D&D 5E Abjure enemy and undead

[fetito666]

Hello! I got a newbie question about the "Channel Divinity" oath and the "Abjure Enemy" action of the paladins. The PHB says on page 99 that undead have disadvantage on the wisdom saving throw.

Do zombies get frightened too? I am curious, because usually those foul undead created shouldn't have much intelligence, right? So would this mean that this action is super powerful against zombies?

 

[TheCosmicKid]

Zombies are not immune to being frightened, so they are not immune to Abjure Enemy. They are undead, so they have disadvantage on the saving throw. And they have very low Wisdom, so they're bad at the saving throw already. However, their Intelligence is not relevant for this ability, only their Wisdom.

In short: yes, Abjure Enemy is super powerful against zombies.

 

[fetito666]

Yay! You enlightened me! Thank you!