D&D 5e Cleric Subclass Tier List
1Soup, Sean, and Dan discuss Cleric subclasses.
Tier Meanings (approximately):
S - Top Tier or Arguably Broken. Excels in nearly every circumstance.
A - Great. Solid in all circumstances.
B - Average
C - Bad
D - Really Bad
F - Never take this subclass
Considerations:
Overall featureset at lvl 20
Leveling curve (most people do not get past level 5/6/7)
Fun-value of play
How interesting is the flavor and how well is it implemented (boring but good vs interesting but bad)
Signature ability?
Balance/Design
Assumptions:
"Average Game" = ~lvl 6, 4-5 players, large amount of time spent in combat
No multiclassing
"Average stats" = ~16-18 in primary stat, ~14 in secondary stat, no higher than 12 in other stats
0:00 Prechatter
13:53 Ambition (Amonkhet)
35:42 Arcana
49:34 Beauty (Mike Mearls' Twitter)
1:07:56 Blood (Mercer Special)
1:26:33 City (UA)
1:38:20 Death
1:59:30 Forge
2:20:15 Grave
2:41:43 Knowledge
2:57:41 Life
3:24:14 Light
3:40:52 Mind (Exploring Eberron)
4:04:13 Order
4:24:50 Peace
4:39:48 Tempest
4:59:00 Protection (UA)
5:10:40 Solidarity (Amonkhet)
5:22:01 Strength (Amonkhet)
5:28:49 Trickery
5:34:14 Twilight
5:44:48 Unity (UA)
5:52:06 War
5:57:56 Zeal (Amonkhet)
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