# Searing Smite *1st-level, Evocation* - **Casting time:** 1 Bonus Action, which you take immediately after hitting a target with a Melee weapon or an [Unarmed Strike](/3-Mechanics/CLI/variant-rules/unarmed-strike-xphb.md) - **Range:** Self - **Components:** V - **Duration:** 1 minute As you hit the target, it takes an extra `1d6` Fire damage from the attack. At the start of each of its turns until the spell ends, the target takes `1d6` Fire damage and then makes a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the spell continues. On a successful save, the spell ends. **Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot.** All the damage increases by `1d6` for each spell slot level above 1. **Classes**: [Paladin](/3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-paladin.md) *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 314. Available in the <span title='Systems Reference Document (5.2)'>SRD</span> and the Free Rules (2024)*