Introduction
This small sub-guide dives into the best skills to choose while levelling your Lost Ark Paladin. If you want to see our Complete Paladin Class Guide, make sure you check out this link. We recommend you to just try out all the skills and play for whatever is the most fun for you. However, if you just want to speed up the process (maybe thats the most fun for you) or you’re tying to power through with levelling an alt, follow this level by level breakdown of what skills to use and level up and which tripods to activate.
You can swap between saved skill tree slots whenever for free (even in combat as long as no skills are on cooldown). It’s recommended to use both your skillbook slots, choose abilities based on this: one for AoE and one for Single Target (Boss/Elites).
For solo content only use the Identity Skill Judgment; for group content only use Blessed Aura. (Blessed Aura only benefits other party members)
Best Paladin Skills to Choose While Levelling
Below is a chart that shows progression of placement of skill points and their Tripods. Early on, focusing on Blue skills to take down small packs and high mobility when moving between mobs. Then later using Yellow skills to AoE larger groups with ease.
Level | Icon | Name | Level | Tripod 1 | Tripod 2 | Tripod 3 |
11 | Charge | 4 | Excellent Mobility | |||
12 | Flash Thrust | 4 | Law of the Jungle | |||
13 | Spin Slash | 4 | Vital Point Strike | |||
14 | Flash Slash | 4 | Vital Point Strike | |||
16 | Punishment | 7 | Swift Fingers | |||
17 | Spin Slash | 4* (delevel Flash Slash to gain points necessary) | Vital Point Strike | Strength Release | ||
18 | Wrath of God | 4 | Wide Thunderstroke | |||
20 | Dash Slash | 4 | Quick Pace | |||
22 | Punishment | 7 | Swift Fingers | Divine Punishment | ||
24 | Executor’s Sword | 6 | Stigmata | |||
26 | Executor’s Sword | 7 | Stigmata | Challenger’s Will | ||
29 | Wrath of God | 7 | Wide Thunderstroke | Faith | ||
32 | Execution of Justice | 6 | Bulwark or Rune Prison | |||
33 | Execution of Justice | 7 | Bulwark or Rune Prison | Perfect Strike | ||
36 | Holy Explosion | 7* (delevel Execution of Justice, replace with Holy Explosion) | Swift Fingers | Wide Explosion | ||
37 | Executor’s Sword | 10 | Stigmata | Challenger’s Will | Executioner’s Strike | |
40 | Holy Sword | 7 | Stigmata | Weakpoint Detection | ||
41 | Holy Sword | 10* (delevel Spin Slash and replace with Holy Sword) | Stigmata | Weakpoint Detection | Condensed Energy | |
42 | Punishment | 8 | ||||
43 | Punishment | 9 | ||||
45 | Punishment | 10 | Swift Fingers | Divine Punishment | Double Smite | |
46 | Flash Thrust | |||||
47 | Flash Thrust | 7 | Law of the Jungle | Chain Attack | ||
49 | Holy Explosion | 10 | Swift Fingers | Wide Explosion | Explosion Aftermath |
Paladin Skill Priority – Lost Ark
Early Game Enemies: Spin Slash > Flash Thrust
Early Bosses: Back attack with Spin Slash or Flash Thrust. Front attack with Punishment or Executor’s Sword. Then whatever is off cooldown.
Late Game Enemies: Wrath of God and Holy Explosion. Group up enemies and AoE them, then finish them off with Flash Thrust.
Late Game Bosses: Back attack with Flash Thrust then use Punishment and Executors Sword. Followed by a well timed Holy Sword.
Finally, for movement where you can’t mount use Charge and Dash Slash and then use Spacebar near the end of each skills animation to cancel it and move just slightly faster.
Stat Priority for Paladin
Just equip the highest Item Lv. item you find. Focus on Agility for increased movement speed, reduced casting time, and faster skill cooldowns. Secondly, your next best stat is Specialization.
Next Steps
Now that you’ve made it through this sub-guide, make sure you are ready for the End-Game once you hit level 50. Check out our End Game Paladin Skills Guide.
Also note that these sub-guides are also part of our full-scope Paladin Class Guide which will encompass all of these sub guides.