Trunet's Guardian and Crusader PVE Builds

T4 Builds for Guardian and Crusader: http://forum.mmosite.com/thread/2/217/20120716/Trunets_Lv_60_Guardian_Crusader_Builds_for_T4-500423ac88b52df13-1.html
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I would like to share some paladin builds that can be used during level 40 and 50 caps.

Let's start with level 40 builds.

1st Build: Hybrid (level 40 cap)


Cleric part
In this build, none of the kicking skills is added because the Sacred Hammering can be spammed all the time (casting time: 60s, cooldown: 60s). Aura of Healing is maxed to provide maximum effect and Toughness is added to reduce the physical damage taken (which is crucial to meat shield).

Another point to mention is the Attuned Mind (mana recovery). Many paladins ignore this skill because of not enough sp in cleric part. However, I think it is an important passive skill to add because it will save a lot of your mana pots!

Paladin part
Provoke can be left at least lv 4 and the crest of Provoke should be equipped (either A or B, improve duration). Like this, the duration (with A-ranked crest) will be 10.5s + 5.25s = 15.75s, so that it can be casted once the cd is over. Besides,some other physical skills like Shield Charge and Armor Break can also increase the hatred value of mobs towards paladin if the attack of paladin is high enough. Shield Charge is only left at lv 1 to chase the enemy or hiding away from the boss (like dark manticore and doggy).

Conviction Aura is maxed as it can provide additional light elemental attack to the paladin (or other clerics in the party) and 30% light resistance (which is essential in apocalypse nest)! The Elemental Aura is maxed also, as it can be useful in the Sea Dragon Nest (lv 40 nest). Stance of Faith is left at lv 4 due to constraint of sp. With the combo of Shield Block + Iron Will + Stance of Faith, paladin can become almost invulnerable.

Divine Avatar makes Paladin become invincible for 20s. However, not only the HP and Attack of Paladin are boosted, it can be used to clear some abnormal status like burning effect also.

For this build, the recommended suffix for equipment is Dire Bear.

The recommended crests (either A or B) are The God Within (a.k.a. Divine Avatar), Provoke (or Roundhouse Kick), Electric Smite and Armor Break.

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2nd Build: Magical (level 40 cap)


The magical skills are maxed except Sacred Hammering. Provoke is not added, thus the magical paladin is considered as a DPS with high survivability. Armor Break is maxed although it is physical skill. It can provide extra damage for Electric Smite.

For this build, the recommended suffix for equipment is Intelligent.
The accessories with potential of light elemental attack can be useful also.

The recommended crests (either A or B) are Goddess Relic, Charitable Zap (Lightning Charger), Electric Smite and Righteous Bolt.

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3rd Build: Physical (level 40 cap)


This physical build is used for boss-ing and tanking purpose. This build can take down boss faster due to the double kicking skills. Besides, the 2 auras (Elemental and Conviction Auras) are useful in some nests like Sea Dragon Nest. Provoke is maxed for perma-provoke along with the crest (increase duration).

For this build, the recommended suffix for equipment is Dire Bear.

The recommended crests (either A or B) are The God Within, Provoke, Roundhouse Kick and Holy Kick.

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These are the builds for level 50 cap:

Guardian Build


Cleric part
Aerial Evasion: lv 1. It is enough for PVE purpose. If you like to pvp more, then max it.
Attuned Mind: Maxed. It is important due to continuous MP consumption of Elemental/Conviction Auras.
Aura of Healing: Maxed. Remember to heal your teammates and yourself after casting Healing Relic (lv 35 buff).
Shield Block(Block): lv 9 or lv 5 (to max Conviction Aura). Blocking for 10 times within 15s is more than enough.
Sliding Step: Maxed. Short CD of this skill grants guardian greater survivability.
Toughness(Physical Mastery) & Health Booster(Thorn): Maxed. Extra physical attack reduction and Max HP are granted.

Paladin part
Armor Break: Maxed. Guardian's main damage skill. High damage and short CD. It can provide extra physical damage to the mobs also.
Autoblock: lv 8. Pre-requisite for Autoblock EX.  
Conviction Aura: lv 1 or maxed. It is not that useful to guardian who mainly counts on physical attack.
Divine Ascension: lv 1 or none. This skill is more useful in PVP.
Divine Punishment: lv 1. This skill is only put at pre-requisite level since it has been nerfed (not more than 100% physical attack of paladin).
Electric Smite: Maxed. Another main damage skill of guardian.
Elemental Aura: Maxed. Important for SDN and Archbishop nest.
Provoke: Maxed or lv 7. It is very useful in Sea Dragon Nest (SDN) and Archbishop nest so as to keep your teammates safe.
Stance of Faith: lv 4. This skill is very useful in many situations. But, remember that you can't jump while casting this skill.
The God Within (Divine Avatar):lv 1. Paladin's iconic skill. The invincible time of 20 second greatly boost the damage, HP and can also clear some debuffs.

Guardian part
Autoblock EX: lv 1. The guardian bubbles are generated by successful blocking (Autoblock, Shield Block and Stance of Faith).
Guardian Force: Maxed. Some damage can be absorbed and Super Armor Buff is provided. Within the duration, Iron Will can be casted along to fully utilize the Guardian Force.
Justice Crash: lv 1. Guardian's Iconic Skill. Huge damage is dealt and the AOE is large. Mobs can also be stunned when they are hit.
**If Justice Crash is activated by pressing it in the skill bar, the rising process has invincible frame.


For this build
Skill crests that can be used:
Armor Break                                     - 20% increased damage
Provoke                                            - 50% increased debuff duration
Roundhouse Kick(Half Turn Kick)     - 50% increased speed
The God Within(Divine Avatar)         - 20% increased duration  
Electric Smite (optional)                     - 20% increased damage
Aura of Healing (optional)                  - 3% increased amount of healing

Recommended Special Skill Crests:
Mushroom Strike (for SDN)
Gravity Ball (for GDN)

Recommended Crests:   
Vitality, HP, MP Regen, Dire Bear, Mag Def, Phy Def, Phy Attk & Intelligence

Recommended 3rd Stats for Crests:
Phy Def/Mag Def

Recommended Suffixes for Equipment:
1. Dire Bear set (for more phy attk) or Life set (for more HP)
2. Destructive/Life/Intelligent Weapon & Destructive/Vigor/Intelligent Shield
3. Water-Resistance hat (for SDN), Dark/Fire-Resistance hat (for GDN)

Recommended Accessories:
Health/Tough Necklace, Health Earring, 2xCritical Rings

Recommended Potentials:
Str + Vit + HP (more phy attk)
Int + Vit + HP (more mag def & mag attk)

Skill Panels:


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Crusader Builds
There are 2 paths to choose.

1st build: Solo, DPS


Cleric part
Aura of Healing: Maxed.
Righteous Bolt (Charged Volt): Maxed. Main damaging skill, high damage output and low CD.
Shield Block: lv 5. It is enough since most of the times it will not be used.

Paladin part
Armor Break: Maxed. Extra damage output are provided for Smite and Judgement Hammer.
Conviction Aura: Maxed. It is because all the magical skills are light elemental.
Stance of Faith: lv 5. It can be life-saver while waiting for the CD of magical skills.
The God Within (Divine Avatar): lv 1.
**All the magical skills are maxed except Sacred Hammering to provide maximum damage output.

Crusader part
Goddess Relic EX (Holy Cross EX): lv 1. Extra 50% damage and enlarged AOE is good in clearing mobs.  
Judgement Hammer: lv 1. High damage and low CD (15s). Remember to find the best position (2 steps behind from casting Goddess Relic) to get more hits and deal higher damage.
Judge's Power: Maxed. The extra phy and mag attk are useful. When using Divine Avatar, remember to cast this skill after Divine Avatar to get more damage.

2nd build: Multi-purpose, Supportive


This build can be used as Main Tanker (MT) for SDN (if no Guardians around) and also allows the crusader becomes more flexible in any dungeons and nests (especially Archbishop Nest).

However, the damaging skills like Charitable Zap (Lightning Charger), Righteous Bolt and Armor Break are kept at minimum level.

Thus, the damage output of this build is not as good as the solo build.


For both 1st & 2nd builds
Skill crests that can be used:
Electric Smite                           - 20% increased damage
Goddess Relic                           - 20% increased damage
Judgement Hammer                 - 20% increased damage
Righteous Bolt (1st build only)    - 20% increased damage
Provoke (2nd build only)             - 50% increased debuff duration

Recommended Crests:
Vitality, HP, MP Regen, Mag Attk, Phy Attk, Intelligence, Wind (or Dire Bear), Critical Attk

Optional Crests:
Phy Def, Mag Def, Final Dmg

Recommended 3rd Stats for Crests:
Critical Attk

Recommended Special Skill Crests:
Mushroom Strike (for SDN)
Gravity Ball (for GDN)

Recommended Suffixes for Equipment:
1. Intelligent Set (for more mag attk)
2. Intelligent Weapon & Intelligent Shield

Recommended Accessories:
1. Light Elemental Attack & Final Damage: Totem Set Accessories
2. Magic Attack & Critical Damage: Int prefix Necklace & Earring, 2xCritical Rings
3. Magic Attack & Light Elemental Attack: Int prefix Necklace & Earring, 2xBrilliant Rings

Recommended Potentials:
1. Int + Str + HP (more phy & mag attk)
2. Int + Vit + HP (more mag attk & HP)

Skill Panels:

Thanks alot trunet. will try this build later on.

This is a nice build that blends offence an defence into one.

Paladin shines after T3!

Do note that the total number of skills for this build is really alot, similar to almost all hybrid build of other class.

So practice is necessary before you can fully utilize the power of the hybrid paladin.

** The skill builds have been moved to top.

Kalawang here, DN channel 4. HAHAHA... Remember me?

Thank you trunet for the PALADIN GUIDE.

Its a big help for newbies around, for us got hybrid skill build from the start.

Thank you thank you. More power freedom

ok but... where in t3 can I find divine hammer? i cant find it anywhere in t3 skill simulator. Can you say me which lvl do i need for it cuz im still not paladin.

Divine Hammer is the same as Sacred Hammering. The skill is below Holy cross and a prerequisite for Lightning Charger.

Which build will be better for pvm (solo and in team)?
This post has been modified on Feb 16 , 2011 06:57:26 AM by   boshmen.

Expect changes in his skill build soon, due to the changes of shield block update on thurs.

I know and i wanted to make paladin because of this skill which is nerfed now lol. It was nice to make dungeons without losing more than 500hp but it was really too easy.
But anyway which build will be better for pvm? I dont think this shield block will change much. For now i can just leave it at lvl0.

It is not recommended to leave the shield block at lvl 0 as it can really be a life-saver in certain situation (e.g. the ground-smashing attack of manticore from air).

Both physical and magical build are suitable for PVM and solo, depend on playing style. The main difference is that physical paladin can be faster to take down the boss while magical paladin can clear the mobs faster. The magical attack skills can deal higher damage and larger AOE but the cooldown of skills are longer compared to physical attack skills.

P.S.: Since the shield block has been changed, you must try to be more alert in dungeon or nest especially during boss-ing. You are recommended to learn how to evade attack by using sliding at the right timing.

After Shield Block has been nerfed (last for 15sec with cd 45 sec), shall we really need to spend 23 SP for Divine Ascension and Divine Vengeance??? Since we hv limited timing of block and mostly use to block boss killing skills.

It depend on your playing style. For me, I would put the sp into both counter skills, since when the Shield Block is gone, Stance of Faith still can be casted. These two skills can be life savers when the paladin is surrounded by many mobs, or in another situation, knockback the boss or mobs with the skills.

Of course, some paladins choose not to add these 2 skills if they don't rely on shield too much or, pursue for higher damage by adding these 23 sp into the skills like shield charge and other attacking skills.

Afterall, it is all your choice.  ; )

i was thinking that it is useless to have a prefixed weapon on a paladin, since you're going to use sacred hammering all the time anyways. please point out if i'm mistaken. thanks

This is true at current patch.

25th Aug patch in KR changes the prefix effect to trigger on skills too.

For details, read the translation of 25th Aug KR update note.

is Charge Bolt really that worth to level up?

If you are going for the crusader path, charged volt should be maxed since it can provide high magical damage and debuff (reduce 15% light resistance).

But if you choose to be a guardian, you can just put this skill for pre-requisite to learn the lightning charger.

Since the duo ultimate patch is out, is it not better to get both the ultimates ?

It will be nice for crusaders to choose another lv40 ulti (Avatar, a.k.a. Superman), since it can enhance their survivability (20 seconds invincible time) and their attack can be hugely buffed during the superman mode.


But for the case of guardians, I think most or none of them will invest the free sp into Thor's Hammer (another lv40 ulti)...
Instead, the 10 sp can be invested into some other useful skills like provoke or elemental aura (best to max it, useful in Archbishop Nest and Sea Dragon Nest).

I see. Furthermore I see armor break is not maxed, and kicks are not added in the Crusader skill build, in order to increase dps skills like lightning charger, thus the build is more PVE oriented, yes?