Level
2nd
Casting Time
1 Bonus Action *
Range/Area
Self
Components
V
Duration
Instantaneous
School
Abjuration
Attack/Save
None
Damage/Effect
Radiant
The target hit by the strike takes an extra 3d6 Radiant damage from the attack, and you or an ally within 10 feet regain Hit Points equal to half the amount of extra Radiant damage dealt. The Hit Points regained increase by 1d6 if the target of this healing is Bloodied.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 2.
* - which you take immediately after hitting a creature with a Melee weapon or an Unarmed Strike
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Posted Jun 7, 2025I have no idea how or why a spell like this doesn't exist for Paladin officially, nor why nobody has managed to make a reasonable version of this spell using the 2024 rules. It exists for Paladin-like characters in other games, so why not D&D? So I made it. Here's the 100% accurate to the 2024 rules "Healing Smite".
At 2nd Level this thing will heal for an average of 5 Hit Points or 8-9 if the person being healed has the new "Bloodied" status, which means they're below half Health and really need some healing. So, obviously, it's not game-breaking. But the point is that the healing is just a bonus to the extra damage, which can be doubled on a crit or against something vulnerable to Radiant damage, and for that bonus to become better when you really really need it.
I hope you try it out and enjoy it.