# Eldritch Smite *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 155* **Prerequisite**: Level 5, pact of the blade|xphb Once per turn when you hit a creature with your pact weapon, you can expend a Pact Magic spell slot to deal an extra `dice:1d8|noform|noparens|avg` (`1d8`) Force damage to the target, plus another `dice:1d8|noform|noparens|avg` (`1d8`) per level of the spell slot, and you can give the target the [Prone](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Prone) condition if it is Huge or smaller.