Toast's Proccy Melee Redeemer Guide

Redeemers are a very versatile class to specify, there are a number of successfully played types, varying from full melee to full proc, and a lot in between. The proccy melee Redeemer is one of the possible in-between classes. It focuses on both melee, as well as procs.

Highlights of this Spec

Redeemers have to work with four stats: charisma and focus (main stats) as well as strength and agility (requirement stats).

Charisma adds to damage (2 charisma = 1 damage), Boon percentage (10 base cha = 1% boon; 20 modded cha [over base] = 1% boon), and Benedictus's Shield

Focus adds to proc percentage (base focus adds to proc chance cap and proc chance; modded focus adds to proc chance)

Agility adds to Dodge, allowing for better Dodge procs.

Strength adds to damage (2 strength = 1 damage) and burden.

You have to take into account the class bonus and a penalty:

Vessel of Faith

Class receives 1 damage from 2 charisma.

Demanding Faith

Class must have 50 modded focus at Level 50 to 125 modded focus at level 100 for spells to be 100% effective.

A proccy melee Redeemer wants to turn both of these into an advantage:

Get a high amount of charisma to capitalize both damage and Boon percentage, as well as Benedictus's Shield

Get a high amount of focus to capitalize both your proc chance, and fulfilling the Demanding Faith requirement.

Apart from doing this, the proccy melee Redeemer tries to get the best out of both Redeemer's Boon and procs by simply landing as many hits as we can: more hits is more damage, Boon and procs.

The means used to achieve this spec are:

Equipment: You are looking for + haste as a first choice. Second would be + cha or + foc. Everything else comes after this.

Spells: Strength of Character (charisma), Unswerving Resolve (haste), Unstoppable Anger (procs), and the Redeemer staple spells.

Skills: Anything that generates more hits, such as Double Attack, Rapid Attack, Combat Precision; charisma-enhancing via Personality as well as the obvious Redeemer's Boon, Benedictus's Shield.

Level 1 - 30

The pre-Boon phase of your character. You set up your stats for equipment requirements. Your spells are divided between procs and improving your defense/melee. Your skills are chosen for melee and evasion so far.

Stats

You will have 58 stat points at level 30.

You start with:

Charisma 17

Focus 14

Agility 8

Strength 8

In this phase, you spec for equipment requirements only. To be able to wield Blood Ruby Staff, you will need 35 agility and 28 strength. This will use up pretty much all of your stat points. On the other hand, it will also get you half the equipment stat requirements for up to level 100 already.

Charisma 17

Focus 25

Agility 35

Strength 28

Skills

You start with 1 point in Staffs, and will get 15 additional skill points for leveling up. Guild quests will give you another 4 skill points.

• Get Staffs when possible
• Get Dodge V
• Get Double Attack up to V
• Get Redeemer's Boon I at level 30.
• Save the other skill points for spending later, you will need them for more important skills than available so far.

Skills so far

StaffsVI

Redeemer's Boon I

Double Attack V

DodgeV

Spells

You get 1 spell per level, so you will gain 29 spells up to level 30, plus 1 from a guild quest.

• Get Smite X -> Wrath X
• Get Benedictum V
• Get Strengths of Body V

Spells so far

Benedictum V

Smite X

Wrath X

Strengths of Body V

Equipment

Helm

Desert Hareskin Cap (level 2)

Chest

Bloodstained Leather Tunic (level 1)

Graymark Leather Tunic (level 18)

Gloves

Giant Gloves (level 5)

Legs

Giant Loincloth (level 5)

Boots

Boots of the Forest (level 10)

Neck

Ochre Blob Eye (level 8)

Wrists

Silver Bangle (level 15)

Hunter's Bracer (level 26)

Pewter Bangle (level 30)

RHand

Farglass (level 4)

Petrified Charm (level 30)

Ring

Captain's Seal (level 8)

Ring of Dark Speed (level 20)

Weapon

Desert Shaman Staff (level 10)

Blood Ruby Staff (level 30)

Level 31 - 50

You set the base for your spec, making it into a real Redeemer. By level 50, you will have 22% Boon and a decent melee capability because of Staffs, Double Attack and Strength of Body. Your defenses will consist of Benedictum, Strength of Body and Righteous Guard. Your equipment will add a decent amount of haste, as well as some focus, both enhancing your damage procs, which you will have maximized for this level as well.

Your Boon will slowly start building up. During your further character development, you will improve both your melee output, as well as your charisma, improving both the base for your boon, as well as your boon percentage.

To prevent disappointments: in your low 30s, you will hardly Boon, if at all. All boons that would give under 6 points of life will not be given at all.

Stats

You will have 41 stat points between level 31 and 50.

You will need 50 focus at level 50 to meet the Demanding Faith requirement, and most other points go towards strength to meet equipment requirements. Charisma is all but ignored so far.

Charisma 21

Focus 50

Agility 35

Strength 40

Skills

You will get 10 additional skill points. Guild quests will give you another 2 skill points to spend.

• Get Staffs when possible.
• Get Redeemer's Boon when Staffs is not available.
• Get Battle Mastery up to II.

Skills so far

Staffs X

Redeemer's Boon X

Double Attack V

Dodge V

Battle Mastery II

Spells

You get 20 more spells up to level 50, plus 1 from a guild quest.

• Get Fury X
• Get Righteous Guard X
• Get Strength of Body VI

Spells so far

Benedictum V

Smite X

Wrath X

Fury X

Righteous Guard X

Strength of Body VI

Equipment

Helm

Stonecloth Cap (level 50)

Chest

Seafarers Vest (level 43)

Gloves

Seafarer's Gloves (level 40)

Legs

Seafarers Pantaloons (level 42)

Boots

Boots of Faith (level 50)

Neck

Zombie Amulet (level 45)

Wrists

Grass Heart Bracelet (level 42)

Asegrene Retainer Insignia (level 54)

RHand

Petrified Charm (level 30)

Ring

Grass Heart Ring (level 40)

Ring of Stone (level 45)

Weapon

Druidic Staff of Storms (level 50)

or Asegrene Bludgeon (level 50)

Level 51-80

The Redeemer's Boon skill has been maximized, no more points can be put into it to maximize efficiency. Enhancing charisma is the next step: raw charisma addition, the Personality skill and Strength of Character. Mobs hits for enough damage to make Benedictus's Shield worthwhile, while the required supporting charisma is being set up as well. More hits are being added through Rapid Attack and Triple Attack, while defenses get enhanced through Divine Mirror. The damage proc is of course maintained at a maximum available for your level.

Stats

You will get 90 stat points.

Focus will have to be maintained at 1 per level, and charisma needs drastic increase. For equipment, agility needs a big boost as well. Luckily, most of the strength requirements have already been met.

Charisma 46

Focus 80

Agility 60

Strength 50

Skills

You will get 15 skill points.

• Get Rapid Attack IV
• Get Benedictus's Shield IV
• Get Triple Attack II
• Get Personality up to IV
• Get Dodge up to VII

Skills so far

Staffs X

Redeemer's Boon X

Dodge VII

Double Attack V

Battle Mastery II

Rapid Attack IV

Benedictus's Shield IV

Personality IV

Triple Attack II

Spells

You will get 30 spell points.

• Get Strength of Body up to VIII
• Get Divine Mirror VIII
• Get Rage of Benedictus X
• Get Strength of Character X

Spells so far

Benedictum V

Smite X

Wrath X

Fury X

Righteous Guard X

Strength of Body VIII

Divine Mirror VIII

Rage of Benedictus X

Strength of Character X

Equipment

Helm

Blackhide Cap (level 65)

Chest

Blackhide Tunic (level 75)

Gloves

Seafarers Gloves (level 40)

Legs

Desert Fox Hide Leggings (level 49)

Blackhide Leggings (level 70)

Boots

Boots of Faith (level 50)

Blackhide Boots (level 65)

Neck

Zombie Amulet (level 45)

Wrist

Asegrene Retainer Insignia (level 54)

RHand

Nomad Soul (level 55)

Spyglass (level 60)

Ring

Ring of Stone (level 45)

Ring of the High Seas (level 50)

or Grass Heart Ring (up to level 70)

Sigil of Majestia (level 70)

Ancient Oak Ring (level 75)

Weapon

Wasteland Spear (level 70)

or Skeletal Fire Rod (level 75)

Level 81-100

More charisma and focus to improve Redeemer's Boon, Benedictus's Shield, raw damage and proc rates. More hits get landed due to Combat Precision. The damage proc line is maxed, while defenses are improved via Unswerving Resolve and Divine Mirror. Unswerving Resolve's haste component will cause more hits to land again.

Stats

You will get 60 stat points and 4 more points from quests

Focus is still required to meet the Demanding Faith requirement, as well as Last Testament of Benedictus. Put a few more points in agility and the rest in charisma.

Charisma 80

Focus 100

Agility 70

Strength 50

Skills

You will get 10 skill points and 1 from quests.

• Get Combat Precision VIII
• Get Strike of Redemption I
• Get Dodge VIII
• Get Benedictus's Shield V

Skills so far

Staffs X

Redeemer's Boon X

Dodge VIII

Double Attack V

Battle Mastery II

Rapid Attack IV

Benedictus's Shield V

Personality IV

Triple Attack II

Combat Precision VIII

Strike of Redemption I

Spells

You will get 20 spell points.

• Get Unswerving Resolve X
• Get Unstoppable Anger V
• Get Divine Mirror X
• Get Divine Comeback III

Spells so far

Divine Mirror X

Strength of Body VIII

Strength of Character X

Benedictum V

Righteous Guard X

Unswerving Resolve X

Smite X

Wrath X

Fury X

Rage of Benedictus X

Unstoppable Anger V

Divine Comeback III

Equipment

Helm

Helm of Ancient Power

Imp Hat (level 85)

Crown of Light (level 100)

Chest

Viper Skin Tunic (level 93)

Druid Vestments (level 95)

Rugged Nightmare Tunic (level 98)

Gloves

Seafarers Gloves (level 40)

Rugged Nightmare Gloves (level 96)

Legs

Soul Fused Leggings (level 92)

Rugged Nightmare Legs (level 96)

Boots

Imp Shoes (level 85)

Rugged Nightmare Boots (level 96)

Neck

Drake Talon Necklace (level 50)

Timeless Sedgeway Family Seal (level 95)

Idol of Suffering (level 98)

Wrist

Emerald Wristband (level 95)

Ring

Sigil of Majestia (level 70)

Ancient Oak Ring (level 75)

RHand

Codex of Piracy (level 84)

Last Testament of Benedictus (level 100)

Weapon

Icemetal Battle Staff (level 85)

Soulscythe (level 90)

Highfrost Staff (level 90)

Staff of Punishment (level 95)

AAs

By the time you hit 100, you will still have a lot to get. Noticeable efficiency gains can still be gotten at high AAs. Continuing the line set so far, getting the Ultimate Demoralization line will decrease a mobs armor (bigger hits), agility (less evasion) and strength (less damage to you), causing a higher damage output and thus better Redeemer's Boon, while receiving less damage. You will still be hit, so Dodge procs, such as Divine Comeback and Zylus Benedictum Amulet's Awe of the Forgotten, as well as reactive procs, such as Druid Vestments's Hurricane and Last Testament of Benedictus's Triumph of the Redeemer, are still being activated often.

Skill-wise, you can capitalize on charisma and focus through Personality and Divine Calm, increasing damage, Redeemer's Boon, Benedictus's Shield and proc rates. Alternatively, increase damage output by Battle Mastery and Rampage, improving your Redeemer's Boon.

Spells

Advised options:

• Strength of Body X
• Divine Comeback VI
• Splinter Strength X
• Crush Spirit X
• Ultimate Demoralization X
• Speed of the Heavens V
• Swift Like God V

The Holy Shock line is not in here. Stuns are very useful, no doubt, but in order to capitalize on Divine Comeback's proc, you will need to Dodge, and thus be receiving hits. You will have enough Redeemer's Boon to not need stuns for most things anyhow. The Ultimate Demoralization line replaces the Holy Shock line to decrease the damage you get, while improving the damage, and thus the boon, for your hits.

Divine Comeback completes your Dodge proc buff for +12 Battle Mastery, not to be underestimated.

The Swift Like God line is very useful on boss runs, as well as a lifesaver when you're in a nasty spot: because you hit more, and for more, you proc and boon more, killing your opponent faster.

Skills

To capitalize your damage:

• Battle Mastery V
• Spinning Staff I
• Rampage V

To capitalize charisma/focus:

• Personality X
• Divine Calm V

Other useful skills:

• Mastery of Pain III. 6% absorb is a decent defensive enhancement.
• Benedictine Dawn III. A boss-run winner. Ultimate Demoralization can land unresisted, giving a 36 second debuff of 100 agi/armor/strength. (or 38 seconds of -110 if you buffed with a Treant Branch).

By the time you AA, you should have enough feel for your character to pick from the options above, or choose whatever skill tickles your fancy.

Do not get Parry. This lowers your Dodge rate, thus hindering various Dodge procs. Also mind that Spinning Staff's damage does not increase much at all after the first point.

Epic Advancement

Rank 1

+ 5% damage. You're predominantly melee after all.

Rank 2

+ 5% absorb and absorbcap. This saves you a lot of damage in tank position and pretty much prevents requiring Devotion.

Hold on closely to the Stone of the Epic soul!

Rank 3

+ 8 base stats. Use a respec stone to reallocate your stats to:

Charisma 92

Focus 100

Agility 80

Strength 60

80 agility allows use of Shiney Imp Gloves, Coranin Wolf Hide equipment, Spectral Leggings, the extra charisma increases damage, Redeemer's Boon and Benedictus's Shield. 60 strength allows Trollskin Gloves, Vampiric Pendant.

Whichever points you decide to not spend on agility or strength, you can just put them in charisma, for instance:

Charisma 102

Focus 100

Agility 80

Strength 50

Rank 4

+ 5 accuracy. More accuracy is more hits!

Hold on tightly to the Stone of the Epic soul!

Rank 5

+ 12 all base stats

Reallocate your stats to:

Charisma 82

Focus 120

Agility 80

Strength 100

100 strength allows Trollskin equipment (Crown, Tunic, Gloves, Greaves, Boots), Hellforged Bracer, Greeanjok Skull Ring, Ruinous War Bands. 120 focus allows for Staff of the Lost Redemption and Ice Troll Staff

Endgame Equipment Overview

It is not uncommon to have equipment for several roles you can perform as a Redeemer.

The following roles are distinguished: buff (maximize sp), regen (maximize mpregen), boss (maximize damage/proc rate, assuming chanter buffs), solo (haste, armor and damage trade-off), tank (assuming priest and chanter buffs).

For rare equipment, less optimal alternatives are listed.

The list is very large, but it serves to optimize your efficiency.

Buff

Nothing but sp is important.

Helm

Crown of Light + 5 sp

Neck

Timeless Sedgeway Family Seal + 4 sp

Zylus Benedictum Amulet + 8 sp

Wrist

Emerald Wristband x2 + 2 sp

or Cursed Wrap x2 + 2 sp

Weapon

Highfrost Staff + 4 sp

RHand

Wisp of Shadow + 5 sp

Abyssmal Rod of Disgrace + 6 sp

Ring

Grass Heart Ring x2 + 3 sp

Hateruby Ring x2 + 10 sp

Legs

Soul Fused Leggings + 5 sp

Gloves

Cursed Bands + 2 sp

Regen

The only focus is mpregen.

Neck

Vampiric Pendant + 5 mpregen

Wrist

Grass Heart Bracelet x2 + 4 mpregen

Weapon

Staff of Punishment + 10 mpregen

RHand

Restless Heart + 6 mpregen

Ring

Hateruby Ring x2 + 10 mpregen

Boss

You will have RoPP, so haste gear is less important.

Helm

Imp Hat +1 Battle Mastery, + 18 foc

Troll Crown (EA5) +1 Battle Mastery, + 1 Rampage, + 23 str, - 23 cha

Neck

Timeless Sedgeway Family Seal + 40 dam

Elysian Solitaire Choker + 105 dam; + 3 acc

Chest

Druid Vestments + 20 foc

Wrist

Emerald Wristband x2 + 6 haste; + 20 foc; + 15 cha

Hellforged Bracer (EA5) x2 + 4 haste; + 30 foc; +1 Battle Mastery

Weapon

Staff of Punishment + 2 Staffs

Salamander Bone Staff + 2 Staffs; + damage proc; + damage spell;

Ice Troll Staff +2 Staffs; + 2 acc; + acc due to weapon speed (Swap to this during Swift Like God)

Rhand

Last Testament of Benedictus + 100 dam

or Frozen Scabbard + 2 acc; + 50 dam

Gloves

Shiney Imp Gloves (EA3) + 10 foc; + 20 dam; + 1 Combat Precision

Ring

Rakkala Forged Ring x2 + 30 dam; + 1 Staffs

Ruinous War Band (EA5) + 51 dam; + 7 haste; + 5 hastecap; + 30 armor

Greeanjok Skull Ring (EA5) + 40 dam; + 8 haste; + 1 Combat Precision

Legs

Spectral Leggings + 12 foc

Boots

Imp Shoes + 1 Rampage

Solo

Get all the haste you can get, and swap for armor little foc and cha.

Helm

Crown of Light + 24 dam; + 2 abs

Troll Crown + 1 Battle Mastery, + 1 Rampage, + 23 str, - 23 cha

Neck

Idol of Suffering + 8 haste; + 30 armor; + 65 str

Chest

Rugged Nightmare Tunic + 620 life; + 6 haste; + 3 hastecaps; + 20 agi

Wrist

Emerald Wristband x2 + 6 haste; + 20 foc; + 15 cha

Hellforged Bracer (EA5) x2 + 4 haste; + 25 armor; + 30 foc; + 1 Battle Mastery; + 2 abs

Weapon

Staff of Punishment + 2 Redeemer's Boon; + 2 Staffs; + 25 cha

Rhand

Last Testament of Benedictus + 100 dam; + 1000 life; + 2 Benedictus's Shield

Gloves

Shiney Imp Gloves + 10 foc; + 20 dam; + 1 Combat Precision

The Archmagi's Mittens + 40 agi, + 800 life

Ring

Sigil of Majestia 2x + 6 haste; + 20 damage; + 15 armor; - 15 agi

Greeanjok Skull Ring (EA5) + 40 dam; + 8 haste; + 1 Combat Precision

Ruinous War Band (EA5) + 51 dam; + 7 haste; + 5 hastecap; + 30 armor

Legs

Rugged Nightmare Legs + 450 life; + 2 abs; + 20 tog

Boots

Rugged Nightmare Boots + 5 haste; + 20 str

Tank

You will have Priest and Enchanter spells.

Helm

Crown of Light + 24 dam; + 2 abs

Troll Crown + 1 Battle Mastery, + 1 Rampage, + 23 str, - 23 cha

Neck

Elysian Solitaire Choker + 105 dam; + 3 acc

Zylus Benedictum Amulet + 2 Rampage; + 40 cha; + damage Dodge proc

Chest

Druid Vestments + 20 foc; damage reactive proc

Wrist

Emerald Wristband x2 + 6 haste; + 20 foc; + 15 cha

Hellforged Bracer (EA5) x2 + 4 haste; + 25 armor; + 30 foc; + 1 Battle Mastery; + 2 abs

Weapon

Staff of Punishment + 2 Redeemer's Boon; + 2 Staffs; + 25 cha

Rhand

Last Testament of Benedictus + 100 dam; + 1000 life; + 2 Benedictus's Shield; reactive proc Triumph of the Redeemer

Gloves

The Archmagi's Mittens + 40 agi, + 800 life

Ring

Sigil of Majestia 2x + 6 haste; + 20 damage; + 15 armor; - 15 agi

Greeanjok Skull Ring (EA5) + 40 dam; + 8 haste; + 1 Combat Precision

Ruinous War Band (EA5) + 51 dam; + 7 haste; + 5 hastecap; + 30 armor

Legs

Spectral Leggings (EA3) + 12 foc

Boots

Imp Shoes + 1 Rampage

Redeemer Tanking

After reaching level 100, if you have the end-game equipment, you should be able to tank Northern Wastelands, Frozen Vale and the upper level of The Great Chasm quite well in a 4 or 5 person group of you (the Redeemer tank), a Priest, an Enchanter and 1 or 2 damage.

Damage classes that group well with you as a tank:

• Warriors,
• Summoners,
• Necromancers,
• melee Assassins,
• melee Paladins,
• melee Defenders,
• pet Enchanters,
• melee Rangers,
• Redeemers.

Mind that the grouping partner should not have such high damage output that he constantly steals agro. Agro control of your grouping partner is perhaps the most important skill.

Damage classes the do not group well:

• impale Assassins. They tend to steal agro fast.
• Wizards. Melee damage works best in your group.
• Druids. You could take them as support, where they are of some use, but nukers and bears do not group well. Nukes because of the same reason as Wizards: melee works better. The innate Enrage of bears will cause them to steal agro too much.
• Defensive Defenders and Paladins. You will lose agro in a heartbeat. Let them tank!
• Bow Rangers. You don't stack, so half the time, the mobs will be dead before the aim time has passed.