Shillien Elder guide

Along with its cousin, the Elven Elder, Shillien Elder differs from the Human Prophet and Bishop in that it gets both new buffs and new heals. It doesn't have as many buffs as the Prophet, or as many heals as a Bishop, but the important thing is it has both!

From here on out, you get no more levels of Sleep, but many more levels of Root. Start relying more on Root than Sleep.

Death Whisper is one of your new buffs, and a good one at that. Coupled with Focus, this skill makes for a deadly dagger or bow user, and is no small help to any Fighter type.

Whether power-leveling a friend or hunting yellows and up, Guidance is a huge help to your party members, especially dagger users.

At Level 40 you get another level of Empower. This spell is particularly useful on boss raids and sieges; make sure to keep all your allied attack Mystics Empowered.

Until Level 48, you get no more heals, so make sure to hunt for awhile in areas where you won't need to rely on ever-increasing heals.

From this point on, instead of Heal, you get Greater Heal. This skill works the same as its lesser counterpart, but with more power and more cost. The good news is you can keep your old healing spell as well, for when you only need a little help.

Be careful — Shillien Elders do not get Greater Quick Heal or Greater Group Heal. You will have to continue relying on your lower-level Group and Battle Heal in a pinch.

Purify will be your best friend throughout sieges and boss hunts — especially Antharas! You are the only class that gets this skill, and it is amazingly helpful. When you have a party member who is poisoned,

bleeding or paralyzed (especially the last, as it lasts 2 minutes and is otherwise incurable) Purify can remove the status ailment and return your party to normal!

If you're in a party or near a Bishop or Elven Elder when a friend dies, let the Bishop or Elven Elder resurrect your pal for you. You only have Resurrection 2 (restores 20% of lost EXP); the Bishop and Elven Elder have Greater Resurrection 4, which restores 40% of lost EXP.