Royal Authority

This article is about the PvE action. For the PvP action, see Royal Authority (PvP).

 

Royal Authority

Acquired

PLD (actions)

Level

60

Type

Weaponskill

Casting

Instant

Recast

2.5s (GCD)

Range

3y

Targeting

Enemy

Quest Req.

This Little Sword of Mine

Patch

3.0

“

Delivers an attack with a potency of 180.
Combo Action: Riot Blade
Combo Potency: 440
Combo Bonus: Grants Atonement Ready
Duration: 30s
Combo Bonus: Grants Divine Might
Divine Might Effect: Allows next Holy Spirit or Holy Circle to be cast immediately with increased potency
Duration: 30s

— In-game description

Royal Authority is an action unlocked by questing at level 60. It is available for Paladin.

Related traits

•   Rage of Halone Mastery (Lv. 60) - Upgrades Rage of Halone to Royal Authority.
•   Divine Magic Mastery (Lv. 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:
•   Sword Oath (Lv. 76) - Grants Atonement Ready after successfully completing a combo with Royal Authority.
•   Melee Mastery (Lv. 84) - Increases the potency of Fast Blade to 200, Riot Blade to 140, Royal Authority to 140, Holy Spirit to 350, Atonement to 400, Supplication to 420, and Sepulchre to 440.
•   Melee Mastery II (Lv. 94) - Increases the potency of Fast Blade to 220, Riot Blade to 170, Royal Authority to 200, Holy Spirit to 400, Atonement to 460, Supplication to 500, Sepulchre to 540, Confiteor to 500, Blade of Faith to 260, Blade of Truth to 380, and Blade of Valor to 500.
  

Related actions

•   Riot Blade
•   Rage of Halone
•   Holy Spirit
•   Holy Circle
•   Atonement

Notes

• Using this action as a combo from Lv. 64 onwards will grant Divine Might, allowing the next   Holy Spirit or   Holy Circle to be cast immediately with increased potency.
• Using this action as a combo from Lv. 76 onwards will allow for three usages of   Atonement.
• The potency of this action is 100 (combo potency: 360) until   Melee Mastery is learned at Lv. 84.

Gallery

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  Royal Authority animation.

History

• Patch 7.0 (2024-07-02):
  • Potency has been increased from 140 to 180.
  • Combo potency has been increased from 400 to 440.
  • The combo bonus "Grants 3 stacks of Sword Oath" has been changed to "Grants Atonement Ready."

• Patch 6.4 (2023-05-23):
  • Potency was increased from 120 to 140.
  • Combo potency was increased from 380 to 400.
• Patch 6.3 (2023-01-10):
  • Potency was reduced from 130 to 120.
  • Combo potency was reduced from 420 to 380.
  • The combo bonus "grants Divine Might" was added.
• Patch 6.0 (2021-12-07):
  • Potency changed from 100 to 130 upon learning the   Melee Mastery trait.
  • Combo potency was changed from 550 to 420.
  • Sword Oath duration was increased from 15s to 30s.
• Patch 5.0 (2019-07-02):
  • TP cost was removed.
  • Combo potency was increased from 360 to 550.
  • The combo bonus "Grants 3 stacks of Sword Oath" was added.
• Patch 4.0 (2017-06-20):
  • Combo action was changed from   Savage Blade to   Riot Blade.
  • Combo potency was increased from 350 to 360.
• Patch 3.2 (2016-02-23): Potency when used as a combo action was increased from 340 to 350.
• Patch 3.0 (2015-06-23): Added.