You Might Be a Grave Cleric | Cleric Subclass Guide for DND 5e

[@WolfHreda]

Grave Domain Cleric: The one guy Strahd doesn't want to see in the party.

[@Rambaldi100]

im playing COS as twillight i think i missed out on some fun

[@WolfHreda]

@@Rambaldi100 you're playing as a Twilight Cleric, the only one not having fun at your table is probably the DM. 🤣

[@serhantasc8323]

our party is Twilight cleric ancients paladin ancestral guardian barbarian bladesinger wizard strahd is straight up concerned at this point lol

[@michaelhorsey2695]

lmaoo in our CoS campaign Strahd made it a point how much he hated our grave cleric, he even appeared to mock us when the cleric died

[@sgt_subtext2391]

I'm here because I want to do a Kelemvor Cleric for Curse of Strahd and considering grave. Is this going to be broken if I go grave?

[@Kingfisher_Plays]

What I also love about the grave cleric is how versatile the theming can be. Just look at Caduceus from CR to see a much less goth interpretation that still feels totally in tune with what makes this subclass so great.

[@dharmeshmistry342]

Cadeucus is the exact opposite of a Grave Cleric’s stereotypes and I love it. Pink cow man guards graveyard for his goddess. 🤍

[@Direblade11]

Hi I just want to gush about my newer character: The grave cleric I have is meant to be to Naralis Analor, an elven god of protecting Elven life and passing it on to the grave. He's a new character is a wood elf with a want to see his Dark Elf wife inside of her afterlife, and has to be partial to elves on the way there for his god.

[@boitata2617]

As much as I agree with you, I can't help reading the words "less goth" and thinking back to that one add where Sam said that "I don't known any goths" right in front of Jaffe (I can't spell his first name to save my life)

[@FuugaNatsu]

@@boitata2617 To be fair, Taliesin Jaffe isn't goth - he's executive goth :P That's a joke on his online handle. It's literally "executivegoth"

[@Byssa6]

The description of the grave cleric reminded me of the ghostbusters

[@TheCelticCowboy98]

One of my favorite PCs I've played is a lawful neutral grave cleric. The character concept was a mix of undertaker and guardian angel. He worshiped two gods who worked together, mother Raven and father crow. He would comfort the dying in their final moments and say a prayer. The prayer is him calling out to his gods which would be. "Father crow attends to the fallen, and mother Raven sings their final rites." Everyone would be able to hear the loud cawing of millions of crows and ravens all around but can never see them.

[@aquartertwo]

Was he also a Kenku?

[@PaintballaJkilla]

That pantheon is dope. Could i adopt it for a concept? Would work really well with a Mercy monk monk, grave cleric build i habe in mind. I like the duality of it and they can wear the mask of one with the monk flavor feature you get. Minds already comming up with ways to incorporate it.

[@carlwilliams7333]

My character is a Grave Cleric of Umberlee, because what grave is larger than the Oceans? His job is to make sure only one person survives accidents at sea, and that the sole surviver knows his life was spared because Umberlee demands they spread word of what happened, especally if they thought they were protected by another God like Selune. It's really fin just being an old jaded fisherman with a Trident Spiritual Weapon and Shark Spiritual Guardians swimming around him.

[@vinceisvalid]

At this point, you are somewhat playing Salazar.

[@Dr.JackGriffin]

"What do we say to the god of death"? Me: Sean bean went that way.

[@joehutchcraft1675]

I love the little "Or else what's the point" while SPECIFICALLY zooming in on Laura playing Jester.

[@danielrollinson8618]

Not even a dnd player but i love these man

[@casbot71]

Same, the last game I played was with 2e rules.....

[@NathanDG82]

Same here and I think that speaks to how good these are.

[@ElDinosaurioGigante]

I love the cleric of the grave so much. Tldr: "My job is to save you from Death, not keep you from dying" I've played two so far: Anub'baku Attorney at Deaths Door, a humanoid jackal that's part of a secret society that exists to make sure important people don't die before they accomplish fulfilling their world saving destiny. His spells were voiced as legal motions aimed at playing the gods off each other: like reducing a critical hit to normal damage by yelling "objection" and that it wouldn't be fair in the spirit of 'the grand game' or to the other gods spectating for X god's champion to just wipe out Y gods prophetic party before they even can get some mud on their boots. Brother Granite, a quiet and solemn Dwarf in a world where becoming a grave cleric means becoming conscious of all the joyous potential of life entering the world while also being burdened with consciousness of the tidal wave of premature and wrongful death flooding over it, and knowing that they merely have a bucket to combat it. Hence few care to join and fewer have the resolve to bear being ordained. All the members are steadfast as mountains in their intentions, yet those who only knew of them in passing would say they were devoid of personality due to blank expressions and terse speech. To the point that even humans who join the order develop the thousand yard stare and placid temperament of an elf that is close to living their life through to it's natural end.... Had a lot of fun with using very few words while sneaking in a bunch of subtle/understated dry humor to create a vibrant personality underneath the veil of solemnity.

[@marcusblacknell-andrews1783]

I once created a grave cleric for a Ravenloft adventure. His deity was Hades. A merchant needed him to obtain a rare spice from an exclusive garden.

[@zaporzvulcan6114]

excellent quality video as always, but a small note, Chiron is a centuar in greek mythos, whereas the one you were thinking of, the boatman of the Styx, is Charon. small diff, but fun trivia point to help you be even less fun at parties

[@casbot71]

While very MAD, a Grave Cleric multiclass can be fun as either a support _squishy protector_ with a Armourer Artificer using Thunder gauntlets to force disadvantage on any who go after the Wizards ect instead of you. Or just for flavour mix with a necromancy Wizard for some toughness. Also take inspirating leadership as a perk and give _your_ undead a pep talk before a fight ... that has great role-playing potential.

[@PiousWildcarde]

I have the sudden urge to make a Grave cleric who has an axe that is reflavored to be a shovel. 😂😂

[@Wreckur4203]

The name's Digsby. It's short for Digsbert. His mates call him Digs. He digs holes for 10 coppers.

[@ethanmaiville1754]

That reference was unexpected

[@Wreckur4203]

@@ethanmaiville1754 ha!!!ha!!!🍭 🐉

[@Mastattak]

I recently started my first campaign as a player (I've been DMing for a couple years) and I chose a topaz dragonborn grave cleric as my first pc. Holy moly this subclass lets you do so much from a flavour point of view, I tried to not go into the classic goth territory and istead giving him more of a calm a "respectful of nature's order" aura. And yes, it was certainly inspired by Mister Clay

[@Godzillawolf1]

Grave Cleric is one of my favorite subclasses period. I'm currently playing one in Dragonlance and am having a really great time doing it, though ironically while my character is a gravekeeper and undertaker, she's actually a pretty nice gal who isn't really morbid. She just knows a lot about taking care of the dead, has seen basically dealt with the end result of every one of the 'Dumb Ways to Die' at one point or another as a mortician, and will freaking end you if you take an innocent life. Mechanically, it's really fun overall, with my party getting plenty of milage out of Path To the Grave pretty much every single time we've used it, and while Sentinel hasn't come up yet, when it does I'm sure it'll be clutch. The Domain Spells are honestly underrated in my opinion, as you get three 'Cleric Tax' spells in Revivify, Death Ward, and Raise Dead, meaning you have more flexibility than a Cleric who lacks those. Circle of Mortality makes me feel good when I bring someone back up with a huge amount of hitpoints. This subclass is awesome.

[@mrmacguff1n]

This guy just needs a Zealot Barbarian friend and its the perfect DnD buddy cop combo

[@RandallAndStrat]

Yasha and Cadeucus from CR campaign 2 would like a word then

[@woutvanostaden1299]

Yasha didn't get targeted enough for her ability to matter.

[@montiedickey5970]

I've played an arcane trickster before I started watching your channel. Then I watched your channel and now I'm going to be a steel defender for our next campaign. And now, next time I'm playing a support character, I'm playing a grave cleric.

[@joshlarson4010]

He got big enough for a Nord sponsor. On the way up

[@erikwilliams1562]

Once he hits RAID shadow legends, you know he made it

[@Cassapphic]

All of the cleric domains are really good jumping off points to build characters with good ideas to build out from for backstory but I feel the grave cleric definitely does it the best. The cleric concept I have in mind when I next get to play in a group and the group doesnt have a healer is a detective who focuses her work on investigating murders, using her divine powers to ease the soul of the one who's life was taken and try to help find whoever disturbed the natural passage of life. (EDIT I AM NOW PLAYING THIS CHARACTER AND THIS SUBCLASS IS SO FUN I USED PATH TO THE GRAVE ON A BANDIT TRYING TO FLEE THE BATTLE AND THEN TEH RANGER GOT A HUNTER'S MARKED CRIT ON HIM IMMEDIATELY AFTER FOR 38 DAMAGE AT LEVEL 3, YES IT TOOK TWO ACTIONS AND SOME RESOURCES TO SET UP BUT LIKE IT WAS SO COOL)

[@kthatsit391]

my first time playing a cleric, and I chose grave domain because it sounded cool and it felt right with my character's personality and his love for living things. I had no idea how strong of a sub class I had chosen until I really looked into it lol

[@demonderpz7937]

Love that you played Willeyecho’s monster, that opening riff is good enough to die for

[@laurahenriksen19]

I'm starting in a new campaign today and am playing a Goliath Grave Cleric... Mucho excited!

[@Idontgiveaduck]

I rolled godly stats for the first time. Made my peak goth kid character of a shader-kai shadow sorc/grave domain cleric... and she is honesty the most edgey character on the surface till her backstory of just wanting to be a decent person and not die. Lol

[@emanueldehner7882]

Literally my best character worked for about 4 years now is a dwarf grave cleric. A war veteran with traumas that force him to act well in order to silence the guilt he carries from feeling responsible for the deaths of his friends and comrades, turning him into someone who tries to help and advise everyone around him. 5:20 error, the channel specifies that they can only be ATTACKS, not saves

[@erikwilliams1562]

Never thought of a grave cleric as a being that worships life....makes for amazing RP possibilities. Between the ridiculous power of Clerics and the buffs Rangers got, wish WoTC would show some love for Monks.

[@TheRaySkye]

I'm currently playing a 5/2 cleric/barbarian. I picked Grave as my domain as part of my character's story (Temple of Tyr, he helps with the burial rites) but never realized how badass the domain is! Thanks!

[@davidaward82]

grave clerics, disciples of the 'last companion' ... to them, death is not to be feared, they speak to it's embodiment, literally. he is the last friend many will ever have, the one who takes their final journey with them, ensuring that even in the worst of times, no-one is truly alone. people are still scared of them, no one likes to be reminded that they are mortal, but they understand... then they meet sentient undead attempting to break the cycle.. and the gloves come off.

[@wolfox7776]

the Grave cleric I like to imagine as someone who's role it is to keep those who don't need to go into the grave out of it, while keeping things that do need to be in there in the grave.

[@DaDunge]

That looks so much cooler than any grave cleric I ahve seen, I really think DnD has shot itself in the foot with having both it's paladisn and clerics in armour.

[@pappajudas9267]

Finally someone who knows the secret to a perfect grilled cheese sandwich is to grate the cheese.

[@TheBerchie]

I'm really enjoying the content! Now I'm hoping that some subclasses that get passed up, get the spotlight, like the Circle of Dreams Druid or Knowledge Domain Cleric.

[@Nickachuuuuu]

I'm playing a Dreams druid rn, and it DEFINITELY doesn't get enough love. As a Fey Touched Eladrin, I get so much free shit it's insane. I'm basically Sonic the Hedgehog teleporting around the battlefield throwing around free Healing Words with my balms, it's amazing.

[@SimplexStorm]

This guy DOES NOT MISS. Great vid as always bro

[@THESHADOWMASTER9]

It's literally the best cleric subclass. Arguably one of the best subclasses in all of 5e, and my personal favorite 5e subclass to play.

[@christophertryhorn784]

As someone that has never played DnD but can’t wait to try it, I love how these videos are done. Can’t wait to see Great Old One Warlock and War Cleric.

[@Quickieq7]

My Grave Cleric may only be a Lvl 2; But, I'm loving him already. Love your content, by the way.

[@moonfishthestockholder5975]

I love your channel so much! Would you ever take a dip back into blood hunter to examine the mutant class? I think out of all of them, the mutant really exemplifies the give and take of buffs and debuffs the subclass is known for.

[@huntersden854]

I agree in curse of strahd i run a human blood hunter order of the mutant and love all the small things xD

[@DParkerNunya]

The idea that the Ghost Rider is a Grave Cleric is something I never considered, but it feels so right

[@davalious5107]

I'm imagining a grave cleric that's an upbeat musician who celebrates the lives of the fallen and helps send them off. Think New Orleans funeral parties

[@jeffreyeshbach9372]

I now have a grave (😏) desire for a grilled cheese. Well played, sir!

[@SilverScribe85]

From the way he's described, Caduceus Clay doesn't come across as a downer type and HE'S a Grave Cleric, to

[@Seraphzero0]

You are right about this one. Love this class mechanically and flavor. I can’t wait to see what you do with the Death Cleric. I think I found a synergy there. Happy to help with it.

[@sharketeer1569]

I can’t imagine how a Lich would feel to go up against the trio of a grave cleric with a divinity charge, a paladin who saved his highest level spell slot, and a divination wizard who rolled a 20 that morning

[@sanguinerain6546]

Currently paying a Grave Domain Cleric who is an Aasimar and worships Kelemvor

[@BlankSlatePodcast]

That all-time low, hit me with the flashback hammer.

[@tetsushatarii2108]

Grave Clerics and Life Clerics are just top tier. But Grave Clerics are way more interesting to play.

[@boxturtlebruce6110]

Playing a tortle naturalist grave cleric in a curse of strhd campaign and I am the bane of the dm existence and I love it

[@NathanDG82]

Love your works as always. Funny, engaging and informative - top tier entertainment!

[@ashrunzeda4099]

I wonder if you'll create more "You Might Be a" Series for Crit Role subclasses as well? Since I'd be happy to look forward to a "You Might Be a Chronurgist" video in the future.

[@FireHawkISA]

Okay but my reaction to the guy singing in the car was the same as his girl... You know how hard it is to make singing like that sound good?!

[@machomandalf2893]

Caduceus Clay from CR is all you need to know. Bro is a highlight reel by himself

[@GadsdenGunGuy]

When are you going to do shepherd druid I want to show it to a player who wants to play one.

[@jmacsbiggestfan9020]

he does weekly votes

[@timalice-2833]

The myth behind the image of the 2 Japanese gods at 1:35 when you said shinigami is a great story. That’s Izanagi and Izanami. They are creator deities and that photo represents them creating the islands of Japan with Izanami plunging his spear into the ocean. Later Izanami dies while giving birth to the god of fire (he literally burns her to death on the way out). In a rage Izanagi kills his son and travels to the underworld, Yomi no Kuni to bring his wife out. He finds her but doesn’t fully see her and they make the agreement that is prevalent in many of these myths. She will follow him out but he cannot look at her until they are both out of the underworld. At some point he can’t contain himself and looks. He sees her dead and rotting. He then panics and runs out of the cave leading to the underworld. She sends her servants the shikome and Raijin (or Raiden pronounced like the character from metal gear rising, not mortal kombat) after him. Izanagi seals the cave with a huge bolder that Izanami can’t move. She screams saying she will flatline 1000 humans a day because of him. He retorts that he will create 1500 a day. So in essence she was a creation goddess at first but ended up the ruler of the underworld.

[@Comicsluvr]

Now do Death Cleric next!

[@nicolasantoniomolinacaric7826]

I use a Goblin Grave Cleric as a "gravekeeper/shaman" on her tribe. She care about living things And Dead things (she had 6 int) so she talk with Both.

[@elementjoe]

Gold star for the Army of Darkness clip

[@DNDNDumbness]

YES MY FAVORITE CLERIC SUBCLASS!!! OP, FUN, AND A COOL PREMISE!!

[@DNDNDumbness]

My D&D build: Cleric 16/Fighter 2/Paladin 2 -Action Surge -Divine Smite -Path to the Grave -Being a Cleric

[@raymondharnack4160]

I feel like fiend warlock would have tons of fuel for a good video… it’s a personal favorite subclass

[@IDaniels-c7s]

My Dm has a Homebrew class (Witch) and she allowed me to multiclass. So naturally I went in to Grave Cleric and I’m the Witch Doctor of the Group.

[@Henbot]

Would have been great class to have in BG3 especially with how tough fights get at higher difficulties and critical hits

[@עומרשרייבר-ל4ר]

Another great video, and honestly now i kinda want to make a garve cleric (and eat a grilled cheese sandwich).

[@casbot71]

With the Zelot Barbarian you get to bring them back _and_ still get a Playstation 5. Anyone else you charge them for the diamond, and *until they pay up* they get no more Raise Dead cast....

[@garison2838]

Just started playing a grave cleric in a new campaign. It's so dope

[@thefloridaman41]

Cleric; the best class in the game also gets some of the best subclasses in the game on top of it.

[@thefloridaman41]

Also I recommend Samurai for a look on this. It is secretly the best martialist class imho. Like it’s the gold standard on what a fighter/Barbarian/monk class should like moving forward.

[@cgp1ayzonline296]

I had a grave cleric that was basically the pope of death and held a party every time a pc died to celebrate their life, god I miss Morty

[@CipherDVoid]

As a homebrew afficiando, I urge to tell my cleric type players to use the piety system. In which certain actions or choices can gain or lose piety points. Piety points come from Theros Campaign and it's one my favorites due to greek mythos. Anywho I also tell my clerics to pick a god respectfully. As this can ultimately better the role playing aspect. Example Erebos the God of Death in Theros uses a whip. I allow if players use a whip they automatically gain a plus one. As any whip they use automatically channels death or necrotic damage. It's the same for any god, certain items, actions or natural events can bolster their characters. To ensure this doesn't become overpowered. I create NPC of the opposite alignment as antagonist. I actually I do this for every player. By creating anti-players it keeps my players on edge. If they defeat the anti-player they are rewarded with an +3 item. Then each time they spare them the anti-player will become stronger. Thus increasing teh rarity of the item as well usher more experience and any reward they can muster.

[@oskarcabrera5136]

Love the second line picture

[@strunkshade]

Hey that’s a really cool picture where do you get the thumbnail image, just wondering cause my friends playing a grave cleric just like that

[@flow6694]

Amazing videos, keep ‘‘em coming!

[@garyboyles5762]

Grave cleric, add ds Sorc, action channel divinity, twin cast inflict wounds...

[@fleabaguette9699]

I adore my morally grey, sometimes ethically questionable, grave cleric. My party on the other hand, is becoming increasingly terrified of me after I affectionately named my revived corpses as "meat puppets" though. 😂

[@scotthuffman3462]

So you're telling me that a grave cleric and a tempest cleric working together is just death for everything around them. Duly noted.

[@anigma8962]

I love your content!! Love how you make your videos!!

[@theblindjedi41]

Grave cleric has just amazing utility for the party.

[@PikaPetey]

I have a idea for a character who is a halfling grave cleric and is the parties grandma. She scolds hooligans into "Showing more respect! What would your mother's think!" I've also flavored texted healing spells with typical "grandma spoils her grandchildren" with cookies and spongbob bandaid. Imagine a 3 foot tall 150 year old halfling scolding a 7ft tall barbarian. "SIT YOUR BARBARIAN RUMP DOWN YOUNG MAN!! I'm not letting you go out there on an empty stomach! Here.. lemme kiss your boo-boo... you want spongbob or power rangers bandaid?"

[@youmightbeadnd]

Love that idea. Does she smack bad guys with her walker?

[@PikaPetey]

@@youmightbeadnd she has a cane. And the she's always praying to her late husband who's ashes in a pendant around her neck. Her reasoning for adventuring. "I've already have one foot in the grave. And the bingo parlor bores me. How bout one more hootenanny before this old gal checks out!!"

[@youmightbeadnd]

Fantastic. Always gotta love a hootenanny.

[@ucancallmehiu]

So basically Kelemvor's worshipers, doomguide people, LOVE IT

[@lycanjones2941]

9:58, Was the Willyecho "Monster to grilled cheese cooking? nice

[@iveganzudo]

5:21 remembering that FIREBALL is not an attack, therefore it does not work with Path to the Grave. "As an action, you choose one creature you can see within 30 feet of you, cursing it until the end of your next turn. The next time you or an ally of yours hits the cursed creature with an attack, the creature has vulnerability to all of that attack's damage, and then the curse ends."

[@annontube5201]

Ohhh okay? Didn't ask? You don't think this guy knows what he's talking about?

[@TheKingMarker]

Great video, can't wait for my goth halfling GCleric doomer. What was the cartoon playing during the Blight description?

[@dharmeshmistry342]

TWO THINGS. ONE - DIVINATION WEEZARD PLS. Two…Gunslinger video when? 🤩

[@darrecksteveson5322]

I love your content my guy, I hope you doing well

[@mentalrebllion1270]

This is hilarious. I don’t necessarily play a full grave cleric, it’s a multi class I took in because of story stuff. I started as a swarmkeeper ranger. What does this have to do with why it’s hilarious my character now has grave cleric levels? Well….my character is basically a living tombstone you could say. Earth genasi so earth elemental technically but her story is that she is a statue in an old temple brought to life by the fragmentary souls of the dead who gather there. Those same souls are the swarm who surround her. So yeah, she is a waking tombstone. Weirdly enough though, I gave her clothes that are more of a faded yellow than anything that comes off gothic or anything. It’s pretty interesting if you ask me.

[@elbruces]

The kid from Coco was a Grave Bard.

[@BabyKale-b]

The first dnd character I've ever played

[@SirPumpkinKnight]

From an RP perspective though, the GDC is kind of a dick. Barbarian: Help me, I'm dying! GDC: Liiiiiitle more... you alive? Barbs? Alright, full heal now.

[@jason7120]

Well done again!

[@creepingwillow1579]

MY FAVORITE SUBCLASS WOOOOOO

[@ojodeoro1106]

I get you let the fandom vote but this should be the Halloween episode

[@foxfriends8072]

I want to play a grave cleric that is basically a hospice nurse

[@davidlewis8814]

I’m makin one o these next

[@WolfxHorizon]

0: Can you do a video on the Circle of Stars Druid?

[@keionbradley4254]

so like.....death claeric and grave cleric are like brothers in arms? What gods would they serve in DnD?

[@Manfromthelandofsmiles]

Please do all the clerics

[@theuncalledfor]

I am... sometimes... a Grave Cleric.

[@theuncalledfor]

Vampiric Touch is bad because concentration is really easy to break and it takes your entire Action to use. It's a melee ability, meaning you're more likely to get hit and therefore more likely to lose concentration. Its damage is also very lackluster, especially once you take the reduction in DPR from miss chance (it _is_ an Attack roll) into account. I know the self-heal is supposed to make up for the low damage, but even that is pretty low, and the enemies can just focus fire on you to make you lose concentration (or, you know, go down), or focus fire everyone else on your party. All in all, Vampiric Touch just doesn't reduce the incoming damage fast enough to be worth the investment of your action economy.

[@solidsentinel1285]

I’m not gonna sugar coat it, you’re gonna take double dmg

[@wolvenheart5035]

real quick when you mention path to the grave you do not mention that it does double damage for all damages done not just the initial so for instance if you have a paladin with some smites ready it can be quite spicy also if that person gets a crit at the same time it goes from *2 to *4.

[@Damakos]

There is no such thing as loving mcr to much.

[@lover_of_blue]

BEANS... The musical.

[@havilar3095]

path the grave rouge paladin and shadow ranger bam Intesa death lots of it!

[@odinulveson9101]

And I thought it was named Death Domain cleric 😆

[@kevvygigabyte2063]

Theres a death domain cleric in the dungeon Masters guide book, alongside the oathbreaker paladin. Grave domain was added in xanathars iirc. Easy confusion to make!

[@everlonggaming1966]

I know im 11 months late but is that Kael'thas Sunstrider @10:47 ?

[@williamtodd6614]

What are the best races to choose for a Grave Cleric?