Paladin

Holy hybrid (formerly Knight) blending mounted combat, melee, and support — a flexible tank/DPS frontline with a redesigned talent tree.
Tools & references
Talents
The Paladin talent tree has 194 named nodes. Keystones are summarized below; the full tree lives in the interactive planner.
Tree overview
- Talent points
- 33
- Named nodes
- 194
- Total nodes
- 194
| Type | Count |
|---|---|
| Greater (keystone) | 7 |
| Key passive | 6 |
| Major | 42 |
| Minor | 139 |
Keystone talents
Greater (keystone)
Precise Vindicator Strike
Performing the third attack of Vindicator Strike Increases your Critical Strike Chance by 10% for 10 Seconds
Greater (keystone)
Provoke
Taunts the target, forcing it to attack you.
Greater (keystone)
Protective Shield Smite
Shield Smite grants an Absorb shield for 100% of your Spell Power for 10 seconds.
Greater (keystone)
Sunbreaker
Break the wicked with holy fire, consuming stacks for massive damage.
Greater (keystone)
Purifying Flame
Casting Sunfire increases all Fire damage by 20% for 10 seconds.
Greater (keystone)
Blessed Hammer
Blessed Hammer
Greater (keystone)
Destructive Hand
Heal increase with 20% and the target gains 10% STR and Dex for 10 seconds.
Key passive
Radiant Banner
Throw a banner at a targeted location, granting increased Armor and Resistances to all allies around it.
Key passive
Cavalcade of Light
Call upon the cavalry to the battlefield, trampling enemies for 5 seconds, dealing damage and pushing them towards the center.
Key passive
Avatar of Sanctification
Transform into an Avatar of Justice, empowering your damage and critical strike 6 seconds.
Can be cast while Crowd Controlled.Key passive
Bulwark Crash
Slam down your Shield dealing damage to all enemies around you.
Key passive
Final Verdict: Castigation
Apply Sanctified fire to all enemies around you and Stun them for 1 second.
Key passive
Holy Defiance
Grant Heal over time every 1 second for 8 seconds and increased Movement Speed for the duration.
From the knowledge base
- ClassesPaladin talent tree redesign and class rolesThe Paladin talent tree is presented as a work-in-progress class system built around player-directed specialization rather than rigid preset paths. The class is described as supporting three main role directions: tank,…
- ClassesPaladin talent tree structure and class rolesThe Paladin is presented as a class built around three broad role directions: tanking, damage dealing, and a support-leaning style rather than a full dedicated healer. Its talent tree is designed to let players combine…
- ClassesPaladin talent tree and class playstylesThe Paladin talent showcase presents the class as a hybrid front-line archetype built around tanking, damage, and support-oriented utility rather than a dedicated healer role. Its talent tree is described as a large…
- ClassesClass showcase: Paladin, Mage, Ranger, and DruidThe showcase highlights four classes as examples of Scars of Honor's current combat direction: Paladin, Mage, Ranger, and Druid. The presentation emphasizes role flexibility, talent-driven specialization, and class…
