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<blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 9369469" data-attributes="member: 7030563">I don't think Paladin Smites are very powerful at all.&nbsp; A spell cast with a spell slot is generally going to be more powerful than a smite used with a slot of the same level.For example a 5th level smite is 6d8 or 27 damage to one creature.&nbsp; Steel Wind Strike is a 5th level spell that does 33 damage to up to 5 different creatures and lets you teleport.&nbsp; If you hit just 1 of those 5 you do more damage than the smite and if you hit 2 of those 5 you have done more damage than if that slot was used for a smite that crit .... and Steel Wind Strike itself can crit.&nbsp; Steel Wind Strike is generally considered a weak spell.It is a valuable option to have and can substantially boost damage from a weapon attack and you can smite more than once a round if you hit more than once a round, but it still is a weak use of what are limited slots.&nbsp; The most powerful Paladins I have seen in play use smite judiciously and heavily rely on Channel Divinity and spells.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ECMO3, post: 9369469, member: 7030563"] I don't think Paladin Smites are very powerful at all. A spell cast with a spell slot is generally going to be more powerful than a smite used with a slot of the same level. For example a 5th level smite is 6d8 or 27 damage to one creature. Steel Wind Strike is a 5th level spell that does 33 damage to up to 5 different creatures and lets you teleport. If you hit just 1 of those 5 you do more damage than the smite and if you hit 2 of those 5 you have done more damage than if that slot was used for a smite that crit .... and Steel Wind Strike itself can crit. Steel Wind Strike is generally considered a weak spell. It is a valuable option to have and can substantially boost damage from a weapon attack and you can smite more than once a round if you hit more than once a round, but it still is a weak use of what are limited slots. The most powerful Paladins I have seen in play use smite judiciously and heavily rely on Channel Divinity and spells. [/QUOTE]

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