Paladin (also known as Holy Knight) is an advanced class for the male warrior found in Lost Ark. He is primarily a melee class that uses one-handed swords as his main weapon.
Additional Info
| “ | Paladins have a direct line to the powers of the gods, channeling their ancient might into potent offensive and defensive moves alike: They can use holy skills and buffs with the holy book to support their team from behind, or wield a sword and bring punishing skills to bear on the frontline. | „ |
| ~ Official Description |
Ark Passive
Skills
Due to the complexity of the skill system, all skills on this page are displayed at level 1 with no effects applied. Please see the skill page for additional information. Scaling damage values are represented by X.
Paladin has 2 types of skills: Holy Skill and Punish Skill.
Specialty Skill
- Paladin has one orb known as the Piety meter. Once full, can activate one of the stances to enable their effects. Landing Holy skills will generate the most amount of piety, and Punish skills (including auto attack) will generate the least.
- Sacred Executioner [Z]: Attack range of basic attacks and Punish skills +30%. Damage by basic attacks and Punish skills +40%. Push immunity on activation.
- Holy Aura [X]: Party members within a 12-meter radius gain +10% bonus damage. Push immunity on activation. The efficiency of this buff scales with the Specialization stat.
Holy Skills
| Icon | Name | Level Req. | Cooldown | Description |
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Light of Judgment | 10 | 15 seconds | Spread powerful rays of light that inflict X total Damage. |
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Light Shock | 10 | 8 seconds | Hold the sword in reverse and gather both hands to unleash a light shockwave that inflicts X Damage. |
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Sword of Justice | 10 | 15 seconds | Drop a sword made of light at the target location to inflict X Damage to your foe and thrust the sword into the ground. |
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God's Decree | 14 | 20 seconds | Summon a magick circle of light through holy scriptures. Texts made of infinite light swirl within the magick circle, inflicting X total Damage to foes for 2s. |
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Wrath of God | 18 | 27 seconds | Call forth the energy of sacred thunder into your weapon and inflict X Damage to nearby foes. |
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Holy Area | 20 | 18 seconds | Generate a holy area at the target location for 6s and inflict X total Damage over time. |
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Holy Protection | 28 | 30 seconds | Use the power of divine light to create a barrier for 11.0% of Max HP for all party members within 24 meters for 6s. |
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Holy Explosion | 36 | 24 seconds | Gather divine strength for 2s before having it explode at the target location, inflicting X Damage. |
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Heavenly Blessings | 50 | 36 seconds | Summon the Solar Guardian and inflict X Damage to nearby foes. The guardian blesses all party members within a 24 meter radius. Damage received -11% for 8s. |
Punish Skills
| Icon | Name | Level Req. | Cooldown | Description |
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Charge | 10 | 12 seconds | Charge forward 6 meters and stab foes with your sword to inflict X Damage. |
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Flash Thrust | 10 | 8 seconds | Swiftly stab with your sword 4 times in position to inflict X total Damage, then stab one final time to inflict X Damage. |
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Spin Slash | 10 | 6 seconds | Quickly spin twice while slashing, inflicting X and X Damage for each slash. |
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Flash Slash | 12 | 15 seconds | Slowly move forward and slash your foe 7 times, inflicting X, X, X, X, X, X, and X Damage with each slash. |
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Punishment | 16 | 15 seconds | Slash your foe with your sword in a cross shape using one hand to inflict X and X Damage with each slash. Then grab the sword with both hands and slash as you swing to inflict X Damage. |
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Dash Slash | 20 | 18 seconds | Reposition yourself and sprint forward. When you finish sprinting, swing your sword to inflict X Damage to your foe and launch them into the air. |
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Executor's Sword | 24 | 18 seconds | Hold the sword in both hands and rapidly swing upwards to inflict X Damage, launch foes into the air, and Counterattack. Use the skill again to gather your strength into your sword. Then, swing around as you slash, inflicting X Damage before thrusting your sword into the ground. |
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Execution of Justice | 32 | 24 seconds | Hold the sword with one hand and quickly spin in position to inflict X Damage to your foe, then perform a crushing blow that inflicts X Damage. |
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Holy Sword | 40 | 27 seconds | Gather the Light Energy into your sword and thrust your weapon at your foe to inflict X Damage. Light will stream out of the sword and inflict an additional X Damage. |
Hyper Awakening Techniques
| Icon | Name | Level Req. | Cooldown | Description |
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Divine Justice | 50 | 60 seconds | Open the Book of Light's Chapter of Justice to manifest divine justice. The power of light pours out from the book in the form of orbs, which soon explode, inflicting X Damage to foes within a 5-meter radius. All party members within a 24-meter radius are under the influence of the holy light and gain an effect. Outgoing Damage +10% for 10 seconds. Hyper Awakening Skill Damage +20% for 20 seconds. |
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Execution of Judgment | 50 | 45 seconds | Imbue the sword with holy power and swing it horizontally to inflict X Damage. Then, gripping the sword with both hands, unleash the holy power once more, creating a giant holy sword. Swing it in a circular motion to inflict X Damage and knock foes back. |
Awakening Skills
| Type | Icon | Name | Level Req. | Cooldown | Description |
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Alithanes's Judgment | 50 | 300 seconds | Jump up and unleash a holy light that shines toward your target location. Inflict X Damage on surrounding foes upon landing and create a barrier for 80% of your Max HP for all party members for 10s within a 24 meter radius of all party members. |
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Alithanes's Devotion | 50 | 300 seconds | Brandishing your sword, leap into the air and swiftly launch a downward strike alongside the warriors of light. Piety Meter +80%. Move to attack while ignoring collisions with Adventurers and Guardians. Inflict X Damage, knocking back foes upon landing and creating a barrier equal to 80% of your Max HP for all party members within a 24-meter radius for 10 seconds. Additionally, grant Invincibility for 3 seconds if they take lethal damage within 30 seconds. |
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Alithanes's Light | 50 | 300 seconds | Imbue holy energy into your sword and unleash it forward. On hit, inflicts X Damage. The energy then explodes and inflicts an additional X Damage. Grants 80% of Piety Meter on cast and a small amount of Piety Meter on hit. |
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Alithanes's Rage | 50 | 300 seconds | Channel the holy energy within your body through the sword, releasing it explosively toward the sky. The amplified holy energy in the sky takes the form of a giant sword, which plunges into the ground, inflicting X Damage and knocking foes back. |
Patch History
- For removed content, see this page.
- Class engravings removed: Blessed Aura and Judgment.
- Replaced by the Enlightenment tree.
- Now uses the Ark Passive by default.
- Punish Skill Piety Meter gain increased by 100%.
- Ark Passive added.
- Hyper Awakening Techniques added: Divine Justice and Execution of Judgment.
- Hyper Awakenings added: Alithanes's Devotion and Alithanes's Rage.
- Awakening Skill damage increase coefficient from Specialization reduced from 0.382 to 0.1528.
- PvE
- Combat Level 50 Awakening Skill damage increased by 19.2%.
- Combat Level 55 Awakening Skill damage increased by 29.2%.
- Combat Level 60 Awakening Skill damage increased by 43.1%.
- PvP
- Combat Level 55 Awakening Skill damage increased by 8.4%.
- Combat Level 60 Awakening Skill damage increased by 20%.
- Dash skill cooldown reduced from 8 seconds to 7.