Wipe Insurance - Update 8 ready H/E Cleric

[nerdychaz]

Build Basics
32 pt.
Half Elf
20 Cleric Radiant Servant
Paladin Dilletante
High Saves
Mega Healing
Excellent Concentration and Diplomacy

Summary
The result is a pure healer whose primary focus is outgoing heals and Divine Vitality. Essentially, a walking shrine. This build is not suggested for new players as it requires quite a bit of twinking and really shines when using scrolls and wands to preserve Spell Points for big fights (deep pockets are an asset here). I have played this build up to level 10 at this point and I love it. I have foregone the use of Heavy Armor in my playstyle and instead rely upon my diplomacy and ability to move better as a defense.

Tome Usage
A +2 tome of Supreme Ability is used in the build, but is not required. A player may choose to forgo the use of the tomes, but I suggest it to get the spell DC's, higher saves, and extra turns. If no Intelligence tome is used, do not put skill points into balance (it's a weak balance check anyway).

Feats
At level 6 the feat Extend spell can be used for better buffs, but quicken is better in it's place in my opinion. The Feat Mental Toughness could be swapped for enlarge, or quicken could be taken then as well leaving extend. It is all personal preference here.

Dilletantes
I used the Paladin Dilletante here, but you could use any diletante. Barbarian is a good option for the extra hit points and damage reduction, but I wanted the awesome will save. The good news is that any dilly feat/class chosen should fit right in place of the pally dilly on this build.

Wands and Scrolls
As I said, this build shines when wands and scrolls are used for healing. This can require a big investment, but allows you to have more spell slots open. Wands of remove/cure disease, curse, blindness, poison, etc. can help as well as wands/scrolls of all forms of restoration. Furthermore, why have raise dead slotted? Buy it in scrolls! Heal scrolls and mass heal scrolls are an awesome addition to your healing arsenal as well.

Solo Ability
Not much, but the amount of healing output could theoretically keep you alive for a long time. This is more of a party build looking to do very well in a shroud raid for example.

NOTE: The proper enhancements not available in the builder were added by hand. I changed the saves to reflect the effects of the dilly enhancements.

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Level 20 True Neutral Half-Elf Male
(20 Cleric) 
Hit Points: 302
Spell Points: 1622 
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 22
Reflex: 12
Will: 26

                  Starting            Ending          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats         Base Stats         Modified Stats
(32 Point)       (Level 1)          (Level 20)           (Level 20)
Strength              8                 10                   10
Dexterity             8                 10                   10
Constitution         16                 18                   18
Intelligence         10                 12                   12
Wisdom               16                 23                   26
Charisma             16                 18                   20

Tomes Used
+2 Tome of Strength used at level 6
+2 Tome of Dexterity used at level 6
+2 Tome of Constitution used at level 6
+2 Tome of Intelligence used at level 6
+2 Tome of Wisdom used at level 6
+2 Tome of Charisma used at level 6

                  Starting            Ending          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills        Base Skills        Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)          (Level 20)          (Level 20)
Balance              -1                  7                    7
Bluff                 3                  5                    5
Concentration         7                 27                   28
Diplomacy             7                 28                   28
Disable Device        n/a               n/a                   n/a
Haggle                3                  5                    5
Heal                  3                  8                   10
Hide                 -1                  0                    0
Intimidate            3                  5                    5
Jump                 -1                  0                    0
Listen                3                  8                    8
Move Silently        -1                  0                    0
Open Lock            n/a                n/a                   n/a
Perform               n/a               n/a                   n/a
Repair                0                  1                    1
Search                0                  1                    1
Spot                  3                  8                    8
Swim                 -1                  0                    0
Tumble               n/a                n/a                   n/a
Use Magic Device      n/a               n/a                   n/a

Level 1 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+4)
Skill: Diplomacy (+4)
Feat: (Half-Elf Dilettante) Half-Elf Dilettante: Paladin
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Feat: (Automatic) Attack
Feat: (Automatic) Half-Elven Keen Senses
Feat: (Automatic) Half-Elven Mixed Heritage
Feat: (Automatic) Half-Elven Social Graces (ALL)
Feat: (Automatic) Heavy Armor Proficiency
Feat: (Automatic) Heroic Durability
Feat: (Automatic) Light Armor Proficiency
Feat: (Automatic) Magical Training
Feat: (Automatic) Medium Armor Proficiency
Feat: (Automatic) Shield Proficiency (General)
Feat: (Automatic) Simple Weapon Proficiency
Feat: (Automatic) Sneak
Feat: (Automatic) Turn Undead
Spell (1): Bane
Spell (1): Bless
Spell (1): Cause Fear
Spell (1): Command
Spell (1): Cure Light Wounds
Spell (1): Divine Favor
Spell (1): Doom
Spell (1): Inflict Light Wounds
Spell (1): Nightshield
Spell (1): Nimbus of Light
Spell (1): Obscuring Mist
Spell (1): Protection From Evil
Spell (1): Remove Fear
Spell (1): Shield of Faith
Spell (1): Summon Monster I
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic I
Enhancement: Cleric Energy of the Zealot I
Enhancement: Cleric Divine Vitality I
Enhancement: Cleric Extra Turning I


Level 2 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)
Feat: (Automatic) Defensive Fighting
Feat: (Automatic) Sunder
Feat: (Automatic) Trip
Enhancement: Improved Heal I
Enhancement: Cleric Wisdom I
Enhancement: Cleric Wand and Scroll Mastery I


Level 3 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)
Feat: (Selected) Empower Healing Spell
Spell (2): Aid
Spell (2): Bear's Endurance
Spell (2): Bull's Strength
Spell (2): Close Wounds
Spell (2): Cure Moderate Wounds
Spell (2): Deific Vengance
Spell (2): Eagle's Spendor
Spell (2): Find Traps
Spell (2): Hold Person
Spell (2): Inflict Moderate Wounds
Spell (2): Lesser Restoration
Spell (2): Owl's Wisdom
Spell (2): Remove Paralysis
Spell (2): Resist Energy
Spell (2): Seek Eternal Rest
Spell (2): Soundburst
Spell (2): Spawn Screen
Spell (2): Summon Monster II
Enhancement: Human Improved Recovery I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Cleric Prayer of Life I


Level 4 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: WIS
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)
Enhancement: Improved Heal II
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic II


Level 5 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)
Spell (3): Bestow Curse
Spell (3): Blindness
Spell (3): Contagion
Spell (3): Cure Serious Wounds
Spell (3): Dispel Magic
Spell (3): Glyph of Warding
Spell (3): Inflict Serious Wounds
Spell (3): Magic Circle Against Evil
Spell (3): Mass Aid
Spell (3): Prayer
Spell (3): Protection From Energy
Spell (3): Remove Blindness
Spell (3): Remove Curse
Spell (3): Remove Disease
Spell (3): Searing Light
Spell (3): Summon Monster III
Spell (3): Water Breathing
Enhancement: Cleric Improved Turning I
Enhancement: Cleric Prayer of Incredible Life I
Enhancement: Cleric Extra Turning II
Enhancement: Improved Paladin Dilettante I


Level 6 (Cleric)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)
Feat: (Selected) Quicken Spell
Enhancement: Cleric Radiant Servant I


Level 7 (Cleric)
Skill: Balance (+0.5)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)
Spell (4): Chaos Hammer
Spell (4): Cure Critical Wounds
Spell (4): Deathward
Spell (4): Dismissal
Spell (4): Divine Power
Spell (4): Freedom of Movement
Spell (4): Holy Smite
Spell (4): Inflict Critical Wounds
Spell (4): Mass Shield of Faith
Spell (4): Neutralize Poison
Spell (4): Order's Wrath
Spell (4): Panacea
Spell (4): Poison
Spell (4): Recitation
Spell (4): Restoration
Spell (4): Summon Monster IV
Spell (4): Symbol of Flame
Spell (4): Unholy Blight
Enhancement: Cleric Divine Vitality II
Enhancement: Cleric Wand and Scroll Mastery II


Level 8 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: WIS
Skill: Balance (+0.5)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Cleric Charisma I


Level 9 (Cleric)
Skill: Balance (+0.5)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)
Feat: (Selected) Extra Turning
Spell (5): Break Enchantment
Spell (5): Flame Strike
Spell (5): Greater Command
Spell (5): Mass Cure Light Wounds
Spell (5): Mass Inflict Light Wounds
Spell (5): Protection From Elements
Spell (5): Raise Dead
Spell (5): Slay Living
Spell (5): Spell Resistance
Spell (5): Stalwart Pact
Spell (5): Summon Monster V
Spell (5): Symbol of Pain
Spell (5): True Seeing
Enhancement: Cleric Charisma II


Level 10 (Cleric)
Skill: Balance (+0.5)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)
Enhancement: Cleric Divine Vitality III


Level 11 (Cleric)
Skill: Balance (+0.5)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)
Spell (6): Banishment
Spell (6): Blade Barrier
Spell (6): Cometfall
Spell (6): Create Undead
Spell (6): Greater Dispel Magic
Spell (6): Greater Glyph of Warding
Spell (6): Harm
Spell (6): Heal
Spell (6): Heroes Feast
Spell (6): Mass Bear's Endurance
Spell (6): Mass Bull's Strength
Spell (6): Mass Cure Moderate Wounds
Spell (6): Mass Eagle's Spendor
Spell (6): Mass Inflict Moderate Wounds
Spell (6): Mass Owl's Wisdom
Spell (6): Summon Monster VI
Spell (6): Symbol of Fear
Spell (6): Symbol of Persuasion
Spell (6): Undead to Death
Spell (6): Word of Recall
Enhancement: Improved Paladin Dilettante II
Enhancement: Cleric Wand and Scroll Mastery III


Level 12 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: WIS
Skill: Balance (+0.5)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)
Feat: (Selected) Empower Spell
Enhancement: Cleric Radiant Servant II
Enhancement: Cleric Energy of the Zealot II


Level 13 (Cleric)
Skill: Balance (+0.5)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)
Spell (7): Destruction
Spell (7): Greater Restoration
Spell (7): Mass Cure Serious Wounds
Spell (7): Mass Inflict Serious Wounds
Spell (7): Mass Protection From Elements
Spell (7): Mass Restoration
Spell (7): Mass Spell Resistance
Spell (7): Resurrection
Spell (7): Summon Monster VII
Spell (7): Symbol of Stunning
Spell (7): Symbol of Weakness
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic III


Level 14 (Cleric)
Skill: Balance (+0.5)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)
Enhancement: Cleric Wisdom II


Level 15 (Cleric)
Skill: Balance (+0.5)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)
Feat: (Selected) Maximize Spell
Spell (8): Death Pact
Spell (8): Firestorm
Spell (8): Mass Cure Critical Wounds
Spell (8): Mass Death Ward
Spell (8): Mass Inflict Critical Wounds
Spell (8): Summon Monster VIII
Spell (8): Symbol of Death
Enhancement: Improved Paladin Dilettante III


Level 16 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: WIS
Skill: Balance (+0.5)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)
Enhancement: Cleric Energy of the Zealot III
Enhancement: Cleric Extra Turning III


Level 17 (Cleric)
Skill: Balance (+0.5)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)
Spell (9): Energy Drain
Spell (9): Implosion
Spell (9): Mass Heal
Spell (9): Summon Monster IX
Spell (9): True Resurrection
Enhancement: Cleric Wand and Scroll Mastery IV


Level 18 (Cleric)
Skill: Balance (+0.5)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)
Feat: (Selected) Mental Toughness
Enhancement: Cleric Life Magic IV


Level 19 (Cleric)
Skill: Balance (+0.5)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)


Level 20 (Cleric)
Ability Raise: WIS
Skill: Balance (+0.5)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Diplomacy (+1)
Enhancement: Cleric Divine Intervention
Enhancement: Cleric Wisdom III

[QuantumFX]

Are you aiming at not having to wear a CHA item for the saves? You could get away with a starting 11 CHA and put the build points elsewhere. Since you’re going to use +2 tomes across the board you could start with barbarian, eat a tome @ lvl 7 and then go visit Fred to switch it over to paladin. (Since that enhancement chain caps out at +5 saves.)

[nerdychaz]

I'm aiming for maximum turn attempts to fuel healing bursts and divine vitality. If the nukers can keep on nuking, then the questing goes a lot better.

[dogpig00]

it takes about 6 charisma (3 DVs) to give enough mana for a nuker to nuke once. I don't think you can have enough charisma to let a nuker to continue to nuke.

[Fejj]

Your list
1- Toughness
1- HE - Pally
3- Emp Healing
6- Quicken
9- Extra Turning
12- Empower
15- Maximize
18- Mental Toughness

My thoughts -
Extend - I would swap extra turning for this. Without ET, you should have 12 or more turns with enhancements.
Quicken - no use at level 6, I'd take it much later in the game.
Maximise - You will want to maximize your first BB, so I'd take it at 9, or 12 at the latest

So, my order would be this
Toughness
HE - Pally
Emp Healing
Extend
Maximize
Emp
Quicken
I'd take ET, over MT, but neither would be my first choice.

As for as Wisdom, I'd find a way to max it out. I have regretted every cleric I made with 16 wisdom, and ultimately rerolled them.

[kinar]

I'm all for a decent healbot build...in fact, I've got 2...

but...a couple things to keep in mind

- dvs are worthless in today's game where there is an infinite supply of mana pots and bards can now do more sp regen than a cleric could ever dream of and most casters have concordant op/torque items. Use those turns for bursts. I've got a Dragonmarked halfling healbot cleric with 12 turns. Between bursts, aura, and dmarks, he doesn't even need his mana for healing with the exception of very intense situations.
- It is very hard to make a cleric with "Very little solo ability"...you would have to intentionally do this by taking all worthless feats.
- you took paladin dili for "that awesome will save"...once again, clerics get this for free. Now if you had said "I wanted the slightly useful reflex save"...that would have been a valid (although not very sound) reasoning.

[unbongwah]

Why would you play a pure cleric and not start with max WIS? Also, might not Heighten be more useful than MT or ET? I know you said this was essentially a healbot, but why sacrifice offensive casting when you don't have to?

[Darkrok]

Yeah, the one spot that the Pally dilettante feat could be useful would be on a Clonk that wanted to push the reflex save into the useful range. That +5 could make a real difference there. On a pure I don't think it makes much of a difference.

[NeutronStar]

I don't think you guys quite get what the OP wants to do.

Creating a Walking Shrine requires high Charisma and at least one Extra Turning feat folks.

OP, I have one of these. Currently, my Drow Radiant Servant has a 38 Charisma (and a 26 Wisdom for those who care) and 25 Turns/DVs and with all the DV enhancements, I can easily replenish a HUGE portion of a Nuker's mana bar. If I'm just using my Radiant Servant healing auras, I can have it up constantly which is highly appreciated by many folks.

I would suggest to the OP, however, that you pick up Quicken so your spells will be uninterruptible.

[Fejj]

I agree about loving the DV's ..... I have 12 turns, and use them mostly at shrines to top off a caster after passing out buffs.

I find it real nice to fill up a SP bar, after all the buffs are passed out.

[PopeJual]

- you took paladin dili for "that awesome will save"...once again, clerics get this for free. Now if you had said "I wanted the slightly useful reflex save"...that would have been a valid (although not very sound) reasoning.

I agree with all of Kinar's points, but I have an additional one for the Paladin dilletante - Clerics can cast Freedom of Movement once they get high enough in level. The most significant threat that has a Will Save is Hold Person and Mass Hold Person. Freedom of Movement negates that threat, so all you're really left with is Otto's Resistable Dance and Otto's Disco Ball.

I'm actually impressed with the Barbarian splash, but I can see a valid argument for taking the Wizard or Sorcerer splash for wand and scroll use instead.

Also, does anyone else find it odd that Half Elf enhancements offer 70 Racial HP while Dwarves and Warforged only offer a max of 60? The Dwarves and WF get the +2 Con for another +20 HP, but it's still odd to me than Half Elves can get more HP than just about anyone and they're a race mixed with Elves...

[xiankai]

Also, does anyone else find it odd that Half Elf enhancements offer 70 Racial HP while Dwarves and Warforged only offer a max of 60? The Dwarves and WF get the +2 Con for another +20 HP, but it's still odd to me than Half Elves can get more HP than just about anyone and they're a race mixed with Elves...

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