For the leveling process, you should focus on the attributes Critical and Agility in your gear to increase your damage and speed. You also have access to the ability Charge, with which you can jump forward and move faster.
How should I distribute my first skill points? The important thing when distributing the points is that you never need to raise the skill levels higher than level 10. Skill level 4 is needed for the first tripod, skill level 7 for the second, and skill level 10 for the third.
However, the number of required skill points varies. For level 1, you need 4, for level 2 you need 20, and for level 3, you even need 48 skill points.
- Level 12: Distribute the first 4 points into the abilities Charge to unlock Great Agility there. This way, you can cover more distance with the ability. Also, invest the first 4 points into Lightning Strike for the ability Law of the Jungle.
- Up to level 16: Invest 20 points into Lightning Strike to learn Chain Attack.
- Up to level 20: The next 20 points go into the ability Purifier. Here, you skill Swift Fingers and Divine Punishment.
- Up to level 26: Here you invest additional points in Lightning Strike until you unlock the bonus at 48. There you select Lightning Enhancement.
- Up to level 32: You invest the full 48 points into Executor’s Sword. There you skill Stigmata, Will of the Challenger, and Wide Strike.
- Up to level 36: You invest 20 points into Holy Explosion, into the skills Swift Fingers and Expansive Explosion.
- Up to level 45: Invest 20 points into Holy Sword. Here, you unlock Stigmata and Weakness Detection. Also, invest 20 points into Justice Execution and select Rune Prison and Power Release.
- Up to level 49: Maximize the ability Holy Explosion and use Prepared Explosion there. Maximize Holy Sword and invest the points in Concentrated Energy. Also, invest 20 points in Wrath of God and use them for Law of the Jungle and Thunder.
- From level 50: Play the story until you get the awakening skills. Then remove the points from Purifier and Wrath of God and invest them in Heavenly Blessing.
By the way, you can reset your skill points anytime for free if you don’t like a certain playstyle.
The Paladin in Endgame
In the endgame, there are various Paladin builds you can play, which we would like to briefly introduce to you.
The Supporter in PvE: If you enjoy being active in dungeons and raids, you should play the support Paladin. Here, the focus is to provide your group with shields through the abilities Holy Protection and God’s Sent Law. Additionally, you can create a field with Holy Land in which teammates receive 25% less damage.
Through Wrath of God and Heavenly Blessing, you also distribute some useful buffs to your group, and with Light Shock, you place a strong debuff on enemies that increases your group’s damage by 10%.
The focus in terms of stats lies on Agility.
You can find a detailed guide with explanations and the right equipment for the supporter on Maxroll (via maxroll).
The DD in PvE: Although the Paladin focuses heavily on support, he can also be played as a damage dealer in Chaos dungeons. Here, the focus is on the abilities Lightning Strike, Executor’s Sword, and Holy Explosion, similar to the leveling process.
However, the Paladin is significantly weaker in damage compared to some other classes.
The focus of the stats here is on Critical.
The Paladin in PvP: The Paladin is one of the strongest classes in PvP. With Heavenly Blessing, Holy Protection, and God’s Sent Law, you have useful shields to help yourself and your group members.
The damage, on the other hand, comes from Holy Sword, Justice Execution, and Executor’s Sword. The focus of the stats lies on Agility and Toughness.
There is also a detailed guide on Maxroll (via maxroll).
What do you think about the Paladin? Does the class appeal to you or are you playing another one? And how do you plan to play the Paladin exactly? Feel free to write it in the comments.
All guides for Lost Ark, including builds and general beginner tips, can be found here:
Lost Ark Guides: All tips, tricks, and builds in overview
The Paladin is one of the most useful and strongest classes in Lost Ark. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch will play him right from the start and will tell you what makes him so good and what you should pay attention to while leveling up.
What kind of class is this? The Paladin (Holy Knight in Korea) is a melee fighter with a sword and belongs to the warrior class. He has some useful AoE abilities that are particularly helpful in the early game. In the endgame, however, his focus is more on support.
His special ability lies in the fact that he can switch between Holy Aura and Holy Avenger. In Holy Aura, he increases the damage of allies within a radius by 10%, while as Holy Avenger, he increases his attack range and enhances his own attacks.
However, the Paladin is relatively weakly armored compared to the other warrior classes.
For which game content is he useful? As one of two supporters, the Paladin is a welcome guest in group content such as dungeons or raids. With Holy Barrier, for example, you create a shield for all teammates in the radius.
In PvP, on the other hand, the Paladin is also exceptionally strong. In our tier list, he ranks only in tier A for beginners, but once you have mastered the class in the endgame, it rises to S-tier in high-rank PvP.
This is how the Paladin plays
All Skills of the Paladin
Here we list all the skills of the Paladin. We have left out the exact damage numbers as these depend on your attributes and partly on the distributed skill points.
Whirlwind Strike – Costs 38 Mana: Spin quickly twice while attacking and deal damage for each hit
Lightning Strike – Costs 53 Mana: Quickly thrust 4 times at your position with the sword and deal damage. Then thrust one last time and deal damage again.
Charge – Costs 67 Mana: Rush forward 6m and stab at enemies with your sword to deal damage.
Light Shock – 53 Mana: Hold the sword backward and use both hands to create a light shockwave that deals damage.
Light of Judgement – Costs 77 Mana: Emit powerful beams of light that deal damage.
Sword of Justice – Costs 77 Mana: Let a sword of light fall at the target location to deal damage to your opponent.
Lightning Attack – Costs 77 Mana: Move slowly forward and attack your opponent 7 times.
God’s Sent Law – Costs 91 Mana: Use holy writings to summon a magical circle of light. The writings spin in a circle and deal damage to enemies over 2 seconds.
Purifier – Costs 77 Mana: Attack your opponent with a one-handed, cross-shaped strike. Deal damage with each hit. Then, swing your sword with both hands to deal damage.
Wrath of God – Costs 108 Mana: Call forth the energy of holy thunder to fill your weapon. Deal damage to nearby enemies.
Holy Land – Costs 85 Mana: Create a holy land at your target location for 6 seconds, dealing damage over time.
Sprint Strike – Costs 85 Mana: Reposition yourself and sprint forward. At the end of the sprint, swing your sword to deal damage to your opponent and knock him into the air.
Executor’s Sword – Costs 85 Mana: Hold your sword with both hands and swing it to deal damage, knock opponents into the air, and initiate a counterattack. Use the skill again to gather your power in the sword and deal damage with another strike, afterwards slamming the sword into the ground.
Holy Protection – Costs 114 Mana: Use the powers of holy light to create a barrier for all group members within 24m, which has X % of your maximum hit points and lasts for 6 seconds.
Justice Execution – Costs 101 Mana: Hold your sword with one hand and quickly spin in a circle, dealing damage. Then execute a devastating strike that deals damage.
Holy Explosion – Costs 114 Mana: Gather holy power for 2 seconds that explodes at the target location, dealing damage.
Holy Sword – Costs 108 Mana: Gather the energy of light in your sword and then perform a thrust attack that deals damage. Afterwards, light flows from your sword, dealing additional damage.
Heavenly Blessing (Awakening) – Costs 127 Mana: Summon the Sun Guardian and deal damage to nearby enemies. The Guardian blesses himself and all group members within a radius of 24m. Damage taken is reduced by 11% for 8 seconds.
The Paladin in the Level Process
How do I play the Paladin most effectively at the beginning? At the start, it is important that you always group up your enemies and place them in front of you. This way, you can effectively use your AoE effects to take down opponents.
At level 16, you unlock the ability Purifier. This will be your damage skill against individual, strong boss opponents. Otherwise, you primarily use Lightning Strike and Whirlwind Strike in the first levels, and later Executor’s Sword (level 24) and Holy Explosion (level 36). Holy Sword, which you unlock at level 40, will later replace the ability Purifier for single-target damage.
For the leveling process, you should focus on the attributes Critical and Agility in your gear to increase your damage and speed. You also have access to the ability Charge, with which you can jump forward and move faster.
How should I distribute my first skill points? The important thing when distributing the points is that you never need to raise the skill levels higher than level 10. Skill level 4 is needed for the first tripod, skill level 7 for the second, and skill level 10 for the third.
However, the number of required skill points varies. For level 1, you need 4, for level 2 you need 20, and for level 3, you even need 48 skill points.
- Level 12: Distribute the first 4 points into the abilities Charge to unlock Great Agility there. This way, you can cover more distance with the ability. Also, invest the first 4 points into Lightning Strike for the ability Law of the Jungle.
- Up to level 16: Invest 20 points into Lightning Strike to learn Chain Attack.
- Up to level 20: The next 20 points go into the ability Purifier. Here, you skill Swift Fingers and Divine Punishment.
- Up to level 26: Here you invest additional points in Lightning Strike until you unlock the bonus at 48. There you select Lightning Enhancement.
- Up to level 32: You invest the full 48 points into Executor’s Sword. There you skill Stigmata, Will of the Challenger, and Wide Strike.
- Up to level 36: You invest 20 points into Holy Explosion, into the skills Swift Fingers and Expansive Explosion.
- Up to level 45: Invest 20 points into Holy Sword. Here, you unlock Stigmata and Weakness Detection. Also, invest 20 points into Justice Execution and select Rune Prison and Power Release.
- Up to level 49: Maximize the ability Holy Explosion and use Prepared Explosion there. Maximize Holy Sword and invest the points in Concentrated Energy. Also, invest 20 points in Wrath of God and use them for Law of the Jungle and Thunder.
- From level 50: Play the story until you get the awakening skills. Then remove the points from Purifier and Wrath of God and invest them in Heavenly Blessing.
By the way, you can reset your skill points anytime for free if you don’t like a certain playstyle.
The Paladin in Endgame
In the endgame, there are various Paladin builds you can play, which we would like to briefly introduce to you.
The Supporter in PvE: If you enjoy being active in dungeons and raids, you should play the support Paladin. Here, the focus is to provide your group with shields through the abilities Holy Protection and God’s Sent Law. Additionally, you can create a field with Holy Land in which teammates receive 25% less damage.
Through Wrath of God and Heavenly Blessing, you also distribute some useful buffs to your group, and with Light Shock, you place a strong debuff on enemies that increases your group’s damage by 10%.
The focus in terms of stats lies on Agility.
You can find a detailed guide with explanations and the right equipment for the supporter on Maxroll (via maxroll).
The DD in PvE: Although the Paladin focuses heavily on support, he can also be played as a damage dealer in Chaos dungeons. Here, the focus is on the abilities Lightning Strike, Executor’s Sword, and Holy Explosion, similar to the leveling process.
However, the Paladin is significantly weaker in damage compared to some other classes.
The focus of the stats here is on Critical.
The Paladin in PvP: The Paladin is one of the strongest classes in PvP. With Heavenly Blessing, Holy Protection, and God’s Sent Law, you have useful shields to help yourself and your group members.
The damage, on the other hand, comes from Holy Sword, Justice Execution, and Executor’s Sword. The focus of the stats lies on Agility and Toughness.
There is also a detailed guide on Maxroll (via maxroll).
What do you think about the Paladin? Does the class appeal to you or are you playing another one? And how do you plan to play the Paladin exactly? Feel free to write it in the comments.
All guides for Lost Ark, including builds and general beginner tips, can be found here:
