Prophet guide

The most powerful buffer in the game, the Prophet is a must-have when venturing deep into the upper-level dungeons, and a welcome addition to lesser groups as well. While it gets no more heals, its buffs are better than either of the Elder classes, and much better then its Bishop counterpart. It has more buffs than any other class — nineteen total — and while not all are entirely useful, most of them are more than helpful when charging straight into danger.

Even though you get masteries for all three types of armor, heavy and light armor still have a slightly slower casting rate than you get when you wear robes.

You can learn up to 19 different buffs. Casting them all on all of your party members every 20 minutes will leave you with no MP. Choose what buffs to cast in various situations.

You get no further healing skills as a Prophet. Try to party with a Bishop, Elven Elder or Shillien Elder and let them be in charge of healing. With all your buffs, you will have little MP left over for healing anyway.

Return teleports you to the closest town. Getting this will save you from ever having to buy Scrolls of Escape again, but at Level 40 your 31,000 sp might be better spent on buffs or masteries … especially since you probably get enough adena to buy an Escape Scroll from every kill you make!

When casting buffs, try to remember to always cast Greater Acumen on yourself first so you take less time buffing.

Casting Haste on Fighters is always a good idea, but it only increases attack speed, so there is no reason to cast it on your nuker.

Casting Bless Shield on people with shields will greatly increase the chance for their shield defense to succeed. If you cast this before fighting bow monsters, your target's shield defense will rarely fail.

If you are fighting against fire-based monsters like the ones in Forgotten Temple, it's a good idea to cast Resist Fire. It's also a good spell to use when facing a sorcerer in PvP.

If you don't recast Bless of Soul before it wears out, any MP you had over your normal max will disappear.

Death Whisper greatly increases the amount of damage that is done on a critical hit. It's a smart idea to cast this, along with Focus, on all of your attacking party members.