶ Important
Individual Acolyte builds may perform differently depending on equipment, cards, skills, level, farming goals and gameplay environment.
Do not assume that a build from another Ragnarok server will perform identically on BGS.
When BGS information differs from standard Ragnarok Online:
⚡ The BGS implementation takes precedence.