Battle Domain Cleric Build – Solasta 2

Here is what your Cleric will start the game with at Level 1:

• Cleric Weapon Training – You are Proficient with Simple Weapons
• Cleric Armour Training – You are Proficient with Light Armour, Medium Armour and Shields
• Cleric Spellcasting – You start the game with 3 Cleric Cantrips of your choice, and 4 Cleric Spells that can be changed after a Long Rest. Your Spells are cast with Spell Slots, replenished on Long Rests, and their potency is influenced by your Wisdom score.
• Saving Throw Proficiencies – Wisdom & Charisma

• Resourceful (Heroic Inspiration) – Once per Long Rest, you can reroll a failed roll.
• Versatile – Choose an Origin Feat:
  • Savage Attacler – Rerolls all weapon damage dice and chooses the highest result. Significantly increases your average damage output.

• Allows you to further improve Strength, Constitution and Wisdom scores.
• Proficiency with the Investigation and Perception Skills.
• You gain the Vigilant Origin Feat:
  • Grants Expertise in Perception, doubling your Proficiency Bonus.
  • Being Surprised doesn’t impose Disadvantage on your Initiative Roll.

Strength – 16

Strength is required to boost your melee weapon attacks, which will be vital for the Battle Domain Cleric.

We achieved this score by putting 15 basic points into Strength, then 1 Lawkeeper point (press Next after assigning the basic points, and you get to assign 3 points from your chosen background).

Dexterity – 10

We’ll be wearing Heavy Armour, so investment in Dexterity is not required. Keep it at 10 so you don’t get any debuffs on Dexterity Saving Throws.

Constitution – 14

14 points in Constitution is a good basic amount that gives you sufficient HP to survive tough fights in Solasta 2.

Assign 13 basic points, then 1 Lawkeeper point.

Intelligence – 10

We don’t need any Intelligence points for this build. We kept it at 10 simply to avoid debuffs on Intelligence Saving Throws.

Wisdom – 16

Wisdom is the Cleric’s spellcasting attribute. The damage and success chance of your spells are influenced by your Wisdom Modifier, so starting with as many points as possible is strongly recommended.

Assign 15 basic points, then 1 Lawkeeper point.

Charisma – 8

Charisma is not important for our build. Just ensure someone else in your party has good Charisma, so they can handle the Charisma Skill rolls in dialogue.

 Important: The Even Number Rule:

• Every second point in an ability score over 10 adds +1 to that ability modifier, which is what actually improves your dice rolls.
• This means that increasing a score from 10 to 11 makes no difference, but increasing it to 12 will add a +1 buff to any rolls made with that ability.
• Therefore, we will usually avoid leaving any abilities on an odd number.

Source: Cleric Class

• Insight – Helps you to determine the true intentions of creatures.
• Medicine – Used for crafting and to stabilize a dying companion.

Source: Human Ancestry

• Athletics – Your character will be better at performing physically demanding acts like jumping, swimming and climbing.

 Light

• Allows you to illuminate dark areas without holding a lantern.
• Your Cleric will automatically cast it when it’s dark.
• Useful because Solasta 2 involves a lot of dungeon crawling, and you get a big attack debuff if you can’t see in the dark.

 Sacred Flame

• Deals 1d8 Radiant Damage (increased at higher levels).
• Often suffers a low hit chance because enemies will perform Dexterity Saving Throws to negate the damage.
• Alternatively, you can use Holy Conduit, which has a better hit chance but can only be used in melee range.

 Guidance

• You can activate Guidance during dialogue skill check prompts to boost the success chance of any option by adding a bonus 1d4 dice to the skill check.

 Bane

• Target 3 enemies, and subtract 1d4 from their attack rolls and saving throws for the next minute.
• They will roll a Charisma save to attempt to block the debuff.

 Bless

• Target 3 allies, and add 1d4 to their attack rolls and saving throws for the next minute.

 Cure Wounds

• Heal a target for 2d8 HP + your Wisdom Modifier.
• They must be within melee range.

 Inflict Wounds

• Touch an enemy to deal 2d10 Necrotic Damage.
• The target will attempt a Constitution Saving Throw to halve the damage.

Channel Divinity

• You can use Channel Divinity Actions once per Short/Long Rest

 Divine Spark

• You can spend Channel Divinity to heal an ally by 1d8 HP + your Wisdom Modifier.
• Alternatively, Divine Spark can deal Radiant or Necrotic Damage to an enemy.

 Channel Divinity: Turn Undead

• Force nearby undead creatures who can see you to flee, unless they make a Wisdom Save.

Replace Spell – Cure Wounds > Healing Word

• While it offers a smaller amount of healing than Cure Wounds, Healing Word is much easier to use because it can be cast at long range and only requires a Bonus Action.
• If you want both equipped, consider dropping Bane instead.

New Spell Unlock – Guiding Bolt

• Guiding Bolt is a great spell that deals 4d6 Radiant Damage at long range.
• The next attack roll made against the target will have Advantage.
• The target will temporarily shed dim light in a small radius.

Battle Domain Spells

The following spells are automatically Prepared alongside your existing spells:

•  Magic Missile – Create three darts of magical force. Each dart deals 1d4 + 1 Force Damage. Each dart can be aimed at a different target.
•  Shield – When you are hit by an attack, gain +5 Armour Class until the start of your next turn. Also protects against Magic Missile.
•  Acid Arrow – Deals 4d4 initial Acid Damage, and another 2d4 delayed damage at the end of the target’s next turn.
•  Shatter – Deals 3d8 Thunder Damage in a spherical AoE.

 Divine Fortitude

• Gain Temporary HP equal to 3x Cleric Level.
• Can be used once per Long Rest.

Armed and Ready

• You can perform the Somatic and Material components of spells even when you have a shield or weapon equipped in both hands.
• In simple English, this allows your Cleric to cast spells even when you have equipped something in both hands.

 Decisive Strike

• Channel Divinity to deal additional Force Damage equal to 2d6 + Cleric Level.
• Triggered on a successful melee weapon hit.
• The target must roll a Constitution Saving Throw. If they fail, they are also Incapacitated until the start of your next turn.

New Spell Unlock – Prayer of Healing

• Gives a 2d8 heal to your entire party and the benefits of a short rest.
• You can only benefit from this spell once per Long Rest.
• Allows you to Short Rest even in dangerous areas that usually disallow it.

New Feat – Ability Improvement

• Use Ability Improvement to increase your Strength score to 18.
• This will make your melee attacks more accurate and deadly.
• Alternatively, you can choose Wisdom to give your spells a boost.

New Spell Unlock – Life Drain

• Deals 2d8 Necrotic Damage to an enemy.
• Grants you the same amount as Temporary HP.

Turn Undead (Destroy)

• Upgrades your Turn Undead.
• Undead creatures with a challenge rating of 0.5 or lower that fail the Saving Throw will instead be destroyed.

Domain Spells – Automatically unlocked and always Prepared:

• Fireball
• Haste

Channel Divinity Charges

• You now have two charges per rest

Herald of Battle

• Empower your nearby allies whenever you use Decisive Strike.
• While empowered, all Attack Rolls are automatically rerolled on a miss, and they deal additional Force Damage once per turn.

Domain Spells – Automatically unlocked and always Prepared:

• Stoneskin
• Phantasmal Killer

Feat

• Choose a Feat or improve an Ability

Turn Undead (Destroy)

• Upgrades your Turn Undead again.
• Undead creatures with a challenge rating of 1 or lower can now be destroyed.

Domain Spells – Automatically unlocked and always Prepared:

• Hold Monster
• Insect Plague

Turn Undead (Destroy)

• A final upgrade to Turn Undead.
• Can now destroy Undead creatures with a challenge rating of 2 or below.

Feat

• Choose a Feat or improve an Ability