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Anti-invisible and Rogue's Best Buddy effect (Advantage on attacks against the target.)

Having the 2d6 apply for every hit for the duration would make it way more powerful than just a second level spell. So, the concentration is just for the shining aspect that grants Advantage to everyone attacking the target. The "Until the spell ends" part of the description doesn't mention the...

I think I mentioned this a few pages ago, but my preference would be to use the 2014 version of the smite spells, including changing divine smite to a spell, but lose concentration for them. The typical use case in this scenario would be a paladin casts a smite spell using a Bonus Action at the...

As you've stated, the NPC doesn't know what's being cast, and I stated they only know what's likely when there's enough clues. And the NPC may not be able to prevent it, if they've had to use counterspell against another character that round, or they choose to save it for another character. The...

If the boss is the target. Whether he's the target or not can change the counterspell strategy.

And almost none of these are worth wasting a counterspell on.

I know you're juggling a lot of responses here, so I'll describe the scenario again. (Also, paladins usually do have a giant 'P' on their outfits, in the form of a holy symbol or other identifying religious markings. Maybe a cleric, maybe a paladin, but it certainly narrows the options down. )...

An important “anything else” is don’t have anyone who can cast Dispel Magic (which is on all Spell lists, where Silence is only on Divine and Primal).

As I mentioned above, in the case of Smite, an observer doesn’t need to identify it to be fairly certain of what it is when cast, because of who is casting it, and when it’s cast. And again, unless the counterspeller is the target of the smite, it’s probably not worth expending a Counterspell...

The paladin in my current group uses Shield of Faith all the time, despite being a concentration spell. Of course, it helps you keep concentration by making you harder to hit. Also plays into helping the paladin have a higher AC, which you dismissed earlier.

What? The guy in armor swings a sword. Then he immediately begins casting a spell. Any high Int wizard capable of casting Counterspell can be 99% certain it’s a Smite, and not worth a Counterspell.

Incredibly circumstantial. Depending on where the silence is cast, they can always move to a target outside of the silence. This includes melee engaging the character that cast silence, since they wouldn’t want to be in the area and cripple themselves. A smart spell caster is also targeting the...

If I, as a DM, have an NPC with Counterspell prepared, first and foremost, I’m going to stay out of melee as much as possible, letting my goons engage. And then I’m going to use my Counterspells on the guys in robes or waving their holy symbols around who are able to cast ranged and/or area...

Competing != Preventing. There are cases where an abundance of Bonus Action options can problematic, or where a “primary” bonus action decreases the opportunity to use others. For example, dual-wielding weapons takes a bonus action to get an extra attack in, and rogues are going to want to do...

Ah, missed the crit part. Hmm. Not sure it’s worth it in that case. I don’t mind the saves, personally.

It's not "hopefully still" powerful, it's much more powerful. Existing weapon property just requires a Save or be knocked prone. You've made it automatic AND given it a damage bonus. This goes from good option to must have.

Such as? Or do you mean features and feats that also require a Bonus Action? In that case, it doesn't stop them from working, it just creates a choice of which to use.

Yeah, it's really getting into more DM-call territory, but I could see it. Especially if the creature entering the room had no reason to expect someone was in there.

I could be sprayed by a skunk ghast, but as long as I'm behind this wall, nobody can smell me? But I get what you're saying. Anyone making a Stealth check is trying to be unnoticeable as much as possible, whether becoming hidden, silent, or covering themselves in mud to hide the skunk ghast...

Greenflame Blade works because it's a cantrip, and the somatic component is a weapon attack, not a hit. If you miss, you're not out a spell slot. So, for the Divine Smite spell(s), you'd either have to make the somatic component a weapon hit (weird), or make it a cantrip, including scaling...