Cleric

The Cleric is a mage class in Divinity: Original Sin 2.

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Heals allies or smashes skulls, depending on direction of the winds.

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— In-game description

Overview

The Cleric is a hybrid support preset that pairs Hydrosophist with Necromancer magic. Hydrosophist spells restore vitality and magic armour, while Necromancer skills deal physical damage and restore the caster's vitality with every hit. The preset favours Strength, Intelligence, and Constitution, and starts with a one-handed mace and shield.

Like all classes in Divinity: Original Sin 2, the Cleric is a starting preset rather than a permanent choice. Attribute and ability points can be allocated freely on each level-up, and full respecification is available from Act Two onward via the magic mirror aboard the Lady Vengeance. Enabling the Fort Joy Magic Mirror gift bag feature also makes a mirror available in Act One.

No origin character uses this preset by default.

Starting loadout

Cleric preset at level 1

Category	Details
Primary attributes	Strength 11, Intelligence 11, Constitution 11
Secondary attributes	Finesse 10, Memory 10, Wits 10
Combat abilities	Hydrosophist 1, Necromancer 1
Civil ability	Bartering 1
Starting skills	Decaying Touch,  Blood Sucker,  Restoration
Talent	Hot Head
Equipment	Claw Hammer, Makeshift Shield, Minor Healing Potion, Water Balloon, Resurrection Scroll

Starting skills

 Decaying Touch (Necromancer)

Deals physical damage to a target at melee range. Targets without physical armour are afflicted with Decaying, which turns all non-necromantic healing into physical damage for two turns.

 Blood Sucker (Necromancer)

Absorbs a blood surface beneath the target, restoring vitality proportional to the amount of blood absorbed. Can be cast on allies within 13 metres.

 Restoration (Hydrosophist)

Grants the Regenerating status effect to the caster or an ally within 13 metres, restoring vitality over two turns. Also removes Acid, Bleeding, Burning, Poisoned, and Suffocating.

The  Hot Head talent increases critical chance by 10% and accuracy by 10% while the character is at maximum vitality.

Skill progression

See also: Hydrosophist and Necromancer

As the Cleric invests points in Hydrosophist and Necromancer, additional skills become available. The table below lists every skill in these two schools, grouped by unlock tier.

Hydrosophist and Necromancer skills by tier

Tier	Hydrosophist	Necromancer
Starter (level 1)	Armour of Frost Hail Strike Rain Restoration	Blood Sucker Decaying Touch Mosquito Swarm Raise Bloated Corpse
Novice (level 4)	Ice Fan Soothing Cold Winter Blast	Death Wish Infect Shackles of Pain Shackles of Pain
Adept (level 9)	Arcane Stitch Cryogenic Stasis Global Cooling Healing Ritual	Black Shroud Bone Cage Living on the Edge Raise Bone Widow
Expert (level 13)	Steam Lance	Grasp of the Starved Grasp of the Starved
Master (level 16)	Deep Freeze Hail Storm Ice Breaker	Last Rites Silencing Stare Totems of the Necromancer

Recommended traders

Reaper's Eye

•  Rezik – Hydrosophist skills
•  Simone – Hydrosophist skills
•  Kerban – Necromancer skills
•  Mona – Necromancer skills

Reaper's Coast

• Tarquin Tarquin – Necromancer skills
•  Trader Bree – Hydrosophist and Necromancer skills
•  Almira – Hydrosophist skills
• Jahan Jahan – Necromancer skills
•  Elf Stormchanter – Hydrosophist skills

The Nameless Isle

•  Trayde the Merchant – Hydrosophist skills
•  Lizard Dreamer – Hydrosophist skills
•  Black Ring Alchemist – Necromancer skills
•  Jawbone the Merchant – Necromancer skills

Arx

•  Trader Friel – Hydrosophist skills
•  Trader Aravae – Hydrosophist skills
• Victor Voss – Necromancer skills

Mercenary

The Cleric mercenary is Myrella, an elven healer available for hire from  Sergeant Zrilla.

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Myrella's the finest cleric I've got – you could be damn near split in two by a sword, and she'd still get you back on your feet.

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— Sergeant Zrilla