Warpiglet-7
Cry havoc! And let slip the pigs of war!
I recently discussed my intention to possibly play an arcana melee cleric. I would like some advice.
first, yes, I am into melee for my fun. Even if blasting makes “more sense” mathematically to some I don’t enjoy backlining all the time. I like to help hold doorways and hopefully bring spirit guardians to the fight.
my question is about damage types and cantrips.
for wizard cantrips, I am thinking about greenflame blade and...that is where I stumble.
I want to potentially be relevant in all tiers. There is a lot of fire immunity out there. As a result I am torn between taking chill touch (thematic for a cleric of wee Jas!) booming blade or even acid splash.
I can still take toll of the dead or sacred flame at higher levels since they are cleric spells but wondered how essential booming blade will be.
of note, toll of the dead is a wisdom save and sacred flame is dex. Ultimately I suppose I could take both but chill touch is an attack roll and has a nice rider vs undead, trolls, etc and is necrotic. Hell its also thematic.
thanks for any recommendations.
first, yes, I am into melee for my fun. Even if blasting makes “more sense” mathematically to some I don’t enjoy backlining all the time. I like to help hold doorways and hopefully bring spirit guardians to the fight.
my question is about damage types and cantrips.
for wizard cantrips, I am thinking about greenflame blade and...that is where I stumble.
I want to potentially be relevant in all tiers. There is a lot of fire immunity out there. As a result I am torn between taking chill touch (thematic for a cleric of wee Jas!) booming blade or even acid splash.
I can still take toll of the dead or sacred flame at higher levels since they are cleric spells but wondered how essential booming blade will be.
of note, toll of the dead is a wisdom save and sacred flame is dex. Ultimately I suppose I could take both but chill touch is an attack roll and has a nice rider vs undead, trolls, etc and is necrotic. Hell its also thematic.
thanks for any recommendations.