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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shin Okada" data-source="post: 5344325" data-attributes="member: 1956">I actually played Str human cleric for a while, before the release of Divine Power IIRC. And he was strong enough. All he needed were maxed-out strength and descent Con. With his greatspear and Scale Armor, he was perfectly fine as a weapon wielding cleric. All the other ability scores were not so important. His healing powers healed a few less hit points when comparing to those of Wis clerics. But he did provide more chance for his comrades to spend healing surges in combat, thanks to powers such as Healing Strike and Strengthen the Faithful. He hits for sure when needed, thanks to maxed-out strength, +3 proficiency weapon, and another +1 bonus from fighter multiclass feat when really needed. He did not use any implement powers at all, including Turn Undead. He used his Channel Divinity for Righteous Rage of Tempus. I remember he did not even have a magic holy symbol for a long time.Actually, when he stepped up to paragon level, Str build helped him to wear plate armor and also take Armor Specialization. So I say maybe Str-based cleric has some upper-hand as a pure-weapon-wielding cleric. While essential clerics can become a versatile cleric only with high Wis, if he picks up some powers from PHB and Divine Power.But anyway, even before Essentials, both Str-based cleric and Wis-based cleric were just fine as they were.</blockquote>