minor Illusion and mage hand are two of the best out of combat cantrips there are. Ones that a Cleric are lacking. See where I’m going with this? Truth is you already get the awesome guidance and sacred fire, so this is just taking the best from outside the usual box.
As for a 1st level spell, Find Familiar and Shield are by far the best options, but in your case as a healer in particular let alone magic user you can use your familiar to deliver touch spells such as healing, which can be huge in a fight no matter where you usually spend it. The only downside is the 10 gold for resummoning it upon its’ death, but some DM’s will even wave that. Still, if it worries or doesn’t interest you, there are plenty of first level spell slots you can use shield on instead, particularly if you are up on the front line like the one in my campaign currently.
My suggestion changes on whether you plan to be using a weapon in melee or staying near the back slinging spells:
If you plan to be in melee using a weapon, I would suggest grabbing True Strike, Blade Ward, and Shield from the Wizard spell list. The first one will let you make weapon attacks with your spellcasting ability while adding some extra radiant damage. The second two are nice defensive pickups. Find Familiar is also a nice choice for the first level spell, cause everyone wants a pet.
For a ranged caster, I would probably take the Druid route to snag Starry Wisp and Thorn Whip, which are nice attack roll based cantrips, along with either Goodberry or Entangle, depending on if you have any other party members with healing abilities (take Goodberry to pass out to your teammates if they have no healing abilities).
Thanks, good suggestions. Yeah for 1st-level spells, either Shield or Find Familiar are quite attractive, even if not in melee. Lot of creative possibilities for Find Familiar.
For cantrips, the Cleric already has some decent damage ones, no? What do you think of Mind Sliver? And for utility what about Prestiditation or Mage Hand?
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Considering Magic Initiate origin feat for a 2024 Light Cleric build.
What spells would folks recommend? Thx!
minor Illusion and mage hand are two of the best out of combat cantrips there are. Ones that a Cleric are lacking. See where I’m going with this? Truth is you already get the awesome guidance and sacred fire, so this is just taking the best from outside the usual box.
As for a 1st level spell, Find Familiar and Shield are by far the best options, but in your case as a healer in particular let alone magic user you can use your familiar to deliver touch spells such as healing, which can be huge in a fight no matter where you usually spend it. The only downside is the 10 gold for resummoning it upon its’ death, but some DM’s will even wave that. Still, if it worries or doesn’t interest you, there are plenty of first level spell slots you can use shield on instead, particularly if you are up on the front line like the one in my campaign currently.
My suggestion changes on whether you plan to be using a weapon in melee or staying near the back slinging spells:
If you plan to be in melee using a weapon, I would suggest grabbing True Strike, Blade Ward, and Shield from the Wizard spell list. The first one will let you make weapon attacks with your spellcasting ability while adding some extra radiant damage. The second two are nice defensive pickups. Find Familiar is also a nice choice for the first level spell, cause everyone wants a pet.
For a ranged caster, I would probably take the Druid route to snag Starry Wisp and Thorn Whip, which are nice attack roll based cantrips, along with either Goodberry or Entangle, depending on if you have any other party members with healing abilities (take Goodberry to pass out to your teammates if they have no healing abilities).
Thanks, good suggestions. Yeah for 1st-level spells, either Shield or Find Familiar are quite attractive, even if not in melee. Lot of creative possibilities for Find Familiar.
For cantrips, the Cleric already has some decent damage ones, no? What do you think of Mind Sliver? And for utility what about Prestiditation or Mage Hand?