Divine Smite

Also see  Divine Smite (reaction)

Divine Smite is a level 1 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 2d8RadiantDRS damage. Deals an additional 1d8Radiant damage to Fiends and Undead.

Properties

Cost

Action

Cost on hit

Level 1 Spell Slot

Damage

Normal weapon damage

+

2d8 (2~16) Radiant damage

Details

 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. 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

Notes

• Divine Smite cannot be triggered by ranged attacks.
• Does not consume the spell slot on a miss.
• Deals Weapon Damage +
  • 2d8RadiantDRS (to normal enemies)
  • 3d8RadiantDRS (to fiends and undead)
• Unlike other smite spells, Divine Smite can also be configured to trigger automatically on a hit or critical hit via the reactions menu. See  Divine Smite (reaction).
  • This allows you to use Divine Smite on any melee weapon attack and multiple times per turn, even 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).