I feel like clerics are mostly nerfed by the terrible concentration system in 5e. Like every spell you want to cast is concentration, and you can only have one of them up. It's lame.
3e Clerics who could stack every buff spell in the book could become a bit ridiculous yeah. But no one else can do that anymore, either, so they've made it a bit more level.
That was the point of clerics though, heals and buffs.
Yeah, but now we get to buff, kinda heal, and kill stuff.
This is what class synergies are for. Find what spells will be in your Concentration arsenal ( I usually pick 1-2 per loadout ), and find synergies with other members of your group.
If you want to excel heavily in extra heals, go Life Cleric for the extra bonus.
