TL;DR: other than “1 spell slot per attack” and “max 5d8 damage or 6d8 versus undead/fiends per use of divine smite” there are no limits.
Can paladin use smite with a thrown weapon?
Per Crawford, No: you can’t use the paladin’s Divine Smite with a thrown weapon.
Can a paladin smite on both attacks?
You can absolutely use Smite again (spending an additional spell slot) on your second attack from Extra Attack. This is the Gold Standard of playing a Paladin; players & DMs expect this from Paladins.
Can a Paladin use divine smite with a thrown weapon?
As such, we should interpret Divine Smite’s trigger to mean “…when you hit a creature with a melee attack with a weapon…”, which means that you can’t use Divine Smite with a thrown weapon, as it isn’t a melee attack. No, because thrown weapons are ranged attacks.
Do you get radiant damage with improved divine Smite?
They attack with a longsword which is 1D8, according to Improved Divine Smite all of his attacks get an extra 1D8 radiant automatically, then can use their spell slots to add even more radiant damage? That is correct. Paladin punches for 1 hp + Str. modifier
How much damage does Divine Smite do at 9th level?
A 9th level paladin attacking with a longsword plus 3rd level divine smite does (5d8) 22.5+strength modifier per attack, and can attack twice. Plus an offhand weapon would be another 4d8 using an offhand weapon, with str modifier if they selected dual wielding feat. So another 18 damage + str.
How does Divine Smite work in dungeons and Dragons?
Divine Smite Starting at 2nd level, when you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can expend one spell slot to deal radiant damage to the target, in addition to the weapon’s damage. The extra damage is 2d8 for a 1st-level spell slot, plus 1d8 for each spell level higher than 1st, to a maximum of 5d8.
