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I love the fluff of the Outer Rifts Oracle mystery and after looking at it I must say it has some good features for a battlefield controller-type character. However, the cleric list is rather lite on such spells and thus I am wondering what are the best battlefield control spells off the cleric list at each level? I know about some of the lower level ones but I am sure there is more out there and I also would like to know some of the better higher-level ones as well…So if anybody has suggestions for good battlefield control spells off the cleric list I’d love to here them.
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This list is not complete, it's just the obvious ones.
1st Level: Command (my favorite!), Cause Fear, Murderous Command, Summon Monster I
2nd Level: Darkness, Silence, Sound Burst, Summon Monster II
3rd Level: Archon's Aura, Daylight, Deeper Darkness, Magic Circle Against ... , Summon Monster III, Vision of Hell, Wind Wall
4th Level: Spiritual Ally, Aura of Doom, Summon Monster IV, Unholy Blight
5th Level: Fickle Winds, Summon Monster V, Symbol, Wall of Stone
6th Level and up is for later discovery
No stone shape?
I am dissappoint.
A Reach Weapon.
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With enlarge person and some horrifying debuff aura. Now you are the battlefield control.
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Well, agreed. The OP only asked asked about Battlefield Control Spells, not Battlefield Control techniques. That said, I agree with you guys that reach & buffed is a very effective battlefield control technique.
Stone shape really only counts if you have time to prepare the battlefield in advance. If you do, Stoneshape counts triple.
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Command (flee, approach) and cause fear are particularly fun with a reach weapon in hand, and the ability to reposition yourself in some way (move action or 5 ft. step) to cause an affected target to provoke AoOs from multiple allies (in addition to yourself) when it flees (or approaches).
Burning disarm isn't your typical 'control' spell, but can be a useful way to shut down a weapon using creature with a low-ish Ref save for its CR, such as an ogre or giant.
Using the Extend Spell metamagic (from a Rod, preferably) on a sound burst is a fun potential 2 round stun on some foes as well.