How important is a cleric? (SPOILERS)

[Vyadhi]

I'm playing an evil drow and want to side with Minthara but I heard that upsets Shadowheart. How manageable is the game without a cleric on the medium difficulty? Also, when does Minthara join and will Gale leave as well.

[Herr der Chillkröten]

You dont need a cleric. Someone who can cast healing word is good, but also not necessary

[Zogtar]

You can finish the game without any healer as long as you stock up on potions and scrolls.

[Mr.Pessimism]

umm no not having a cleric is a no. you gotta have some one to heal.

[Myth Alric]

You don't need a cleric at all, but having someone who can heal is useful. I believe Minthara is a bard isn't she?(Well she had a musical instrument when I murdered her so I think she is). If she is a bard, she has access to healing spells. Bard also has buff stuff like a cleric.

So if she is indeed a bard, she can replace shadowheart in that area.

[Viktoria]

cleric ? dwarf clerics are the best ^^ dwarf cleric is my main ^^
but i added the second cleric to my team. i play with 2 clerics and 2 melee. its fun

[Vyadhi]

Originally posted by Myth Alric:

You don't need a cleric at all, but having someone who can heal is useful. I believe Minthara is a bard isn't she?(Well she had a musical instrument when I murdered her so I think she is). If she is a bard, she has access to healing spells. Bard also has buff stuff like a cleric.

So if she is indeed a bard, she can replace shadowheart in that area.

I thought she was a paladin

[ACS36]

You don't need a cleric.

Short rests, long rests, piles of potions and scrolls every where. Plenty of healing.

[ΛΞL™⚡]

I have read that you can keep all the companions if you skip the entire Tiefling and Goblin main quest. Nobody will be upset with you, and you can have Minthara in Act 2 without anyone leaving. However, this needs some confirmation. You can also respec one of the characters to be a cleric if you need it. I find it to be almost a requirement to have a cleric or a main healer on Tactician. I don't know how difficult the game is on medium.

[Myth Alric]

I have no idea, I just know she had a fancy lute when I killed her hehe. If she is a paladin, she can also heal though.

Bards, clerics, druids, and paladins can all heal. Paladin is probably the weakest healer, but they can heal. As long as you got one of them, you got options though.

[Vyadhi]

Originally posted by ÆŁ16⚡:

I have read that you can keep all the companions if you skip the entire Tiefling and Goblin main quest. Nobody will be upset with you, and you can have Minthara in Act 2 without anyone leaving. However, this needs some confirmation. You can also respec one of the characters to be a cleric if you need it. I find it to be almost a requirement to have a cleric or a main healer on Tactician. I don't know how difficult the game is on medium.

So I can just redistribute stats anyway I want? So, for example, if I could make Lae'zel into a cleric?

[Kyutaru]

Cleric is unnecessary but still good because it offers some valuable buffs that wizards don't get. The best part about having on is that Healing Word is a bonus action that you can do in addition to other Action spells. Throwing a potion costs an entire Action and will be hard to justify sometimes.

[⇧⇨⇩⇩⇩]

Originally posted by Mr.Pessimism:

umm no not having a cleric is a no. you gotta have some one to heal.

That is not true. Forst of there are many classes with heal abilities besides clerics. Then there are many abilities that give temporary hitpoints that give a buffer from damage.
Also short rests heals everyone and any character can carry potions. Finally you can use terrain and spells/abilities that disable enemies. An enemy allficted by hold person cant attack you and thus does not generate a need for healing.

[Shintai]

Easy without a cleric.

[zpc]

Clerics are a must IMHO. I just roflstomped a group of drunken cobolds by further gimping them with a sun spell - it was so awesome =)

Also - healing & buffing like there is no tomorrow is always worth it. Spells come with no costs, healing potions aren't unlimited and means of last resort (when cleric is "empty"). Outfitting your cleric with the proper items can further enhance any healing spell - with extra health restored, extra de-poisoning, extra blade ward ... (all with the cleric just casting a heal).

Combine this with re-specing Shadowheart to Life Domain and giving her heavy armor and you are set.

[Strez]

Shadowheart won't necessarily leave if you massacre the tieflings/druids. She is a neutral character who worships an evil god. She won't like doing it tho. Wyll probably leaves by default if you do this, Gale will probably leave unless you already have good trust with him, and it probably causes Karlach to leave(and the Tiefling weaponsmith is key to her questline as well).