Paladin Best Build Guide for Lost Ark (LA). See Paladin's leveling build, PvE build, PvP build, engravings, runes, recommended tripods, solo build, & support Build for Paladin.
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Paladin PVE Builds
Support Focused Build
This build focuses on increasing the variety and power of the support that Paladins possesses. This is a great build if you are playing with a team.
Skills
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
 Charge [Lvl. 4] | I. Excellent Mobility |
| Wrath Of God [Lvl. 4] | I. Acuteness |
| Light Shock [Lvl.4] | I. Continuous Movement |
| Holy Sword [Lvl. 10] | I. Stigmata II. Weak Point Detection III. Condensed Energy |
| Godsent Law [Lvl. 10] | I. Shield II. Brilliant Law III. Grace |
| Holy Protection [Lvl. 10] | I. Quick Pace II. Robust Protection III. Vow Of Light |
| Heavenly Blessings [Lvl. 10] | I. Inexhaustible Faith II. Valor III. Heavenly Requiem |
| Holy Explosion [Lvl. 10] | I. Sturdy Armor II. Light's Vestige III. Explosion Aftermath |
This build make use mostly of Holy Skills and protects enemies from incoming damage. Knowing the moves and timing your skills to reduce the damage it produce is essential when using this build.
Recommended Engraving
| Slot 1 | Slot 2 |
|---|---|
| Blessed Aura | Awakening |
Blessed Aura gives more healing options to the Paladin effectively improving the healing provided. Partnered with Awakening, you can have a consistent damage buff and healing for the whole team.
DPS Build
This build focuses on increasing the personal DPS of Paladin while keeping only the essential support skills.
Skills
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Charge [Lvl. 4] | I. Excellent Mobility |
| Executors Sword [Lvl. 4] | I. Excellent Mobility |
| Wrath Of God [Lvl. 4] | I. Wide Thunderstroke |
| Flash Thrust [Lvl. 10] | I. Quick Prep II. Chain Attack III. Changed Swordcraft |
| Execution Of Justice [Lvl. 10] | I. Rune Prison II. Strength Release III. Light Explosion |
| Holy Sword [Lvl. 10] | I. Stigmata II. Weak Point Detection III. Condensed Energy |
| Holy Protection [Lvl. 10] | I. Quick Pace II. Robust Protection III. Vow Of Light |
| Heavenly Blessing [Lvl. 10] | I. Inexhaustible Faith II. Valor III. Heavenly Requiem |
Recommended Engraving
| Slot 1 | Slot 2 |
|---|---|
| Judgement | Awakening |
Judgement increases the damage of Punishment skills boosting the power of most skills in this build. Awakening halves the cooldown of your Ultimate can provide consistent buff to yourself for better damage.
Paladin PVP Builds
Best Build for PVP
This build is a balance of support and damage so your Paladin can be adopt to various situations in a Player versus Player situation.
Skills
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Charge [Lvl. 10] | I. Excellent Mobility II. Shining Protection III. Ambush Attack |
| Dash Slash [Lvl. 10] | I. Quick Pace II. Sustain Enhancement III. Ruthless Sprint |
| Executors Sword [Lvl. 4] | I. Quick Pace |
| Execution of Justice [Lvl. 10] | I. Forward Attack II. Perfect Strike III. Light Explosion |
| Holy Sword [Lvl. 10] | I. Propulsion II. Vital Point Strike III. Condensed Energy |
| Godsent Law [Lvl. 10] | I. Shield II. Brilliant Law III. Grace |
| Wrath Of God [Lvl. 10] | I. Wide Thunderstroke II. Thunder III. Express Fury |
| Holy Protection [Lvl. 10] | I. Quick Pace II. Robust Protection III. Vow of Light |
This build makes you put up multiple shields for yourself as well as buffing your allies attack. A lot of mobility has also been added to ensure you catch an enemy as a shielded vanguard.
Stat Tuning
This type of Stat Tuning is exclusively for PvP.
| Swiftness | 750 |
|---|---|
| Domination | 249 |
| Crit | 1 |
Stat tuning in PvP is mostly fixed on all the advanced classes. The reasoning for this setup is that Swiftness increases your Atk. Speed, Move Speed, and reduces Cooldowns while Domination increases your damage against enemies who are affected with debuffs crowd control effects. The 1 point in Crit is used to enable critical hits in PvP.
Paladin Leveling Builds
Skills To Use Until 25
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Charge [Lvl. 4] | I. Excellent Mobility |
| Executors Sword [Lvl. 4] | I. Excellent Mobility |
| Punishment [Lvl. 7] | I. Swift Fingers II. Divine Punishment |
| Wrath Of God [Lvl. 4] | I. Wide Thunderstroke |
| Flash Shash [Lvl. 4] | I. Vital Point Hit |
| Godsent Law [Lvl. 4] | I. Shield |
| Light Shock [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Sword Of Justice [Lvl. 1] | - |
At early levels, the enemies are fairly weak so you can live with low leveled skills of your preference. Punishment skills are recommended mainly for their mobility and Power. Use holy skills after gathering enemies.
Skills To Use When Over 25
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Charge [Lvl. 4] | I. Excellent Mobility |
| Executors Sword [Lvl. 4] | I. Excellent Mobility |
| Wrath Of God [Lvl. 4] | I. Wide Thunderstroke |
| Flash Thrust [Lvl. 10] | I. Quick Prep II. Chain Attack III. Changed Swordcraft |
| Execution Of Justice [Lvl. 10] | I. Rune Prison II. Strength Release III. Light Explosion |
| Holy Sword [Lvl. 10] | I. Stigmata II. Weak Point Detection III. Condensed Energy |
| Godsent Law [Lvl. 10] | I. Shield II. Brilliant Law III. Grace |
| Holy Protection [Lvl. 10] | I. Quick Pace II. Robust Protection III. Vow Of Light |
After reaching beyond level 25, enemies will become stronger thus having the need to increase your damage output and defense. For this phase, focus on leveling the support skills then proceed to Punishment skills.
Only Level Skills When You Can Reach The Next Tripod
Tripods are game changers when it comes to the power of the skill. Obtaining Tripods should be your focus when leveling up the skills of your character.
Strengths & Weaknesses Of Paladin
Strengths Of Paladin
Great At Reducing The Damage Of The Team While Producing Decent Damage
Paladin has multiple spells that does not only provide shields but also greatly decreases the upcoming damage by a certain percent. Paladin also has powerful attacks making her an overall flexible unit.
Tankier Compared To Other Supports
Compared to the support counterpart of Paladin, Bard, he can be at front lines because of his high survivability.
Weaknesses Of Paladin
May Be Difficult For Beginners To Use
Paladin's support is mainly on mitigation of damage. Because of this, knowing when a huge damage will be released and timing your skills to counter attacks is essential when playing as Paladin. This requires experience in the game making Paladin a character that can be difficult for beginners to maximize.
