Saves: Wisdom and Charisma saves cover some of the most debilitating effects in the game. Fortunately, Clerics have the best healing abilities in the game, so they can easily compensate for a small pool of hit points. Hit Points: d8 hit points is good for a full caster, but it can be problematic since many Clerics fight on the front lines.

Optional Class Features are detailed below under Optional Class Features. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. RPGBOT is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Keep in mind that the state of the meta periodically changes as new source materials are released and this article will be updating accordingly as time allows. The advice offered below is based on the current State of the Character Optimization Meta as of when the article was last updated. I also won’t cover Unearthed Arcana content because it’s not finalized, and I can’t guarantee that it will be available to you in your games. I will not include 3rd-party content, including content from DMs Guild, even if it is my own, because I can’t assume that your game will allow 3rd-party content or homebrew.

Blue: Fantastic options, often essential.

Red: Bad, useless options, or options whichĪre extremely situational.

RPGBOT uses the color coding scheme which has become common among Pathfinder build handbooks, which is simple to understand and easy to read at a glance.

Example Build – Hill Dwarf Cleric (Life).

Clerics have abundant offensive options, and can even be effective with weapons.Īfter reading this handbook, I encourage you to read my Cleric Subclasses Breakdown and my Cleric Spells Breakdown.

However, they are by no means limited to healing and support roles. More generally, Clerics are the best healers in the game, and have among the best support, utility, and divination options in the game.

Because your choice of Divine Domain so greatly affects your capabilities, Clerics can fit a variety of roles and play styles. Clerics are among the most diverse and interesting classes in 5e DnD.

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