Dwarves were the best Paladins in Kunark hands down. It doesn't really matter at the endgame of Velious though. You might want to put max starting stats into wisdom if you plan on raiding and getting very geared (it is possible that High Elf is technically "the best" for this reason...but only after a lot of really good drops).
Dwarves are have never been bad warriors. IDK wtf people are talking about with min/maxing stats and Ogres (must be from Kunark)...but a geared warrior always has max sta str dex etc..in a raid. For that reason race matters very little. There are a few encounters in Luclin where stun from front was considered a big deal....but I don't think it even matters in Classic. If you want to tank raids, Dwarf warrior is a fine choice. (Iksar is technically the best BTW -- AC/regen)
Dwarves are great clerics. But there its important to note they cant use the BiS cleric robe with Flowing Thought 3 on it (Sal`Varae`s Robe of Darkness). FT 3 doesn't stack with other FT 3 items however, and there is another item off Tunare that gives FT 3 called Golden Leaf Earring, which is BiS beside the FT 3 on it. So IMO its not a big loss...considering that robe will take you over a year of raiding to get most likely, its one of the most competitive items in the game. Percentage wise almost no one gets it in the end. So its probably better just to do the same thing with the earring (which int casters can't use) if you want the FT 3.
Other than that little nuance, Dwarves have always had excellent stats for Cleric. None of the classes were talking about here make a huge difference in endgame power you should note. The biggest difference in endgame power come from regen on certain classes usually. Otherwise, it really is not worth considering if you like Dwarves.
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