Paladin

Paladin
Class archetype	Hybrid
Armor class	Platemail
Preferenced statistics	Strength Stamina Wisdom Charisma
Title at level 51	Cavalier
Title at level 55	Knight
Title at level 60	Crusader
Title at level 65	Templar Knight
Paladin Links
Paladin Quests Paladin Starfall Quests Paladin Thurgadin Quests Paladin Spells Paladin Disciplines Alternate Advancement: Paladin Class Tomes

A Paladin checks her comrade for life signs after an unexpected run-in with a decaying corpse.

The Paladin is one of three Tank classes in Shards of Dalaya, alongside the Warrior and his dark counterpart, the Shadowknight. The Paladin has many distinctions from the others, not the least of which is his ability to Lay on Hands which heals a target instantly for a great amount of hp. The Paladin has reasonable AE Aggro and can grab the attention of up to six mobs at once, though they will be unable to hold agro on all mobs if DPS is split. Their ability to hold aggro on a single target, while not as quick as a Shadowknight or Warrior, is still decent. Paladin disciplines add a tanking stance, taunt, dps stance, undead smite, two handed swing and an aoe threat shield slam. Paladins have a 10% innate chance to crit.

Paladins are the undisputed masters of killing undead and are able to land Cleansing Blows against them. Simply having a Paladin in your group will allow all party members to land melee critical strikes against undead whom normally are immune to them. Paladins also have many anti-undead spells, along with other healing spells, which gives them some great flexibility when things begin to go wrong. Finally, a paladin may be saved from death to undead via an innate ability known as Divine Refusal.

If you like tanking, hate the living dead, and aren't afraid of keeping 4+ enemies off of your support at once, then you might find that the Paladin is for you.

Starting Statistics

The Paladin class receives 20 starting points to distribute in the various stats. The stats that the game deems important to the class are Strength, Stamina, Wisdom, and Charisma.

Race	STR	STA	AGI	DEX	WIS	INT	CHA
Dwarf	100	95	70	90	88	60	55
Erudite	70	75	70	70	88	107	80
Froglok	80	85	100	100	80	75	60
Gnome	70	75	85	85	72	98	70
Half Elf	80	75	90	95	65	75	85
Halfling	80	80	95	90	85	67	60
High Elf	65	70	85	70	100	92	90
Human	85	80	75	75	80	75	85

Paladin Skills

(*)Does not follow the 5 + (level x 5) skill-up formula.

Combat Skills Level <50 cap 50+ cap 1H Blunt 1 200 245 1H Slashing 1 200 245 Piercing 1 200 245 2H Blunt 1 200 245 2H Slashing 1 200 245 Hand to Hand 1 ? ? Archery 1 175 ? Offense 1 200 245 Defense 1 210 250 Taunt 1 200 200 Bash 6 200 250 Dodge 10 175 225 Parry 17 175 225 Double Attack 20 200 250 Riposte 30 175 225 Disarm 40 150 200	Spell Skills Level <50 cap 50+ cap Abjuration 9 200 250 Alteration 9 200 250 Channeling 9 200 ? Conjuration 9 200 250 Divination 9 200 250 Evocation 9 200 250 Meditate 12 200 250	Other Skills Level <50 cap 50+ cap Sense Heading* 1 200 200 Bind Wound 1 ? ? Swimming* 1 200 250 Fishing* 1 250 250 Baking* 1 75 75 Tailoring* 1 250 250 Blacksmithing* 1 250 250 Fletching* 1 250 250 Brewing* 1 250 250 Alcohol Tolerance 1 250 250 Jewelcrafting* 1 250 250 Pottery* 1 100 100