Human Life Domain Cleric Build Guide
Combining Human versatility with the Life Domain's unmatched healing power creates the ultimate, highly adaptable support character who keeps allies alive through any crisis.
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Why Life Domain?
Choosing a Human for your Life Domain Cleric creates an incredibly reliable support character. As a Human, your Versatile trait lets you pick up an extra Origin feat at level 1. Choosing a feat like Tough or Alert bolsters your survivability or initiative, ensuring you live long enough to unlock your signature subclass abilities at level 3.
Once you reach level 3, the Life Domain turns you into a healing powerhouse. Your Disciple of Life feature automatically adds extra healing power whenever you cast a healing spell, while Preserve Life gives you a magical pool of hit points to distribute to wounded allies. The Human's Resourceful trait acts as a perfect safety net here, giving you Heroic Inspiration to reroll crucial saving throws so you don't get incapacitated when your friends need your magic most.
Finally, your Human Skillful trait adds extra versatility out of combat, giving you an extra skill proficiency to help guide your party. This ensures you are not just a healer, but a well-rounded leader who excels in every pillar of the game.
Life Domain Features
Disciple of Life
Level 3When you cast a spell with a spell slot that restores Hit Points to a creature, add your Wisdom modifier to the amount of Hit Points restored.
Life Domain Spells
Level 3Your connection to this divine domain ensures that you always have certain spells prepared.
Preserve Life
Level 3As an action, you present your Holy Symbol and draw on divine magic to mend wounds. You can restore a number of Hit Points equal to five times your Cleric level. You can distribute these Hit Points among any number of creatures you can see within 30 feet of you. A creature can't regain Hit Points from this feature if it has 0 Hit Points.
Blessed Healer
Level 6The healing spells you cast on others heal you as well. When you cast a spell with a spell slot that restores Hit Points to a creature other than you, you regain Hit Points equal to 2 + the spell's level.
Supreme Healing
Level 17When you would roll one or more dice to restore Hit Points to a creature with a spell, you instead use the highest number possible for each die. For example, instead of restoring 2d6 Hit Points to a creature, you restore 12.
Recommended Ability Scores
Human Traits That Benefit Life Domain Cleric
Versatile
A free Origin feat provides a meaningful boost to any Cleric build right from level 1.
Resourceful
Free Heroic Inspiration each long rest gives a reliable reroll for critical moments.
Skillful
An extra skill proficiency expands the Cleric's out-of-combat versatility.
Combat Effectiveness
| Level | HP | Melee DPR | Spell DPR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 | 33 | 3.9 | 7.8 |
| Level 11 | 69 | 3.58 | 10.18 |
| Level 17 | 105 | 3.58 | 13.2 |
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Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- ♦ Life Domain grants Disciple of Life at level 3
- ♦ Versatile spellcasting options
- ♦ Flexible build with room for customization
Weaknesses
- ♦ Low Dexterity means poor initiative and AC
- ♦ No Darkvision — may need light sources in dungeons
Pro Tips
Use your Human Resourceful inspiration on Concentration checks to keep powerful Life Domain spells active during chaotic battles.
Combine your Disciple of Life feature with low-level healing spells to restore massive health without draining your high-level spell slots.
Save your Preserve Life feature for emergencies, bringing multiple unconscious allies back to their feet all at once.
Leverage your Human Versatile feat to select a defense-boosting option, ensuring you stay standing to heal your party.
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