how to become paladin ffxiv

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

Paladins are stalwart defenders who seek to protect their comrades. These loyal guardians are skilled with sword and shield, channeling upon holy power to stand as unbreakable walls for their allies, and symbolizes hope among their people.

General information

Guild

The Gladiator's Guild is in Ul'dah - Steps of Thal. Gladiators may specialize into paladin once they reach level 30, and complete the quests Sylph-management and The Rematch.

Equipment

The paladin is a disciple of war and wears plate armor. 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 — Plate armor and heavy shields.
Goldsmith — Earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.

Hunting Log

See gladiator hunting log.

Quests

Quest	Level	Quest Giver	Unlocks
Paladin's Pledge	30	Lulutsu	Spirits Within
Honor Lost	35	Jenlyns	Sheltron Oath Mastery
Power Struggles	40	Jenlyns	Prominence
Poisoned Hearts	45	Jenlyns
Parley in the Sagolii	45	Jenlyns	Cover
Keeping the Oath	50	Jenlyns	Hallowed Ground Like a Knight in Shining Armor
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 Like a Knight in Shining Armor II Rage of Halone Mastery
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
Worth Fighting For	80	Jenlyns	Like a Knight in Shining Armor IV

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 physical damage dealt by 25%.
Riot Blade	GLA		4	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Total Eclipse	GLA		6	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 120 to all nearby enemies.
Shield Bash	GLA		10	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 110.
Iron Will	GLA		10	Ability		Instant	10s	Significantly increases enmity generation.
Shield Lob	GLA	1	15	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 120.
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 370. Potency decreases as own HP decreases.
Sheltron	PLD	1	35	Ability		Instant	5s	Blocks incoming attack.
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.
Circle of Scorn	GLA		50	Ability		Instant	25s	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.
Goring Blade	PLD	1	54	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Divine Veil	PLD	1	56	Ability		Instant	90s	Upon HP recovery via healing magic cast by self or a party member, a protective barrier is cast on all party members within a radius of 15 yalms.
Clemency	PLD	1	58	Spell	4,000	1.5s	2.5s	Restores target's HP.
Royal Authority	PLD	1	60	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Intervention	PLD		62	Ability		Instant	10s	Reduces target party member's damage taken by 10%.
Holy Spirit	PLD		64	Spell	4,000	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 550. Potency decreases as own MP decreases.
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	4,000	1.5s	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 250 to all nearby enemies.
Intervene	PLD		74	Ability		Instant	30s	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 200.
Atonement	PLD		76	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 550.
Confiteor	PLD		80	Spell	4,000	Instant	2.5s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 800 to target and all enemies nearby it.

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 1,000.
Riot Blade (PvP)	PLD		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack to target.
Royal Authority (PvP)	PLD		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack to target.
Total Eclipse (PvP)	PLD		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 600 to all nearby enemies.
Prominence (PvP)	PLD	1	30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	elivers an attack to all nearby enemies.
Shield Lob (PvP)	PLD	1	30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 800.
Holy Spirit (PvP)	PLD		30	Spell	5,000	1.5s	2.4s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 1,800.
Holy Circle (PvP)	PLD		30	Spell	5,000	1.5s	2.4s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 1,000 to all nearby enemies.
Confiteor (PvP)	PLD		30	Spell		Instant	2.4s	Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 2,000 to target and all enemies nearby it.
Intervene (PvP)	PLD		30	Ability		Instant	30s	Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 600.
Requiescat	PLD		30	Ability		Instant	30s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,000. Potency increases up to a maximum of 2,000 as MP decreases.
Hallowed Ground (PvP)	PLD	1	30	Ability		Instant	60s	Erects a magicked barrier rendering you impervious to most attacks.
Intervention (PvP)	PLD		30	Ability		Instant	15s	Deduces target party member's damage taken by 20%.
Testudo (PvP)	PLD		30	Ability		Instant	45s	Creates a barrier around self and all party members near you that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 3,000 potency.
Atonement (PvP)	PLD		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 2,000.
Glory Slash (PvP)	PLD		30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.4s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,200 to all enemies in a cone before you.

Common actions (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	Casting	Recast	Description
Low Blow (PvP)	Tank	30	Ability	Instant	30s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 600.
Bolt (PvP)	Tank Healer Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS Magic Ranged DPS	30	Ability	Instant	30s	Movement speed is increased.
Medical Kit (PvP)	Tank Healer Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS Magic Ranged DPS	30	Ability	Instant	15s	Restores own HP.

Additional actions (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	Casting	Recast	Description
Full Swing (PvP)	Tank	30	Ability	Instant	30s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 1,200.
Weapon Throw (PvP)	Tank	30	Ability	Instant	30s	Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 400.
Reprisal (PvP)	Tank	30	Ability	Instant	45s	Reduces damage dealt by nearby enemies by 20%.
Rampart (PvP)	Tank	30	Ability	Instant	45s	Reduces damage taken by 20%.
Retaliation (PvP)	Tank	30	Ability	Instant	60s	Counters all incoming attacks.

Adrenaline rush (PvP)

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	TP	Casting	Recast	Description
Aegis Boon (PvP)	Tank	30	Adrenaline rush			Instant	s	Reduces damage taken by self and nearby party members by 25%.

Tank actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	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.
Enhanced Prominence	PLD		66	Restores MP when using 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		78	Spells requite no cast time while under the effect of Requiescat.

Job mechanics

Oath Gauge is Paladin's Job Gauge.

Oath Gauge in PvE

Upon learning the action Iron Will, a symbol will appear on the screen indicating when it is in effect. Iron Will increases enmity gained from using other actions.

Oath gauge pve1.png

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

Your oath grows stronger each time an auto-attack lands, and can be used to execute several actions such as Sheltron (acquired at level 35), Cover (acquired at level 45), and Intervention (acquired at level 62).

Oath gauge pve2.png