Paladin Skills

One aura runs at all times, and whatever it does reaches everyone standing near it. That mechanic defines the class: a shield-and-weapon melee fighter whose field strengthens allies, mercenaries, and other players at the same moment it strengthens him. Only one of his own auras can be active, but auras from other sources, whether a second Paladin or an item that grants one, apply alongside it, which makes aura choice a party decision as much as a personal one.

Combat Skills is the personal arsenal: Zeal for repeated strikes, Blessed Hammer for magic damage that few monsters resist, Fist of the Heavens for lightning and holy bolts, Vengeance for elemental weapon damage, plus Smite, Charge, and Holy Shield. Offensive Auras mixes party buffs such as Might, Concentration, and Fanaticism with auras that damage on their own, including Holy Fire, Holy Freeze, and Holy Shock, and with Conviction, which lowers enemy resistances. Defensive Auras handles survival and upkeep through Defiance, the three resistance auras, Salvation, Meditation for mana, and Redemption, which turns corpses into life and mana.

Because a build wants both an attack and the aura that feeds it, most Paladins spend across two trees at once. The recognizable outcomes are the Hammerdin built on Blessed Hammer and Concentration, the Zealot swinging under Fanaticism behind Holy Shield, the Smiter built around block and crushing blow, and Auradin variants that stack item-granted auras with the Paladin's own.

Combat Skills

Sacrifice
Level 1Smite
Level 1Holy Bolt
Level 6Charge
Level 12Zeal
Level 12Blessed Hammer
Level 18Vengeance
Level 18Conversion
Level 24Holy Shield
Level 24Fist of the Heavens
Level 30

Offensive Auras

Might
Level 1Holy Fire
Level 6Thorns
Level 6Blessed Aim
Level 12Concentration
Level 18Holy Freeze
Level 18Holy Shock
Level 24Sanctuary
Level 24Conviction
Level 30Fanaticism
Level 30

Defensive Auras

Prayer
Level 1Resist Fire
Level 1Defiance
Level 6Resist Cold
Level 6Cleansing
Level 12Resist Lightning
Level 12Vigor
Level 18Meditation
Level 24Redemption
Level 30Salvation
Level 30