Paladin

Introduction

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For centuries, the elite of the Sultansworn have served as personal bodyguards to the royal family of Ul'dah. Known as paladins, these men and women marry exquisite swordplay with stalwart shieldwork to create a style of combat uncompromising in its defense. Clad in brilliant silver armor, they charge fearlessly into battle, ever ready to lay down their lives for their liege. To be a paladin is to protect, and those who choose to walk this path will become the iron foundation upon which the party's defense is built.

— FinalFantasyXIV.com Paladin

Paladin is a job unlockable at level 30 as an upgrade from the Gladiator class and is one of four Tank jobs.

General information

Guild

The Gladiators' Guild is in Ul'dah - Steps of Thal. Gladiators must specialize into paladin once they reach level 30, and complete the quests Sylph-management and The Rematch. The job trainer is Jenlyns, who is normally found on the Hustings Strip (10.7, 11.1).

Equipment

The paladin is a disciple of war and wears armor "of Fending." They use swords as weapons, and shields as defense. The following crafting classes can create items that are useful to the paladin:

• Blacksmith — Swords.
• Carpenter — Wooden shields.
• Armorer — Fending armor and heavy shields.
• Goldsmith — Earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.

Hunting Log

See gladiator hunting log.

Quests

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver	Unlocks	Rewards
Paladin's Pledge		30	Lulutsu	Paladin   Spirits Within	1   Soul of the Paladin
Honor Lost		35	Jenlyns	Sheltron   Oath Mastery
Power Struggles		40	Jenlyns	Prominence
Poisoned Hearts		45	Jenlyns		1   Gallant Sollerets 1   Gallant Coronet 1   Gallant Gauntlets 1   Gallant Cuisses
Parley in the Sagolii		45	Jenlyns	Cover
Keeping the Oath		50	Jenlyns	Hallowed Ground   Like a Knight in Shining Armor I	1   Gallant Surcoat 1   Valor Armor Coffer (IL 90)
An Exemplary Example		50	Jenlyns
The Paladin Who Cried Wolf		52	Papashan
Big Sollerets to Fill		54	Constaint	Goring Blade
Hey Soul Crystal		56	Constaint	Divine Veil
All According to Plan		58	Constaint	Clemency
This Little Sword of Mine		60	Constaint	Royal Authority   Rage of Halone Mastery   Like a Knight in Shining Armor II	1   Creed Armor Coffer (IL 210)
Tournament of the Century		60	Jenlyns
In Thal's Name		63	Mylla
In Nald's Name		65	Mylla
Fade to Black Lotus		68	Mylla
Raising the Sword		70	Mylla	Passage of Arms   Like a Knight in Shining Armor III	1   Chivalrous Armor Coffer (IL 290)
Worth Fighting For		80	Jenlyns	Like a Knight in Shining Armor IV	1   Battledance Materia VII 1   Savage Aim Materia VII 1   Savage Might Materia VII

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Fast Blade	GLA		1	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200.
Fight or Flight	GLA		2	Ability		Instant	60s	Increases damage dealt by 25%.
Riot Blade	GLA		4	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 140.
Total Eclipse	GLA		6	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies.
Shield Bash	GLA		10	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Iron Will	GLA		10	Ability		Instant	2s	Significantly increases enmity generation.
Release Iron Will	GLA		10	Ability		Instant	1s	Cancels the effect of Iron Will.
Shield Lob	GLA	1	15	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 100.
Rage of Halone	GLA		26	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Spirits Within	PLD	1	30	Ability		Instant	30s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 270.
Sheltron	PLD	1	35	Ability		Instant	5s	Reduces damage taken by 15%.
Sentinel	GLA		38	Ability		Instant	120s	Reduces damage taken by 30%.
Prominence	PLD	1	40	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies.
Cover	PLD	1	45	Ability		Instant	120s	Take all damage intended for another party member as long as said member remains within 10 yalms.
Circle of Scorn	GLA		50	Ability		Instant	30s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120 to all nearby enemies.
Hallowed Ground	PLD	1	50	Ability		Instant	420s	Renders you impervious to most attacks.
Bulwark	PLD		52	Ability		Instant	90s	Block incoming attacks.
Goring Blade	PLD	1	54	Weaponskill		Instant	60s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 700.
Divine Veil	PLD	1	56	Ability		Instant	90s	Creates a barrier around self and all party members near you that absorbs damage equivalent to 10% of your maximum HP.
Clemency	PLD	1	58	Spell	2,000	1.5s	2.5s	Restores target's HP.
Royal Authority	PLD	1	60	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 140.
Intervention	PLD		62	Ability		Instant	10s	Reduces target party member's damage taken by 10%.
Holy Spirit	PLD		64	Spell	1,000	1.5s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 350.
Requiescat	PLD		68	Ability		Instant	60s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 300.
Passage of Arms	PLD	1	70	Ability		Instant	120s	Increases block rate by 100% and creates a designated area in a cone behind you in which party members will only suffer 85% of all damage inflicted.
Holy Circle	PLD		72	Spell	1,000	1.5s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies.
Intervene	PLD		74	Ability		Instant	30s	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 150.
Atonement	PLD		76	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 400.
Confiteor	PLD		80	Spell	1,000	Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 400 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Holy Sheltron	PLD		82	Ability		Instant	5s	Reduces damage taken by 15%.
Expiacion	PLD		86	Ability		Instant	30s	Delivers an attack to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 450 for the first enemy, and 60% less for all remaining enemies.
Blade of Faith	PLD		90	Spell	1,000	Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 200 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Blade of Truth	PLD		90	Spell	1,000	Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 300 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.
Blade of Valor	PLD		90	Spell	1,000	Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage to target and all enemies nearby it with a potency of 400 for the first enemy, and 50% less for all remaining enemies.

PvP actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Fast Blade (PvP)	PLD		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 3,000.
Riot Blade (PvP)	PLD		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,000.
Royal Authority (PvP)	PLD		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 5,000.
Confiteor (PvP)	PLD		30	Spell		Instant	20s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 8,000 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Shield Bash (PvP)	PLD		30	Ability		Instant	15s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 4,000.
Intervene (PvP)	PLD		30	Ability		Instant	10s	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 2,000.
Guardian (PvP)	PLD		30	Ability		Instant	25s	Rush to a target party member's side.
Holy Sheltron (PvP)	PLD		30	Ability		Instant	20s	Grants Holy Sheltron and Knight's Resolve.
Atonement (PvP)	PLD		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000.
Blade of Faith (PvP)	PLD		30	Spell		Instant	2.4s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 4,000 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Blade of Truth (PvP)	PLD		30	Spell		Instant	2.4s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 6,000 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Blade of Valor (PvP)	PLD		30	Spell		Instant	2.4s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 8,000 to target and all enemies nearby it.

Common actions (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Standard-issue Elixir (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		4.5s	5s	Restores your HP and MP to maximum. Casting will be interrupted when damage is taken.
Recuperate (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability	2,500	Instant	1s	Restores own HP.
Purify	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	30s	Removes Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, and Deep Freeze.
Guard (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	30s	Reduces damage taken by 90% and grants immunity to Stun, Heavy, Bind, Silence, Half-asleep, Sleep, Deep Freeze, and knockback and draw-in effects.
Sprint (PvP)	ANY	30	Ability		Instant	1.5s	Increases movement speed. Effect ends upon reuse or execution of another action.

Limit Break (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Phalanx (PvP)	PLD	30	Limit Break		Instant	10s	Grants the effect of Hallowed Ground to self and Phalanx to nearby party members.

Tank actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Rampart	Tank	8	Ability		Instant	90s	Reduces damage taken by 20%.
Low Blow	Tank	12	Ability		Instant	25s	Stuns target.
Provoke	Tank	15	Ability		Instant	30s	Gesture threateningly, placing yourself at the top of a target's enmity list while gaining additional enmity.
Interject	Tank	18	Ability		Instant	30s	Interrupts the use of a target's action.
Reprisal	Tank	22	Ability		Instant	60s	Reduces damage dealt by nearby enemies by 10%.
Arm's Length	Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS Tank	32	Ability		Instant	120s	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects.
Shirk	Tank	48	Ability		Instant	120s	Diverts 25% of enmity to target party member.

Traits

PvE traits

Trait	Acquired		Level	Effect
Tank Mastery	GLA PLD MRD WAR DRK GNB		1	Reduces damage taken by 20%. Furthermore, grants a bonus to maximum HP is granted based on your vitality attribute, and a bonus to damage dealt based on your strength attribute.
Oath Mastery	PLD	1	35	Increases Oath Gauge by 5 each time an auto-attack lands.
Chivalry	PLD		58	Restores MP when using Riot Blade or Spirits Within.
Rage of Halone Mastery	PLD	1	60	Upgrades Rage of Halone to Royal Authority.
Divine Magic Mastery	PLD		64	Halves MP cost for all spells while preventing casting interruptions via damage taken. Grants the following effects after successfully completing a combo with Royal Authority:
Enhanced Prominence	PLD		66	Grants the following effects after successfully completing a combo with Prominence:
Enhanced Sheltron	PLD		74	Extends the duration of Sheltron to 6 seconds.
Sword Oath	PLD		76	Gain three stacks of Sword Oath after successfully completing a combo with Royal Authority.
Enhanced Requiescat	PLD		80	Grants the effect of Confiteor Ready upon landing Requiescat.
Sheltron Mastery	PLD		82	Upgrades Sheltron to Holy Sheltron.
Enhanced Intervention	PLD		82	Extends the duration of Intervention to 8 seconds.
Divine Magic Mastery II	PLD		84	Adds a healing effect to Holy Spirit and Holy Circle.
Melee Mastery	PLD		84	Increases the potency of Fast Blade to 200, Riot Blade to 140, Royal Authority to 140, Holy Spirit to 350, and Atonement to 400.
Spirits Within Mastery	PLD		86	Upgrades Spirits Within to Expiacion.
Enhanced Divine Veil	PLD		88	Adds a healing effect to Divine Veil.

Combos

Performing actions in a certain order increases potency and applies combo bonuses.

=> => = Deals high damage and recovers MP. Upon reaching level 60, the action Rage of Halone is upgraded to Royal Authority, further increasing the combo's damage. Upon reaching level 76, and learning the trait Sword Oath, Royal Authority also grants three stacks of Sword Oath.

=> => = Recovers MP and applies a damage over time effect to target.

=> = Hits multiple enemies while also recovering MP.

=> => = Deals high damage to multiple enemies while also recovering MP.

Job mechanics

Oath Gauge is Paladin's Job Gauge.

Oath Gauge

Upon learning the action Iron Will (tank stance) at level 10, a symbol will appear on the screen indicating when it is in effect. Iron Will increases enmity gained from using other actions.

Upon learning the trait Oath Mastery, the symbol which indicates the use of Iron Will will change to also display the Oath Gauge.

Oath increases by 5 with every auto-attack: Auto-attack for Paladin occurs every 2.24 seconds. Every ability that uses Oath consumes 50 Oath, meaning that each of these abilities can be used once every 22.4 seconds.

Oath can be used on abilities Sheltron and its upgraded version Holy Sheltron, Intervention and Cover.

Simple Mode

Iron Will (Active)

The gauge cannot be displayed in simple mode until learning the trait Oath Mastery at level 35.

Achievements

This job is associated with the following achievements:

Name	Points	Task	Reward	Patch
Stick Them with the Pointy End IV	5	Achieve gladiator level 40.	-	2.0
Stick Them with the Pointy End V	5	Achieve gladiator level 50.	-	2.0
Stick Them with the Pointy End VI	5	Achieve gladiator level 60.	-	3.0
Stick Them with the Pointy End VII	5	Achieve gladiator level 70.	-	4.0
Stick Them with the Pointy End VIII	5	Achieve gladiator level 80.	-	5.0
Stick Them with the Pointy End IX	5	Achieve gladiator level 90.	-	6.0
A Tankless Job I (Paladin)	5	Complete 50 high-level duties as a paladin.	The Meat Shield	2.2
A Tankless Job II (Paladin)	10	Complete 100 high-level duties as a paladin.	Of the Stalwart Shield	2.2
But Somebody's Gotta Do It (Paladin)	20	Complete 200 high-level duties as a paladin.	Warlion Horn	2.2
Tank You, Paladin I	5	Complete 50 dungeons (lv. 61 and above), extreme trials (lv. 61 and above), unreal trials, level 50/60/70/80 duty roulette dungeons, or duty roulette leveling duties as a paladin. ※Each roulette only counts with daily award bonus.	-	4.0
Tank You, Paladin II	10	Complete 100 dungeons (lv. 61 and above), extreme trials (lv. 61 and above), unreal trials, level 50/60/70/80 duty roulette dungeons, or duty roulette leveling duties as a paladin. ※Each roulette only counts with daily award bonus.	-	4.0
Tank You, Paladin III	20	Complete 300 dungeons (lv. 61 and above), extreme trials (lv. 61 and above), unreal trials, level 50/60/70/80 duty roulette dungeons, or duty roulette leveling duties as a paladin. ※Each roulette only counts with daily award bonus.	Battle Lion Horn	4.0
Tank You, Paladin IV	20	Complete 500 dungeons (lv. 61 and above), extreme trials (lv. 61 and above), unreal trials, level 50/60/70/80 duty roulette dungeons, or duty roulette leveling duties as a paladin. ※Each roulette only counts with daily award bonus.	Of Unyielding Oath	5.0
Tank You, Paladin V	20	Complete 700 dungeons (lv. 61 and above), extreme trials (lv. 61 and above), unreal trials, level 50/60/70/80 duty roulette dungeons, or duty roulette leveling duties as a paladin. ※Each roulette only counts with daily award bonus.	Of Unbreakable Oath	6.0

Gallery

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  Paladin Artifact Armor in 2.0 A Realm Reborn.

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  Paladin Artifact Armor in 3.0 Heavensward.

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  Paladin Artifact Armor in 4.0 Stormblood.

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  Paladin Artifact Armor in 5.0 Shadowbringers.

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  Paladin Artifact Armor in 6.0 Endwalker.

See also

• Paladin Macros

External links

• FinalFantasyXIV.com Paladin on the official website.
• Comprehensive Job Guide provided by The Balance.

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