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<blockquote data-quote="LightPhoenix" data-source="post: 4976891" data-attributes="member: 115"><p>It depends on the Cleric, since it depends on if you'll be using powers that primarily key off of Strength or Wisdom.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I think the best race for Clerics is the Kalashtar, from Eberron. They get a bonus to Wisdom and Charisma. Dual Soul is great for trying to recover a turn from dazed, especially if the entire party got tagged by an attack. Bastion of Mental Clarity isn't great for the Cleric (Will is likely to be high anyway), but it's great for everyone in the group with low Will defenses.</p><p></p><p>From just the PHB, I'd have to agree on the Dwarf. They have a much better defensive base than the others. Elf is an interesting choice; Elven Accuracy can prevent you from wasting a <em>Healing Strike</em> or similar power. They're highly mobile as well, which is nice for a healer. However, the rest of their stuff isn't as useful. Human works okay, but having the extra at-will isn't as useful as having the extra feat. Dragonborn is an interesting choice for Strength-based Clerics, especially coupled with <em>Recovery Strike</em> (Cha secondary effect) from DP.</p><p></p><p>[edit]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Honestly, from my experience watching my friend play his Cleric, it won't matter terribly. They seem to pretty fairly decent in combat regardless of the type of Cleric played. My friend was a healing Cleric, and he still dished out damage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LightPhoenix, post: 4976891, member: 115"] It depends on the Cleric, since it depends on if you'll be using powers that primarily key off of Strength or Wisdom. Personally, I think the best race for Clerics is the Kalashtar, from Eberron. They get a bonus to Wisdom and Charisma. Dual Soul is great for trying to recover a turn from dazed, especially if the entire party got tagged by an attack. Bastion of Mental Clarity isn't great for the Cleric (Will is likely to be high anyway), but it's great for everyone in the group with low Will defenses. From just the PHB, I'd have to agree on the Dwarf. They have a much better defensive base than the others. Elf is an interesting choice; Elven Accuracy can prevent you from wasting a [I]Healing Strike[/I] or similar power. They're highly mobile as well, which is nice for a healer. However, the rest of their stuff isn't as useful. Human works okay, but having the extra at-will isn't as useful as having the extra feat. Dragonborn is an interesting choice for Strength-based Clerics, especially coupled with [I]Recovery Strike[/I] (Cha secondary effect) from DP. [edit] Honestly, from my experience watching my friend play his Cleric, it won't matter terribly. They seem to pretty fairly decent in combat regardless of the type of Cleric played. My friend was a healing Cleric, and he still dished out damage. [/QUOTE]
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