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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Puggins" data-source="post: 4129149" data-attributes="member: 12386">Your comparison with shielding smite leaves out a few crucial differences.* Displacement is an immediate action, which means the wizard can throw something beefy in the same round- say scorching burst or magic missile.  Thus, the fact that displacement doesn't have a damage component is somewhat immaterial- the wizard can complement it with a damaging attack.  * Displacement will always activate, while Shielding smite does nothing if the paladin misses the attack.* Displacement will work for any attack, while Shielding Smite only covers attacks against Armor Class.* Displacement will definitely be used at a beneficial time.  Shielding Smite will go unused if the subject of the protection is not attacked.  This is useful to deter attacks, probably, but if more than one target of value exists, the smite will be compromised in usefulness.* The paladin must actually make an attack for shielding smite to work at all, which brings up problems of opportunity, where the paladin cannot make an attack and thus cannot provide the protective aura- if he is slowed or immobilized, for example.Overall, I judge displacement to be a better power.  Just how much better is a different matter- I simply have no idea, since I've played with neither.  I will say that displacement does seem to be overleveled, but by how much remains to be seen.</blockquote>