Paladin
STR focus · Warrior · Explorer
Swaps elemental charges for damage reduction, guard utility, and team buffs.
Legion effect
Grants flat STR10/20/40/80/100
Link skill
Invincible Belief
Automatically activates when your health falls to 15% of your Max HP or below. Restores 44% of Max HP every 1 sec for 3 sec
Cooldown: 90 sec.
Class overview
Paladin is a STR warrior class part of the Explorers. Paladin utilize both One-Handed and Two-Handed Swords and Blunt Weapons as their primary weapons. For their secondary weapon, Paladin can equip Rosaries and Shields
Attack stats
Base multipliers and passive boosts unlocked while leveling.
| Weapon Multiplier | [1H] 1.24x [2H] 1.34x | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack Speed | [1H] 8 [2H] 7 | Stage 5 for 1H / Stage 4 for 2H  +2  +1 |
| Weapon Mastery | 91-94% | Base +20%  +71% (+3% if [1H] Sword is equipped) |
| STR | +50(80) & +16%(416%) to assigned AP | +20  +30  +30  +16% to assigned AP extra +400% |
| Attack | +4% +120 |  +4%  +20  +20  +12 per Holy Power skill used(Max. +60)  +20 |
| Crit Rate | +47% | Base +5% +42% |
| Crit Damage | +25-26% | +20% & (+6% if [1H] Sword is equipped) / (+5% if [2H] Sword or Blunt Weapon is equipped) |
| Damage | +25%(85%) | +5% per Holy Power skill used(Max. +25%)  +10% +20% +6% when hit up to +36% |
| Final Damage | +71.82%(218.73%) |  +21% × +42% ×  +75% ×  +6% |
| Ignore DEF | +31%(71.02%)(73.92% w/ Blunt Weapon) | +31% ( × +10% if Blunt Weapon equipped) ×  +50% × +16% |
All actives
Quick reference for buffs, summons, and defensive utility to keep track of.
| Active buffs |  [200s] [200s] |
|---|---|
| Toggles | |
| Buffs with cooldowns |  [30s](300 - 75s cd based on remaining duration) [60s](120s cd) [30s](60s cd) [94s](120s recharge, up to 2 charges) [60s](120s cd)  [Up to 5s](15s cd) [18s](120s cd) [2400s](300s cd) |
| Binds |  [10s](120s cd)  [10s](360s cd) |
| iFrames |  [10s upon reviving party member](600s cd) [30s](300 - 75s cd based on remaining duration) (360s cd) |
| Damage reduction (%Max HP) |  [While active](-10%) [90s/10 hits](-25% | 30s cd)  [Up to 4s](-50% | 120s cd) [Up to 5s](21% HP Barrier | 15s cd) |
Inner ability
Suggested line rolls.
1st Line Options
- Attack Speed +1 (for 2-H)
- Boss Damage 20% (for 1-H)
2nd & 3rd Line Options
- Buff Duration +38%
- Damage to Abnormal Status +8%
- Boss Damage +10% (for 2-H)
- Meso Obtained +15% (For Farming)
Hyper skills
Node picks once Lv.140+.
Blast - Reinforce and Extra Strike
Heaven's Hammer - Cooldown Cutter and Extra Strike
Divine Charge - Extra Strike
V Matrix nodes
Boost node pairings & notes.
Primary Trio
Secondary Trio
Any combination of these skills are good but preferred from same category as you want to max primary first
4 Boost Nodes total are needed to reach Master Level 60 for these skills (with Matrix Points used)
- Nodes with the same Main Skill (skill at the top) cannot be equipped at the same time
Other notable combinations
Vessel of Light
In 2nd Job, you unlock the passive, Vessel of Light, that provides a stacking buff each time a 'Holy Power' skill is used
Vessel of Light, that provides a stacking buff each time a 'Holy Power' skill is usedBelow are a list of all 'Holy Power' skills:
- Divine Swing (2nd Job)
- Divine Charge (3rd Job)
Divine Mark (4th Job)- Blast (4th Job)
References & thanks
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