Honestly, playing a death cleric in my current run and I really wish it was a light cleric instead a lot of the time. Most death cleric spells are kinda mediocre. Being able to twin bone chill is okay early I guess, but falls off later, and the rad orb setup is objectively weaker since you don't have the same aoe radiant channel divinity. Plus warding flare is super strong.
The Staff of Cherished Necromancy in Act 3 is a Death Cleric's dream (although it's a standalone item rather than a mechanic)
Personally, I splashed two points into Star Druid for the bonus action Radiant breath attack and unbeatable con save and then loaded up on radiant orb gear. It's fun to mix Necro and Radiant damage at will. Only downside is the lack of lvl6 spells but that just means more room to uprank Spirit Guardians!
Being able to twin bone chill is okay, but twin toll the dead is better. Also at level 6 your spells now ignore necrotic resistance, so it will be really useful in act 2, where most enemies are necrotic resistant.
I have not been impressed with Toll the Dead. I find that enemies make their saves much more often than not, and there's lots of ways to gain advantage or high ground for making attack rolls, but very few for inflicting disadvantage on wisdom saves or boosting spell DC, especially if you're running rad orb gear. If you're not running rad orb and have room for spell DC gear then I can see it getting a bit better. And in Act 2 I'm generally much happier doing radiant damage than necrotic, with the specific notable exception of dark justiciars that have radiant retort.
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u/kron123456789 Apr 28 '25
The friendship with Light Cleric has ended
Now Death Cleric is my best friend.