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Can a barbarian use divine smite while raging?
A Barbarian/Paladin cannot cast Paladin spells while Raging, but they can do a Divine Smite while Raging.
Can you counterspell divine smite?
You can’t counterspell divine smite. It is not a spell even though it expends a spell slot. It is not cast. One thing to keep in mind though is that when using counterspell you also have to SEE the spell being cast and be within 60′.
Can divine smite miss?
Nothing happens on a miss since you can’t trigger smite on a miss.
Can you Spellcast while raging?
A barbarian can’t cast spells or concentrate on one while raging. Rage doesn’t prevent other forms of magic use.
Does rage prevent divine smite?
No, raging does not prevent you from using Divine Smite.
Can Paladins counter spell?
Who Can Cast Counterspell? In dnd 5e Counterspell is mostly locked into the arcane casters and can be found on the Sorcerer, Warlock, and Wizard spell list. It’s a 3rd level spell though and since paladins are half level spellcasters with slower spell progression, paladins can’t cast it until they reach 9th level.
Can you Eldritch smite while raging?
You can smite divinely while enraged. There’s no spell named divine smite; you’re not casting a spell when you use that class feature. It’s a feature triggered when you hit with a weapon attack.
Is divine smite a bonus action?
However, your player is right about the Divine Smite combo because while thunderous smite is a spell that is cast using a bonus action before you attack, Divine Smite is not a spell and does not require a bonus action it is a class feature that requires no action and is used after you hit with an attack.
Can Eldritch Smite crit?
Eldritch Smite caps at 6d8 force damage, or 12d8 on a critical hit. The Eldritch Smite invocation specifically requires a “warlock spell slot”, referring to spell slots granted by the Pact Magic feature.