I have to dispute the above advice. Clerics, even dwarven clerics, are constantly beset by weight issues. Getting a full suit of bronze is an awful choice that will lead to you being encumbered all the time. What happens if you're encumbered all the time? You take a lot more damage and die more. Also, clerics are certainly less gear-dependent than monks. You can level a cleric basically naked and you'll be fine. There are ways to manage heal aggro (e.g. waiting until the tank and CC have established aggro/CC to heal, or rooting stuff that starts wailing on you); it shouldn't be a constant issue. If you are gearing your cleric, you should focus more on WIS/mana than AC anyhow, and you can find pieces that don't weigh a lot for that.
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