WAR: Empire Warrior Priest Guide

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Posted August 18th, 2008 by Taea

Empire WarriorPriest Guide

Overview: For the Warrior Priest, faith is life. A Warrior Priest’s Righteous Fury grows strong with every swing of his arm against the Empire’s foes. With enough Righteous Fury built up, the Warrior Priest may call upon Sigmar to heal himself and his companions. Additionally the Warrior Priest's faith provides buffs to strengthen himself and those nearby. One will not find the Warrior Priest in the rear of the battle, as true devotion to Sigmar is celebrated at the front lines. The healing abilities embolden this medium armor class, but a ranged enemy will lessen this ability to regenerate life.

Strengths:

Up close and personal melee combat.
Group bolstering spells
Heals powered by combat

Weaknesses:

Less effective at ranged combat
Heals require melee combat
Less armor than tank classes.

Warrior Priest Quick Info

Faction: Order
Race: Empire
Role: Melee with Heals
Armor: Breast Plate Over Long Robes
Primary Weapons: War and Great Hammers
Primary Stats: Strength, Willpower

Mythic's Official Warrior Priest Description

"Where is your faith on this dark day? Chaos rides against you – will you let these beasts destroy your hearths and homes, or will you trust in Sigmar and fight? Forward men, and drive back this Chaos rabble! For the Empire! For Sigmar!"
- Damaslaus VanNemut, High Chaplain of Sigmar

A Warrior Priest of Sigmar is a fearsome master of battle and tireless defender of the faith. These holy warriors are the hammer of the church, serving in both defense of the Empire and the furtherance of the church’s goals. A deadly melee fighter, the Warrior Priest relies on the blessings of his god to protect him in combat. His zeal for battle further reinforces his Righteous Fury, spreading the strength that Righteous Fury provides to his companions and allies. With the might of the divine strengthening his arm and protecting the faithful, the Warrior Priest is a lethal combatant and potent supporting character all at the same time.

PvE Overview

The Warrior Priest is a very effective soloer, and a great addition to any group. In solo play a Warrior Priest must keep track of the build up of Righteous Fury, indicated by the small globe at the bottom of the screen. Righteous Fury is required to power the healing spells, and can only be increased through melee combat. Ranged spells are few, but the few low damage attacks can be used to pull enemies from a short distance away.

In group combat, the Warrior Priest's buffs provide aid to those nearby, while the heal spells will also bring some aid. Taunts are not part of the spell book here, so holding aggro in a group situtation can prove troublesome.

RvR Overview

A Warrior Priest never fears the combat of RvR, but will cautiously appraise the battle's layout. He must beware the ranged combat fighters; while he can do some damage to them, we will not generate the Righteous Fury needed to keep his heals active. Close up, an enemy that moves around quickly can make landing a hit difficult. He must not stand his ground as a tank would, but be prepared to move and glide with the swing of his hammers.

Those with lighter armors will fall quickly under the Hammer's close range onslaught, while a higher armor class can be defeated with the lasting ability the heals provide.

Warrior Priest Abilities: Levels 1 to 20 | Warrior Priest Abilities: Levels 21 to 40

Warrior Priest Masteries

Warrior Priest Mastery Paths

Path of Salvation: A Mastery Path focused on healing and restorative powers. A player who specializes in Salvation will become a much more powerful healer, although they will still need to place themselves into the front lines of a melee combat in order to build up their Righteous Fury.

Path of Grace: A Mastery Path centered around melee attacks which inspire and bolster the Warrior Priest and his allies. A Master of Grace will be able to simultaneously wreak havoc upon his enemies with his warhammer and improve himself and his companions, making him an especially valuable player when standing side-by-side with other allies.

Path of Wrath: A Mastery Path focused on crippling melee attacks which weaken, hinder, and harass the player's opponents. Someone who specializes in Wrath will certainly be the most offensively-focused type of Warrior Priest, as they will be both damaging their enemies and weakening them with each swing of their warhammer.

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