✨ Divine Smite
Features
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Description

Starting at 2nd level, when you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can expend one spell slot to deal radiant damage to the target, in addition to the weapon's damage. The extra damage is 2d8 for a 1st-level spell slot, plus 1d8 for each spell level higher than 1st, to a maximum of 5d8. The damage increases by 1d8 if the target is an undead or a fiend.

Properties

Class
Paladin
Level
2
Updated_at
2026-04-01T20:35:37.430Z
Raw JSON data
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