Quote Originally Posted by RulesJD View Post
Take Cleric to 6 for twice per short rest max damage + Spirit Guardians + push on lightning damage. You're beyond lethal at all ranges and breaking your concentration is pretty difficult. Go Wild Magic sorc for all sorts of Wild Magic surges from Shield/Chomatic Orb/Shatters/Lightning Bolt/etc as you use your basically at-will advantage on all d20 rolls from Tides of Chaos.

Oh and full spell slot progression for upcasting Spirit Guardians + Chromatic Orb.
Just my personal experience, but Tempest 2 / Storm X seems to work better in actual play.

But I am only one person and YMMV, so don't let me stop you playing it!