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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 7121555" data-attributes="member: 6787650">Depends on the paladin I suppose. Your average paladin comes with high mobility built in (Find Steed), so the class has no particular problems with mobility or being stuck in melee; additionally, they tend to have excellent Constitution saves thanks to protection auras, and the main paladin I'm thinking of right now (actually a Paladin/Wild Sorcerer but that doesn't matter here) is also Lucky, so concentration saves aren't a big worry for him (plus he has AC 26 when Shield is factored in so he often doesn't get hit in the first place); but it is certainly true that attacking the paladin's concentration is a potential counter to Wrathful Smite, and some paladins would struggle with overcoming that counter, especially if they're not tactical thinkers.So: not a major issue for some paladins; perhaps a major issue for others. No different from any other concentration spell, really, including Haste; except that this one helps you keep concentration longer by partially or mostly disabling the bad guy you're concentrating on. Disadvantage on attacks against you = fewer hits = fewer concentration checks, of course; and the "can't approach the object of fear" clause helps reduce the number of hits too, especially if you're mounted and letting your Steed do Disengage for you after you land Wrathful Smite.</blockquote>