Paladin is a Warrior Advanced Class in Lost Ark. Paladins are the most balanced Warrior evolution, as they can either inflict greats amount of damage as well as they can play as a support class on a party. Paladin support builds feature a great capacity to absorb damage, making them tougher than the Bard, the other support class in Lost Ark. Paladins are tanks with great capabilities to heal and to buff their party members.
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Paladin: The Warrior Support Class
Paladin is all about healing, generating buffs and CC for his team. You can build it like a Ret Paladin from WoW if you want, but the build will not have you doing as much damage as other DPS Lost Ark classes out there.
Many players love playing with a paladin, as the utility they provide is fantastic, and they are by far one of the most sort out of the Lost Ark classes for PvP. They can charge in, be tanky, and provide healing and buffs to ensure they can survive anything.
Lost Ark is a massive game with many main and subclasses. If you are confused with the game you may want to check our ultimate beginner guide here.
The Best Lost Ark Paladin PvE build
The perfect Paladin PvE build will focus on boosting the class’ ability to heal and buff teammates while also allowing players to deal a hefty amount of damage in certain windows.
However, it’s important to remember that the Paladin is a support first and foremost, so DPS should always be second on the agenda.
| Skill | Skill Level (/10) | Rune I | II | III |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charge | 7 | Excellent Mobility | Shining Protection | N/A |
| Executor’s Sword | 10 | Stigmata | Challenger’s Will | Executioner’s Strike |
| Flash Thrust | 10 | Excellent Mobility | Chain Attack | Flash Enhancement |
| Godsent Law | 7 | Skilled Wisdom | Brilliant Law | N/A |
| Heavenly Blessings | 10 | Faith | Valor | Absolute Blessing |
| Holy Protection | 7 | Swift Fingers | Purify | N/A |
| Holy Sword | 10 | Stigmata | Weak Point Detection | Condensed Energy |
| Wrath of God | 10 | Acuteness | Faith | Express Fury |
If you’re still not maxxed out on skill points, you should prioritise the following skills:
- Wrath of God
- Holy Protection
- Heavenly Blessings
- Godsent Law
- Light Shock
The Best Lost Ark Paladin PvP build
Monsters and creatures are all well and good, but what if you want to take down other players with the Paladin in PvP? Well, that requires a tweaked build that is slightly more offensive but can still support teammates with ease.
In order to maximize your PVP strength, here are all the skills you’ll need:
| Skill | Skill Level (/10) | Rune I | II | III |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charge | 7 | Excellent Mobility | Shining Protection | N/A |
| Executor’s Sword | 10 | Stigmata | Challenger’s Will | Executioner’s Strike |
| Flash Thrust | 10 | Excellent Mobility | Chain Attack | Flash Enhancement |
| Godsent Law | 7 | Skilled Wisdom | Brilliant Law | N/A |
| Heavenly Blessings | 10 | Faith | Valor | Absolute Blessing |
| Holy Protection | 7 | Swift Fingers | Purify | N/A |
| Holy Sword | 10 | Stigmata | Weak Point Detection | Condensed Energy |
| Wrath of God | 10 | Acuteness | Faith | Express Fury |
Lost Ark Paladin Build: Engravings
When picking a class specific engraving for the Paladin, there are two choices. You can choose a DPS engraving with Judgement, and a support engraving with Blessed Aura. We believe that a Paladin focusing on supporting other party members is better overall, therefore we suggest you choose Blessed Aura.
This reduces damage you take by 20%, and restores 2.5% HP every second for all party members. This allows you and your team to stay in the fray longer, and feel more comfortable in tricky situations. When it comes to PvP, you’ll be a long time favourite in team game modes.
Additional Engravings that should be used with the Paladin are as follows (all showing level three effects):
- Awakening: Reduces Awakening skill cooldown time by 50% and can be used three times at max level
- Specialist: Shield and HP recovery effects used on self and party members increase by 24%, and when the target’s HP is below 50%, this effect increases by an additional 12%.
Lost Ark Paladin Build: Card Deck
The best card deck for Paladins is the Farewell, Weapon 6-piece set, which grants a huge amount of max HP when equipped in full. This set does the following:
- 2-piece: Max HP + 4%
- 4-piece: Max HP + 4%
- 6-piece: Max HP + 4%
Lost Ark Paladin Build: Priority stats
Since Paladin is mainly a support class, with many abilities that can help get your party out of rough situations, it’s useful to have stats with a short cooldown. As such, swiftness should be your number one priority substat. As a general rule, pick this substat over everything else. However, if you want a second option specialisation is great as it improves you support skills.
