I know there’s people who like bane, but for me, it’s just not worth it under really any circumstances. You target 3 enemies, some of them will save. Then you stand there and hope you don’t lose concentration. And if someone you targeted dies before they do anything, there goes the spell.
I’d rather use the spell slot for the extra damage. You know it won’t miss. Or maybe bless, it also won’t miss.
It is a nice spell for debuffing low AC hard hitters but I like Bane more from a full caster. As a pally, your DC is prolly on the low side, relatively speaking. That, along with the fact you could use the slot for guaranteed damage as Xalthu mentioned, devalues the spell in a paladin’s hands compared to a cleric or sorcerer.
Bane is an okay spell if you are either not likely to get hit or you just need to debuff several enemies with Multiattack for 1 round. Notably, you can cast ask the party Cleric to cast Sanctuary as a Bonus action, then you cast Bane as an action to give yourself some protection while Bane is active. While not directly applicable to your situation, I believe the Oath of Redemption also gets Sanctuary as a spell.
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Is it better for my OoV Paladin to use their first turn to cast bane or to hit something? I know the answer is somewht situational. :-)
I know there’s people who like bane, but for me, it’s just not worth it under really any circumstances. You target 3 enemies, some of them will save. Then you stand there and hope you don’t lose concentration. And if someone you targeted dies before they do anything, there goes the spell.
I’d rather use the spell slot for the extra damage. You know it won’t miss. Or maybe bless, it also won’t miss.
It is a nice spell for debuffing low AC hard hitters but I like Bane more from a full caster. As a pally, your DC is prolly on the low side, relatively speaking. That, along with the fact you could use the slot for guaranteed damage as Xalthu mentioned, devalues the spell in a paladin’s hands compared to a cleric or sorcerer.
Thanks, all! That was my thought.
Bane is an okay spell if you are either not likely to get hit or you just need to debuff several enemies with Multiattack for 1 round. Notably, you can cast ask the party Cleric to cast Sanctuary as a Bonus action, then you cast Bane as an action to give yourself some protection while Bane is active. While not directly applicable to your situation, I believe the Oath of Redemption also gets Sanctuary as a spell.