# Branding Smite > [!info] Spell Details > | | | > |---|---| > | **Level** | 2nd | > | **School** | [[Evocation]] | > | **Casting Time** | 1 Bonus Action | > | **Range** | Self | > | **Components** | V | > | **Duration** | Concentration, up to 1 minute | > | **Classes** | Paladin | --- ## 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. --- ## 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.