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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RSIxidor" data-source="post: 7708738" data-attributes="member: 6695558">Do the new Pact of the Blade features seem strictly better than the Paladin's Divine Smite?Is there enough of an opportunity cost in taking one of those invocations that this is okay?I'm not certain.I'm also conflicted on the Hexblade being able to use Charisma for attack/damage. My favorite character I played in 4th edition was a Tiefling Paladin with a feat that let him use Charisma for melee weapon attacks and granted the largest mass taunt the Paladin could get (burst 5/25 feet Divine Smite, I believe it was). Even though I loved playing this character, I and everyone in my group recognized how unbelievably silly it was for the character to be using his Charisma as the attack stat with basic weapon attacks (of course, some of the encounter/at-will/daily powers let you use Charisma as well but they were clearly showing some magic being used in the process).</blockquote>