Paladin

Paladin

Paladin
Abbreviation	PLD
Japanese	ナイト (ナ)
Japanese Romaji	Naito (Na)
French	Paladin
German	Paladin
Expansion Pack	Final Fantasy XI
Quest	A Knight's Test

Abilities and Traits

Job Traits
Lvl.	Name
5	Undead Killer
10	Defense Bonus
20	Resist Sleep
25	Shield Mastery
30	Defense Bonus II
35	Auto Refresh
40	Resist Sleep II
45	Max HP Boost I
▼ Sub-Job accessible with a Master Leveled job only ▼
50	Defense Bonus III
50	Shield Mastery II
▼ Main Job Only ▼
60	Resist Sleep III
70	Defense Bonus IV
70	Shield Barrier
75	Resist Sleep IV
75	Shield Mastery III
75	Iron Will
75	Guardian
76	Defense Bonus V
77	Shield Defense Bonus I
79	Crit. Def. Bonus
81	Resist Sleep V
82	Shield Defense Bonus II
85	Max HP Boost II
86	Undead Killer II
88	Shield Defense Bonus III
91	Defense Bonus VI
93	Shield Defense Bonus IV
96	Shield Mastery IV

Job Ability
Lvl.	Name
1	Invincible
▼ Sub-Job Accessible ▼
5	Holy Circle
15	Shield Bash
30	Sentinel
35	Cover
▲ Sub-Job Accessible ▲
62	Rampart
70	Majesty
75	Fealty
75	Chivalry
78	Divine Emblem
87	Sepulcher
95	Palisade
96	Intervene

Magic

Magic
Lvl. Name Icon 5 Cure 7 Banish 10 Protect 17 Cure II 20 Shell 30 Banishga 30 Cure III 30 Protect II 34 Banish II		Lvl. Name Icon 37 Flash 40 Shell II ▼ Sub-Job accessible with a Master Leveled job only ▼ 50 Raise 50 Protect III 55 Cure IV 55 Holy ▼ Main Job Only ▼ 60 Shell III 61 Reprisal		Lvl. Name Icon 70 Protect IV 77 Phalanx 80 Shell IV 85 Enlight 88 Crusade 90 Protect V 99 Holy II 99 Enlight II

Combat Skills

Combat Skills

Combat

Skill	Rank	49	99	★ML50
Sword	A+	150	424	474
Club	A	150	417	467
Staff	A	150	417	467
Great Sword	B	144	398	448
Dagger	C-	139	368	418
Polearm	E	124	300	350

Defensive

Skill	Rank	49	99	★ML50
Evasion	C	139	373	423
Parrying	C	139	373	423
Shield	A+	150	424	474

Magic

Skill	Rank	49	99	★Master	★ML50
Divine	B+	144	404	440	490
Healing	C	139	373	373	423
Enhancing	D	133	334	334	384

See Also: Level-by-level Skill Cap Chart

Merits

Merits
Group 1 Name Description Shield Bash Recast Shorten recast time by 2 seconds. Holy Circle Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Sentinel Recast Shorten recast time by 10 seconds. Cover Effect Length Lengthen time of effect by 4 seconds. Rampart Recast Shorten recast time by 4 seconds.
Group 2 Name Description Fealty Grants a powerful resistance to enfeebling magic. Recast: 10min. Increase duration by 5 seconds. Chivalry Converts TP to MP. Recast: 10min. Increase amount of MP granted by 5 percent. Iron Will Adds a spell interruption down effect to Rampart. Increase effect by 19 percent. Guardian Reduces enmity loss while using Sentinel. Increase effect by 19 percent.

Job Points

Job Points
Job Point Category Description Effect per Tier Invincible Effect Increases the amount of static enmity accrued from activating Invincible. Increases static enmity by 100. Intervene Effect Increases damage dealt when using Intervene. Increase damage dealt by 2 percent. Holy Circle Effect Reduces the amount of damage taken from undead while under the effects of Holy Circle. Reduces damage taken by 1. Sentinel Effect. Increases enmity while under the effects of Sentinel. Increase enmity by 1. Shield Bash Effect Increases damage dealt with Shield Bash. Increase damage dealt by 10. Cover Duration Increases the effect duration of Cover. Increase effect duration by 1 second. Divine Emblem Effect Increase divine magic damage while under the effects of Divine Emblem. Increase magic damage by 2. Sepulcher Duration Increases the effect duration of Sepulcher. Increase the effect duration by 1 second. Palisade Effect Increases chance of blocking with shield while under the effects of Palisade. Increase chance by 1 percent. Enlight Effect Increases additional light damage and physical accuracy while under the effects of Enlight. Increase additional damage by 1 and physical accuracy by 1.
Gift Description Required Total Job Points Spent Physical Defense Bonus Increases physical defense by 15. 5 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 5%. 5 Physical Attack Bonus Increases physical and ranged attack by 4. 10 Physical Evasion Bonus Increases physical evasion by 3. 20 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 7%. 25 Physical Accuracy Bonus Increases physical and ranged accuracy by 4. 30 Magic Evasion Bonus Increases magic evasion by 6. 45 Superior 1 Enables the player to equip items marked as Superior 1 (Su1). 50 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 9%. 55 Magic Accuracy Bonus Increases magic accuracy by 6. 60 Divine Magic Skill Bonus Increases divine magic skill by 5. 80 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 11%. 95 Superior 2 Enables the player to equip items marked as Superior 2 (Su2). 100 New Spell Grants a new magic spell. Enlight II Adds light damage to your attacks. 100 Shield Mastery Effect Increases TP gained when blocking an attack with a shield by 3. 125 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 13%. 145 Critical Defense Bonus Reduces critical damage received by 2%. 150 Physical Defense Bonus Increases physical defense by 23. 180 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 15%. 205 Physical Attack Bonus Increases physical and ranged attack by 6. 210 Physical Evasion Bonus Increases physical evasion by 5. 245 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 17%. 275 Physical Accuracy Bonus Increases physical and ranged accuracy by 6. 280 Magic Evasion Bonus Increases magic evasion by 9. 320 Capacity Points Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 19%. 355 Magic Accuracy Bonus Increases magic accuracy by 9. 360 Divine Magic Skill Bonus Increases divine magic skill by 8. 405 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 21%. 445 Shield Mastery Effect Increases TP gained when blocking an attack with a shield by 3. 450 Superior 3 Enables the player to equip items marked as Superior 3 (Su3). 500 Critical Defense Bonus Reduces critical damage received by 2%. 500 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 23%. 545 Protect Effect Increases the effectiveness of Protect effects received by 10%. 550 Physical Defense Bonus Increases physical defense by 30. 605 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 25%. 655 Physical Attack Bonus Increases physical and ranged attack by 8. 660 Physical Evasion Bonus Increases physical evasion by 6. 720 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 27%. 775 Physical Accuracy Bonus Increases physical and ranged accuracy by 8. 780 Magic Evasion Bonus Increases magic evasion bonus by 12. 845 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 29%. 905 Magic Accuracy Bonus Increases magic accuracy bonus by 12. 910 Divine Magic Skill Bonus Increases divine magic skill by 10. 980 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 31%. 1045 Shield Mastery Effect Increases TP gained when blocking an attack with a shield by 4. 1050 Critical Defense Bonus Reduces critical damage received by 2%. 1125 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 33%. 1195 Superior 4 Enables the player to equip items marked as Superior 4 (Su4). 1200 Cure Potency Bonus Increases amount healed by Cure spells by 50. 1200 Physical Defense Bonus Increases physical defense by 38. 1280 Capacity Point Bonus Increases acquired capacity points by 35%. 1355 Physical Attack Bonus Increases physical and ranged attack by 10. 1360 Physical Evasion Bonus Increases physical evasion by 8. 1445 Physical Accuracy Bonus Increases physical and ranged accuracy by 10. 1530 Magic Evasion Bonus Increases magic evasion by 15. 1620 Magic Accuracy Bonus Increases magic accuracy by 15. 1710 Divine Magic Skill Bonus Increases divine magic skill by 13. 1805 Shield Mastery Effect Increases TP gained when blocking an attack with a shield by 5. 1900 Critical Defense Bonus Reduces critical damage received by 2%. 2000 Superior 5 Enables the player to equip items marked as Superior 5 (Su5). 2100 ★Master! Grants the designation "Master Templar." Decreases the recast time of one-hour abilities by 15 minutes. 2100

Job-Specific Equipment

Artifact Armor

Gallant Armor Set		Gallant Armor Set +1		Set Image
Lvl.	Name	Lvl.	Name
52	Gallant Leggings	74	Gallant Leggings +1
54	Gallant Gauntlets	74	Gallant Gauntlets +1
56	Gallant Coronet	74	Gallant Coronet +1
58	Gallant Breeches	74	Gallant Breeches +1
60	Gallant Surcoat	74	Gallant Surcoat +1

Reverence Armor Set		Reverence Armor Set +1		Reverence Armor Set +2		Reverence Armor Set +3
iLvl.	Name	iLvl.	Name	iLvl.	Name	iLvl.	Name
109	Reverence Coronet	119	Reverence Coronet +1	119	Reverence Coronet +2	119	Reverence Coronet +3
109	Reverence Surcoat	119	Reverence Surcoat +1	119	Reverence Surcoat +2	119	Reverence Surcoat +3
109	Reverence Gauntlets	119	Reverence Gauntlets +1	119	Reverence Gauntlets +2	119	Reverence Gauntlets +3
109	Reverence Breeches	119	Reverence Breeches +1	119	Reverence Breeches +2	119	Reverence Breeches +3
109	Reverence Leggings	119	Reverence Leggings +1	119	Reverence Leggings +2	119	Reverence Leggings +3
Weapon
42	Honor Sword

Relic Armor

Valor Armor Set		Valor Armor Set +1		Valor Armor Set +2		Set Image
Lvl.	Name	Lvl.	Name	Lvl.	Name
71	Valor Leggings	75	Valor Leggings +1	90	Valor Leggings +2
72	Valor Gauntlets	75	Valor Gauntlets +1	90	Valor Gauntlets +2
73	Valor Coronet	75	Valor Coronet +1	90	Valor Coronet +2
74	Valor Breeches	75	Valor Breeches +1	90	Valor Breeches +2
75	Valor Surcoat	75	Valor Surcoat +1	90	Valor Surcoat +2

Caballarius Armor Set		Caballarius Armor Set +1		Caballarius Armor Set +2		Caballarius Armor Set +3
iLvl.	Name	iLvl.	Name	iLvl.	Name	iLvl.	Name
109	Caballarius Coronet	119	Caballarius Coronet +1	119	Caballarius Coronet +2	119	Caballarius Coronet +3
109	Caballarius Surcoat	119	Caballarius Surcoat +1	119	Caballarius Surcoat +2	119	Caballarius Surcoat +3
109	Caballarius Gauntlets	119	Caballarius Gauntlets +1	119	Caballarius Gauntlets +2	119	Caballarius Gauntlets +3
109	Caballarius Breeches	119	Caballarius Breeches +1	119	Caballarius Breeches +2	119	Caballarius Breeches +3
109	Caballarius Leggings	119	Caballarius Leggings +1	119	Caballarius Leggings +2	119	Caballarius Leggings +3
Accessory
70	Valor Cape
JSE Neck
99	Knight's Beads	99	Knight's Beads +1	99	Knight's Beads +2
Divergence Weapon
Su4 NQ	Valor Sword	Su4 HQ	Caballarius Sword	Su5	Moralltach

Empyrean Armor

Creed Armor Set		Creed Armor Set +1		Creed Armor Set +2		Set Image
Lvl.	Name	Lvl.	Name	Lvl.	Name
81	Creed Sabatons	81	Creed Sabatons +1	81	Creed Sabatons +2
83	Creed Cuisses	83	Creed Cuisses +1	83	Creed Cuisses +2
85	Creed Armet	85	Creed Armet +1	85	Creed Armet +2
87	Creed Gauntlets	87	Creed Gauntlets +1	87	Creed Gauntlets +2
89	Creed Cuirass	89	Creed Cuirass +1	89	Creed Cuirass +2

Chevalier's Armor Set		Chevalier's Armor Set +1		Chevalier's Armor Set +2		Chevalier's Armor Set +3
iLvl.	Name	iLvl.	Name	iLvl.	Name	iLvl.	Name
109	Chevalier's Armet	119	Chevalier's Armet +1	119	Chevalier's Armet +2	119	Chevalier's Armet +3
109	Chevalier's Cuirass	119	Chevalier's Cuirass +1	119	Chevalier's Cuirass +2	119	Chevalier's Cuirass +3
109	Chevalier's Gauntlets	119	Chevalier's Gauntlets +1	119	Chevalier's Gauntlets +2	119	Chevalier's Gauntlets +3
109	Chevalier's Cuisses	119	Chevalier's Cuisses +1	119	Chevalier's Cuisses +2	119	Chevalier's Cuisses +3
109	Chevalier's Sabatons	119	Chevalier's Sabatons +1	119	Chevalier's Sabatons +2	119	Chevalier's Sabatons +3
Accessories
80	Creed Collar	84	Creed Baudrier	90	Creed Earring
99	Chevalier's Earring	99	Chevalier's Earring +1	99	Chevalier's Earring +2

Guides

Current Guides:
Community Paladin Guide First and Final Line of Defense v2.0, FFXIAH All Jobs Gear Sets/Paladin - WS sets only
ExpandVideo Guides: ExpandOutdated Guides: Paladin FAQ, Info, and Trade Studies, FFXIAH Paladin Guide (WIP)