Sacred Flame

[MoonlessNight]

Does sacred flame not work at all? I've tried it several times and it never deals any damage despite stating that it can deal up to 8 damage.

[Aldain]

It is a Dex save, and a lot of things have decent Dex bonuses so it is kind of easy to dodge unless the target is slow and lumbering (like many Undead for example).

The Powerful Cantrip feat can help make it more consistent however, as it will then do half damage even if the target makes the save.

[reylliam]

Also, since it's a cantrip, as you level up (5/9/13/17) it will add more damage.

[MoonlessNight]

Thanks for the replies!

[DeMasked]

Cleric has the Deity Arun and the Sun Divine Domain which makes enemies take a disadvantage roll when hit by Sacred Flame. It can be a bit difficult to know who to target with the spell because a lot of enemies can easily dodge it. Perhaps look at what type of weapon the enemy is using to see if they'd favor dexterity like a bow, knife, etc...

[LJ-the-brave]

Originally posted by DeMasked:

Cleric has the Deity Arun and the Sun Divine Domain which makes enemies take a disadvantage roll when hit by Sacred Flame.

Wow, never new that deity and subclass affect the sacred flame.