Right, Larian meticulously balanced the game around such things as exchanging your Barbarian and Warlock for a Paladin, and Shadowheart being underpowered.
Dang, I wish they used some of that attention to detail when designing the actual combat.
You can beat the game with trickery cleric and yes she isn�t supposed to be a powerhouse mass killer. There are several items that still makes he powerful even in act 2 like the mass healing bonus action spell with the ring that gives bless on heal and the gloves that gives blade ward.
She is only weak relative to other top OP builds like tempest/ sorc etc.
Otherwise if you know what you are doing she is perfectly fine as a trickery cleric
