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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kerbarian" data-source="post: 5151171" data-attributes="member: 40393">It's not exactly a leader/striker, but one combo I had considered that seems quite strong is cleric/invoker with Hand of Radiance and Astral Seal.  You can go for 20 Wis, and they have compatible armor, so you can spend hybrid talent on something like Channel Divinity:  Healer's Mercy for more healing, in case you're the only leader in the party.Hand of Radiance doesn't let you focus damage on one target like a striker, but its total damage output is very high.  At 1st level, it's (d4 + 5) * 3 = 22.5 damage, and it scales at 3x the rate of your static damage modifiers.What I was looking for when I was thinking about this class is a leader that can do more than minor damage and minor status effects.  Adding some striker would have been great, but cleric/invoker seemed like the best fit.  You get strong healing (+5 Healer's Lore, Astral Seal, optional Healer's Mercy) and don't lose anything significant from invoker.Cleric with another Wis-based class (avenger, seeker, druid, shaman) could have some of the same advantages, but the only striker in the bunch doesn't have armor or implement compatibility.</blockquote>