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Cleric of the Life Domain

Tier S

Cleric · Life Domain · Dwarf · levels [1,21)

Tanky healer who is also a frontline threat: Spirit Guardians + Disciple of Life + Spirit Weapon is the engine.

Why this tier

Disciple of Life + Spirit Guardians + healing spells — tanky healer, never drops.

Estimated single-target DPR

60/100 — Loremaster estimate, not measured in play

Feat progression

  1. L4Resilient (Constitution) — Concentration save
  2. L8War Caster — Concentration advantage
  3. L12Lucky — 3 luck points/day for concentration breaks

Loremaster’s notes

The Life Domain Cleric is the most durable healer in SRD 5.1. Disciple of Life (level 1) adds 2 + spell level to every healing spell you cast on someone else — at level 5, that's a Cure Wounds restoring 3d8+2d8+4+5, average 22 HP. At level 7, Prayer of Healing (always prepared) restores 4d8+15 (always maxed) for the whole party in 10 minutes. Spirit Guardians is the move: once it's running, any enemy who ends their turn within 15 feet takes 3d8 (or 4d8 at level 11) and has speed halved. Combined with medium armor, a shield, and a warhammer, you can walk into the front line. Race choice: Hill Dwarf for the bonus HP. Hill Dwarf also gets a +1 WIS at character creation. Mountain Dwarf works if you want medium armor + martial weapons from level 1.

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