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

Religion

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.

Spell Name	Class	Level	Mana	Skill	Target Type	Spell ID
Salve	Paladin	1	8	Alteration	Single target	5011
Flash of Light	Paladin	2	12	Divination	Single target	201
True North	Paladin	3	5	Divination	Self only	205
Sense the Dead	Paladin	4	5	Divination	Self only	221
Cure Poison	Paladin	5	20	Alteration	Single target	203
Minor Healing	Paladin	6	10	Alteration	Single target	200
Cease	Paladin	7	15	Evocation	Single target	2581
Courage	Paladin	8	12	Abjuration	Single target	202
Spook the Dead	Paladin	9	10	Alteration	Undead only	209
Yaulp	Paladin	9	1	Abjuration	Self only	210
Lull	Paladin	10	10	Alteration	Single target	208
Cure Disease	Paladin	11	20	Alteration	Single target	213
Light Healing	Paladin	12	28	Alteration	Single target	17
Desist	Paladin	13	25	Evocation	Single target	2582
Hammer of Wrath	Paladin	14	50	Conjuration	Self only	223
Ward Undead	Paladin	14	5	Evocation	Undead only	218
Holy Armor	Paladin	15	20	Abjuration	Single target	11
Halo of Light	Paladin	16	40	Conjuration	Self only	234
Invisibility versus Undead	Paladin	17	40	Divination	Single target	235
Reckless Strength	Paladin	18	30	Alteration	Single target	215
Remove Minor Curse	Paladin	19	25	Alteration	Single target	4056
Root	Paladin	19	30	Alteration	Single target	230
Center	Paladin	20	40	Abjuration	Single target	219
Endure Poison	Paladin	21	20	Abjuration	Single target	227
Reanimation	Paladin	22	150	Alteration	Target's corpse	2168
Hammer of Striking	Paladin	23	100	Conjuration	Self only	37
Astounding Light	Paladin	24	60	Evocation	Area of effect around the caster	42619
Symbol of Transal	Paladin	24	55	Abjuration	Single target	485
Soothe	Paladin	25	30	Alteration	Single target	501
Instrument of Nife	Paladin	26	50	Abjuration	Self only	2583
Healing	Paladin	27	65	Alteration	Single target	12
Stun	Paladin	28	35	Evocation	Single target	216
Endure Magic	Paladin	29	40	Abjuration	Single target	228
Expulse Undead	Paladin	30	36	Evocation	Undead only	233
Reconstitution	Paladin	30	200	Alteration	Target's corpse	2169
Spirit Armor	Paladin	30	75	Abjuration	Single target	368
Reparation	Paladin	31	250	Alteration	Target's corpse	2170
Cancel Magic	Paladin	32	30	Abjuration	Single target	48
Symbol of Ryltan	Paladin	33	111	Abjuration	Single target	486
Counteract Poison	Paladin	34	50	Alteration	Single target	95
Remove Lesser Curse	Paladin	34	75	Alteration	Single target	4057
Divine Vigor	Paladin	35	35	Alteration	Single target	2584
Greater Healing	Paladin	36	115	Alteration	Single target	15
Daring	Paladin	37	60	Abjuration	Single target	89
Divine Purpose	Paladin	37	1	Alteration	Self only	1453
Endure Disease	Paladin	38	20	Abjuration	Single target	226
Yaulp II	Paladin	38	1	Abjuration	Self only	43
Confounding Light	Paladin	39	120	Evocation	Area of effect around the caster	42620
Guard	Paladin	39	80	Abjuration	Single target	18
Revive	Paladin	39	300	Alteration	Target's corpse	391
Wave of Life	Paladin	39	274	Alteration	Group teleport	3577
Holy Might	Paladin	42	60	Evocation	Single target	123
Calm	Paladin	43	50	Alteration	Single target	47
Ethereal Cleansing	Paladin	44	150	Alteration	Single target	3683
Valor of Marr	Paladin	44	300	Alteration	Self only	2585
Divine Might	Paladin	45	100	Alteration	Self only	693
Remove Curse	Paladin	45	75	Alteration	Single target	2946
Dismiss Undead	Paladin	46	63	Evocation	Undead only	117
Symbol of Pinzarn	Paladin	46	200	Abjuration	Single target	487
Thunder of Karana	Paladin	47	75	Evocation	Single target	2586
Valor	Paladin	47	90	Abjuration	Single target	312
Armor of Faith	Paladin	48	150	Abjuration	Single target	19
Divine Aura	Paladin	48	10	Abjuration	Self only	207
Brell's Steadfast Aegis	Paladin	49	175	Alteration	Group	3578
Pacify	Paladin	49	100	Alteration	Single target	45
Renewal	Paladin	49	400	Alteration	Target's corpse	2171
Flame of Light	Paladin	50	85	Evocation	Single target	1454
Resist Disease	Paladin	50	50	Abjuration	Single target	63
Resistant Discipline	Paladin	51	0	Defense	Self only	4585
Force	Paladin	52	90	Evocation	Single target	124
Frenzied Strength	Paladin	52	90	Alteration	Single target	504
Light of Life	Paladin	52	215	Alteration	Single target	3684
Overwhelming Purpose	Paladin	52	180	Alteration	Self only	42613
Divine Glory	Paladin	53	60	Alteration	Single target	1288
Force of Akera	Paladin	53	90	Evocation	Single target	3975
Expel Undead	Paladin	54	93	Evocation	Undead only	662
Fearless Discipline	Paladin	54	0	Defense	Self only	4587
Instill	Paladin	54	60	Alteration	Single target	131
Quellious' Word of Tranquility	Paladin	54	200	Evocation	Single target	2587
Austerity	Paladin	55	550	Abjuration	Single target	4064
Bemusing Light	Paladin	55	200	Evocation	Area of effect around the caster	42621
Divine Favor	Paladin	55	150	Abjuration	Single target	1743
Holy Aura	Paladin	55	340	Conjuration	Self only	8925
Holyforge Discipline	Paladin	55	0	Offense	Self only	4500
Resist Magic	Paladin	55	85	Abjuration	Single target	64
Restoration	Paladin	55	600	Alteration	Target's corpse	2172
Wave of Healing	Paladin	55	503	Alteration	Group	1455
Breath of Tunare	Paladin	56	1	Alteration	Self only	2588
Counteract Disease	Paladin	56	50	Alteration	Single target	96
Guard of Piety	Paladin	56	0	Alteration	Self only	7004
Yaulp III	Paladin	56	1	Abjuration	Self only	44
Superior Healing	Paladin	57	185	Alteration	Single target	9
Blessing of Austerity	Paladin	58	1650	Abjuration	Group teleport	4065
Healing Wave of Prexus	Paladin	58	698	Alteration	Group	2589
Nullify Magic	Paladin	58	50	Abjuration	Single target	49
Symbol of Naltron	Paladin	58	315	Abjuration	Single target	488
Celestial Cleansing	Paladin	59	225	Alteration	Single target	1283
Deflection Discipline	Paladin	59	0	Blockskill	Self only	4590
Resurrection	Paladin	59	700	Alteration	Target's corpse	392
Battlemaster's Advantage	Paladin	60	0	Abjuration	Self only	17783
Brell's Mountainous Barrier	Paladin	60	200	Alteration	Group	2590
Divine Strength	Paladin	60	75	Alteration	Single target	1456
Eradicate Curse	Paladin	60	400	Alteration	Single target	21400
One Handed Expertise	Paladin	60	0	Conjuration	Self only	17786
Remove Greater Curse	Paladin	60	100	Alteration	Single target	2880
Resolution	Paladin	60	110	Abjuration	Single target	314
Sanctification Discipline	Paladin	60	0	Defense	Self only	4518
Shield Expertise	Paladin	60	0	Conjuration	Self only	17784
Shield of Words	Paladin	60	300	Abjuration	Single target	20
Two Handed Expertise	Paladin	60	0	Conjuration	Self only	17785
Yaulp IV	Paladin	60	1	Abjuration	Self only	1534