Staggering smite and thunderous smite are the only ones whose possible secondary effect doesn't last for the spell's duration the former lasts until the end of the target's next turn, and the latter only has an instantaneous effect. Then forces the target to make a Wisdom save or be frightened of youДЇor the duration (it can make a Wisdom check against your spell save The target then has to succeed on a Strength save or be pushed 10

(and causes a thunderous sound that's audible up to 300 feet away) The end of its next turn, it has disadvantage on attack rolls andДЄbility checks and it can't take reactions. 278) does 4d6 extra psychic damage,ДЄnd forces the target to make a Wisdom save on a failure, then until On the save, it or a nearby creature takes an action to put out theДЇlames, or some other effect douses the flames. Takes 1d6 fire damage however, the spell ends if the target succeeds 274) does 1d6 extra fire damage andД¬auses the target to ignite in flames, forcing it to make a Con saveДЄt the start of each turn until the spell ends. Spell's duration, causes the target to shed dim light and prevents it Then makes the target visible if it was invisible and, for the The target then, the target has to succeed on a Con save or beД«linded for the duration of the spell (it can repeat the save at the The target, then banishes the target for the duration if it has 50 HP That said, the particular secondary benefit may vary between each smite spell: (Though the paladin could always make use of both a smite spell and Divine Smite on the same attack just to do tons of damage at once.) If they had no additional effect, there'd be literally no reason for a paladin to use the spell instead of expending the same spell slot to use the Divine Smite class feature the extra damage of each of the smite spells is less than a corresponding use of Divine Smite, and only branding smite and searing smite can even be upcast to do more initial damage. The smite spells all cause the next weapon attack that hits to do additional damage (and all of them except banishing smite and branding smite specify 'melee weapon attack') - but they all have an additional effect beyond damage that lasts for the duration of the spell, which is a significant part of why they all have a duration of 'Concentration, up to 1 minute'. Possible additional effect that lasts for the duration This is significant because it means that you can cast the spell and take the Attack action on the same turn - presumably, you'd cast the spell first so that you can gain the immediate benefit right away, with no risk of losing concentration until after the immediate effect (assuming you hit). All 7 of the smite spells have a casting time of 1 bonus action. The most significant thing you got wrong was the casting time. No, you've misunderstood a few things about the smite spells Casting Time: 1 bonus action

It also cost you an action, not a bonus action. True Strike gives you advantage on an attack roll, it doesn't directly deal additonal damage. Quite the opposite: they have serious impact at little resource cost. The other level 1 smites are Thunderous Smite that can deal 2d6 thunder damage as a burst and push your target away and knock it prone if it doesn't make a save, and Wrathful Smite can impose the frightened condition if it doesn't make a save, the level 2 smite Branding Smite deals 2d6 radiant damage and prevents invisibility. Fire damage is also a different damage type which is relevant depending on the creature that you attack. It does not automatically end after one turn. If the target or a creature within 5 feet of it uses anДЄction to put out the flames, or if some other effect douses the When you use Searing Smite during combat it has the potential to continuously deal damage or to cost one of the enemies an action.ДЄt the start of each of its turns until the spell ends, On aДЇailed save, it takes 1d6 fire damage. You missed a few things about Searing Smite.ДЄll Smite spells only cost you a bonus action, not an action and have a duration of up to 1 minute (concentration), so they can be used pre-combat without costing you any action economy.

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