Destructive Wrath

Destructive Wrath is a reaction available to Tempest Domain Clerics. This ability allows these Clerics to deal maximum damage when dealing Thunder or Lightning damage.

Description

When you roll Thunder or Lightning damage, you can use your Channel Divinity to deal maximum damage instead.

Properties

Cost:

Channel Divinity Charge

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 2: Tempest Domain

Notes

• Prior to patch 3, this ability would maximize all damage types of a given attack, and any additional bonuses, if thunder or lightning damage was involved in the attack. For example, it would maximize the physical damage of Thunderous Smite as well as the thunder damage, and also the radiant damage of Divine Smite if used at the same time. This has since been fixed; it now only applies to thunder and lightning damage types.
• As of Patch 5, this ability will prompt if the player wants to use it before the attack roll is made, rather than when rolling for damage. This means a character may waste this ability on an attack that misses the target.
• This ability is bugged when used with the spell Glyph of Warding: Lightning. A divinity charge will be lost, but the damage roll will proceed as if Destructive Wrath had not been used.

External Links

• Destructive wrath on the Forgotten Realms Wiki