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#1 Mind_Flayer_Monk Oct 22, 2014 13:36:23	Can the paladin use divine smite after the die roll, and then deal double dice in damage? (if that die roll is a crit)   For example, my paladin rolls a 20 on the die. I then declare I would like to use my 2nd level spell slot for a smite. I would do an additional 6d8 damage. Is this correct? Would anyone find this annoying?
#2 Yunru Oct 22, 2014 13:38:57	No it's totally wrong, you should use your highest :P Other than that, correct.
#3 Novacat Oct 22, 2014 13:39:41	Not only can you wait until after rolling the attack, you *must* wait until you have rolled a hit. Divine Smite can only be used after you have scored a hit (or a crit), so it's never wasted.   The best time to smite is, of course, when you crit.
#4 AaronOfBarbaria Oct 22, 2014 13:45:21	Sometimes it is a waste to use your smite on a crit. If your enemy doesn't have many hit points left, all this extra dice might not actually be needed to get them down to 0.
#5 Dooflegna Oct 22, 2014 21:42:17	Novacat wrote:
#6 KillerDucci Feb 16, 2015 19:48:01	Does Divine Smite still max out at 5d8 against fiends/undead? What about with Improved Divine Smite at 11th level? Seems like it can go to 7d8 against fiends/undead with Improved Divine Smite. Does the 5d8 just apply to the slot you use? Or is it 5d8 max period, and Improved/fiends/undead just mean you can use lower-level slots to get to 5d8?
(Reply to #6) Macv12	KillerDucci wrote:
#8 KillerDucci Feb 17, 2015 2:57:17	Agreed. Hopefully my DM sees it that way. Thanks!