Cleric

Key C
Sprite Cleric
Spell Type Cleric
Max MP Full Wis
MP Regeneration Rate ×1
Steal/Disarm None
Clerics aren't terribly flashy, but they're good at what they do. They have exclusive access to resurrection Spells, making them very useful to have in the party. They can even use halfway decent Armour, although in the long run they'll use Exotic Armour like everyone else. Their Weapon selection is poor, but they aren't totally vulnerable in combat.

Bobbits make the best Clerics because they can have such a huge MP total, and at the cost of only Dex. If you want to focus on combat, Dwarves are your best bet. Just don't make en Elf Cleric.
Compare Cleric to other Types
Races: As Cleric – 5 shown
Name Key
The maximum strength a member of this race can achieve
Max Str
The maximum dexterity a member of this race can achieve
Max Dex
The maximum intelligence a member of this race can achieve
Max Int
The maximum wisdom a member of this race can achieve
Max Wis
The maximum MP a member of this race and type combination can achieve
Max MP
Human H 75 75 75 75 75
Elf E 75 99 75 50 50
Dwarf D 99 75 50 75 75
Bobbit B 75 50 75 99 99
Fuzzy F 25 99 99 75 75
Weapons: Which Cleric can Ready – 4 shown
Magic weapons are only sold in the hidden city of Dawn; exotics are ultimate weapons that may be used by any class, but must be found
Name		 Key
Weapons of a given type will not appear when you use the Ready command until you have found at least one weapon of that type or better
Type
Whether this weapon can be used to attack only adjacent squares or at range; ranged weapons hit the first target in a direct line from where they are fired
Range		 Notes
The cost to buy this weapon in a shop; a weapon may be sold for this full value to any shop that sells that weapon
Price/Value
The character types who can Ready this weapon
Types
Hands A Mundane Melee - - All types
Dagger B Mundane Ranged Lost if used at range 5 gold All types
Mace C Mundane Melee - 30 gold F, C, T, P, B, L, I, D, R
Exotic P Exotic Melee - - All types
Armour: Which Cleric can Wear – 5 shown
Magic armour is only sold in the hidden city of Dawn; exotics are ultimate armour that may be used by any class, but must be found
Name		 Key
Armour of a given type will not appear when you use the Wear command until you have found at least one armour of that type or better
Type
The cost to buy this armour in a shop; armour may be sold for this full value to any shop that sells that armour
Price/Value
The character types who can Wear this armour
Types
Skin A Mundane - All types
Cloth B Mundane 75 gold All types
Leather C Mundane 195 gold F, C, T, P, B, I, R
Chain D Mundane 575 gold F, C, P, R
Exotic H Exotic - All types
Spells: Cast by Cleric – 16 shown
Cleric and wizard spells are exclusive to each of those classes
Name		 Key
Whether this is a wizard or cleric spell; each casting class has access to one or both types of spell
Type
The MP required to cast this spell
MP		 Effect
The races who can Cast this spell as a character of this type; because spellcasting is based on a character's statistics, these denote maximum potential
Races
In which circumstances this spell can be used
Available
Which status, if any, the use of this spell can remove
Cures
Pontori A Cleric 0 May kill all skeletons, ghouls, and zombies; can be used once per battle All races Combat -
Appar Unem B Cleric 5 Like Get a chest, but without fear of traps All races Non-Combat -
Sanctu C Cleric 10 Recover one party member's HP All races Anywhere -
Luminae D Cleric 15 Create light like Ignite All races Anywhere -
Rec Su E Cleric 20 Move to the same location one dungeon level above All races Dungeon -
Rec Du F Cleric 25 Move to the same location one dungeon level below All races Dungeon -
Lib Rec G Cleric 30 Move to a random spot on the same dungeon level All races Dungeon -
Alcort H Cleric 35 Cures one party member of Poisoned status All races Anywhere Poisoned
Sequitu I Cleric 40 Return to the dungeon entrance All races Dungeon -
Sominae J Cleric 45 Create light like Ignite, lasts longer All races Anywhere -
Sanctu Mani K Cleric 50 Recover more of one party member's HP All races Anywhere -
Vieda L Cleric 55 View map like Peer All but D Non-Combat -
Excuun M Cleric 60 Attempts to kill an enemy with a ranged attack All but D Combat -
Surmandum N Cleric 65 Cures Dead status, but may causes Ashes instead All but D Non-Combat Dead
Zxkuqyb O Cleric 70 Attempts to kill each foe All but D Combat -
Anju Sermani P Cleric 75 Cures Ashes status, costs caster 5 Wis All but D Non-Combat Ashes
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Cleric

Key b
Special Ability
Spells never fail
Stat Bonus
Wisdom +10

Cleric

Number 2
Special Ability
Spells never fail
Stat Bonus
Wisdom +10

Cleric

Key 2
Stat Bonus Wisdom +10
Ability Able to cast general and cleric spells
The two Magic-using classes are interesting, because Magic only works in dungeons and towers, and strictly speaking you don't ever have to Enter dungeons or towers to beat the game. That said, they can be an excellent source of treasure, and Clerics are the absolute best class for delving dungeons. The only real downside to Clerics is that their bonus Stat is apparently useless.

Aside from the basic utility Spells, Clerics have two more dungeon-specific Spells of no small power: Passwall lets you just remove walls willy-nilly which, if you have a map, can make short work of a lot of dungeon levels. The Surface Spell is very nice as well, taking you from the Tri-Lithium on level 15 all the way to the dungeon exit immediately. Even using Down Ladder in a tower would cost you more than doing that.

Prayer is an interesting Spell since it will kill any opponent, but its hit rate is totally unpredictable. It's cheaper than a Wizard's attack Spells, though, and arguably the best offensive Spell in the game for that reason.