Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 added a busted new spell that gives Fighters better smites than Paladins—and it's only a cantrip

Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 8 arrived today, and Larian's last major update risks sending us all back into a fresh Faerun frenzy more than a year and a half after release. Its flashiest additions are the suite of new subclasses, but there's one new spell that promises to become a fast favorite for any melee character. Let me introduce you to Booming Blade. You're going to get along very well.

A new cantrip that can be picked up at Level 1 by spellcasting classes, Booming Blade is a weapon attack that slaps a debuff on enemies...