Paladin spell question

[Blake Duffey]

Under what circumstances would a paladin cast *virtue* rather than *cure light wounds*?

What am I missing?

[hogarth]

Blake Duffey wrote:

Under what circumstances would a paladin cast *virtue* rather than *cure light wounds*?

Before a fight, presumably. It's possible that one extra point could mean the difference between life and death. That doesn't make it a good spell, though. :-)

[KenderKin]

Before a coup da grace

[Osprey71]

Blake Duffey wrote:

Under what circumstances would a paladin cast *virtue* rather than *cure light wounds*?

What am I missing?

Ha! yeah, it works as a 0-level spell, but as a 1st level spell it is pretty useless, especially for a 4th level character.