DC Cleric... which enhancement sphere to take to Tier 5

[Riekan]

I'm working on a cleric build with a bunch of past lives... 3 cleric, 3 wizard, 3 sorcerer, 1 bard, 1 favored soul. I just hit level 20 cleric on my 12th life. Have been running as mostly evocation focused including both feats. Now at 20, trying to decide whether to take divine disciple to Tier 5 for the extra evocation DC or radiant servant for healing aura.

Anyone out there running a purely (mostly) DC focused cleric that has tried one over the other for epic content? I'd like to be effective in epic elite and not sure if that last DC will be needed.

[Varinon]

I'm working on a cleric build with a bunch of past lives... 3 cleric, 3 wizard, 3 sorcerer, 1 bard, 1 favored soul. I just hit level 20 cleric on my 12th life. Have been running as mostly evocation focused including both feats. Now at 20, trying to decide whether to take divine disciple to Tier 5 for the extra evocation DC or radiant servant for healing aura.

Anyone out there running a purely (mostly) DC focused cleric that has tried one over the other for epic content? I'd like to be effective in epic elite and not sure if that last DC will be needed.

I think this is more of a choice on what you personally want to do. If you want to be more heal-focused, grab the Radiant Servant tier 5. Aura is nice, and no cure CL cap is amazing. If you want to be more of a cleric that kills enemies and casts spells like Blade Barrier and Implosion, grab Divine Disciple. The DC is nice, the SLA is nice, and everything that raises max caster level is nice.

[Mercureal]

I've tried both on my first life cleric - note that I don't run EE with it, so the following opinion may not be relevant for you.

That said, right now I have Tier 5 in RS for the healing aura, but more points in DD for the abilities and the Capstone. The aura is great as an SP saver - with people being generally self-sufficient, I find the aura and occasional spot heals are enough to keep people alive so I can save my SP for other spells or emergencies. I don't notice the loss of the extra DC or Spell Power from DD Tier 5.

Granted, none of the above may be useful for your purposes.

[SirValentine]

How much do you need/want the healing from the Positive Energy Aura? That's a combination of your personal play-style, the content you do, the people you run with.

I don't need the aura, so for my Cleric, taking the extra +1 DC is a no-brainer. Plus, I feel the other stuff in Disciple is also better than Radiant, so it makes even more sense.