Orc Trickery Domain Cleric Build Guide
With relentless survival instincts and deceptive illusions, an Orc Trickery Cleric turns chaotic battlefield control into an art form.
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Why Trickery Domain?
Clerics are usually known for standing in the back or acting as heavily armored tanks, but the Trickery Domain transforms you into a master of illusions and battlefield control. Your job is to manipulate the battlefield, distract foes, and keep your allies safe using tricky magic. With Wisdom as your primary stat, your spells will easily confuse enemies, while your high Strength (STR 14) ensures you can still hold your own if a foe gets too close.
The Orc species traits perfectly complement this slippery playstyle. As a controller, you need to position yourself carefully to project your illusions. The Adrenaline Rush trait allows you to move quickly across the battlefield as a bonus action while gaining temporary hit points. This mobility is incredible when combined with Invoke Duplicity, which lets you create a perfect illusionary double of yourself. You can rush into a safe position, summon your duplicate, and cast your spells from a distance without putting yourself in danger.
Should an enemy manage to see through your tricks, your Orcish resilience keeps you standing. Relentless Endurance ensures that even if a powerful blow would normally knock you unconscious, you stay up with 1 hit point, giving you one last chance to use Trickster's Transposition to swap places with your duplicate and escape to safety.
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
Orc Traits That Benefit Trickery Domain Cleric
Adrenaline Rush
Bonus action Dash with temp HP gives the Cleric both mobility and survivability.
Relentless Endurance
Dropping to 1 HP instead of 0 once per rest is a powerful survival tool for frontline Clerics.
Darkvision
Orc Darkvision helps Clerics scout ahead and fight in darkness without needing a torch.
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
- ♦ Darkvision for dungeon exploration
- ♦ Versatile spellcasting options
Weaknesses
- ♦ Low Dexterity means poor initiative and AC
- ♦ May require careful feat selection to optimize
Pro Tips
Use Adrenaline Rush to quickly reposition before using Invoke Duplicity, keeping your real body safe while your duplicate distracts enemies.
Give your stealthier party members an edge by using Blessing of the Trickster before scouting ahead in dark areas.
When cornered, activate Trickster's Transposition to instantly swap places with your illusion, leaving confused enemies targeting empty air.
If a foe bypasses your illusions and triggers Relentless Endurance, use your next turn to retreat and cast a healing spell.
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