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Gel, you gave me some input on an evil bow cleric I was building the other day and I rerolled it and came up with this build. I was wondering if you had any suggestions. The only power I'm looking to keep in the build that has a low rating is the Reaper, and just for the flavor. I'm also thinking about switching the radiant bow with something else that is a little less cheesy? I know that Sehanine isnt an evil god, but Im going with a corrupted worshipper who follows more the Trickery aspect.

in your guide, you haven't spoken about the Hybrid Warlord.
Warlord can offer: Battlefront Leadership (good choice to get a good position), Armored Warlord (+1HS and prof with scale, stronger!), Fight On (total 3° word? like a pure cleric!) finally an Hybrid Talent to take a presence once per encounter... i think it's cool
 

Thanks a ton for this guide!  It's been a big help for me.  I'm creating a level 16 bow cleric for a one-shot where I need to fulfill the roles of both leader and striker.  I'm quite happy with what I have (half-elf pure cleric with Twin Strike).  I get extra cheese because one of the players is a Morninglord; I went with the Lasting Frost combo and a frost greatbow.  With Holy Dilettante and Arrow of the Moonbow, I have plenty of radiant options for dealing out great damage with stacked vulnerabilities.

I also managed to fit in another interesting little combination that may be worthy of inclusion in your guide.  I took the following three feats:

Fast Runner (+2 speed when running)
Nimble Running (+2 reflex when running, don't grant CA)
Running Shot (no penalty to ranged attacks after running) 

That gives me a flat speed 10 as a move action with zero penalties.  I then combined it with this item:

Ghoststride Boots (while running, +1 to AC and insubstantial)

With this, I don't even mind provoking opportunity attacks in most circumstances, because I take half damage, don't give the CA bonus, and even get higher defenses.

Making the cheese even more pungent, my DM has ruled that Ghoststride Boots last until the start of your next turn as opposed to just while you are taking the move action (explanation: if you're out of combat and running non-stop, you have the bonus constantly, so it should apply throughout combat as long as you're running, too).  That, of course, means I basically have insubstantial, +2 reflex, and +1 AC just about always.

But you don't even need that ruling for this to be awesome, because with a speed 10 run and the ability to shoot while moving (with a long-range weapon like a greatbow), a large number of monsters won't be able to keep up with you once you break away.  The run feat combo is great even without the boots; they're just some nice icing.  This combo is available beginning level 11 if you're willing to put off a few other feats.

Combine it with Air Walk, the level 16 daily utility that lets you walk around 2 squares above any solid surface for the rest of the encounter.  Now you can run about the battlefield, peppering enemies while out of reach of most Melee 1 attacks, easily able to reach allies that need your short-range healing abilities while avoiding many dangers.

If you want even more speed, toss on Fleet-footed (+1 to Speed).  I think four feats is a bit excessive for this, though.

It's not for everyone.  You need elf or half-elf to use it (Running Shot is pretty much required), and if you have a lot of movement abilities from other sources (for example, thorough multiclassing or an effective hybrid with ranger or rogue), it could be superfluous.  Also, if you rely much on implement powers that are not ranged attacks, Running Shot won't solve your problems with the run action.  So, go sparing with the burst, blast, and area powers if you go for this combo.

I personally prefer this approach to the use of multiclassed powers because I can do it at-will and don't have to sacrifice any of my own powers to get it.