To new clerics. Things that you should know

[Luis_Velderve]

Cleric numbers are running low and we do not want "new" bad clerics. Feel free to give you do's and dont's here. Provide a perspective that may help avoid the new=bad equation.

Mine

Your main is Wisdom and should be your highest stat.

-8 str is not good for you.

Con is not a dump stat

Get spell penetration, potency and devotion items

Many more.....

Now your turn!

[katana_one]

Cleric > healer.

[nivarch]

Your blue bar is your own. Don't listen to people that believe it should be used only to keep them alive.

Your Str can be your main stat if you desire to.

Have fun!

[good_ole_corwin]

devotion items

Sorry, bad advice. Get ardor clickies. Devotion = waste of a gear slot (unless you get your hands on devotion IX of some kind somewhere)

[Luis_Velderve]

Sorry, bad advice. Get ardor clickies. Devotion = waste of a gear slot (unless you get your hands on devotion IX of some kind somewhere)

Can have both. Thanks for your comment.

[somenewnoob]

Can have both. Thanks for your comment.

Aye, I keep devotion on my shield for the times when the clickies have run out.

Both is good!

[Hobgoblin]

Aye, I keep devotion on my shield for the times when the clickies have run out.

Both is good!

screw devotion. get potency

hob

[somenewnoob]

screw devotion. get potency

hob

Got one of those too!

There are times where I have another main hand weapon in hand though, so devotion on the shield is nice.

[Habreno]

Max your WIS, but don't dump your STR or CHA (well, okay, dump your CHA if you want to raise your CON higher than 6 points)

You have melee buffs for a reason, and they are low level for a reason. USE THEM.

Radiant Servant Burst is the second mass-cure effect in the game as far as leveling. The lowest is a triple-light Monk finisher, and that's ML 3 and not anywhere near as good as your burst. USE IT WISELY.

There is no Raise Dead, Resurrect, or True Resurrection, Mass spell in the game. But that said, letting two people die or letting yourself die is no question. Keep yourself alive.

[dkyle]

* You can front-line melee and heal at the same time (especially if you're a Radiant Servant!), assuming you make HP the priority it always should be.

* Learn to love Ardor clickies. It takes a bit more attention, but they're worth it. I don't even carry Devotion, and only whip out caster sticks with Potency for Blade Barriers.

* Heal scrolls are your best friend. Try to heal as much as possible without using any SP at all. That way, if things get messy, you've got the SP available. Scrolls cost way less than pots.

* Don't bother slotting affliction removal spells, unless you really have the spare spell slots. Use scrolls, or even pots (non-guild, though, if you want to cast on others!).

[oliocean]

Thanks for the tips regarding devotion, potenty and ardor.

For someone who played only a meele in the past it would help a lot if your tips will be more descriptive.

Thanks in advance.

[good_ole_corwin]

You can have as many sup. ardor clickies as you want. 2 is enough to get you through most quests however, carry 3 if you want to be sure, 4 if you want to be crazy careful - I rarely run out of 2 however. No reason to run out of ardor, so no reason for devotion. And as others have said, you can just take potency that will be helpful for BBs as well and give the same benefit to healing spells as devotion.

[Luis_Velderve]

Thanks for the tips regarding devotion, potenty and ardor.

For someone who played only a meele in the past it would help a lot if your tips will be more descriptive.

Thanks in advance.

Check this:

http://ddowiki.com/page/Ardor

Devotion items have a tendency to drop more often than ardor. (or its me?)

[Enoach]

Ardor
15% Lesser
30% (Standard)
45% Improved
60% Greater
75% Superior

Devotion/Efficacy/Potency
10% Lesser
20% (Standard)
30% Improved
40% Greater
50% Superior

Keep in mind that you have access due to level restriction earlier with Ardor/Efficacy. Devotion earlier than Potency.

All Divines should strive to carry a Superior Potency Item at least as High as the spell level they can currently obtain - use Efficacy to supplement.

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Try to not use any SP for healing purposes outside of combat - the more SP you use out of combat the less you have for in combat.

The Right Buffs > Cure/Healing - Know when to buff, when to extend buff, who to buff - Take time to select and use the Z key to check buffs on other party members.

Once you have the Radiant Servant Aura keep it up while in combat. If you are going to be in Melee range the closer your party sticks together the more benefit they will get. Make sure Ardor/Devotion and Healing Lore/Arcane Lore items are equipped at time of cast, you don't need to keep them on after initial cast.

Also invest in Healing Amp - between your own enhancements to the Aura for healing and the addition Healing Amp investment, you will find Aura can handle 60% of your own personal healing needs.

Divine Healing I - Works through doors, around corners, has a greater range then any other cure/healing option, and works the same on WF as Fleshy - not for PMs.

Inflict and Harm Spells require target to be directly in front of you. Learn to target with them and you can use these as offensive spells. Your already investing in their potency when you improve your Healing.

When prioritizing who needs to be Healed - You are always #1 on your own list.

Divine Power Improves your BaB - Even if your not a Melee type the bonus can improve your Shield DR.

[hiryuu42]

Ardor/Devotion/Potency items work on your Positive Energy Busts and Auras, too. Burst is level 5, and Aura is level 4.

Meta magic works on those, too... for free! Right-click the Burst/Aura icon in your hotbar and set each meta-magic to Always On. A maximize, empower healing Burst will just murder all undead in the area while healing your party.

Blade Barrier only causes damage when the enemy passes across the barrier. They can't just sit in it like Firewall. It helps to have a party that's willing to kite. Don't overlap barriers.

Divine Punishment has no save and no spell resist, and few enemies resist light damage. It's great for taking down bosses. It does tend to draw aggro as a result. Use said aggro to pull them across blade barriers.

[danotmano1998]

Here's one!
Learn your F-keys!
F1-F12 will target party member 1-12 instantly.

Here's another!
Keep your healing spells on a hotbar. Use them often.

With both of these tips, you can target any party member and cast heal in a tiny fraction of the time it takes to try and click on them manually as battle is going on.

Here's one more!
Keep a careful eye out on wizards for palemaster forms. You CANNOT heal palemasters in form unless you have Harm loaded. Oh, and Harm has about 1/4 the range that heal does. So you'll need to be practially right next to them to cast it.

And another!
Carry heal scrolls and raise dead scrolls in plenty. Scrolls are cheaper and easier to get than mana potions, and you can save a raid with these when your blue bar is empty.

[Vanquishedfo]

Sorry OP but you come off more like a mouthy newb

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php...+enlightenment

THIS is all anyone who seeks the path of the divine ever need know. Now read his words and be quiet like a good little barbarian horc.

[Firesmall_at]

Superior brilliance 5 for divine punishment. Cast dp and run! with a bb behind u cause u will pull aggro with brilliance caster and tank will then feel inadequate. Try to wait till they hav aggro locked because when the only healer dies the chance of a party wipe goes way up. Buy and ask for mana pots.

[Kinerd]

It's not always your fault.
It's sometimes your fault.

[Vellrad]

Wait, why does a caster specced cleric, who wishes to kill mobs with spell and not used weapons at all need STR?