Optimising War Cleric Melee DPR

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#1

MidnightFalcon

Feb 02, 2015 3:04:15

Well, basically what the title states. I'd like opinions and options on optimising DPR for a Melee War Cleric. Multiclassing is fine, different melee weapons are fine, but please keep the discussion to only melee builds and the war cleric because of the character concept I have in mind.

 

Thanks to any future contributions!

#2

mellored

Feb 02, 2015 5:10:07

War clerics are a bit... meh.   I suggest death cleric (better channel divinity, vamperic touch), nature cleric (with Shillelagh), trickster (advantage on attacks and defensive utilities), or paladin (basicly a war cleric).

 

That said, if you still want war cleric, just grab a big weapon and start swinging.  Str/Con with whatever left over in Wis.  Half orc most likely.  Possibly take 2 levels of paladin for great weapon master and smiting.

#3

QwertyAzerty

Feb 02, 2015 5:21:11

Human race with Magic initiate to learn Shillelagh from the druid class list;

 

Then put your high score in Wisdom with your human stats bumb in Wisdom, and with shillelagh your club/quarterstaff will do 1d8+Wisdom modifier, your attack using that club/quarterstaff will be 1d20+profiency+wisdom modifier. Then with your high wisdom you should be able to use your extra attack often, your spell DC will be high, and you'll be able to prepare many spell for a good selection to be adadtative. and your healing spell will benefit from the higher wisdom (specially since you are lacking the life domain to boost your healing spell).

#4

Solovar42

Feb 03, 2015 5:30:58

I am in the making a cleric lvl 3 for a new campaign starting very soon. I was aiming for war cleric but I don't know all the options out there and what is this vampiric race weare talking about?? the death cleric.. please let me in on this.

#5

jaappleton

Feb 03, 2015 5:49:45 		You gotta check out mellored's guide, it's the only one still being updated and tweaked. The other Cleric guides were abandoned, it seems.
#6

Eggnogfool

Feb 03, 2015 6:22:23

Cleric dpr is pretty terrible, war or otherwise.  That said, there are a lot of low level class abilities in fighter, barbarian, paladin, and even ranger that will help a lot.  You probably want to take 1 of those to level 5 to get a second attack.  Can you heal exhaustion?  Action surge + reckless attack + fighting style (gwf) + berserk bonus attack + riposte reaction attack, for example, takes 5 fighter 3 barbarian.  

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