Divine Strike: Difference between revisions

'''Divine Strike''' is a [[Weapon actions|weapon action]] available to level 8 [[Cleric]]s of the following Domains: [[Life Domain|Life]], [[Trickery Domain|Trickery]], [[Nature Domain|Nature]], [[Tempest Domain|Tempest]], and [[War Domain|War]]. It is usable once per turn and deals 1d8 additional damage upon a weapon strike (either melee or ranged) of a type dependent on the chosen domain.

|{{SAI|Divine Strike: Radiant (Melee)}}<br>

{{SAI|Divine Strike: Radiant (Ranged)}}

|{{SAI|Divine Strike: Poison (Melee)}}<br>

{{SAI|Divine Strike: Poison (Ranged)}}

|{{SAI|Divine Strike: Cold (Melee)}}<br>

{{SAI|Divine Strike: Cold (Ranged)}}

|{{SAI|Divine Strike: Fire (Melee)}}<br>

{{SAI|Divine Strike: Fire (Ranged)}}

|{{SAI|Divine Strike: Lightning (Melee)}}<br>

{{SAI|Divine Strike: Lightning (Ranged)}}

|{{SAI|Divine Strike: Thunder (Melee)}}<br>

{{SAI|Divine Strike: Thunder (Ranged)}}

|{{SAI|Divine Strike: Weapon (Melee)}}<br>

{{SAI|Divine Strike: Weapon (Ranged)}}

|{{DamageText|1d8|Weapon}}

== Using Divine Strike ==

There are two ways of using Divine Strike. First, is to use it directly with the corresponding attack ability (e.g. {{SAI|Divine Strike: Radiant (Melee)}}). Second, is to use any other weapon attack and let Divine Strike trigger as a post-strike reaction upon hit. Triggering it this way does not cost a {{r|reaction}}, but it is configured the same way as other reactions in the [[Actions#The_Reactions_tab|reactions tab]].

 

Using Divine Strike as a reaction means it can be used in conjunction with any attack such as an offhand attack, a [[weapon action]], with a [[Arrows|special arrow]], or an [[Opportunity Attack]]. On the other hand, using the ability directly is always equivalent to a basic main-hand attack with the 1d8 bonus damage from Divine Strike. Thus, it is usually better to trigger Divine Strike as a reaction since it works in far more situations.

 

Divine Strike only works with melee and ranged weapons and cannot be used with unarmed attacks or thrown weapons, even as a reaction.

== Notes ==

* War cleric's variant of Divine Strike inherits the damage type from the weapon in the primary hand, so it can deal a wide variety of damage types such as {{DamageType|Force}} with the {{RarityItem|Ne'er Misser}} or {{DamageType|Psychic}} with the {{SAI|Shadow Blade}}. The main-hand weapon's damage type is used even if the triggering attack was made with an offhand weapon.

 

== Bugs ==

* The different methods of using Divine Strike (as a post-strike reaction or with the weapon action directly) have independent, once-per-turn cooldowns. Activating Divine Strike directly {{em|does not}} prevent triggering it again that turn with a post-strike reaction (and vice versa). This means that Divine Strike can actually be used twice in a turn, provided it is used once with each method.

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[[Category:Weapon actions]]