Storm Sorcery + Tempest Cleric

[Quadsword]

I saw this build in a few different Youtube and thought it'd be fun to roleplay and try out for myself. I realized pretty early on that 2 levels of tempest cleric for destructive wrath means no chain lightning.

Now I'm conflicted. The tempest cleric features are super handy and it's nice to not be dependent on a party member to give me Guidance all the time (the cantrip, not actual guidance), but is it worth missing out on chain lightning?

[AokiYakumo]

1) Grab Markoheshkir and channel Kereska's Lightning. You get Chain Lightning as a short rest spell that way.

2) Nab a level of WIZ so you can learn the spell at ECL 11.

[Brian_the_Brute]

You could do both: multi until you get high enough level and then respec later to get chain lightning if that's your go to spell. There are scrolls for it but they are limited in number.

I tried a Warlock 2/ Tempest Cleric 1/ Abj wizard (9) and did all cold spells , had shields and 2 reactive cold shields doing damage back. Had dual wield cold staffs as well. It was fun watching half the enemies fall over when spamming create water and following up with a cold spell. I just saved all my scrolls for the few boss fights in the end and didn't miss the 6th level spells that much as using even just a cantrip to freeze everything was effective enough for many of the battles.