Paladin

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Guides/Builds

Paladins are a magic tank altho not as devoted to being a massive meat shield like the warlord paladins also offer the protection of guardian for a single ally. Paladins also have the ability to fight on horseback if they choose to do so. Paladins have the unique ability to absorb magic damage for allies while blocking making them a very useful full tank also. Paladins also have tremendous potential to duel they make great use of multiple skill trees and have much utility at their disposal

Paladins tend to work well with
STA for your Health pool
STR for your damage output
DEX for accuracy and crit

Paladin Skill Limits

Melee
Default Max
Slash 5 80
Thrust 2 55
Cleave 5 25
Bash 2 45
Defense 4 60
Finesse
Default Max
Ranged 1 5
Evasion 0 10
Prayer
Default Max
Grace 0 55
Exorcism 0 25
Special
Default Max
Horsemanship 0 40

Class Skills

Warrior Skills
Unlock Skill MP Cast / CD / Duration Description (Required Item/s)
warrior-05.png Warrior L5 Provoke 0 0 / 15s / 1s Taunt a monster (PVP force a player to target you)
warrior-12.png Warrior L12 Brewer passive Potions more effective
warrior-18.png Warrior L15 Lunge 25 0 / 30s / 120s Increase Attack Speed (Melee Weapon)
knight-20a.png Knight L20 Guard passive Improves physical resistance
knight-20b.png Knight L20 Obscene Gesture 12 0 / 10s / 10s Taunt (PVP force a player to target you)
knight-28.png Knight L28 Providence 62 0.5s / 1.5s / 480s +25 Magical Resistance (Party buff)
Knight 35 Defensive stance 35 0/ 60s / 30s Lowers attack + Raises Defense
paladin-45.png Paladin L45 Strong Stance passive Can use shield to block magic (Shield)
Paladin L45 Jousting passive Use some skills and charges from horseback
paladin-50.png Paladin L50 Defensive Attack passive Can use non-Defensive skills when blocking (Shield)

Skills

Melee Skills
Unlock Skill MP Cast / CD / Duration Description (Required Item/s)
melee-004.png Melee 4 Slash 10 0 / 10s / 0 Attack that can't be evaded (Melee Weapon)
melee-035.png Melee 35 Bash 18 0 / 10s / 0 Attack + pushback, chance to stun (Weapon restrictions)
melee-070.png Melee 70 Misdirection 10 0 / 60s / 0 Lose aggro
melee-100.png Melee 100 Ossify 24 0 / 30s / 10s Knockdown immunity, lower Attack Power, Immobile
Unlock Skill MP Cast / CD / Duration Description (Required Item/s)
slash-08.png Slash 8 Slice 15 0 / 10s / 0 Double attack (1H weapons)
slash-12.png Slash 12 Whirling Strike 28 0 / 15s / 0 AOE melee attack (2H Sword)
slash-21.png Slash 21 Parry 9 0 / 10s / 2s Avoid enemy attacks (2H Weapons, Dagger)
slash-26.png Slash 26 Concentration 18 0 / 20s / 120s Increased Accuracy of next attack
slash-41.png Slash 41 Brutal Strike 14 0 / 10s / 0 100% chance to hit target, ignores armor (Melee Weapon)
slash-61.png Slash 61 Sword Mastery passive Increased damage with swords and daggers (Sword, Dagger)
slash-71.png Slash 71 Dice 15 0 / 10s / 0 Triple attack + chance to cause Bleeding (1H weapon and 2h swords)
Unlock Skill MP Cast / CD / Duration Description (Required Item/s)
thrust-08.png Thrust 8 Heave 16 2s / 10s / 0 Basic spear attack (Spear)
thrust-26.png Thrust 26 Triple Stab 22 0 / 30s / 0 Triple attack + action delay (Spear)
thrust-35.png Thrust 35 Dismounting Stab 28 0 / 90s / 60s Attack + chance to dismount enemy
thrust-41.png Thrust 41 Spear Volley 24 1s / 30s / 0 Ranged attack with spear (Spear)
thrust-54.png Thrust 54 Quadruple Stab 43 0 / 16s / 0 Quad attack, bonus damage with Triple Stab (Spear)
Unlock Skill MP Cast / CD / Duration Description (Required Item/s)
bash-08.png Cleave 8 Clobber 19 0 / 25s / 0 Attack + increased chance of a critical hit
(Axe, unusable by Ascetics)
bash-12.png Cleave 12 Riposte 12 0.5s / 10s / 2s Counterattack (2H Weapon)
bash-21.png Cleave 21 Roar 30 0 / 120s / 60s Increased critical hit rate (Axe)
Unlock Skill MP Cast / CD / Duration Description (Required Item/s)
blow-08.png Bash 8 Stun 15 0 / 8s / 0 Attack + 30% chance to stun (Blunt, 2H Blunt, Wand)
blow-26.png Bash 26 Ground Shock 38 0 / 18s / 0 Attack + chance to interrupt casting (Blunt weapons, Axes, Wand)
blow-41.png Bash 41
Exorcism 21
Stun Hammer 30 0 / 15s / 0 Attack + AOE Stun (Blunt, 2H Blunt)
Unlock Skill MP Cast / CD / Duration Description (Required Item/s)
defense-08.png Defend 8 Blocking 5 0 / 2s / 0 Stationary Blocking mode, Defend skills only (Shield)
defense-12.png Defend 12 Shield Bash 14 0 / 10s / 2s Counterattack? with shield (Shield)
defense-21.png Defend 21 Parapet 25 2s / 30s / 120s Increase critical hit resistance, lowers Dodge
defense-26.png Defend 26 Auto-guard 20 0 / 30s / 120s Auto counterattack? with shield (Shield)
defense-31.png Defend 31 Shield Charge 18 0 / 10s / 0 Rush and knockdown enemies in your path (Shield)
defense-41.png Defend 41 Defensive March 10 0 / 5s / 0 Move while Blocking (Shield)
defense-54.png Defend 54 Guardian 16 4s / 10s / 300s Take all damage from one party member
Finesse Skills
Unlock Skill MP Cast / CD / Duration Description (Required Item/s)
tech-03.png Finesse 3 Backstep 5 0 / 3s / 1s Quick dodge by hopping backwards, +100 Dodge
evade-08.png Evasion 8 Dash 18 0 / 30s / 2s Temporary movement speed buff
Prayers Skills
Unlock Skill MP Cast / CD / Duration Description (Required Item/s)
heal-08.png Grace 8 First Aid 28 1s / 4s / 0 Restore HP based on level, expertise, and INT
heal-12.png Grace 12 Cleanse 15 1s / 3s / 0 Cure Poison
heal-21.png Grace 21 Regenerate 40 1.5s / 5s / 120s Every few seconds, restore HP based on SPI and expertise
heal-26.png Grace 26 Vivify 18 1s / 3s / 0 Cures Sleep/Knock Out/Freeze effects
heal-41.png Grace 41 Restoration 90 3s / 20s /| 120s Party Regenerate
heal-54.png Grace 54 Healing Aura 256 2s / 30s / 0 Party heal
Unlock Skill MP Cast / CD / Duration Description (Required Item/s)
exorcism-08.png Exorcism 8 Pure Arrow 18 1s / 5s / 0 Ranged Holy attack
exorcism-12.png Exorcism 12 Elemental Absorption 60 1s / 10s / 60s Reduces elemental damage on target
Horsemanship
Unlock Skill MP Cast / CD / Duration Description (Required Item/s)
ride-20.png Mounts 20 Summon Vehicle 22 3s / 180s / 0 Summon a horse
ride-31.png Mounts 31 Horse Guardian 5 0 / 0 / 0 Absorb attacks against your Horse
ride-40.png Mounts 40 Equine Advantage passive Increases range of mounted ranged attacks, 1H sword attacks