Why You Should Play Baldur's Gate 3's Least Popular Class In Your Next Playthrough
Every class can be great when given the chance, and this is especially true of the least-played option. While options like the monk and ranger have been famously divisive, they aren't actually the ones at the very bottom of the popularity contest. Instead, the least love has been shown to clerics, typically thought of as the primary healers in and its tabletop source,
It's sad to see one of the classes with the most potential for combat and world immersion go so unloved. Though there is a cleric companion, the paladin, fighter, rogue, and barbarian were also popular choices despite there already being companions of those classes in the game. Ultimately, however, there's a great reason to play a cleric in
The cleric's status as the least popular class was confirmed by statistics from the official Twitter account, but there's no good reason to dismiss clerics as nothing more than primary healers. In fact, healing should really be considered a secondary function, as you're very rarely going to be able to heal your allies at the same rate as the damage they're taking. Any seasoned player should know that clerics can actually be devastating damage dealers when built correctly, and in some cases, they can even be superior to «traditional» DPS classes like the paladin.
The Light and Tempest domains are great subclass choices for dealing fire and lightning damage — the Tempest domain's «Destructive Wrath» feature is incredibly powerful, especially against enemies with the «Wet» condition. However, all clerics get access to some undeniably powerful spells — s allows players to guard certain areas or deal damage simply by walking around, which proves incredibly useful when it comes to dealing with swarms of enemies with little health. This is especially useful in any of the battles within the "" questline.
Without mods, clerics are the only class in who can choose a deity to worship. This adds an extra level of immersion to the roleplayer's experience and allows players to
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