Catherin

## Catherin, the Cleric

**Catherin** is one of the ten heroes of *Gordian Quest*.

## Overview

* Difficulty: Easy
* Synergies: Guard, Channel, Might, Critical

Catherin is a supportive hero who excels in healing, buffing and front-lining while dealing damage. Highly recommended for newer players trying out Campaign or Realms.

## Notable cards

### Healing

* Answered Faiths, Mends
* Spiritual Precision + Spiritual Strength

### Draw

* Warrior Of Divinity (draws 2)
* Prayer (generates up to 2 Channel)

### Situational

* Cure Ailments, Cleansing Circle, Lay On Hands (until Purge rune)
* Heavy Blow, Shield Glare (Enfeeble, Blind)
* Deliverance (A Revive that can be swapped in for difficult fights, though an Answered Faith or Life Surge can be just as effective)

## Potential Deck Concepts

### Support (Int + Str)

Focus on Healing while providing Crit and Might from Spiritual Precision and Spiritual Strength.

With SP, Answered Faith provides the most healing, while Mends are guaranteed to give maximum buffs. With AP, Divine Strike + Penitence can grant Rare Heal cards, but require Channel. Holy Wave can be used instead of these.

(Generated Heal Spells can scale off Strength or Intelligence, so a Hybrid Talent is recommended)

### Shield Charge Tank (Str)

Gain Guard, then play Shield Charges to use it offensively. With some Agility Runes/Talents Catherin could play multiple Shield Charges in a round.

A Shield Slam can be an strong pickup if the Guard isn't needed (or if Catherin has Armor). Otherwise utility cards such as Intervention and healing could be welcome.

### Holy Spells (Int)

Play Holy Spells, then recast them with Divine Form(s).

Holy Bolt and Smite are both Channel spells, so bring some Circle Of Inspirations to fully charge them for 1 AP. Flash Bolt and Precise Bolt are Trigger cards which can be mastered with Lightweight, so these can be activated once, then drawn + played again.

Celestial Wraths can be neat if allies have Shock/Burn synergy, but more Divine Forms would be preferable.

*(Testing is required for Divine Form's interaction with other Divine Forms and Flash Bolt, as well as the effectiveness of Divine Surges + Devotions for stacking channel)*

### Press The Attack (Str)

Play a Press The Attack, then draw the extra copies (Warriors of Divinity is most efficient for Clerics) to replay them.

Note this strategy becomes weaker in extended battles; the extra copies will eventually 'dilute' your deck, until your hand will inevitably become full of attacks with no draw. You can slow this by using an Intrinsic Rune on the Press The Attack and having a large deck (that's still built for maximum draw).
Cleric has a limited amount of draw, so Press the Attack works best when it's discovered by another class.

## Potential Party Compositions

* Lucius and Alphonse can utilize Critical from Catherin's Spiritual Precision. Also, Critical is used well by any AOE attacks.
* Lucius and Pierre can take advantage of extra Might from Catherin's Spiritual Strength (Lucius: Heroisms + Blast Wave, Pierre: Heart of Winters)
* Ida and Bertrand's summons can benefit from Catherin's Spiritual Precision if she can generate enough 'Heal All Ally' cards from Answered Faiths.
* A dumb meme combo could combine Kudo's Forfeitures (Reduce an Ally's HP to 1 to deal damage equal to the HP removed) with Catherin's Life Surges (Heal + Increase max HP for battle). Jendaya's Golem can either use Oblation to further increase their Max HP, or Mega Fists to deal damage based on their missing Health.