AION 2 Chanter Macro: The Dark Crush Chain, Level 16 Setup & PvP Macro

What is the best Chanter macro in AION 2?

One chain: Dark Crush → Spinning Strike → Impactful Crush → Incandescent Blow. 338 of the 491 public Global Chanter builds with a macro use it (69%), including the two most-liked Chanter macros on questlog.gg: mourasb’s “Chanters2” (77 likes on 26 October) and dimach’s PvE build (35 likes). Here is what each skill does in the client data:

You hold the macro and your basic attack together. mourasb’s whole note on “Chanters2” is to hold left click and the right-click macro. .pruski adds that the first two skill-bar slots, Undefeated Mantra and Sprint Mantra, stay switched on at all times, so you only switch them on again after you die.

Chanter macros are short. 327 of the 491 (67%) have a single step, and 243 are nothing but this one chain. Another 62 add Onslaught as a second step, which is covered below. How chains and the macro key work for every class is in our AION 2 macro guide.

Why does Dark Crush go first in the chain?

Because it is only available for a moment. Dark Crush cannot be cast on its own: in the client data, Spinning Strike and Impactful Crush each unlock it for 2 seconds, and Marchutan’s Wrath and Ensnaring Mark for 3. A chain casts the first skill in it that is ready, so with Dark Crush at the front, the macro fires it the moment a trigger unlocks it, and falls back to the triggers and Incandescent Blow the rest of the time. lxstsxl’s build note gives the same reason: the chain lets Dark Crush be used whenever it is up.

469 of the 488 Chanter macros that include Dark Crush put it first in its chain. Its specializations show how central it is. Among those builds:

• 91% take Critical Hit on hit (from skill level 8).
• 83% take the Piercing Strike follow-up (level 12).
• 77% take the level 16 option that removes Dark Crush’s cooldown.

How does the macro change when Dark Crush reaches 16?

Below 16, keep one trigger out; from 16, chain them all. With a cooldown, Dark Crush can fire only once per cooldown, so a second trigger right after the first wastes its window. That is why Grobs and notXeon press Impactful Crush by hand until Dark Crush reaches 16, as described in the Chanter PvE build.

The public builds split the same way:

The most common macro below 16 is Grobs’ leveling build: Dark Crush at level 12, Marchutan’s Wrath in the chain, and Impactful Crush left for your own key.

Builds with Dark Crush at 16 hold only two of those three specializations, so one has to wait. Of the 82 at level 16 to 19, 49 keep Critical Hit and no cooldown, as Grobs does in the level 45 build, and drop Piercing Strike for now; 8 keep Piercing Strike and no cooldown. At level 20, 315 of 348 builds take all three.

Should Marchutan’s Wrath go in the macro?

Grobs puts it there at level 45. The level 45 build changes the chain to Dark Crush → Spinning Strike → Marchutan’s Wrath → Impactful Crush and drops Incandescent Blow from it. Marchutan’s Wrath is a stigma that hits up to 4 enemies within 4m and unlocks Dark Crush for 3 seconds, a second longer than the other triggers. lxstsxl’s note says to use it whenever you are not already unlocking Dark Crush another way.

Most players still keep it out. 89 of the 491 Chanter macros (18%) put Marchutan’s Wrath in the Dark Crush chain, and of the 411 builds with it on the skill bar, 127 put it in the macro at all. notXeon’s macro video, recorded before the Global launch, gives the reason players on the earlier servers left it out: you cannot move while casting it.

notXeon — The ONLY Aion2 Macro Guide You’ll Ever Need (Chanter) — YouTube

notXeon — The ONLY Aion2 Macro Guide You’ll Ever Need (Chanter)

How do the top Chanter macros compare?

The most-liked Chanter macros on questlog.gg, with likes checked on 2026-10-26:

dKingHD’s second chain holds the skills that only work in certain moments: Gust Rampage hits only a staggered target and Wave Blow only a stunned one. The macro skips them until their condition is met.

Should Onslaught go in the macro?

Most Chanters keep it on left click. Onslaught is the Chanter’s basic attack, and 414 of the 489 builds with it on the skill bar (85%) leave it out of the macro; dKingHD and mourasb both hold it on left click. The other 15% add it as a step of its own, usually before or after the main chain.

Either way, it earns its place. In the client data, Onslaught restores 100 MP per hit, and two of its options feed the macro:

• Level 12: each hit cuts 1 second off Spinning Strike’s cooldown, so Dark Crush unlocks more often. 88% of builds take it.
• Level 16: adds the Storm Chain follow-up. 75% take it.

notXeon adds that Onslaught’s animation can be cancelled by your next skill, so holding both buttons loses no time.

What should you keep out of the Chanter macro?

Your buffs, your heal and the hits that need a condition. Among Chanter builds with a macro that have each skill on their skill bar, these are the shares that leave it out:

Power of the Storm needs timing in a group. lxstsxl’s note points out that it overlaps with other Chanters’ and Clerics’ buffs, and in the client data you cannot receive it while the Cleric’s Earth’s Blessing is active. Coordinate it with your party instead of letting the macro fire it.

What is the best Chanter PvP macro?

The same chain, with Marchutan’s Wrath on its own key. Only 20 public Chanter builds are named for PvP and have a macro, so treat these numbers as a small sample:

• 11 of the 20 run the PvE chain unchanged, among them dimach’s PvP build (5 likes).
• 12 take Marchutan’s Wrath to level 20 with its level 15 option, which cuts the enemy’s incoming healing and potion recovery by 70% for 10 seconds.
• 17 keep Marchutan’s Wrath out of the macro, so you choose when that cut lands.

WallyJTV’s PvP build swaps Impactful Crush for Ensnaring Mark, a stigma with a 50% chance to Seal for 5 seconds that also unlocks Dark Crush for 3: Dark Crush → Spinning Strike → Ensnaring Mark, then Incandescent Blow as a second step.

What delay should a Chanter macro use?

10 ms. 117 of the 491 Chanter builds with a macro set a delay on at least one step, and 144 of those 161 steps use 10 ms. The AION 2 macro guide covers when to raise it for a slow connection.

For skill levels, stigmas and the opener behind this macro, see the Chanter PvE build; the most-liked builds are compared in the best Chanter build, and every Chanter page is linked from the Chanter builds hub.

Where does this Chanter macro come from?

• Macro data: the macros in 491 public Global Chanter skill builds on questlog.gg, read on 2026-10-26. questlog.gg listed 1,522 Chanter skill builds that day and shows the first 900.
• dimach: PvE and PvP (updated 2026-10-05).
• mourasb: Chanters2 (updated 2026-10-14).
• Grobs: Chanter - Leveling and Chanter - Level 45 (updated 2026-10-05 and 2026-10-06).
• nicoht: HT.
• lxstsxl, .pruski, dKingHD and WallyJTV: Aeliyah’s Chanter, Chanter aura, Chanter dKingHD and PvP.
• notXeon: The ONLY Aion2 Macro Guide You’ll Ever Need (Chanter) (2026-09-27, before the Global launch).
• Skill effects: the Global client data in questlog.gg’s skill builder.