Divine Smite

Divine Smite is a level 1 evocation spell. Divine Smite allows a Paladin to expend a spell slot to deal additional Radiant damage with a melee weapon attack.

Description

Your weapon emanates divine might as you strike, dealing an additional 2d8Radiant damage. Deals an additional 1d8Radiant damage to fiends and undead.

Properties

Damage

2d8 (2~16) Radiant

Details

Attack roll

 Range: Normal weapon range

At higher levels

• When Divine Smite is cast at 2nd Level or higher, damage increases by 1d8Radiant for each spell slot level above 1st.
• At Paladin level 5 it's possible to up-cast Divine Smite as a level 2 spell  Reaction

How to learn

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Notes

• Deals Weapon Damage +
  • 2d8 (2~16) Radiant
    (to normal enemies)
  • 3d8 (3~24) Radiant
    (to fiends and undead) (To-Do Wiki Spell Template)
• Unlike other smite spells, Divine Smite can also be configured to trigger automatically on a hit or critical hit via the  Reactions menu.
  • When triggered in this way, the only additional resource consumed is the selected level of spell slot.
  • Despite being configured in the Reactions menu, Divine Smite never consumes the  Reaction resource.
  • Divine Smite cannot be triggered by ranged attacks.