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| image = Divine Smite.webp
| level = 1
| classes = Paladin
| summary = Divine Smite allows a 
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 2d8RadiantDRS damage. Deals an additional 1d8Radiant damage to Fiends and Undead.
| class learns at level 2 = Paladin
| cost = action
| hit cost = spell1
| damage = weapon
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| extra damage = 2d8
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| extra damage type = Radiant
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| range = weapon
| 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.
| notes =
- Divine Smite cannot be triggered by ranged attacks.
- Does not consume the spell slot on a miss.
- Deals Weapon Damage +
- Unlike other smite spells, Divine Smite can also be configured to trigger automatically on a hit or critical hit via the reactions menu. See [[File:Error: String exceeds 1,000 character limit.< strong> Icon.webp|link=Divine Smite (reaction).
- This allows you to use Divine Smite on any melee weapon attack and multiple times per turn (e.g. while dual-wielding).
- 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.
- If the weapon attack roll is a critical hit the damage is doubled (4d8Radiant, increasing by 2d8Radiant for each Spell Slot Level above 1st).|25x25px|alt=Divine Smite (reaction).
- This allows you to use Divine Smite on any melee weapon attack and multiple times per turn (e.g. while dual-wielding).
- 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.
- If the weapon attack roll is a critical hit the damage is doubled (4d8Radiant, increasing by 2d8Radiant for each Spell Slot Level above 1st).|class=bg3wiki-icon ]] [[Divine Smite (reaction).
- This allows you to use Divine Smite on any melee weapon attack and multiple times per turn (e.g. while dual-wielding).
- 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.
- If the weapon attack roll is a critical hit the damage is doubled (4d8Radiant, increasing by 2d8Radiant for each Spell Slot Level above 1st).|Divine Smite (reaction).
- This allows you to use Divine Smite on any melee weapon attack and multiple times per turn (e.g. while dual-wielding).
- 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.
- If the weapon attack roll is a critical hit the damage is doubled (4d8Radiant, increasing by 2d8Radiant for each Spell Slot Level above 1st).]]