Why do people recommend giving priests the elemental talents?

[selectandstart]

Why give them to them? They don't have that many spammable elemental spells. Wouldn't they benefit more from defensive or gun talents?

[Razorchain]

I usually go for Marksman, Gunner and Weapon Focus and make a priest of maghran for that extra sweet +10 in accuracy for Arquebus.  On Potd I also go for inspiring radiance...thats a +5 acc boost per encounter.

[selectandstart]

I usually go for Marksman, Gunner and Weapon Focus and make a priest of maghran for that extra sweet +10 in accuracy for Arquebus.  On Potd I also go for inspiring radiance...thats a +5 acc boost per encounter.

 

Yea, that's what seems logical to me to do, but I read this guide: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=416939844 and it recommended I go for the elemental talents. I haven't seen any other resource that's as comprehensive as that one yet.

 

Thanks for the advice.

[MadDemiurg]

They have spammable fire and frost spells, and very hard hitting fire spells. I usually take only scion of flame, which in my opinion is an absolute must. A lot of the builds in that guide are kinda gimmicky though and you'll be able to do better once you get familiar with the game. But it's ok for a beginner, as they are better than randomly generated chars or autoleveled companions.

Edited May 19, 2015 by MadDemiurg

[Razorchain]

That´s because the bast AoE spells are fire, except Iconic projection which is frost, but then again the priest gets more fire spells.