Assistance with Cleric Build

[sappheire]

Hi. I nearly have 32 point builds unlocked and would like some feedback about different cleric builds. I want to make a Caster focused cleric that has high survivability. I'm open to Halfling, Drow, or Elf races as I don't want to play a human dwarf or wf.

Originally I was going to make a 14 cleric 2 monk halfling for evasion as the current character I play finds that alot of high end content has alot of areas where evasion is useful.

However, after reading the boards I'm not sure if a 14 cleric/2 monk would be viable enough to be a CC/Destruction/Slay Living caster while being able to heal effectively.

I do not want to be a pure-healbot nor do I want to be melee-focused. I want to sit towards the backline and effectively help with crowd control & killing/banishing and then keep the party up through the Boss fights.

Could you please post some suggestions as to what race would be better (Halfling, Elf, Drow) and what feats I should focus on?

Is 14/2 viable enough to still be a caster in elite-content (I mostly run elite content with friends) or would I have to avoid 'evasion' altogether for a pure-caster?

Thanks

[EKKM]

At end game, your spell's save DCs should be equal to any other clerics as saves are based off your primary attribute and the spell level. While leveling, your spells will be at a disadvantage to a full cleric as they will have 1 level higher spells than you.

Where you will be worse off than a pure cleric is beating spell resistance as that is based off of caster level (i.e you will have 2 points less than a pure cleric here).I haven't played a lot of high end content on my cleric but I think you should be fine a long as you take 1 or two of the spell pen feats, take the enhancements and carry a spell pen item.

As to race, if its elves vs halflings I would have to say halflings as they don't have a constitution hit and halflings get better save enhancements. Actually, elves make pretty much the worst clerics.