New? Got too many skills? Made the mistake of using a level skip and have no idea what anything does? Just hate reading? Try this guide out!
This guide seeks to teach new Paladins how to Paladin properly, without getting too deep into optimization. I’ll be showing off and explaining some openers but not delving too much deeper beyond that and general skill usage. Endgame is a long way away and there’s lots to learn along the way. Start slow and work your way up one skill at a time! Then, graduate to more advanced guides.
Tank Role Actions Guide: https://youtu.be/wqK90wiOvME
Guide to my HUD: https://youtu.be/GgXOHas9GyY
Dictionary of Terms (if you need): https://youtu.be/Oi8-myAY-Uc
Rotation images: https://imgur.com/a/7h1Ye6A
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/weskalber
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeskAlber
Discord: https://discord.gg/mbZkAgy3ej
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Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00
Playstyle Summary: 2:01
L1. Tank Mastery: 2:53
L1. Fast Blade: 3:21
L2. Fight or Flight: 3:30
L4. Riot Blade: 3:58
L6. Total Eclipse: 4:25
Role Action: Rampart: 5:17
L10. Iron Will: 5:36
L10. Shield Bash: 8:32
Role Actions: Low Blow and Provoke: 10:35
L15. Shield Lob: 10:51
Role Actions: Interject and Reprisal: 12:28
L26. Rage of Halone: 12:35
Job Requirements: 13:09
L30. Spirits Within: 13:24
Role Action: Arm’s Length: 13:51
L35. Oath Mastery and Sheltron: 14:03
L38. Sentinel: 15:29
L40. Prominence: 16:23
L45. Cover: 16:49
Role action: Shirk: 19:58
L50. Circle of Scorn: 20:01
L50. Hallowed Ground: 21:04
L50. Opener: 24:24
L54. Goring Blade: 27:20
L56. Divine Veil: 28:49
L58. Chivalry: 30:09
L58. Clemency: 30:32
L60. Rage of Halone Mastery and Royal Authority: 34:17
L54. Opener: 34:35
L62. Intervention: 36:10
L64. Divine Magic Mastery: 37:55
L64. Holy Spirit: 38:19
L66. Enhanced Prominence: 39:04
L68. Requiescat: 39:18
L70. Passage of Arms: 40:15
L68. Opener: 41:43
L72. Holy Circle: 45:50
L74. Enhanced Sheltron: 46:40
L74. Intervene: 46:55
L76. Sword Oath and Atonement: 48:22
L80. Confiteor: 49:00
L80. Opener: 50:01
L82. Sheltron Mastery and Holy Sheltron: 51:52
L82. Enhanced Intervention: 53:09
L84. Divine Magic Mastery II: 53:48
L84. Melee Mastery: 54:49
L86. Spirits Within Mastery and Expiacion: 55:09
L88. Enhanced Divine Veil: 55:41
L90. Blade of Faith, Truth, and Valor: 56:06
L90. Opener: 58:12
Outro: 1:00:08
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Hope you aren't looking forward to DRK anytime soon, since… announced changes.
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Hello Wesky!!!
Ah yes, the protagonist job
nice
I am currently leveling PLD, comes in handy
It is now a good day!
So happy to see this one pop up in my notifications… Thank you for your hard work, Wesk!!
Eyyy, THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! Even if PLD has been my main for two years now and have little reason to use this one, it still brings me some weird comfort to have gone through this
I started leveling a paladin because of your 1-80 video and I got so confused because everything has changed, thanks for making this!
For shield lob, i like to use it while running with trash, just to maintain aggro. I just cycle through the enemies behind me and give them a couple of hits each as i run. It's helpful when AoE doesn't reach all the enemies
You never miss. You. Never. Miss.
Another use for shield bash, and pretty much the only reason I put it back on my hot bar, is in Castrum Meridianum, specifically with that one giant robot that gives itself a massive defence buff. With proper timing you can save a good few minutes of an already long run, granted the timing is an absolute pain to do, I think it’s 85, 65 and 35% are when you should shield bash
But due to the changes coming to that dungeon this fight and it’s mechanics might not even happen anymore.
Edit: also, is it wrong to say I use a macro on Invervention? I know Macros aren’t the best but it’s such a convenience. My party list is tanks, healer and dps, making it target number 2 will always be either my cotank or my healer. Granted that’s on my main hot bars, I do have a secondary hot bar for targetable skills to quickly press the party member and then the skill and target the enemy agai
As for Divine veil and Clemency, I get a lot of use out of it for those moments where you can’t target the boss. Throw up veil, use clemency, party is protected. It’s a small thing.
Isn’t the meta opener the magic one now? After the changes to the Confiteor combo, isn’t it best to fit the whole combo within initial buff windows?
Finally a 1-90 job I play!
OMG the Clemency intro and the clown outfit in the beginning cracked me up 😂
You're insane brother, this community is blessed to have you. Also, sounds like you got a new mic, sounds great! Thank you so much as always!
One day one of the jobs I play will get the video… Like Staticsally, the odds gotta be there… right…
"Don't use the gap closer to pull the bosses!"
B-but it's FUN… 🙁
You brought up something really important during the clemency portion. TRUST YOUR HEALERS. I cannot stress enough to all tanks. TRUST YOUR HEALERS. until the entire party dies, trust that the healer is doing their job. at anything lvl 50 and above healers have so much in our toolkits and even abilities that heal more the lower your HP is. TRUST YOUR HEALER
Great guide as always, you are the best wesk
You're at full hp! Lmao 🤣
I really hate the fact that SE still hasn't defaulted tank stance on at the beginning of a duty. The option should be to turn it off, as keeping it on is generally more useful.
My wife is still leveling and learning to heal. I do use Clemency on occasion to save her ass if she's about to die (and therefore mine as well).
When I first started playing Shadowbringers I got to a raid boss called "Titania", I died to 4 SEPERATE aoe attacks, back to back to back…since then i have NEVER trusted ff14 healers at all. Like I wouldn't trust a healer to watch my pet goldfish if it was in a tank meant for a shark and bg itself levels lol
Thanks for the guide Wesk! I've been playing paladin since I started the game and I didn't know about that devine veil opener, thanks a lot!