Paladin

A Paladin is a holy knight, fighting for the cause of good in all aspects of life.
 She shares some Clerical powers and fights nearly as well as a Warrior, and possesses the innate ability to Lay Hands.
- EverQuest manual

Description

Paladins are holy warriors who use blessed spells and strength of arms to fight the evil and undead of Norrath. Paladins are primarily a melee class, able to wear plate armor and wield many kinds of weapons.

Paladins are able fighters and battlefield healers whose combat spells focus on stunning enemies and smiting undead. They also have several spells that increase the health and armor of their allies. Every so often, paladins can lay hands on themselves or their friends to instantly grant a powerful heal.

Paladins are the greatest force against undead. At higher levels they gain special abilities to smite these foes. Paladins also gain a limited ability to resurrect their fallen friends with lessened penalties for death.

Paladins can sometimes work alone, healing themselves with magic, but in a group a paladin really shines, going head to head with his enemies and occasionally falling back to heal. Players who like to engage in melee fights but want the options spells provide will find paladins a great class to play.

Class Titles

Level 1-50	Level 51-54	Level 55-59	Level 60
Paladin	Cavalier	Knight	Crusader

Creation Guide

Choosing Your Race

The first thing you have to pick then is your race. Which race you pick will determine the foundation of you character for the rest of your life in Norrath so it is kind of important you pick one you like. With Paladins, the different races offer some large choices statistically which must be taken into account.

Dwarves, Half Elves and Humans offer the best melee stats. Dwarves particularly have the most hitpoints over other races, as well as superior strength. High Elves offer the most wisdom, and can still hold reasonable melee stats. This gives them more mana for casting spells over the other races. The Erudite Paladin unfortunately has very mediocre stats, but there are a number of good Erudite only Paladin items in the game to compensate for this, (ex. Shield of the Stalwart Seas) but for most of your life you will be less efficient than other Paladins if you choose this race.

Humans and Erudites have no night vision whatsoever. This can be a problem if you are unfamiliar with your territory, but you can easily acquire light sources to help you see better at night, or ask around for a vision enhancing spell. Besides some races having infravision there are no other special abilities any one race has over the other.

All of the Paladin races level at the same rate, and there are no experience penalties imposed for any specific race/class combination. Faction wise, all of the Paladin races are welcome in any other neutral or good-aligned city, however Erudite Paladins have an advantage since the faction associated with their guild is somewhat difficult for non Erudites to increase. Erudites have high faction with this guild automatically.

The true choice you have in selecting your race is what race you prefer, the look of your class (some people just hate being short dwarves), and where you start. Besides the variance in starting stats, all of the races are otherwise fairly equal.

Starting Statistics

Race	Str	Sta	Agi	Dex	Wis	Int	Cha	Bonus
Dwarf	100	95	70	90	88	60	55	20
Erudite	70	75	70	70	88	107	80	20
Froglok	80	85	100	100	80	75	60	20
Gnome	70	75	85	85	72	98	70	20
Half Elf	80	75	90	85	65	75	85	20
High Elf	65	70	85	70	100	92	90	20
Human	85	80	75	75	80	75	85	20

Spells

Paladins must choose a religion, as their magic powers flow from their devotion to their chosen god. There is only one significant item for paladins which your deity will affect, and that is the Natures Defender (Tunare only). Your religion will also impact on where your character can start. Selections include Karana, Rodcet Nife, Erollisi Marr, Brell Serilis, Mithaniel Marr, Prexus, Tunare, Mithaniel Marr and Quellious. Depending on your race you will be given a different number of these deities to choose from.

Religion

Spell Name	Level	Mana	Skill	Target Type
Salve	1	8	Alteration	Single target
Flash of Light	2	12	Divination	Single target
True North	3	5	Divination	Self only
Sense the Dead	4	5	Divination	Self only
Cure Poison	5	20	Alteration	Single target
Minor Healing	6	10	Alteration	Single target
Cease	7	15	Evocation	Single target
Courage	8	12	Abjuration	Single target
Spook the Dead	9	10	Alteration	Undead only
Yaulp	9	1	Abjuration	Self only
Lull	10	10	Alteration	Single target
Cure Disease	11	20	Alteration	Single target
Light Healing	12	28	Alteration	Single target
Desist	13	25	Evocation	Single target
Hammer of Wrath	14	50	Conjuration	Self only
Ward Undead	14	5	Evocation	Undead only
Holy Armor	15	20	Abjuration	Single target
Halo of Light	16	40	Conjuration	Self only
Invisibility versus Undead	17	40	Divination	Single target
Reckless Strength	18	30	Alteration	Single target
Remove Minor Curse	19	25	Alteration	Single target
Root	19	30	Alteration	Single target
Center	20	40	Abjuration	Single target
Endure Poison	21	20	Abjuration	Single target
Reanimation	22	150	Alteration	Target's corpse
Hammer of Striking	23	100	Conjuration	Self only
Astounding Light	24	60	Evocation	Area of effect around the caster
Symbol of Transal	24	55	Abjuration	Single target
Soothe	25	30	Alteration	Single target
Instrument of Nife	26	50	Abjuration	Self only
Healing	27	65	Alteration	Single target
Stun	28	35	Evocation	Single target
Endure Magic	29	40	Abjuration	Single target
Expulse Undead	30	36	Evocation	Undead only
Reconstitution	30	200	Alteration	Target's corpse
Spirit Armor	30	75	Abjuration	Single target
Reparation	31	250	Alteration	Target's corpse
Cancel Magic	32	30	Abjuration	Single target
Symbol of Ryltan	33	111	Abjuration	Single target
Counteract Poison	34	50	Alteration	Single target
Remove Lesser Curse	34	75	Alteration	Single target
Divine Vigor	35	35	Alteration	Single target
Greater Healing	36	115	Alteration	Single target
Daring	37	60	Abjuration	Single target
Divine Purpose	37	1	Alteration	Self only
Endure Disease	38	20	Abjuration	Single target
Yaulp II	38	1	Abjuration	Self only
Confounding Light	39	120	Evocation	Area of effect around the caster
Guard	39	80	Abjuration	Single target
Revive	39	300	Alteration	Target's corpse
Wave of Life	39	274	Alteration	Group teleport
Holy Might	42	60	Evocation	Single target
Calm	43	50	Alteration	Single target
Ethereal Cleansing	44	150	Alteration	Single target
Valor of Marr	44	300	Alteration	Self only
Divine Might	45	100	Alteration	Self only
Remove Curse	45	75	Alteration	Single target
Dismiss Undead	46	63	Evocation	Undead only
Symbol of Pinzarn	46	200	Abjuration	Single target
Thunder of Karana	47	75	Evocation	Single target
Valor	47	90	Abjuration	Single target
Armor of Faith	48	150	Abjuration	Single target
Divine Aura	48	10	Abjuration	Self only
Brell's Steadfast Aegis	49	175	Alteration	Group
Pacify	49	100	Alteration	Single target
Renewal	49	400	Alteration	Target's corpse
Flame of Light	50	85	Evocation	Single target
Resist Disease	50	50	Abjuration	Single target
Resistant Discipline	51	0	Defense	Self only
Force	52	90	Evocation	Single target
Frenzied Strength	52	90	Alteration	Single target
Light of Life	52	215	Alteration	Single target
Overwhelming Purpose	52	180	Alteration	Self only
Divine Glory	53	60	Alteration	Single target
Force of Akera	53	90	Evocation	Single target
Expel Undead	54	93	Evocation	Undead only
Fearless Discipline	54	0	Defense	Self only
Instill	54	60	Alteration	Single target
Quellious' Word of Tranquility	54	200	Evocation	Single target
Austerity	55	550	Abjuration	Single target
Bemusing Light	55	200	Evocation	Area of effect around the caster
Divine Favor	55	150	Abjuration	Single target
Holy Aura	55	340	Conjuration	Self only
Holyforge Discipline	55	0	Offense	Self only
Resist Magic	55	85	Abjuration	Single target
Restoration	55	600	Alteration	Target's corpse
Wave of Healing	55	503	Alteration	Group
Breath of Tunare	56	1	Alteration	Self only
Counteract Disease	56	50	Alteration	Single target
Guard of Piety	56	0	Alteration	Self only
Yaulp III	56	1	Abjuration	Self only
Superior Healing	57	185	Alteration	Single target
Blessing of Austerity	58	1650	Abjuration	Group teleport
Healing Wave of Prexus	58	698	Alteration	Group
Nullify Magic	58	50	Abjuration	Single target
Symbol of Naltron	58	315	Abjuration	Single target
Celestial Cleansing	59	225	Alteration	Single target
Deflection Discipline	59	0	Blockskill	Self only
Resurrection	59	700	Alteration	Target's corpse
Battlemaster's Advantage	60	0	Abjuration	Self only
Brell's Mountainous Barrier	60	200	Alteration	Group
Divine Strength	60	75	Alteration	Single target
Eradicate Curse	60	400	Alteration	Single target
One Handed Expertise	60	0	Conjuration	Self only
Remove Greater Curse	60	100	Alteration	Single target
Resolution	60	110	Abjuration	Single target
Sanctification Discipline	60	0	Defense	Self only
Shield Expertise	60	0	Conjuration	Self only
Shield of Words	60	300	Abjuration	Single target
Two Handed Expertise	60	0	Conjuration	Self only
Yaulp IV	60	1	Abjuration	Self only