Hmmmm... ...
Assuming you dualled at level 12( 900,000Xp) for your Cleric, you only lose one 8th level spell for your Mage class.
You will be a kick-ass Mage with Clerical spells.
A level 12 Cleric can cast,
6 level 1 spells
5 level 2 spells
5 level 3 spells
3 level 4 spells
2 level 5 spells
2 level 6 spells
This is excluding bonuses from high WIS.
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A multi-classed Mage/Cleric however, will have much more spells than the dualled class just mentioned. You basically sacrifice some of your mage skills for better clerical spells, since you can only attain level 20 in your mage class. You do however have an advantage of being able to choose from both classes' special abilities.
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Therefore, a multi-classed Mage/Cleric is slightly more powerful than a dualled Cleric->Mage. People's opinions may differ though. Bear in mind though, that we are only discussing these two kits, people ranting about Kensai->Mages will be ignored.
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