D&D 5E 5E Survivor - Subclasses (Part IV: Clerics)

[Maxperson]

War Domain 7 + 1 = 8 Excellent domain for war gods who shouldn't have paladins, like chaotic evil Ares

Or even just non-good war gods like Tempus.

 

[RealAlHazred]

Or even just non-good war gods like Tempus.

I mean, paladins don't have to be any particular alignment in 5E. You can have neutral and evil paladins. But for Ares as portrayed in D&D, barbarians seem much more appropriate as followers, but lack any divine powers. And even if you made a cleric-spell-using subclass, the one thing they do is Rage, and you can't cast spells while Raging.

So, War domain Clerics are my go-to for those Ares "holy warriors."

 

[Gradine]

I mean, paladins don't have to be any particular alignment in 5E. You can have neutral and evil paladins. But for Ares as portrayed in D&D, barbarians seem much more appropriate as followers, but lack any divine powers. And even if you made a cleric-spell-using subclass, the one thing they do is Rage, and you can't cast spells while Raging.

So, War domain Clerics are my go-to for those Ares "holy warriors."

Well I mean, you can always carve out an exception in the subclass. "While raging you may still cast cantrips that deal damage. Add your rage damage bonus to you successful cantrip attacks." Something like that, but wordsmithed a bit better

 

[Gradine]

Grave Domain 11
Knowledge Domain 21
Light Domain 9
Tempest Domain 13
War Domain 9

It's hard at this point; these are all the cream of the crop. Might as well be strategic

 

[Aurel Guthrie]

Grave Domain 11
Knowledge Domain 21
Light Domain 7
Tempest Domain 13
War Domain 10

 

[Dax Doomslayer]

Grave Domain 11
Knowledge Domain 19
Light Domain 8
Tempest Domain 13
War Domain 10

 

[DeviousQuail]

Grave Domain 11
Knowledge Domain 19
Light Domain 8
Tempest Domain 14
War Domain 8

 

[Undrave]

I mean, paladins don't have to be any particular alignment in 5E. You can have neutral and evil paladins. But for Ares as portrayed in D&D, barbarians seem much more appropriate as followers, but lack any divine powers. And even if you made a cleric-spell-using subclass, the one thing they do is Rage, and you can't cast spells while Raging.

So, War domain Clerics are my go-to for those Ares "holy warriors."

Isn't there a Zealot barbarian subclass?

 

[chrisrtld]

Grave Domain 11
Knowledge Domain 19
Light Domain 8
Tempest Domain 12
War Domain 9

 

[CleverNickName]

The top five are my own personal Top Five!

If I had to group them in order of preference, I would stack them thusly:
War < Light < Grave < Knowledge < Tempest

But I'm gonna be happy no matter which one comes out on top.