D&D (2024) Complete Divine Power: Cleric Domain Tier List

[mellored]

+5 heal per spell level would say that you are a better healer.

Make it a +1d6 per spell level.
Which will then maximize.

and the 6th level ability is still horrible.
You need to heal your self, well just forget about your subclass feature.

I feel it should just be regeneration of some kind. Life clerics should be innately harder to kill.

Like each minute, you regain 1 HP. And you can fail 5 death saves before dying.

Now you have a solid chance of just standing back up.

Or some kind of "when you die, you can expend all remaining spell slots to not die."

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Even in the 2014 rules the Life domain had too much healing. Overheal is wasted heal.

 

[Horwath]

Even in the 2014 rules the Life domain had too much healing. Overheal is wasted heal.

I had homebrew version of combined cure and healing word spell that mitigated that a little:

Cure:
1st level spell
Bonus action
range 60ft

heal target for 10 HP, you can split this healing between yourself and target.

upcast: +5 HP per spell level above 1st

Healing domain: +3 HP per spell level healed

now for 2024, it will be

15 HP 1st level,
+10 HP per spell level

heal domain: +5 HP per spell level

 

[Zardnaar]

Even in the 2014 rules the Life domain had too much healing. Overheal is wasted heal.

Depends on party najeup. Generally building around healing and blasting isn't best idea in 5E. Hit points and damage bloated faster than healing and boom.

 

[mellored]

Depends on party najeup. Generally building around healing and blasting isn't best idea in 5E. Hit points and damage bloated faster than healing and boom.

If you had a Barbarian, who can effectively double the healing. It worked nicely.

 

[Zardnaar]

Trickery done I gave it an A. Day late due to pain.

 

[Zardnaar]

War cleric done.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

just don't roll a 1.

Halfling war cleric FTW!

Personally I would probably lean towards a 14 dexterity medium armor build and use a rapier.

Unless this has been changed to melee only, I've always preferred a longbow (16 DEX), especially on multiclass builds.

But these days, you can pick up a free shillelagh at level 1.

 

[Zardnaar]

Halfling war cleric FTW!

Unless this has been changed to melee only, I've always preferred a longbow (16 DEX), especially on multiclass builds.

But these days, you can pick up a free shillelagh at level 1.

Yeah I have been looking at shillagh a lot.

Longbow now require 13 strength as well.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Longbow now require 13 strength as well.

Good point. Time to go Irish.