Paladin Class Guide

Banner for maplestory Paladin class. Warrior class holding hammer. Blonde hair with blue eyes, wearing armor.


Overview

Paladin is a subclass of the original Warrior class that specializes in defensive combat and supporting allies. This class is known for its high defense, ability to tank hits from enemies, and the ability to support allies in battle.

The Paladin can wield a one-handed sword and a shield as well as two-handed weapons and has access to a wide range of skills that allow them to defend their allies and absorb enemy attacks.

Overall, the Explorer Paladin class is a solid choice for players who want a supportive and defensive warrior class.

Basics

Race – Explorer

Job – Warrior

Class Paladin

Primary STAT STR

Primary Weapon

(Reboot) Two-Handed Weapon

>Two-Handed Mace: Highest Damage

>Two-Handed Sword: Able to switch to Hero Class

(Optional for Reg Server) One-Handed Sword

>One-Handed Mace: Highest Damage

>One-Handed Sword: Able to switch to Hero Class

Sub Weapon

(Two-Handed Weapon = Rosary)

(One-Handed Weapon = Shield)

Maplestory Hammer Wielding Character, Known as Paladin. Blonde hair, Blue Eyes, Plated armor, Blue cape, Holding Hammer.

Strengths & Weaknesses

ProsCons
Paladin’s are extremely tanky with healing and resurrection abilities. Paladins are not very effective at mobbing
Straightforward kit, Slow-and-steady class that is beginner-friendlyPaladin’s damage is noticeably less compared to Hero with equivalent stats
DPM Class meaning Damage is evenly distributed over time. This class lacks flexibility when needing a short i-frame to avoid certain mechanics
Paladin can ignore certain boss mechanics due to its innate tankiness.Lack of Burst, leaving this class consistently at the bottom of DPS ranking

Difficulty

ATTACK
DEFENSE
MOBILITY
DIFFICULTY

Inner Ability

Two-Handed Weapon

Line 1Attack Speed +1
Line 2Boss Damage +10%
Line 3+8% Damage when attacking targets with abnormal status

one-handed Weapon

Line 1Boss Damage +20%
Line 2+8% Damage when attacking targets with abnormal status
Line 3Attack +21

Hyper Skills

Blast – Extra Strike

Increases Blasts’s number of attacks

Blast – Reinforce

Increases the damage of Blast

Heavens Hammer – Cooldown Cutter

Reduces the cooldown of Heaven’s Hammer

Heavens Hammer – Extra Strike

Increases Heaven’s Hammer number of attacks

Heavens Hammer – Reinforce

Increases damage of Heaven’s Hammer

Nodes

Trio Nodes should always be leveled first when possible as these provide the biggest damage boost.

Tri-NodesSkillSkillSkill
Primary Trio
Blast

Divine Judgment

Divine Charge
Secondary Trio
Heavens Hammer

Final Attack

Smite Shield

Node Priority : Class Specific Skills

These Node Skills are 5th Job skills specific to the Paladin class. Priority is based on recommended order of skills to level first in order to maximize damage.

First SkillSecond SkillThird SkillFourth Skill

Divine Echo

Hammers of the Righteous

Grand Guardian

Mighty Mjolnir