Paladin

Lore

"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." — Game Description

History

"In the year 969 of the Sixth Astral Era, a dispute surrounding the succession of twin princes erupted into a internecine war-a conflict which ultimately fractured the Thanalan city-state of Belah'dia into the rival nations of Ul'dah and Sil'dah. Upon this bitter division, Ul'dah's first ruler, Sasagan Ul Sisigan, gathered to him those knights who had sworn him fealty, and established a retinue of bodyguards thenceforth known as the Sultansworn. For six hundred years now, generations of Sultansworn have taken the oath of their forebears, and honed their marital prowess I service to the royal house of Ul'dah. Centuries of training and tradition have led to the development of an indomitable style of combat that has many times proven instrumental in the salvation of the desert nation and it's people. Yet beloved as they are as the shield of the sultanate, the Sultansworn have lost their former luster-both their morale and their numbers dwindling apace with the royal family's eroded authority. Thus it is that Captain Jenlyns, in an effort to preserve the teachings of his failing order, has begun training worthy adventurers in the arts of the paladin." — Encyclopaedia Eorzea

General Information

Paladin, equipped with sword, shield and heavy armor, is one of the tanking jobs of ARR. Paladins have all the abilities and traits of Gladiators. The most important stat for the paladin is vitality, which increases HP. The level of your paladin is equivalent to that of your gladiator.

Requirements

Level 30 Gladiator
Completion of Main Scenario quest: Sylph-management
Completion of the Gladiator Quest: The Rematch

Trainer Locations

NPC	Location	Description
Lulutsu	Ul'dah - Steps of Thal (x9,y11)	Job Start for ARR
Jenlyns	Ul'dah - The Chamber of Rule (x10,y11)	Job Trainer for 30-50
Jenlyns	Ul'dah - The Chamber of Rule (x10,y11)	Job Start for Heavensward
Papashan	Central Thanalan (x22,y28)	Job Trainer for 52
Constaint	Coerthas Western Highlands (x32,y36) for lvls 54, 56 and 60 (x22,y25) for lvl 58	Job Trainer for 54-60
Jenlyns	Ul'dah - Steps of Thal (x10.8,y11.1)	Job Start for Stormblood

Actions

Paladins use all the Gladiator Actions in addition to having their own unique actions for their Job:

As of Final Fantasy XIV's 4.0 expansion Stormblood. There are changes in the skill set available for Paladin/Gladiator, the list of abilities lost are as follows:

Convalescence is part of the Role Actions.
Provoke is a part of the Role Actions.
Rampart is part of the Role Actions.

Action	Level	TP Cost	Cast Time	Cooldown	Range	Radius	Description
Sword Oath	30	MP	Instant	2.5s	0y	0y	Increases the potency of auto-attacks by 75. Cannot be used with Shield Oath. Effect ends upon reuse. Weapon delay will now affect damage output.
Cover	35	0	Instant	120s	10y	0y	Takes all physical damage intended for another party member for 12s. Can only be used when the party member is 10y or closer.
Shield Oath	40	MP	Instant	2.5s	0y	0y	Reduces damage received by 20% and increases enmity, while lowering damage dealt by 15%. Increases accuracy by 5%. Cannot be used with Sword Oath. Effect ends upon reuse.
Spirits Within	45	0	Instant	30s	3y	0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 300. Potency decreases as your HP decreases. Additional Effect: Silence for 1s.
Hallowed Ground	50	0	Instant	420s	0y	0y	Renders you impervious to most attacks for 10s.
Sheltron	52	0	Instant	30s	0y	0y	Blocks the next physical attack for 10s. Additional Effect: Partial MP restored upon block (restores 707 MP at lv 60)
Goring Blade	54	50	Instant	2.5s	0y	0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Riot Blade Combo Potency: 240 Combo Bonus: Damage over time with potency of 50 for 24s (combined total potency: 640).
Divine Veil	56	0	Instant	120s	0y	15y	Upon next HP recovery via healing magic, a protective barrier is cast on all party members within 15y for 30s. Barrier Effect: Prevents damage up to 10% of PLD's max HP for 30s.
Clemency	58	2121 MP	2s	2.5s	30y	0y	Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 1200 Additional Effect: Restores to self 50% of HP restored to target if target is a party member.
Royal Authority	60	60	Instant	2.5s	0y	0y	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Combo Action: Savage Blade Combo Potency: 350

Role Actions

As of patch 4.0, cross-class actions have been removed in favor of role actions shared by all classes performing a given role. Below are the role actions for this job:

Tank
Action	Icon	Level	Description
Rampart		8	Reduces damage taken by 10% for 20s.
Low Blow		12	Attack that stuns the target.
Provoke		16	Increases enmity in target.
Convalescence		20	Increases HP restored by spells or actions by 20%.
Anticipation		24	Increases parry rate by 20% for 20s.
Reprisal		32	Attack that lowers target's damage dealt by 10%.
Awareness		36	Nullifies the chance of suffering critical damage for 15s.
Interject		40	Silences target.
Ultimatum		44	Provokes nearby enemies.
Shirk		48	Diverts 25% of enmity to target party member.

PvP Actions

Action	Type	Cost	Cast Time	Cooldown	Range	Radius	Description
Fast Blade (PvP)	weaponskill	-	0	2.3s	??	??	Delivers an attack with a potency of 750. Additional Effect: Increases Oath Gauge by 5 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Savage Blade (PvP)	weaponskill	-	0	2.3s	??	??	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Fast Blade Combo Potency: 1,000 Combo Bonus: Increases Oath Gauge by 5 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Rage of Halone (PvP)	weaponskill	-	0	2.3s	??	??	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Savage Blade Combo Potency: 1,250 Combo Bonus: Reduces target's attack potency and healing magic potency by 10% Duration: 15s Combo Bonus: Increases Oath Gauge by 5 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Riot Blade (PvP)	weaponskill	-	0	2.3s	??	??	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Fast Blade Combo Potency: 1,000 Combo Bonus: Increases Oath Gauge by 5 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Royal Authority (PvP)	weaponskill	-	0	2.3s	??	??	Delivers an attack to target. Combo Action: Riot Blade Combo Potency: 1,250 Combo Bonus: Restores 1,000 MP Combo Bonus: Increases Oath Gauge by 5 ※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.
Holy Spirit (PvP)	spell	1250 MP	1.3	2.3s	??	??	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,250. Additional Effect: Silence Duration: 2s
Clemency (PvP)	spell	1250 MP	1.3	2.3s	??	??	Restores target's HP. Cure Potency: 2,000 Additional Effect: Restores to self 50% of HP restored to target if target is a party member
Shield Bash (PvP)	ability	300 TP	0	5s	??	??	Delivers an attack with a potency of 500. Additional Effect: Stun Duration: 3s
Requiescat (PvP)	ability	-	0	30s	??	??	Delivers an attack with a potency of 500. Potency increases up to 400% as MP nears maximum. Additional Effect: Increases attack magic potency by 50% and healing magic potency by 25%. Duration: 10s
Cover (PvP)	ability	Oath: 20	0	3s	??	??	Take all damage intended for another party member. Only active when member is closer than 10 yalms. Oath Gauge Cost: 20 Depletes Oath Gauge by 20 periodically while active.
Uncover (PvP)	ability	-	0	3s	??	??	Removes Cover status.
Hallowed Ground (PvP)	ability	-	0	120s	??	??	Renders you impervious to most attacks. Duration: 5s
Shield Oath (PvP)	ability	-	0	5s	??	??	Reduces both damage taken and damage dealt by 20%. Effect ends upon reuse.

Quests

Quest	Level	NPC	Zone	Coordinates	EXP	Reward
Paladin's Pledge	30	Lulutsu	Ul'dah - Steps of Thal	(x9,y11)	7410	,
Honor Lost	35	Jenlyns	Ul'dah - The Chamber of Rule	(x10,y11)	9020
Power Struggles	40	Jenlyns	Ul'dah - The Chamber of Rule	(x10,y11)	11270
Poisoned Hearts	45	Jenlyns	Ul'dah - The Chamber of Rule	(x10,y11)	12420	, , ,
Parley in the Sagolii	45	Jenlyns	Ul'dah - The Chamber of Rule	(x10,y11)	12420
Keeping the Oath	50	Jenlyns	Ul'dah - The Chamber of Rule	(x10,y11)	0	, , ,
A Relic Reborn (Curtana)	50	Gerolt	North Shroud	(x30,y20)	0	,
An Exemplary Example	50	Jenlyns	Ul'dah - The Chamber of Rule	(x10,y11)	24000
The Paladin Who Cried Wolf	52	Papashan	Central Thanalan	(x22,y28)	26400
Big Sollerets to Fill	54	Constaint	Coerthas Western Highlands	(x32,y36)	31200
Hey Soul Crystal	56	Constaint	Coerthas Western Highlands	(x32,y36)	36000
All According to Plan	58	Constaint	Coerthas Western Highlands	(x22,y25)	40800
This Little Sword of Mine	60	Constaint	Coerthas Western Highlands	(x32,y36)	0
Tournament of the Century	60	Jenlyns	Ul'dah - Steps of Thal	(x10.8,y11.1)	0	-NA-

Job Gauge

Official Lodestone Job Guide (Always up-to-date)

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.