Yeah that's the most important part I learned from my Ironman runs, how to save your way out and how to not to waste too much (like taking 6h reset instead of 12h)Ice Storm takes a bit to master, but it can be quite effective. It's ability to hit multiple times really racks of the damage.
Using the 6 Hour rest to avoid resetting a dungeon is smart rest management.
A 6 Hour Inn won't force a map reset. So you can leave a dungeon, run to an inn, and grab a 6 Hour rest without resetting the dungeon, If and Only If the time limit for a dungeon reset dosen't expire. Some people try to abuse that ability and get surprised everything respawned. Same thing for stepping out of a dungeon to do a quick-save before going after the boss fight..... I didn't knew you can rest your eyes at the inn and go back to finish the job...
My last Cleric was based around Flames of Faith..... Flames of Faith looks great...
The trick with the wolf is that you should avoid him being attacked. His damage, if lvl 16, is highest in your team, especially if your cleric is in Cleric guild ( compared with Warrior guild his solo dmg is not so strong). So what I do is push Grissenda's body forward with my cleric's body. This is not easy, but with a little training you can do it. This trick is especially important in boss fights. The boss will see Gris first and attack her. If you want to be even more secure, when Gris is close to the boss and attacking, try to push her very close to boss, because the boss (especially if he is ranged) can switch the target if wolf comes too close.Great, actually I wanted the wolf when I started the cleric in hard, but he died a lot, so I dropped it and figured my current build, now I have this new cleric on pc, and that sounds like a plan, I'm already at level 10, and looking for those shards...