Bishop
INT focus · Mage · Explorer
Supplies Bless, Holy Fountain, and Bind utility that every boss party wants.
Legion effect
Grants flat INT10/20/40/80/100
Link skill
Empirical Knowledge
When attacking, has a 31% chance to identify the weakness of the enemy with the highest Max HP among those struck, granting you the following bonuses against them:
Damage per Stack: +5%, Enemy DEF Ignored per Stack: +5%
Effect Duration: 10 sec, Stacks up to 3 times
Class overview
Bishop is an INT mage class part of the Explorers. Bishop utilize both Staves and Wands as their primary weapons. For their secondary weapon, Bishop can equip Magic Books and Shields
Attack stats
Base multipliers and passive boosts unlocked while leveling.
| Weapon Multiplier | 1.2x | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack Speed | Stage 7 | Stage 4  +1  +2 |
| Weapon Mastery | 95% | Base +25%  +70% |
| INT | +60(90)(93-180 w/ 6th Job) & +15%(415%) to assigned AP | +20  +40  +30  +3-90 from 6th Job  +15% to assigned AP extra +400% |
| Magic Attack | +4% +120(140) |  +4%  +30  +10  +30  +50  +20 |
| Crit Rate | +75%(80%) | Base +5%  +30% +40% +5% if Wand is equipped |
| Crit Damage | +16% | +16% |
| Damage | +40%(207%) |  +8% per successful attack(Max. +40%) +3% per stack(Max. +9%)  +10%  +100%  +23%  +5% & +1% per 2500 INT (up to +25%)after reviving party members +20% |
| Boss Damage | (+10%) |  +10% |
| Final Damage | +52.96%(521.78%-586.62%) [6th Job, 1p members](536.87%-607.63%) [6th Job, 6p members](596.95%-674.39%) | +11% × +30% ×  +4% & +2% per party member up to +12% × +10% for holy attacks ×  +15% ×  +5% ×  up to +115% × +33%(+2%-17% from 6th Job, based on Skill Level) ×  +8% while toggled |
| Ignore DEF | +67.39% | +20% × +20% ×  +44% × +3% per stack(Max. +9%) |
| Ignore Elemental Resistance | +10% | +10% |
| Buff Duration | +50% | +50% |
All actives
Quick reference for buffs, summons, and defensive utility to keep track of.
| Active buffs |  [240s] [240s] |
|---|---|
| Toggles |    (Mode Switch) (30s cd) |
| Summons & placables | [  [60s](60s cd)(B) /  [60s](V) ]  [200s]  [260s]  [5s](10s cd)(B) [30s](120s cd) |
| Buffs with cooldowns |  [5 Critical Abnormal Statuses](80s cd)  [120s](60s cd)(V)  [15s/15 hits](90s cd) [10s](120s cd)(V) [40s](180s cd)  [Blocks 1 KO](60s cd) [Cannot receive buff again for 600s] [60s](120s cd) [40s](120s cd) [60s](120s cd) [2400s](300s cd) |
| Binds | [10s](360s cd) |
| iFrames | (60s cd, blocks 1 death) [Cannot receive buff again for 600s]  [3s](60s cd) (360s cd) |
| Damage reduction (%Max HP) | [15s/15 hits](-10% | 90s cd)  [While casting](-50% | 1.5s cd, 11s recharge - up to 5 charges) |
Inner ability
Suggested line rolls.
- Attack Speed +1
- Buff Duration +38%
- Boss Damage +10%
Hyper skills
Node picks once Lv.140+.
Holy Symbol - Item Drop- Advanced Blessing - Ferocity and Boss Rush
Holy Magic Shell - Enhance OR Holy Magic Shell - Persist
Holy Symbol - Preparation OR 
Holy Symbol - Experience
V Matrix nodes
Boost node pairings & notes.
Primary Trio
Secondary Trio
Any combination of these skills are good but preferred from same category as you want to max primary first
4 Boost Nodes total are needed to reach Master Level 60 for these skills (with Matrix Points used)
- Nodes with the same Main Skill (skill at the top) cannot be equipped at the same time
Other notable combinations
Benevolence and Vengeance
At Lv. 140, you unlock the Hyper Skill, Righteously Indignant that allows you to swap between Benevolence skills and Venegeance skills
Righteously Indignant that allows you to swap between Benevolence skills and Venegeance skillsBenevolence skills provide supportive abilities like party heals and utility while Venegeance skills provide offensive abilities like attacks and self-buffs. Benevolence and Venegeance skills share the same Key Slot and Skill Points (SP)
Below are a list of all Benevolence and Venegeance skills:
- / Heal & Angelic Wrath (2nd Job)
- / Holy Fountain & Fountain of Venegeance (3rd Job)
/ Dispel & Triumph Feather (3rd Job)- / Holy Water & Blood of the Divine (4th Job)
References & thanks
This guide cross-checks data from the following resources.