Tiefling War Domain Cleric Build Guide
With innate fire resistance and terrifying combat magic, the Tiefling brings a hellish, front-line durability to the heavy-hitting War Domain Cleric.
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Why War Domain?
As a Tiefling War Domain Cleric, you are a martial powerhouse who blends divine magic with heavy-hitting melee attacks. Unlike traditional support Clerics, your job is to act as a frontline "Striker"—a character focused on dealing high damage directly to your enemies. Your Tiefling heritage provides excellent defensive utility for this aggressive style; specifically, your Fiendish Legacy grants you innate resistance to fire damage, protecting you from common battlefield hazards while you fight in close quarters.
To maximize this build, you will rely on the War Priest feature, which lets you make additional weapon attacks as a bonus action. This works hand-in-hand with your solid Strength score of 14, ensuring your physical strikes land with threatening power. Meanwhile, your Wisdom of 15 powers your spellcasting, allowing you to seamlessly transition from swinging a mace to casting devastating divine spells.
Finally, your Darkvision ensures that dim dungeons and shadowy battlefields won't slow you down. You can confidently lead the charge into the darkness without needing a torch to give away your position, using your divine martial prowess to strike down foes before they even see you coming.
War Domain Features
Guided Strike
Level 3When you or a creature within 30 feet of you that you can see misses with a weapon attack, you can use your Reaction to grant that attack a bonus to the attack roll equal to your Wisdom modifier.
War Domain Spells
Level 3Your connection to this divine domain ensures that you always have certain spells prepared.
War Priest
Level 3As a Bonus Action, you can make one weapon attack or an Unarmed Strike. When a weapon attack hits a creature, the target takes an extra 1d8 damage of the same type as the weapon damage.
War God's Blessing
Level 6You can expend one use of your Channel Divinity to grant a magical blessing. When a creature within 30 feet of you that you can see makes an attack roll, you can use your Reaction to add your Wisdom modifier to the attack roll.
Avatar of Battle
Level 17You gain Resistance to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage.
Recommended Ability Scores
Tiefling Traits That Benefit War Domain Cleric
Fiendish Legacy
Built-in damage resistance reduces incoming damage, keeping your Cleric alive longer in combat.
Darkvision
Tiefling 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
- ♦ War Domain grants Guided Strike at level 3
- ♦ Darkvision for dungeon exploration
- ♦ Versatile spellcasting options
- ♦ Built-in damage resistance improves survivability
Weaknesses
- ♦ Low Dexterity means poor initiative and AC
- ♦ May require careful feat selection to optimize
Pro Tips
Use your War Priest feature to make a second melee attack when an enemy is low on health, capitalizing on your 14 Strength.
Save your Guided Strike feature for crucial moments when missing a high-damage attack would ruin your turn's setup.
Don't fear fighting near burning environments; your Fiendish Legacy fire resistance lets you safely corner enemies in hazardous terrain.
Protect your spell concentration with your 13 Constitution, especially when wading into melee combat with active War Domain spells.
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