Cleric

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Clerics are representatives of the gods they worship, wielding potent divine magic for good or ill.

Cleric is one of the Playable Classes of Baldur's Gate 3. Clerics worship and enact their deities' will to the world, for better or worse. They channel the power of their faith to cast Spells. Clerics use Wisdom as their primary ability score.

Class Information

Cleric's default armor

• Level 1 Maximum Hit Points: 8 + Constitution Modifier
  • Hit points at higher levels: 5 + Constitution Modifier
• Important Ability Scores: Wisdom for Spells, Constitution for Hit Points and Concentration Checks, and Dexterity for Armor Class.
• Spellcasting:
  • Spellcasting Ability: Wisdom
  • Prepared Spells: You may swap your Prepared Spells at any time while out of combat, but can only have a certain number of Spells prepared at a time. The Spells must be of a level for which you have Spell Slots.
    • Number of Prepared Spells = (Cleric level) + Wisdom Modifier (Minimum of 1 spell).
• Saving Throw Proficiencies: Wisdom, Charisma
• Armor Proficiencies: Light Armor, Medium Armor
• Shield Proficiency
• Weapon Proficiencies: Simple Weapons

Skills

You receive a bonus to every Skill that you are Proficient in. This bonus increases as you gain levels in your Class and applies to all Checks for those Skills.

• Level 1 Proficiency Bonus: +2
• Inherited Skills: Granted by Races and Backgrounds.
• Skills with Proficiency (Choose 2):
  • History
  • Insight
  • Medicine
  • Persuasion
  • Religion

Level Progression

Through experience, you acquire new power. You gain the following trait:

Level 1

• Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 2 (You gain two Level 1 Spell Slots.)
• Cantrips (Choose 3)
  • Guidance
  • Resistance
  • Sacred Flame
  • Thaumaturgy
• Choose a number of Prepared Spells = 1 (Cleric Level) + Wisdom Modifier (Minimum of 1 spell.)
  • New 1st Level Spells:
    • Bane
    • Bless
    • Command
    • Create or Destroy Water
    • Cure Wounds
    • Guiding Bolt
    • Healing Word
    • Inflict Wounds
    • Protection from Evil and Good
    • Shield of Faith

• Choose a subclass:

Life Domain

Light Domain

Trickery Domain

• Subclass Features:

Life Domain	Light Domain	Trickery Domain
File:Disciple Of Life Icon 2.png Disciple of Life Gain Domain Spells: Bless Cure Wounds Heavy Armour Proficiency	File:Warding Flare Icon 2.png Warding Flare Gain Domain Spells: Light Burning Hands Faerie Fire	Blessing of the Trickster Gain Domain Spells: Charm Person Disguise Self

Level 2

• Channel Divinity Charges: 1 (You gain the ability to channel divine energy, starting with two effects: Turn Undead and an effect determined by your domain. Replenished by Short or Long Rest.)
• Channel Divinity Action: Turn Undead
• Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 3 (You gain an additional Level 1 Spell Slot.)
• Choose a number of Prepared Spells = 2 (Cleric Level) + Wisdom Modifier (Minimum of 1 spell.)
  • Spells: No new spells at this level

• Subclass Features:

Life Domain	Light Domain	Trickery Domain
Channel Divinity Action: Preserve Life	Channel Divinity Action: Radiance of the Dawn	Channel Divinity Action: Invoke Duplicity

Level 3

• Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 4 (You gain an additional Level 1 Spell Slots.)
• Level 2 Spell Slots Unlocked: 2 (You gain two Level 2 Spell Slots.)

• Choose a number of Prepared Spells = 3 (Cleric Level) + Wisdom Modifier (Minimum of 1 spell.)
  • New 2nd Level Spells:
    • Aid
    • Blindness
    • Enhance Ability
    • Hold Person
    • Lesser Restoration
    • Prayer of Healing
    • Protection from Poison
    • Silence

• Subclass Features:

Life Domain	Light Domain	Trickery Domain
Gain Domain Spells: Aid Lesser Restoration	Gain Domain Spells: Flaming Sphere Scorching Ray	Gain Domain Spells: Mirror Image Pass Without Trace

Level 4

• Ability Score Improvement or Feat (Choose 1)
  • Improve an Ability Score by 2 or improve two Ability Scores by 1. (You can't increase an Ability Score above 20 using this feature.)
  • Choose a Feat.
• Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 4 (You gain an additional Level 1 Spell Slot.)
• Level 2 Spell Slots Unlocked: 3 (You gain an additional Level 2 Spell Slot.)
• Cantrips (Choose 1)
  • Guidance
  • Resistance
  • Sacred Flame
  • Thaumaturgy
• Choose a number of Prepared Spells = 4 (Cleric Level) + Wisdom Modifier (Minimum of 1 spell)
  • Spells: No new spells at this level

• Subclass Features: None at this level

Level 5

• Proficiency Bonus: +3 (You gain +1 to your Proficiency Bonus.)
• Destroy Undead: When you successfully Turn an undead creature, it also takes 2d6Radiant damage.

• Level 3 Spell Slots Unlocked: 2 (You gain two Level 3 Spell Slots.)
• Choose a number of Prepared Spells = 5 (Cleric Level) + Wisdom Modifier (Minimum of 1 spell)
  • New 3rd Level Spells:
    • Animate Dead
    • Beacon of Hope
    • Bestow Curse
    • Daylight
    • Feign Death
    • Glyph of Warding
    • Mass Healing Word
    • Protection from Energy
    • Remove Curse
    • Revivify
    • Spirit Guardians

• Subclass Features:

Life Domain	Light Domain	Trickery Domain
Gain Domain Spells: Revivify Beacon of Hope	Gain Domain Spells: Daylight Fireball	Gain Domain Spells: Bestow Curse Fear

Cleric Spell List

Cantrips	1st Level Spells	2nd Level Spells	3rd Level Spells
Guidance Resistance Sacred Flame Thaumaturgy Light Domain only: Light	Bane Bless Command Create or Destroy Water Cure Wounds Guiding Bolt Healing Word Inflict Wounds Protection from Evil and Good Shield of Faith Light Domain only: Burning Hands Faerie Fire Trickery Domain only: Charm Person Disguise Self	Aid Blindness Enhance Ability Hold Person Lesser Restoration Prayer of Healing Protection from Poison Silence Light Domain only: Flaming Sphere Scorching Ray Trickery Domain only: Mirror Image Pass Without Trace	Animate Dead Beacon of Hope Bestow Curse Daylight Feign Death Glyph of Warding Mass Healing Word Protection from Energy Remove Curse Revivify Spirit Guardians Light Domain only: Fireball Trickery Domain only: Fear