Question on Blood of the Mighty L1 Paladin Daily

[YourSwordIsMine]

Blood of the Mighty daily power from Divine Power.

Hit: 4[W]+str

Effect: You take 5 damage

Is that 5 damage taken even on a miss or only on a hit?

 

[UngeheuerLich]

effect is resolved whether you hit or not.

 

[Infiniti2000]

Even on a miss.

 

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

If you have PHB2, there is a section at the back of the book which gives a very clean explanation on how to read powers.

 

[DracoSuave]

Even on a miss.

Which is not so bad, because the power is Reliable, and thusly not expended when you miss. Reliable 4[W] power at level 1. Yeah, it's a hard beats.

 

[Infiniti2000]

Yeah, Reliable in this case means, "Keep damaging yourself!"

 

[AbdulAlhazred]

Sure, so you don't use the power much when your chance to hit is low, unless you're OK with taking 5 damage. There are always ways to mitigate damage too, though a level 1 character is not likely to possess any of them. I guess he could be a Longtooth shifter and be able to regen damage up to a point. Still it could be a heck of a nice power to have and seems to me to be one of those powers that gets to be a better choice at a bit higher levels where 5 damage isn't a big deal and it gets easier and easier to live with.

 

[Infiniti2000]

There are always ways to mitigate damage too, though a level 1 character is not likely to possess any of them.

Well, any mitigation via reducing the damage is not possible in any way. Regeneration obviously helps, as does subsequent healing, but no resistances or immunities can help.

 

[abyssaldeath]

Well, any mitigation via reducing the damage is not possible in any way. Regeneration obviously helps, as does subsequent healing, but no resistances or immunities can help.

You're forgetting THPs. An excelent way of mitigating small amounts of damage.

 

[Destil]

Except for the fact that it don't help here:

Effect: You take 5 damage, which can’t be reduced in any way.

Granted if you have 5 THP and you use this power, then get hit for 7 you're in the exact same spot you'd be in if the power could eat the THP. But it's still not a given.