Priest

Master the Priest class in Pillars of Eternity. Explore Deity choices, spellcasting, core abilities like Holy Radiance and Interdiction, and essential talents for effective support and damage.

Priests in Pillars of Eternity draw power from their fervent beliefs, serving primarily as support characters. Their effectiveness is influenced by their chosen Deity, which can empower or diminish their abilities based on the Priest's actions.

Primary Attributes: Might, Intellect, Dexterity, Resolve.
Key Stats: Medium Endurance, Low Health, Medium Accuracy, Low Deflection.
Skill Bonuses: +1 Athletics, +2 Lore.

Deities

Choosing a Deity is crucial, granting a unique talent and a powerful spell later on. Aligning your actions with your Deity's tenets increases the power of your Holy Radiance ability, while opposing them diminishes it.

Deity	Favoured Dispositions	Condemned Dispositions	Talent	8th Level Spell
Berath	Rational, Stoic	Cruel, Passionate	The Pallid Hand	Symbol of Berath
Eothas	Benevolent, Honest	Cruel, Deceptive	Hope Eternal	Symbol of Eothas
Magran	Aggressive, Clever	Diplomatic, Passionate	Inspired Flame	Symbol of Magran
Skaen	Cruel, Deceptive	Aggressive, Benevolent	Prey Upon the Weak	Symbol of Skaen
Wael	Clever, Deceptive	Honest, Rational	Incomprehensible Revelation	Symbol of Wael

Priest Spellcasting

Priests gain access to new spell levels at each odd-numbered class level. From level 9, they unlock Spell Mastery, allowing some lower-level spells to be cast per encounter instead of per rest. Priests have access to all spells without needing to learn or store them.

Spell Slots Per Day:

Lvl	Spell Level	Mastery	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	2	-	4	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	-	-	4	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	3	-	4	4	2	-	-	-	-	-
6	-	-	4	4	3	-	-	-	-	-
7	4	-	4	4	4	2	-	-	-	-
8	-	-	4	4	4	3	-	-	-	-
9	5	1st	4	4	4	4	2	-	-	-
10	-	-	4	4	4	4	3	-	-	-
11	6	2nd	4	4	4	4	4	2	-	-
12	-	-	4	4	4	4	4	3	-	-
13	7	3rd	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	-
14	-	-	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	-
15	8	4th	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
16	-	-	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3

Playing a Priest

While primarily a support class, Priests offer unique abilities that make them rewarding to play. Core abilities include Holy Radiance, a powerful 1/encounter spell that can be significantly boosted by actions aligning with your Deity, and Interdiction, which debuffs enemies, making them more vulnerable.

For optimal play, prioritize Dexterity and Intellect for quick buff/debuff application. Might is also important as it boosts both damage and healing. Consider talents like Inspiring Radiance and Apprentice's Sneak Attack (especially for a Priest of Skaen). For offensive spells, many Priest spells deal Burn damage, synergizing well with the Scion of Flame talent.

Recommended Spells:

• Level 1: Blessing (useful throughout, good mastery candidate), Divine Terror (adds a third debuff after Interdiction), Halt (emergency crowd control), Holy Meditation (prevents interrupts), Prayer Against Fear (immunity is better than resistance), Withdraw (situational escape).