Holy Smite is a 3rd level priest spell usable by clerics and paladins of good and neutral alignment. It deals magic damage to all evil creatures in its area of effect and blinds them on failed save.
Description[]
| “ | This spell calls upon energy from the Positive Energy Plane in order to open a channel between it and the targets. The result is that any evil creatures within the spell's area of effect take 1d4 points of damage per level of the caster, or half damage upon a successful Saving Throw vs. Spell. If the victims fail their Saving Throw, they are also blinded for 1 round. | ” |
Gameplay[]
- Holy Smite applies Magical damage.
- The spell scales up to caster level 20.
Bugs[]
- In the original
Baldur's Gate II:
Shadows of Amn (2000)
This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn campaign.Baldur's Gate II:
Throne of Bhaal (2001)
This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal campaign.- This spell rolls its damage as d2's; for example, a level 15 cleric casting this spell deals 30d2 damage instead of 15d4 as stated in the description. This causes the spell to deal more damage on average than in the Enhanced Edition.
- This spell's blindness effect is permanent and incurable at caster level 6 and 7. This can cause the player to permanently blind their own evil party members for the remainder of the game.
Notes[]
Mod content[]
- This section is about unofficial content that is only available via fan-made mods.
Spell Revisions mod has changed this Divine spell, revising its description, and scaling. See below:
Holy Smite
Level: 3
School: Necromancy
Sphere: Necromantic
Range: Long
Duration: Special
Casting Time: 3
Area of Effect: 20’ radius
Saving Throw: Special
With this spell the priest draws down holy power to smite his enemies. Opponents within the spell’s area of effect take 1d4 points of damage for every level of the caster (up to a maximum of 10d4), with a successful saving throw vs. spell for half. If the victim fails his save, then he will also be blinded for 1 round.
External links[]
- Holy Smite on the Icewind Dale Wiki, a wiki for the first Icewind Dale game.
- Holy smite on the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms.