


Thanks to their utility-oriented racial features, Firbolg can turn invisible for one turn, conjure some spells innately, and even commune with the beasts of the land. Standing between 7 and 8 feet tall, Firbolg is perfect for clerics thanks to their +2 to Wisdom as well as their large frames, allowing them to demonstrate formidable skill with weapons. Maximizing the action economy during combat interests you.īrought forth in Volo's Guide to Monsters, Firbolgs are fey-touched gentle giants who carry the strength of the forests with them.You enjoy high mobility characters capable of outrunning their enemies.Their ability score increases naturally complements the cleric’s kit.Centaurs are a combat oriented race, with their high strength, mobility, and charge feature, you’ll be trampling the corpses of your enemies in no time.You feel at home along cavernous halls carved into the bones of the earth.įound in the Mythic Odysseys of Theros, the half-horse, half-human hybrids known as centaurs are roamers at heart, wise warriors, and far-ranging explorers.Ī Centaur’s ability score increases are strength and wisdom, the perfect combination for a melee-oriented cleric.blacksmithing, mining, brewing, or masonry are downtime activities that interest you.You want to play a tanky, resilient cleric who is comfortable slinging spells from the back and in the melee of it.Dwarves are sturdy and Hill Dwarves even more so, on top of the constitution bonus you get, you also get an additional Hit Point per level.A cleric’s most important ability is Wisdom, a stat Hill Dwarf increases, guaranteeing you’ll always be at the top of your game.Their courage and hardiness are the stuff of legends, earning them a spot on this list.ĭwarves who take up the adventuring life are often driven by the command or inspiration of a deity, enduring all hardships with stoic endurance and hard-boiled devotion.įound in the Player's Handbook, Hill dwarves are sturdy, resilient, and wise, all the right things for a proper adventurer in 5th edition.īy choosing the Hill Dwarf, you’ll get a +1 to Wisdom on top of the Constitution Bonus Dwarves already have, boosting your survival chances as well as your most important ability score. Standing between 4 and 5 feet tall, Dwarves are skilled miners, masons, and warriors.

We’ll be using options from the Player’s Handbook (PHB), Mythic Odysseys of Theros (MOoT), Volo’s Guide to Monsters (VGtM), and Eberron - Rising from the Last War (E: RftLW). There are so many races, from the monstrous orcs to the regal Dragonborn, choosing one of these races for your cleric can be a daunting task, but worry not, for tonight we’ll take you to mass where we’ll hear the divine chant talk about the best races for cleric! You, the players, and the heroes of these stories must embody your characters, champions who defeat evil at the roll of shiny math rocks, and clerics are one of the most beloved classes in all of 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons. The world’s most famous roleplaying game transports your table into majestic fantasy landscapes to quest against the cosmic forces that try to force the hand of faith. Clerics are more than mere priests, though They are adventurers blessed by the divine to spread the holiness of their deity. Graceful elves, stoic dwarves, and far-ranging humans, members from all races nurture strong faiths devoted to the pantheon that graces them. Called to serve powers beyond most mortal understanding, Clerics are divine emissaries that work the will of their deities through force of arms and the miracles of their faith.ĭevoted to the philosophies of the religions that inspire them, these holy crusaders crusade to spread the influence of their faith across the multiverse.
