Norrath Route Atlas
Three-class capability model

Cleric / Necromancer / Paladin

Cleric / Necromancer / Paladin three-class build reference with solo 95, group 99, and raid 100 capability-coverage scores.

95Solo coverage
99Group coverage
100Raid coverage
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Heuristic disclosure: Heuristic capability coverage: each documented class capability is rated 0–3; a trio takes the maximum per role, applies published context weights, and receives a capped breadth bonus. This is not a tier list or measured performance ranking.

CLR · Priest

Cleric

Primary healer with powerful recovery, protective buffs, and anti-undead tools.

Strengths

  • Best-in-class direct healing
  • Powerful resurrection and recovery
  • Excellent HP and AC support

Constraints

  • Limited travel and mobility
  • Solo damage is target-dependent
  • Mana discipline is critical in long fights
NEC · Caster

Necromancer

Self-sufficient caster using DoTs, pets, roots, taps, and mana conversion.

Strengths

  • Exceptional self-sustain and recovery
  • Strong damage over time
  • Pet and Feign Death provide flexibility

Constraints

  • Damage takes time to ramp
  • Limited direct group healing
  • Fear-based tactics can be unsafe indoors
PAL · Hybrid

Paladin

Protective tank combining mitigation, healing, stuns, lull, and anti-undead damage.

Strengths

  • Defining defensive tanking
  • Emergency heals and stuns
  • Strong recovery and anti-undead kit

Constraints

  • Lower general damage
  • No native long-range travel
  • Mana and endurance compete during emergencies

Coverage summary

Covered roles

TankHealingDamageControlPullingRecoverySupportRaid Utility

Modeled gaps

Travel

Synergy notes

Human · Freeport creation status: reachable with an eligible primary class. Eligible primary classes: CLR, NEC, PAL.

Mapped progression options

  • East Commonlands · 1–9
  • Northern Desert of Ro · 1–9
  • Befallen · 1–9
  • Najena · 10–19
  • Crushbone · 10–19
  • High Keep · 20–29
  • Lair of the Splitpaw · 20–29
  • Estate of Unrest · 20–29
  • Solusek's Eye (Sol A) · 30–39
  • Cazic-Thule · 30–39
  • Castle Mistmoore · 30–39
  • Nagafen's Lair (Sol B) · 40–50
  • Lower Guk · 40–50
  • The Hole · 40–50
  • Plane of Hate · Raid
  • Plane of Fear · Raid
  • Plane of Sky · Raid

    • Research basis

    Class capability descriptions are research summaries. Combination scores are generated from those capabilities and are not copied community rankings.