RespecMod VS Scaling-Cantrips

Using the Respec mod with the self-imposed restrictions of keeping his alignment, deity, and base stats the same, I'll usually turn him into a Crusader or Champion of the Faith, depending on whether I want him to focus more on his support role or his personal melee DPS.

Both Toybox and the Barley Flour Respec Mod work. I like the latter as it seems less buggy but plenty of people use both.

What I did was, I repec'ed Camillia to level 1 with this mod: https://github.com/BarleyFlour/RespecMod

Of course, if you're on PC, you can use the Respec mod to turn any Companion into anything you want. But that doesn't help console players and some people prefer not to use mods.

You can head-canon it however you like, but you can't actually switch deities without a respec, either by talking to Hilor or using the Respec mod.

My must-have QoL mods are Toybox, Respec, and Bubble Buffs. To the point where I will delay updating WotR until I'm sure these three work with the latest patch.

I prefer Respec Mod for respeccing rather than Toybox, feels less glitchy.

Only with the Respec mod. Note that using mods will also disable Achievements, unless you install Toybox and use its "enable Achievements with mods" setting.

Metamagics don't affect cantrips. There is a low-level item to boost them (Gloves of the Neophyte): "Whenever the wearer of these gloves casts a cantrip or a 1st level spell, that spell deals 1 additional point of damage per die rolled." There's also a Scaling Cantrips mod to make them more useful.

Came across your post here in my ever madder quest to figure out a build, and noticed you linked to the nexus version of the mod. Looks like it was last updated in 1/22, and the github version here is more up-to-date (last update as of this posting in 3/22). So for people like me who may find your post, here's a mirror that may be more up-to-date than the nexus version.

If you still want a traditional caster with max possible casts per day, your best option is Oracle or sorcerer with the three Abundant Casting Mythic Abilities. If you're up for modding, consider the Scaling Cantrips mod which makes the at-will cantrips a little more useful.

Scaling Cantrips

Did you grab the GitHub version of Scaling Cantrips? The Nexus Mods page seems to be a release behind for whatever reason. I just installed it and it worked fine. No conflicts with my other mods so far (knock on wood).