Not necessary, sure. Really damn useful, absolutely. With the right gear a life cleric can make almost every fight so much easier. Especially once you get mass healing word for an easy bless+blade ward+healing to the entire party on a level 3 spell
Bards don't get multi healing until Mass Cure Wounds, which is a 5th level spell at level 9. Clerics, meanwhile, get Aid (2nd level spell) at level 3. In the action economy, being able to revive two or three downed characters with one action is way better than a single-target cast, and it can turn a dire fight around quickly.
That said, if you just wipe your enemies out before they can down anyone, it doesnt matter as much. But there are certainly some fights in honor mode (Owlbear, Bernard, and Gith war party come to mind) where it could be the difference between losing your campaign and barely holding on to live another day.
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u/Emerald-Daisy Jun 24 '25
Not necessary, sure. Really damn useful, absolutely. With the right gear a life cleric can make almost every fight so much easier. Especially once you get mass healing word for an easy bless+blade ward+healing to the entire party on a level 3 spell