[RPG] In Pathfinder, are there any weapon buffs that overcome all forms of Damage Reduction

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Is there a spell in the Pathfinder world that grants a power to melee or ranged weapons similar to the Smite Evil / Smite Good ability to overcome all forms of Damage Reduction?

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To clarify, here is the Smite Evil ability of the Paladin.

Regardless of the target, smite good attacks automatically bypass any DR the creature might possess

It sounds like you want a spell that effectively mimics this part of the ability.

If you look at the section on Damage Reduction, you will see there is a segment on "Overcoming DR". This states:

Weapons with an enhancement bonus of +3 or greater can ignore some types of damage reduction, regardless of their actual material or alignment.

Any weapon with an Enhancement bonus of +5 ignores all Damage Reduction except for DR/(-/Slashing/Piercing/Bludgeoning). Note that this only seems to work if the weapon is permanently enchanted, a weapon temporarily enchanted with the Magic Weapon spell can only bypass DR/magic.

Aside: there are two spells to help you bypass specific forms of resistance. But neither of these bypass DR/-

But none of these beat DR/-. Yep, as far as I can tell, only that Smite ability is capable of completely ignoring DR all together. Worth knowing next time you face the Tarrasque :)

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