Divine Favor

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Damage

Divine Favor is a Damage spell. Damage spells focus on dealing harm to enemies.

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spell that blesses your weapon strikes with radiant power, adding a burst of holy energy to every hit.

2024 Rules

Level & School
1st-level transmutation
Casting Time
Bonus action
Range
Self
Components
V, S
Duration
1 minute
Classes
Paladin

Until the spell ends, your attacks with weapons deal an extra 1d4 Radiant damage on a hit.

2014 Rules

Level & School
1st-level evocation
Casting Time
Bonus action
Range
Self
Components
V, S
Duration
Concentration, 1 minute
Classes
Paladin

Your prayer empowers you with divine radiance. Until the spell ends, your weapon attacks deal an extra 1d4 radiant damage on a hit.

Divine Favor 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Divine Favor no longer requires Concentration in 2024. It still lasts 1 minute and still adds 1d4 radiant damage to weapon hits.

Divine Favor popularity

Divine Favor is one of the rarest level 1 spells in the game. Choosing it will set you apart from all other casters.

Spells similar to Divine Favor

  • Searing Smite 1st-level evocation

    A paladin bonus-action self-buff that makes your next weapon hit deal extra elemental damage for up to a minute, matching the same attack-augmenting play pattern.

  • Shining Smite 2nd-level transmutation

    This paladin spell also adds radiant damage to your weapon strikes for a limited time, making it mechanically and thematically very close.

  • Thunderous Smite 1st-level evocation

    Another paladin smite that you use to buff your attack and deal extra damage on hit, sharing the single-target weapon-augmentation role.

  • Wrathful Smite 1st-level necromancy

    Like Divine Favor, it’s a paladin option that boosts a weapon attack to add extra damage and a secondary effect, fitting the same tactical niche.

  • Crusader's Mantle 3rd-level evocation

    It grants extra radiant damage on weapon attacks for you and allies for a short duration, serving a very similar purpose but on a larger scale.