# Branding Smite
> [!info] Spell Details
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> | **Level** | 2nd |
> | **School** | [[Evocation]] |
> | **Casting Time** | 1 Bonus Action |
> | **Range** | Self |
> | **Components** | V |
> | **Duration** | Concentration, up to 1 minute |
> | **Classes** | Paladin |
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## Description
The next time you hit a creature with a weapon attack before this spell ends, the weapon gleams with astral radiance as you strike. The attack deals an extra **2d6 radiant damage** to the target, which becomes **visible** if it's invisible, and the target sheds dim light in a 5-foot radius and **can't become invisible** until the spell ends.
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## At Higher Levels
When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the extra damage increases by **1d6** for each slot level above 2nd.