Human Trickery Domain Cleric Build Guide
Human adaptability perfectly complements the Trickery Domain Cleric, allowing you to blend divine magic with clever illusions and unmatched utility right from level one.
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Why Trickery Domain?
As a Human Trickery Domain Cleric, you excel at manipulating the battlefield through illusion and misdirection. While standard Clerics focus on heavy armor and direct healing, you act as a Controller, steering combat from the shadows. The Human Versatile trait is a massive asset here, letting you grab a free Origin feat at level one to instantly boost your control options or spellcasting flexibility.
Your subclass thrives on clever positioning. With Invoke Duplicity, you can project an illusionary double to distract foes and cast spells from a safe distance. Since your optimal stats favor Wisdom and Strength but leave your Dexterity low, the Human Resourceful trait is a lifesaver. This trait grants you free Heroic Inspiration every morning, giving you a crucial reroll to make sure your vital concentration spells do not fail.
Finally, the Skillful trait adds another proficiency to your sheet, helping you bluff or sneak out of combat. Combined with your subclass's stealth-enhancing abilities like Blessing of the Trickster, you transform from a typical priest into a stealthy mastermind who can guide any party through dangerous territory.
Trickery Domain Features
Blessing of the Trickster
Level 3As an action by magic, you can choose yourself or a willing creature within 30 feet of you. For 1 minute, whenever the target makes an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, the target can roll a d4 and add the result to the roll.
Invoke Duplicity
Level 3As a Bonus Action, you can expend one use of your Channel Divinity to create an illusory duplicate of yourself within 30 feet of you. This duplicate lasts for 1 minute, and you can use your action to move it up to 30 feet. When you or the duplicate is seen by a creature, the creature can't distinguish you from the duplicate.
Trickery Domain Spells
Level 3Your connection to this divine domain ensures that you always have certain spells prepared.
Trickster's Transposition
Level 6Each time you take a Bonus Action to move your Invoke Duplicity duplicate, you can swap places with it as part of that action.
Improved Duplicity
Level 17The illusion of your Invoke Duplicity has become more powerful in the following ways. You can create a second illusory duplicate. You maintain both duplicates simultaneously.
Recommended Ability Scores
Human Traits That Benefit Trickery 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
- ♦ Trickery Domain grants Blessing of the Trickster 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 Blessing of the Trickster on your heavily armored allies to keep your entire party quiet during stealth missions.
Position your illusion from Invoke Duplicity near enemies to cast close-range crowd control spells safely from behind cover.
Spend your Resourceful Heroic Inspiration on saving throws to maintain concentration on your powerful Trickery Domain control spells.
Combine your high Strength with your Skillful athletics proficiency to shove enemies into hazards while your illusion distracts them.
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