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<blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 9371292" data-attributes="member: 7030563">That goes in the action economy discussion made earlier.It is a valid point, in terms of action economy and single target damage it is difficult to beat Divine Smite for one turn in the day.That does not mean the class is broken though and I think the group overall will generally fair worse over the course of the day if the Paladin waits around to use his all his spell slots for Divine Smite on the big boss (or worse crit fishes).&nbsp; I think what that will cause is the party to burn more resources.I think the Paladin using Dispel Magic for example on a Rogue under the effect of Hold Person in an earlier encounter will save more party resources than the 18 damage he is going to get by holding that slot on the big bad.&nbsp; I think using Wrathful Smite will save far more resources than the 5.5 damage he gives up vs using that slot for Divine Smite.We have 1000 threads on this forum about how Wizards are overpowered and they are among the worst classes when it comes to dealing damage.&nbsp; The reason they are powerful is because they have spells that can tackle many different situations both in and out of combat.&nbsp; The Paladin has that ability as well (not to the same degree), but if he uses his slots for smites he is trading that away.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ECMO3, post: 9371292, member: 7030563"] That goes in the action economy discussion made earlier. It is a valid point, in terms of action economy and single target damage it is difficult to beat Divine Smite for one turn in the day. That does not mean the class is broken though and I think the group overall will generally fair worse over the course of the day if the Paladin waits around to use his all his spell slots for Divine Smite on the big boss (or worse crit fishes). I think what that will cause is the party to burn more resources. I think the Paladin using Dispel Magic for example on a Rogue under the effect of Hold Person in an earlier encounter will save more party resources than the 18 damage he is going to get by holding that slot on the big bad. I think using Wrathful Smite will save far more resources than the 5.5 damage he gives up vs using that slot for Divine Smite. We have 1000 threads on this forum about how Wizards are overpowered and they are among the worst classes when it comes to dealing damage. The reason they are powerful is because they have spells that can tackle many different situations both in and out of combat. The Paladin has that ability as well (not to the same degree), but if he uses his slots for smites he is trading that away. [/QUOTE]

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