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.
General Tanking Guide: https://youtu.be/Sk3hZtTFvzk
Tank Role Actions Guide: https://youtu.be/LYLcNsXvPCc
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/mAT27Bm
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/weskalber
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeskAlber
Discord: https://discord.gg/mbZkAgy3ej
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WeskAlber
Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00
Playstyle Summary: 2:01
L1. Tank Mastery: 2:52
L1. Fast Blade: 3:20
L2. Fight or Flight: 3:30
L4. Riot Blade: 3:53
L6. Total Eclipse: 4:14
Role Action: Rampart: 5:02
L10. Iron Will: 5:21
L10. Shield Bash: 8:13
Role Actions: Low Blow and Provoke: 9:54
L15. Shield Lob: 10:09
Role Actions: Interject and Reprisal: 11:28
L26. Rage of Halone: 11:34
Job Requirements: 11:49
L30. Spirits Within: 12:03
Role Action: Arm’s Length: 12:28
L35. Oath Mastery and Sheltron: 12:39
L38. Sentinel: 14:09
L40. Prominence: 15:00
L45. Cover: 15:27
Role action: Shirk: 17:53
L50. Circle of Scorn: 17:56
L50. Hallowed Ground: 18:56
L50. Opener: 21:41
L52. Bulwark: 23:20
L54. Goring Blade: 24:18
L56. Divine Veil: 25:11
L58. Chivalry: 26:41
L58. Clemency: 27:03
L60. Rage of Halone Mastery and Royal Authority: 29:37
L60 (54). Opener: 29:53
L62. Intervention: 30:31
L64. Divine Magic Mastery: 32:11
L64. Holy Spirit: 32:49
L68. Requiescat: 34:16
L70. Passage of Arms: 35:34
L70 (68). Opener: 37:02
L72. Enhanced Prominence: 38:53
L72. Holy Circle: 39:18
L74. Enhanced Sheltron: 40:28
L74. Intervene: 40:44
L76. Sword Oath and Atonement: 41:59
L80. Enhanced Requiescat and Confiteor: 42:43
L80. Opener: 43:27
L80. AoE “Opener”: 43:57
L82. Sheltron Mastery and Holy Sheltron: 44:49
L82. Enhanced Intervention: 45:52
L84. Divine Magic Mastery II: 46:30
L84. Melee Mastery: 46:58
L86. Spirits Within Mastery and Expiacion: 47:18
L88. Enhanced Divine Veil: 47:52
L90. Blade of Faith, Truth, and Valor: 48:15
L90. Opener: 49:52
Filler Phase Discussion: 50:47
Outro: 52:09
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Greetings everyone! Here's the updated Paladin guide for the 6.3 update!
I tried to adjust a couple of things beyond just making the guide make sense for the new kit. Tried to tighten up my wording, cut out any extra fluff, et cetera. I hope it improves the viewing experience, and feel free to tell how you feel about it if you notice the changes!
Yes!! Thanks so much for this as always!
Easily my favourite tank in the game now.
Easily the best FFXIV job guides on YouTube period. Big thanks for all the hard work you put into these.
I feel like Rage of Halone and Royal Authority should switch names.
that was quick! ive been wanting to get into paladin so i waited for the update. love your videos!
Great guide as always, Wesk. You're one of the strongest and most reliable pillars of the community, never let yourself think any otherwise.
Glad to see you are still at it. Amazing comprehensive video as always.
You’re brilliant and a godsend for putting this up. I am not loving the new rotation but hopefully that’s due to not really understanding it. This video will be a hugely helpful leap in a better direction for my relationship with PLD.
Still the best in the business.
I seriously haven't even touched Paladin since the patch dropped because I was waiting for this guide.
YOU MADE THIS FAST
Great guide, thank you! I really wish they had removed shelltron from a resource built by auto attack. That really feels like a relic. That and I wish they would remove potency from the gap closers and make them usable on allies as well.
Thank you so much for making this guide, it's a big improvement and you even gave good examples of when to use the defensive cooldowns, that really helped!
Bulwark is strange, 90 second cooldown which is either gonna be for that 1 trash pull or a boss. I can't ever figure out where to use it. I miss old shelltron.
Been waiting on this one, thanks Wesk!
Woaaaah! Thank you so much for this! I was doing it all wrong after 6.3! Thank you thank you thank you!
I guess Goring Blade has turned into…
… Boring Blade.
Great guide as always and thanks for all the hard work <3
Yay :p
So excited to see this pop up in my notifications. Thank you!
Good shit man
ngl, REALLY like new paladin
Amazing video as always wesk, I love seeing these guides e erytime they show up on my tab
After all is said and done do you prefer this itteration of paladin or pre 6.3?
Considering its niche use cover would be better swapped with a skill acquired at higher levels like intervention.
There's a case to be made for using Shield Bash during early GLD/PLD levelling, because you don't have reprisal and arm's length yet and are most likely heavily undergeared, so stunning at least one enemy, ideally two with low blow, can mitigate the damage you receive by a lot.
But by lvl 50 at most you can pretty much banish it from your hotbar entirely.
Great Instant Portrait!!! =3
Thank you! I've been waiting for this! ^_^
Every time yall pronounce expiation [ˌekspēˈāSH(ə)n] that way, I can't help but think it's because you kids listen to xxxtentacion
Excellent
My favorite uses of Hallowed Ground are taking mechanics meant for multiple people, solo. If two people each need a partner to stack with them but no one else besides you is available? If you get a stack marker but everyone else is hurt, has too many vulns or is dead? Hallowed Ground to the rescue.
Heh hope you're doing alright wesk I appreciate you
Thanks again for the guide, it helped me adjust my rotation
Thanks!
I will NEVER stop touching Clemency! You'RE NOT MY DAD. lol
Thank you so much for this and all of your other guides. I don't know if you'll even see this comment but want to tell you how valuable your guides and content have been to me as a beginner to the game who looked at all of the icons on my bar and went… "what does any of this mean?!". I think I've watched and gotten good use out of all of your guides and enjoy your other content as well.
That said, I saw your Three Years Of WeskAlber video. I hear how hard and sometimes harsh the realities of creating YouTube content are, and want to encourage you to do what you enjoy doing, because ultimately the person who has to be satisfied is you, not us. If that means continuing, great, but if you need a break, or even needed to stop for your mental health, I'd totally understand and I'm sure everyone else would too.
I know I'm just some stranger on the internet, but as a viewer (and mental health professional), you have to do what you have to do and nothing matters more than your health, including stress and mental health. It's an aspect of our lives that we unfortunately still too often refuse to address a society. But if you're feeling burnout, depression, or hopelessness, there are people you can talk to who are trained in helping. Perhaps you already see someone for it, in which case I'm happy.
Your guides have helped me to enjoy this game and to play along with my friends in ways and at a level that I couldn't have done before. I value that, but I couldn't be satisfied watching the videos if it wasn't something you were also enjoying. Maybe that means trying a new game, or a different format. Whatever you need to do to enjoy yourself and feel good about what you're doing, I'm sure everyone here will support you.
THE GOAT
Thanks for the guide, was looking forward to this one.
I don't even need these guides anymore but I just wanted to say thanks for all the work you put into these. Whenever I have friends starting the game, I like to point then years your videos when they ask for help because they're so comprehensive and well made. It's really good for just checking your progress as you go through the game you make sure you're "doin it right" too.
you're an absolute legend
Question about insert opener where the suggestion of drop 2 Atonement
Does the 2 Atonement is exactly the red one? Does performing full 3 Atonement of the combo then on the second Atonement combo just using only 1 Atonement then start the opener again?
I mean it is easier to count this way then keep self reminder that there have to be 2 Atonement 2 times.
Thank you
PS. more than the fix of PLD receive the effect of PLD own Divine Veil, I love that they finally fixed that PLD don't need a healing spell to trigger Divine Veil.
Many times, I was forced to use Clemency because I attempted to use Divine Veil and healers use oGCD heal which did not trigger Divine Veil til the very last second.
You a the Best and love your work