Divine Smite (reaction)

This article is about the reaction to trigger Divine Smite post-hit. For the action to use Divine Smite directly, see Divine Smite. For general information about smites, see Smite.

Divine Smite is a Paladin reaction. The reaction can be done after successfully hitting a target with any melee weapon attack, and can be used multiple times in one attack (e.g. while dual-wielding). It is the reaction version of  Divine Smite.

Description

Your weapon deals an additional 2d8Radiant damage, increased by 1d8Radiant damage when attacking Fiends or Undead.

Properties

Cost

 Level 1 Spell Slot

Damage: 3~24

2d8Radiant

+ 1d8Radiant (If the target is undead or a fiend)

At higher levels

• When Divine Smite is cast at 2nd level or higher, damage increases by 1d8Radiant for each spell slot level above 1st. This damage is capped to 5d8, so using a spell slot above 4th spell level adds no further damage.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 2: Paladin

Used by creatures: Anders, Zevlor, and Minthara

Notes

• This does not cost a  Reaction point.
• This reaction can be triggered on any melee weapon attack that is not a  Divine Smite. This allows for smiting on offhand attacks, weapon actions like  Cleave, or special attacks like  Great Weapon Master: Bonus Attack. It can even trigger when using a Smite spell like  Thunderous Smite. Using Divine Smite directly through the action is equivalent to triggering the reaction on a basic attack.
• The reaction is split into one reaction for normal hits called Divine Smite and one for critical hits called Divine Smite: Critical Hit per spell slot level.
  • This means that with level 2 spell slots, you will have four reactions, two for each level.
  • By default the Divine Smite: Critical Hit reaction is set to auto-confirm and the Divine Smite is disabled.
  • In-game Divine Smite is listed under Class Actions in your spellbook.
• See Smite for additional details that apply to all variants of Smite.