Anomen actually develops a good attitude, if you romance him. In all honesty, when my Blade was going out with him I wanted to smack Jan around for some of the things he said to Anomen. Of course, I also wanted to smack Anomen for not putting up more of a fight in those dialogues, but that's another point. So, yes, Anomen isn't always a pain in the ass to have around. (Although his "I'm so happy the party has 20 Rep" quote is rather annoying.)
Power-wise, Anomen kicks ass. Best Cleric in the game, better than Viconia. (Who else can call up Aerial Servants as soon as they join the party?) The difference between 16 WIS and 18 WIS is a single 3rd-level spell and a single 4th-level spell. I think that's a fair trade-off for a good Tank with 5 stars in whatever-you-want and all the buffing spells you'll need.
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Volothamp's Comeuppance
Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.
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