Melee weapon
Target: One creature
Hit: 4[W] + Strength modifier damage.
Weapon: If wielding a simple weapon, the attack deals 2d6 extra damage.
Effect: Until the end of your next turn, whenever the target shifts or makes an attack that does not include you as a target, it provokes an opportunity attack from you. In addition, until the end of your next turn, you gain a +4 power bonus to the attack rolls and damage rolls of opportunity attacks against the target.
Divine Retribution is a 23rd-level cleric encounter attack power designed to shut down enemy options with a pseudo-mark effect. It was introduced in {[title|article|Battle Cleric Options}}, an article in Dragon Magazine 400 written by Mike Mearls to enhance Strength-based clerics. {[cite Dragon|400}}
Warning strike is rated as a good choice, and the same reasoning still applies at this level.
See also[]
- Warning strike (level 7 version)