Divine Smite

Also see  Divine Smite (reaction)

Divine Smite is a spell-like ability that allows a Paladin to expend a Spell Slot to deal additional Radiant damage with a melee weapon attack.

Description

Your weapon deals an additional 2d8RadiantDRS damage, increased by 1d8Radiant damage when attacking Fiends or Undead.

Properties

Cost:

Action

Cost on hit:

Level 1 Spell Slot

Damage:

Normal weapon 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. 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

• See Smite for additional functionality information.