Priest Class Guide — Tier 5, 30,000 Cores, All 4 Levels
The Priest class in Drill to Earth's Core: what it costs, what it starts with, and what each of its four level passives actually does.
FAQ
How much does the Priest class cost in Drill to Earth's Core?
What does Priest start with?
What is the Priest Level 3 passive?
What is the Priest team bonus?
What Priest actually does
Priest is a Tier 5 Academy class at 30,000 Cores. Like every class in the game, it hands you starter gear (Priest Armor Set, Priest Staff) and then scales through four levels - three personal upgrades and a team bonus at the end.
The Level 1 passive is the identity: Regenerate 1% of your max HP every second. Everything after that builds on the same idea rather than switching lanes.
Level by level
| Level | Unlock | What changes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30,000 Cores | Regenerate 1% of your max HP every second |
| 2 | Class level requirement | Blessed teammates instantly revive when defeated |
| 3 | Class level requirement | Blessed teammates extend their Blessing by 5 seconds whenever they defeat an enemy |
| 4 | Career total depth gate | +50% Church spawn rate (team bonus) |
Level 4 is the team bonus - it applies to the whole 30-player server and gates on career total depth, not on anything you do in one run.
Is Priest worth 30,000 Cores?
At Priest’s price point the question is never whether the class works - it is whether it fixes a problem you actually have. Tier 5 unlocks cost more than everything below them combined, so buy one when your runs are failing for the specific reason this class solves.
Where it fits in a team
The team bonus is what makes Priest show up in multiplayer lobbies: +50% Church spawn rate. In a 30-player server that is a bonus nobody has to spend their own Cores on, which is why team-first classes get picked even by players who main something else.
The healer page covers the medkit-based alternative for teams that prefer burst healing.
If you have not settled your first purchases yet, the all classes page has every Core price, and the best classes tier list explains where Priest lands against the rest of the roster.
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