Feat choices!


Advice


Have a Cleric at 5th level here's hat I got, advice for next feat please. I'm going for the channeling route, but still being able to do decently well with spells and melee damage. I say melee because I want to make a channel smiting SOB. Now I'm also just debating if I should even invest with the vital strike feat, not really worrying about Full attacking with a cleric in all honesty (that's what fighter BAB is for).

Neutral Human Crusader (death(murder sub)) Cleric of Urgathoa:

STR: 14
DEX: 14
CON: 12
INT: 7
WIS: 18
CHA: 16

Gear:
--Weapons:
- Master Work Scythe (I need a Magic weapon -_-)

--Armor:
- Tatami-do +1
- Cloak of Resistance +1
- Amulet of natural Armor +1
--Backpack:
- A bunch of assorted Scrolls:
- 6 Scrolls of Cure Moderate wounds
- 6 Scrolls of Shield of Faith
- 2 Scrolls of Death Knells
- Wand of Lesser Rest charges left 43
- Wand of CLW charges left 41
- 50 ft rope
- sleeping stuff

AC: 21 (23 with Shield of Faith)
Saves:
-REF: 4, FORT: 6, WILL: 9
BAB: 3 (+9 to attack)

FEATS B = Bonus Feat Archtype, HB = Human fyi., * = priority :
1st: (B)Weapon Focus (Scythe), (HB) Channel Smite, Guided Hand
2nd: -
3rd: Selective Channeling
4th: -
5th: <Command Undead, (B) Heavy Armor Proficiency>
6th: -
7th: Alignment Channel (evil) **, or Combat Casting **
8th: -
9th: Improved Channeling ***, Combat Casting *, or Alignment Channeling (evil) *
10th: (B) Greater Weapon Focus (Scythe)*, or Weapon Specialization (Scythe) **
11th: Combat Casting ****, or Alignment Channeling (evil) **
12th: -
13th: Dazzling Display
14th: -
15th: (B) which ever wasn't picked
16th: -
17th: Shatter Defenses
18th: -
19th: Deadly Stroke *** or Shattered Resolve *
20th: (B) Greater Weapon Specialization

These are the feats I plan on getting or working with. But it doesn't have to be in said order, it's more of a priority in all honesty.


Vital Strike usually isn't worth it. Especially if you're playing a full spellcasting class. If you can't get full attacks off you're probably better off casting in some form or another.

Simply put Vital strike won't keep up in terms of damage at level 8 or so.

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