Can you share me your support build?

[El Macho]

I'm trying to build a support character. Normally I'd go full cleric, but in my recent encounters, I got the hang of the game mechanics to the point that I've been healing less during fights. So I was thinking of multi classing the Cleric with bard so my support could somehow debuff enemies if not healing. Can you share me your Bard / Cleric multi class build if you have one? Thanks!

[FashionSuckMan]

healing with spells isn't necessary when everyone can throw or drink healing potions every turn. The best support simply is someone who debuffs or kills the enemies. WIzard is your best bet for this. Bard is quite good as well.

Cleric is just an all around amazing class that can dps and cc enemies

[El Macho]

Originally posted by FashionSuckMan:

healing with spells isn't necessary when everyone can throw or drink healing potions every turn. The best support simply is someone who debuffs or kills the enemies. WIzard is your best bet for this. Bard is quite good as well.

Cleric is just an all around amazing class that can dps and cc enemies

Ahh that explains the proficiency of cleric in Heavy Armors. My usual definition of clerics are those wearing robes lol. Thank you! I'll look into wizards.

[Rin Palora]

Technically healing in combat is not a good use of spell slots since you can never out heal the damage, far better to control the battlefield or kill the foes so you don't take damage in the first place.

As a general rule examine the enemy and target them with control spells that they are weak too. Spells that target CON, STR or DEX are usually subpar as most enemies will have high stats in those, especially monsters. Normally INT targeting spells are very good but we're in an Ilithid campaign and those things have good INT.

Bless is god tier and Showheart is a dumb dumb for not having it prepared from the start.
For more damage per round use Enlarge or Haste on your damage dealers.

Clerics in 5th edition and thus this game are great at pretty much everything depending on sub-class and how you build them. Life cleric for extra healing and a bit of tanking, Light cleric for damage, Trickster for stealth shenanigans, etc.
Don't sleep on Spiritual Weapon (level 2 spell), bonus action to cast, stays on the field, bonus action to bonk people with it every turn while having a free normal action to do other stuff.

[Eric]

Originally posted by Lur Nen Rue:

I put my support hireling in bench so I can get long rest spell like Longstrider and poison immune without expending the more important support skills my companion has. For 300 investment hireling also comes with revive scroll and potion which is neat

I didnt even know this existed.

[El Macho]

Originally posted by Lur Nen Rue:

I put my support hireling in bench so I can get long rest spell like Longstrider and poison immune without expending the more important support skills my companion has. For 300 investment hireling also comes with revive scroll and potion which is neat

I dunno man, 300 seems kinda too much for my poor ass.. especially when Gale keeps eating muh good items T^T

[Blame]

I think it's called Healing Word or something, but it's the ninus action healing at long range that's very good to take even if you don't focus on healing, simply for the fact that you can pick up downed allies for a bonus action with it, and at long range as well. So make sure to have thag at least on your support.

Other than that you can focus on a life cleric for more healing, though I've learned that healing is not all that efficient in this game and should be used sparingly and situationally, as you want those spell slots more for buffs/debuffs, or straight out damage.

That being said Guiding Bolt on a cleric, for example, is a great use of a spell, since it hits like a truck but also grands advantage on the next attack on the target.

Another great use of spell slots is Bless, you can use it as lvl 2 and apply it on all 4 party members in your team (requires concentration) and make the whole teams attacks more likely to land, thus exponentially increasing the whole teams overall damage output with a single spell.

Then there are control spells like Hold or Command to temporarily take out an enemy from combat, so to speak. There are pulls and pushes to position enemies or to drop them to their death, there are AC increases.. Hell, you can just tank as a support, with heavy armor and a shield and a AC buff on yourself and keep your damage dealers away from harm, though I'm not sure how optimal this is due to enemy encounters usually outnumbering you easily.