Suffering Domain

Clerics of the Suffering Domain believe that pain is not merely a burden but a crucible—something to be endured, transcended, and ultimately mastered. These clerics draw divine strength from their wounds, finding clarity in agony and purpose in perseverance. They may serve gods of endurance, martyrdom, retribution, or asceticism, and they stride into danger willingly, knowing that pain brings power.

 

Level 3: Level 3: Discipline Through Pain

Your endurance becomes a weapon. While you are Bloodied, whenever you hit a creature with an attack roll, you can deal extra Necrotic or Radiant damage (your choice) equal to your proficiency bonus to that creature.

Level 3: Level 3: Channel Divinity - Wisdom in Suffering

You have learned to find clarity and resolve in adversity.

While you are below your hit point maximum, you can use a Magic action to expend a use of your Channel Divinity and bolster your defenses. For 1 minute, or until you regain any Hit Points, you gain a +2 bonus to your AC and to all saving throws. This effect ends early if you use this feature again.

 

Level 6: Level 6: Glutton for Punishment

You embrace the pain of battle to sharpen your resolve.

When you are hit by an attack or take damage, you can use your Reaction to gain resistance to all damage until the end of your next turn. While this resistance is active, all attack rolls made against you have advantage.

At the start of your next turn, you gain Temporary Hit Points equal to your Cleric level.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

 

Level 17: Level 17: Endure to the End

You can push past the brink of death through sheer will.

When you take damage that would reduce you to 0 Hit Points, you can instead drop to 1 Hit Point and immediately gain Temporary Hit Points equal to twice your Cleric level.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a Long Rest. However, you regain a use of this feature early if you later regain your maximum Hit Points.