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Paladin

Warrior Paladin
Path Beginner → Warrior → Page → White Knight → Paladin
Primary STR
Secondary DEX

Paladins are holy warriors who wield elemental charges to exploit enemy weaknesses. With unmatched survivability through Guardian and Achilles, plus Heaven's Hammer for devastating AoE, Paladins are the tankiest class in the game. They trade raw DPS for incredible utility and near-invincibility.

Key Skills
Blast Holy Charge: Sword Heaven's Hammer Guardian Maple Warrior
Pros
  • Tankiest class in the game — Guardian + Achilles makes you nearly unkillable
  • Elemental charges exploit boss weaknesses for big damage boosts
  • Heaven's Hammer deals massive fixed AoE damage to all on-screen mobs
  • Holy Charge is effective against undead mobs (huge training advantage)
  • Threaten debuff reduces enemy attack and defense, great party utility
Cons
  • Lower raw DPS than Hero and Dark Knight in most situations
  • Elemental charge management requires knowledge of monster weaknesses
  • Heaven's Hammer has a long cooldown and can miss (annoying for grinding)
  • Blast is weaker than Brandish in raw damage output
  • Slower clear speed in training compared to other warrior paths

AP Distribution

Lv. 1-10 All AP into STR. You can start 4 STR / 5 DEX but pure STR is viable with funded DEX gear.
Lv. 10-30 DEX to 35 for weapon requirements. Everything else into STR.
Lv. 30-70 DEX to ~60 for mid-level swords. Rest into STR. Consider saving AP resets for later.
Lv. 70-120 With Zakum Helmet and other DEX gear, keep base DEX minimal. Pump STR aggressively.
Lv. 120-200 Endgame Paladins want lots of HP for their tanking role. Consider HP washing with AP resets. Minimize DEX, maximize STR.

SP Allocation (Level by Level)

2nd Job Page Lv. 30-70

Lv 30: +4 Sword Mastery, +1 Sword Booster
Lv 31-33: Sword Mastery to 10, Sword Booster to 6 (usable duration)
Lv 34-38: Threaten to 20 (max, great DEF/ATK debuff)
Lv 39-43: Sword Mastery to 20 (max)
Lv 44-53: Power Guard to 30 (max, survivability)
Lv 54-59: Sword Booster to 20 (max)
Lv 60-70: Final Attack: Sword to 30 (max, fill remaining SP)

3rd Job White Knight Lv. 70-120

Lv 70: +1 Charged Blow (unlocks charge-based attacking)
Lv 71-79: Charged Blow to 30 (max, main attack skill)
Lv 80-86: Fire Charge: Sword to 21 (good damage boost)
Lv 87-93: Ice Charge: Sword to 21 (freeze utility)
Lv 94-100: Thunder Charge: Sword to 21 (lightning element)
Lv 101-106: Magic Crash to 20 (max, boss utility)
Lv 107-112: Top off remaining charge points to 30

4th Job Paladin Lv. 120-200

Lv 120: +1 Blast, +1 Holy Charge: Sword, +1 Advanced Charge
Lv 121-130: Blast to 30 (max, your primary attack)
Lv 131-140: Holy Charge: Sword to 30 (max, best charge for bossing)
Lv 141-150: Advanced Charge to 30 (max, boost charge damage)
Lv 151-160: Maple Warrior to 30 (max, party buff)
Lv 161-170: Power Stance to 30 (max, anti-knockback)
Lv 171-180: Guardian to 30 (max, insane survivability)
Lv 181-188: Achilles to 30 (max, stacks with Guardian)

1st Job Page

# Skill Max Notes
1 Sword Mastery 20 Core passive. Increases accuracy and damage stability with swords. 2 Sword Booster 20 Increases attack speed. Essential for any warrior build. 3 Final Attack: Sword 30 Extra attacks proc after each hit. Good passive DPS boost. 4 Threaten 20 Reduces enemy ATK and DEF. Great utility for bossing and training. 5 Power Guard 30 Reflects damage and reduces incoming damage. Staple survivability skill.

2nd Job White Knight

# Skill Max Notes
1 Charged Blow 30 Main attack skill. Hits with your current elemental charge applied. 2 Fire Charge: Sword 30 Adds fire damage. Effective against ice-weak mobs. 3 Ice Charge: Sword 30 Adds ice damage and freezes enemies. Great for crowd control. 4 Thunder Charge: Sword 30 Adds lightning damage. Effective against many boss monsters. 5 Magic Crash 20 Cancels enemy magic buffs. Very useful in boss fights (Zakum, HT).

3rd Job Paladin

# Skill Max Notes
1 Blast 30 Your main 4th job attack. Strong single-target with charge element. 2 Holy Charge: Sword 30 Best charge for bossing. Effective against undead and most bosses. 3 Heaven's Hammer 30 Massive AoE that hits all mobs on screen. Long cooldown. 4 Advanced Charge 30 Boosts charge skill damage and adds extra effects. 5 Maple Warrior 30 15% all stats party buff. Essential. 6 Power Stance 30 Anti-knockback. Mandatory for bossing. 7 Achilles 30 15% damage reduction passive. Stacks with Guardian. 8 Guardian 30 Chance to reduce damage to 1. Makes Paladin incredibly tanky. 9 Rush 30 Charge forward pushing mobs. Mobility and utility. 10 Monster Magnet 30 Pulls monsters toward you. Group mobs for AoE. 11 Hero's Will 5 Anti-seduce. Essential for Horntail.

Training Spots

Lv. 1-10
Maple Island
Snails Blue Snails Stumps
Tutorial area, quick levels.
Lv. 10-21
Henesys Hunting Ground I
Green Mushrooms Horned Mushrooms
Close to town with good spawn.
Lv. 21-30
Land of Wild Boar
Wild Boars Iron Hogs
Solid EXP, Power Guard keeps you safe.
Lv. 30-40
Kerning City Subway
Stirges Jr. Wraiths
Flat map, good EXP density.
Lv. 40-55
Ant Tunnel I
Zombie Mushrooms Horny Mushrooms
Dense spawn, manageable damage.
Lv. 55-70
Cold Field I
Coolie Zombies
Undead mobs — Fire Charge is very effective here.
Lv. 70-85
Ice Valley II
Jr. Yetis Dark Jr. Yetis
Fire Charge devastates ice-weak mobs.
Lv. 85-100
The Nightmarish Last Days
Dreamy Ghost
Great EXP. Undead mobs weak to Holy Charge.
Lv. 100-120
Ghost Ship 5
Dual Ghost Pirate
Holy Charge shreds undead mobs here.
Lv. 120-200
Road to Oblivion 3
Oblivion Monks
Endgame grinding. Heaven's Hammer + Blast rotation.

Equipment Progression

Level Weapon Armor Notes
1-10 Beginner Sword Beginner equipment from Maple Island
10-30 Yellow Umbrella or Red Katana Full Steel armor set Look for STR scrolled gear in the FM.
30-60 Doombringer (Lv 35) / Jeweled Katar (Lv 50) Mithril Platine set, DEX earrings Start getting a Zakum Helmet run.
60-90 Dragon Claymore (Lv 60) Gold Platine / Orientican set Aim for a good shield — Paladin benefits from shield DEF.
90-120 Stonetooth Sword (Lv 100) Scrolled Henesys set or bathrobe Zakum Helmet, HTP, Deputy Star.
120-200 Dragon Carabella (Lv 130) or scrolled Stonetooth Full endgame scrolled gear Paladin Shield is key — use high DEF shields for Guardian synergy.
  • Match your elemental charge to mob weaknesses — Fire for ice mobs, Ice for fire mobs, Holy for undead.
  • Guardian makes you nearly invincible when combined with Achilles and Power Guard — Paladins can tank Horntail body easily.
  • Heaven's Hammer has a long cooldown but deals fixed damage — great for clearing entire maps of mobs regardless of your ATK.
  • Magic Crash is invaluable in boss fights — it cancels Zakum's weapon/magic cancel and other boss buffs.
  • Paladins are highly sought after for boss parties due to their tankiness and Threaten/Magic Crash utility.