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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aarduini" data-source="post: 6827697" data-attributes="member: 61920">I have some issues with this statement, and it doesn't match my play style or experience. A cleric is so much more than a Healer; in fact, my clerics taking healing as a secondary role. My other characters rarely rely on the cleric to heal them. Cleric vs Paladin - Clerics have one less attack per round than a paladin, but can make up for that with spells like spiritual weapon and Spirit Guardians. Where paladins can smite evil, Clerics can banish them, turn them or summon creatures to fight them. Paladins can somewhat do this too, but not near as well. Cleric vs Wizard/Warlock/Sorcere - While clerics aren't as effective blasters as the mentioned classes, they do have decent blast spells. Also, they can use radiant damage which is not as resisted as the spells Arcane spell casters use, and they can blast and cast from the front ranks. Clieric vs EK - The eldritch knight gets its money by casting cantrips then attacking. Their arcane spell progression is so slow its almost not worth mentioning. An arcane cleric with spirit guardians and spiritual weapon going can almost outshine an eldritch knight by using Booming blade or Greemflame blade as their arcane cantrips, and War Clerics are just Awesome! Clerics are much much more than healers.</blockquote>