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Under the 2024 D&D rules, Sacred Weapon is a level 3 Oath of Devotion paladin feature: when you take the Attack action, you can spend a use of Channel Divinity to empower a melee weapon you’re holding. For 10 minutes, attacks with it gain a bonus equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum +1), and each hit can deal its normal damage type or radiant damage. The weapon also sheds light. The 2014 version uses an action, lasts 1 minute, and makes a nonmagical weapon magical for the duration—so use the wording for the rules edition your table plays.2024 SRD2014 SRD
How Sacred Weapon works in the 2024 rules
Sacred Weapon is one of the Channel Divinity options granted to an Oath of Devotion paladin at level 3. You invoke it when you take the Attack action and expend one use of Channel Divinity, choosing a melee weapon you are holding. The feature lasts 10 minutes or until you use Sacred Weapon again.2024 SRD
What it changes
- Attack rolls: Add your Charisma modifier to attack rolls you make with the chosen weapon. If your modifier is below +1, use +1 instead. This increases accuracy; it does not add Charisma to the weapon’s damage roll.
- Damage type: Each time the weapon hits, choose whether that hit deals its normal damage type or radiant damage.
- Light: The weapon sheds bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for 20 feet beyond that.
Ending the effect
You can end Sacred Weapon at any time without an action. It also ends if you are no longer carrying the weapon. The 10-minute duration is the maximum, not a requirement to keep the effect active.
How the 2014 version differs
The 2014 SRD describes a different feature. You use an action to imbue one weapon you are holding, and the effect lasts 1 minute. You add your Charisma modifier to attack rolls with that weapon, with a minimum bonus of +1. If the weapon was not already magical, it becomes magical for the duration. The cited 2014 feature text does not give the radiant-damage choice or light effect found in the 2024 wording.2014 SRD
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| Rule detail | 2014 SRD | 2024 SRD |
|---|---|---|
| Activation | As an action | When you take the Attack action |
| Weapon | One weapon you are holding | One melee weapon you are holding |
| Duration | 1 minute | 10 minutes or until you use the feature again |
| Attack rolls | Add Charisma modifier, minimum +1 | Add Charisma modifier, minimum +1 |
| Damage choice | No radiant-damage choice stated in the feature text | Choose normal damage type or radiant damage on each hit |
| Light | No light effect stated in the feature text | Bright light 20 feet; dim light 20 feet beyond |
| Magical weapon | A weapon that was not already magical becomes magical for the duration | No equivalent clause in the cited feature wording |
| Ending | The cited feature text gives the duration | Can end without an action; also ends if you are no longer carrying the weapon |
Sources: 2014 SRD and 2024 SRD. Use the version adopted by your table rather than combining individual benefits from both.
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What to remember during play
- For the 2024 feature, you need to be taking the Attack action, have a use of Channel Divinity to spend, and be holding a melee weapon to imbue.
- Apply the Charisma bonus to attack rolls, not damage rolls.
- Choose the damage type separately on each hit; radiant damage is an option, not an automatic extra damage die.
- The 2024 version’s light comes from the weapon, so its position moves with it.
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