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| - Paladins are tanks, with high HP and Defense stats, but they have low Speed, Evade and Strength. They are well-balanced attacking and supporting units, with their Nurse ability as an effective debuff remover, and their Cover ability invaluable in missions involving protecting a specific unit. They have an advantage against undead units, with their Saint Cross and Holy Blade attacks, and Sanctify, which can bury undead units in a small area, dealing heavy damage to ghosts and the like. Combining the class with White Magick boosts the Paladin's healing and smiting capabilities.
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| - Paladins are tanks, with high HP and Defense stats, but they have low Speed, Evade and Strength. They are well-balanced attacking and supporting units, with their Nurse ability as an effective debuff remover, and their Cover ability invaluable in missions involving protecting a specific unit. They have an advantage against undead units, with their Saint Cross and Holy Blade attacks, and Sanctify, which can bury undead units in a small area, dealing heavy damage to ghosts and the like. Combining the class with White Magick boosts the Paladin's healing and smiting capabilities. A truly fearsome set would be having the unit learn Dual Wield and equipping the Fallen Angel and Sequencer, with the Seer's High Magick as their secondary A-Ability set, as this would allow a debilitating Magic Frenzy combo attack on enemies in a small area (one magickal and two physical hits). Another good secondary A-Ability is the Parivir's Flair, coupled with Geomancy; this is preferable because the Paladin lacks in magick but makes up for it in equipment, and Geomancy lowers the foe's elemental resistance. A recommended tank set includes equipping Mirror Mail (to reflect magicks) or a high level robe, a Ribbon (with the Ribbon Bearer passive) to avoid all debuffs, the secondary A-Ability slot set to Blue Magick for buffs, (specifically Mighty Guard and White Wind), and the Strike Back Reaction Ability. A balance of both Resistance and Defense can be achieved by combining levels of the Paladin and Seer for strong defensive stats, accompanied by a high-level robe, the Strike-Back R-Ability and the Ribbon-Bearer S-Ability (provided the player equips a Ribbon to make up for the low natural resilience) to avoid the majority of physical damage and protect against magick damage. Another formidable build would be one resembling the character Cecil from Final Fantasy IV, achieved with a powerful sword such as the Master Sword or the Sequencer, an Orb of Minwu (risky, since this item won't protect against all debuffs), and high level robe, all accompanied by Chivalry, White Magick (or High Magick, for the sake of Cura and Recharge), Reflex or Strike-Back and Turbo MP. This results in massive damage output at the cost of one or two turns of acquiring, which the player can spend defending, then use their potent Healing/Holy damage. Paladins' Resilience is below average, so inflicting debuffs on them usually has a 70% chance of succeeding, but by using their Warcry ability, which raises Resilience in a small area, or Nurse ability, which cures status effects and heals themselves and surrounding units, they can cover their naturally low Resilience. Notable Paladins in the game are Frimelda Lotice and her partner Luc Sardac.
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