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A Peace Cleric is one of the most powerful support classes that you can play inDungeons & Dragons.You may be called a Peace Cleric, but with this class you can help transform your party into a fearsome force in combat.
As a Peace Cleric you channel divine energy to bolster the unity between your party, being the link that enables them to protect each other and excel on the battlefield and in their other endeavors. The spells and abilities that you gain with this subclass are also designed to embolden your allies, protect your party, and maintain connection.
Features Of A Peace Domain Cleric
The Peace Cleric offers an Expanded Spell List and unique abilities, includingbonding allies for bonuses,powerful healing, andpotent cantrip damage, making them aversatilesupportclass with defensive and strategic advantages.
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At first level, youchoose to gain proficiencyin eitherInsight,Performance, orPersuasion.
Emboldening Bond
At first level, you can magically bond a number of creatures equal to your proficiency bonuswithin 30 feet. Thisbond lasts for ten minutes. When any bonded creatures are within 30 feet of each other, they canadd 1d4 to any attack roll,ability check, orsaving throw once each turn.
you may use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus each long rest.
Channel Divinity: Balm Of Peace
At second level, you’re able to use yourChannel Divinity abilitytomove up to your speedwithoutprovoking opportunityattacks. Any time you pass withinfive feet of another creatureduring this movement, you can restore2d6+ your Wisdom modifier hit pointsto that creature.
This is an incredible healing abilitybest reserve for emergencies. Not only do you get to heal up your entire party in a single move, you get a full move through a battlefield without a single opportunity attack.
Protective Bond
At sixth level, your Emboldening Bondgrows stronger. When a bonded creature takes damage, another bonded creature within 30 feetcan use its reaction to teleportto an unoccupied spacewithin five feetof that creature andtake all of the damage instead.
This is a great boost, not necessarily to you, but to your party. This is awonderful defensive move, but it also works on astrategylevel. Your party can teleport around the battlefield any time someone is hit,bamboozling your enemieswhile protecting themselves.
Potent Spellcasting
At eighth level, you add your Wisdom modifier to any damage you deal using a cleric cantrip.
This feature is a strong incentive to maximize your Wisdom. If you play your cards right you can gain a+5 damage bonusto all of yourcantrip attacks. Since most of your buffs as a peace cleric benefit your party more than yourself, it’s great to have such apowerful damage boosterat eighth level
Expansive Bond
At seventeenth level, the range of your Protective Bond and your Emboldening Bondextends to 60 feet. In addition, when a creature uses your Protective Bond feature to take damage meant for another creature, they have resistance to the damage they take.
Once again, this bond can be used forstrategy rather than defense. Your party will be able to teleport around every turn over ahuge span of territoryif they’re spread out, and they can start halving the damage that they take from doing so.
Your party can reduce the collective damage they’re taking by a lotif they use this feature liberally during combat. Encourage your party to get strategic with this ability. The huge range of teleportation alone is a huge benefit with a lot of tactical uses.
Best Ability Scores For A Peace Domain Cleric
Wisdomshould be as high as you may make it.It will determine your spellcasting modifier,and once you reach tenth level your Potent Spellcasting ability will let your Wisdom modifierboost your damage.
Constitutionis also going to be important. A lot of the spells that allow you to give your allies bonuses to their rolls will requireConcentration, so a high Constitution will help you keep those spells up and runningduring combat.
You’ll also want to give yourself high hit points, because your party will end up relying on the healing and buffs that you provide and you don’t want to go down during combat.
Dexteritywill be helpful for ahigh Armor Class, but won’t be needed for much else. You don’t want to dump this ability but you don’t need it to be very high either; it works well as a middle stat.
Charismais a good middle ability as well. You may find that this skill ishelpful for making allies and playing a support class, but it’s certainly not crucial to anything.
Strengthcan be a dump stat. You’re playing a support class soyou don’t need to be especially fearsome in combat.you may certainly put some points into this so you can hold your own in a fight if need be, but this should be on the lower end of your ability scores.
Intelligenceis definitely a dump stat.You won’t need it for much of anything,as long as someone else in your party has a high Intelligence.
Best Species For A Peace Domain Cleric
A Hill Dwarfis a classic species for a cleric. This species gives you resistance to poison, darkvision and proficiency with artisan’s tools of your choice. When you choose this species your Constitution increases by two and your Wisdom increases by one.
You alsogain an extra hit pointwith each level. Playing as a hill dwarf will keep you sturdy andprevent you from going down too often,so your allies can rely on your buffs.
A Loxodonis another great option. Your Constitution increases by two and your Wisdom increases by one. These humanoid elephants are sturdy, with advantage against being charmed and frightened and natural armor that gives you anArmor Class of 12+yourConstitution modifier.
Ahigh Armor Class is a great featurefor acleric. You also have advantage on ability checks related to smell, and a trunk which can help you perform simple tasks.
A Dhampiris a half-undead creature, and an exceptionally powerful species combined with a Peace Cleric. You can choose your own ability score improvements, or apply those from a different species. You have a speed of 35 feet, meaning yourChannel Divinity: Balm of Peace will have a greater range of movement.
You also have the ability towalk on wallsandceilingsat your normal speed, so you have ahuge mobilityon the battlefield. YourVampiric Biteallows you toregain hit pointsorgain a bonus to your next ability check or attack roll; which of course stacks with your Emboldening Bond bonus or that of Bless and Guidance.
Best Spells For A Peace Domain Cleric
Top spells for a Peace Domain Cleric areGuidanceandResistancefor bolstering ability checks and saving throws, andSpare the Dyingto stabilize allies, especially effective when using the Emboldening Bond for shared damage.
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Guidance
Guidance allows you to touch one willing creature, who can then add 1d4 to an ability check they make within the next minute.
you may stack this spell with your Emboldening Bond to give one of your allies a 2d4 bonus to an important roll.
Resistance
Resistance is similar to Guidance, allowing you to touch a willing creature and allow them to add 1d4 to a saving throw within the next minute.
Once again, you may stack the 1d4 benefit with your Emboldening Bond to give an ally 2d4 to add to their next roll. It’s harder to predict a saving throw than an ability check, but this cantrip can come in handy, especially if you or one of your allies is particularly weak to a certain saving throw.
Spare the Dying
With Spare the Dying, you touch a living creature that has zero hit points tostabilizethem.
This is agreat spell for any cleric to have, but especially if your allies are using your Emboldening Bond to take hits on each other’s behalf – this cantrip will always come in handy.
Best Cantrips For A Peace Domain Cleric
The top cantrips for a Peace Domain Cleric areBless, which synergizes withEmboldening Bond,Ceremonyfor versatile support,Inflict Wounds for damage, and the quick-healing classicHealing Word.
Bless
You can bless up to three creatures for one minute.While blessed, whenever the target makes an attack roll or saving throw before the end of the spell, they can add 1d4 to the roll.
This is another spell that willstack with your Emboldening Bond, giving some of your allies an extra 2d4 on every roll for the duration
Ceremony
This spell gives you a wide variety of religious ceremonies that you’re able to perform, from blessing water to performing weddings. A few of these give one-time bonuses to rolls or boosts to Armor Class, or else change a creature’s alignment.
The Coming of Age feature and the Dedication feature of this spell offer benefits that stack with your Emboldening Bond. In any case, for a class that is so focused on offering benefits to your allies, this spell gives you a lot of methods to play support.
Inflict Wounds
Inflict Wounds lets you make a touch spell attack to deal3d10 necrotic damage.
With such a support-focused subclass, it’s always good to havea hard-hitting damage spell,and Inflict Wounds is perfect. This spell is touch, but with your Channel Divinity: Balm of Peace, you may easily get out of combat range after casting this spell.
Healing Word
Healing Word lets you choose one creature within 60 feet toregain 1d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier hit pointsas a bonus action.
This spell is a cleric classic!You can cast this spell as a bonus action, which makes it a great choice for quick healing during combat. Keep an eye on your allies and be ready to heal them!
