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<blockquote data-quote="humble minion" data-source="post: 8609816" data-attributes="member: 5948">I haven't done the maths, but i suspect it's great when averaged over time, but especially as you gain in levels, how often does your cleric want to be using their concentration slot on a 1st level buff spell when it blocks them using stuff like Banishment or Spirit Guardians?&nbsp; And at higher levels your wizards, sorcerers, bards, druids etc are most likely to be targeting saves rather than ACs, so half of the the spell effect is wasted on them.&nbsp; And your ranger or fighter with Archery combat style, dex 20, and a +2 bow isn't going to need the +1d4 all that often even when they ARE using Sharpshooter.I often have my paladin using it (I think it's a better paladin spell than a cleric spell), but even then there's a cost.&nbsp; It's an action to cast, whereas the other obvious candidates for a paladins' concentration slots - Shield of Faith, Divine Favour, Compelled Duel for instance - are a bonus action.&nbsp; As a melee character, that often leaves you 30ft further away from the bad guys, and costs you a round of attacks - and that's a big deal in a combat that you didn't see coming.&nbsp; And as a Devotion paladin I'm trying to have Sacred Blade going as often as possible, which does the same job (for attack rolls at least) - and costs no spell slots that i could use for smite, refreshes on a short rest rather than a long one, and competes with Bless for a very limited pre-combat action budget.&nbsp; It's very good, but it's not a no-brainer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="humble minion, post: 8609816, member: 5948"] I haven't done the maths, but i suspect it's great when averaged over time, but especially as you gain in levels, how often does your cleric want to be using their concentration slot on a 1st level buff spell when it blocks them using stuff like Banishment or Spirit Guardians? And at higher levels your wizards, sorcerers, bards, druids etc are most likely to be targeting saves rather than ACs, so half of the the spell effect is wasted on them. And your ranger or fighter with Archery combat style, dex 20, and a +2 bow isn't going to need the +1d4 all that often even when they ARE using Sharpshooter. I often have my paladin using it (I think it's a better paladin spell than a cleric spell), but even then there's a cost. It's an action to cast, whereas the other obvious candidates for a paladins' concentration slots - Shield of Faith, Divine Favour, Compelled Duel for instance - are a bonus action. As a melee character, that often leaves you 30ft further away from the bad guys, and costs you a round of attacks - and that's a big deal in a combat that you didn't see coming. And as a Devotion paladin I'm trying to have Sacred Blade going as often as possible, which does the same job (for attack rolls at least) - and costs no spell slots that i could use for smite, refreshes on a short rest rather than a long one, and competes with Bless for a very limited pre-combat action budget. It's very good, but it's not a no-brainer. [/QUOTE]

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