Paladin Skills

Diablo 2 Walkthrough  ->  Paladin Skill Chart

 

Protective Auras

Prayer (= 1 =) 

Restores health at an accelerated rate. Also heals party members.

Resist Fire /Fire Resistance/ (= 1 =) 

Protection from fire spells.

Resist Cold /Cold Resistance/ (= 6 =) 

Protects against ice spells.

Resist Lightning /Lightning Resistance/ (= 12 =) 

Resists lightning spells.

Defiance /Resistance/ (= 6 =) 

Increases defense.

Cleansing /Cleansing/ (= 12 =) [Prayer] 

Reduces the duration of poison.

Vigor /Power/ (= 18 =) [Prayer, Cleansing, Defiance] 

Increases stamina, speed, and stamina recovery rate.

Meditation /Meditation/ (= 24 =) [Prayer, Cleansing] 

Increases mana recovery speed.

Redemption /Redemption/ (= 30 =) [Prayer, Cleansing, Defiance, Vigor] 

Periodically extracts mana and health from corpses.

Salvation /Salvation/ (= 30 =) 

Resists fire, lightning and cold.

 

Offensive Auras

Might /Strength/ (= 1 =) 

Increases damage dealt to enemies.

Holy Fire /Holy Fire/ (= 6 =) 

Nearby enemies will be struck by fire.


Thorns /Thorns/ (= 6 =) 

Transfers damage to the attacker in melee combat.

Blessed Aim /Holy Aim/ (= 12 =) [Might] 

Increases attack power.

Concentration /Concentration/ (= 18 =) [Might, Blessed Aim] 

Increases the attack and attack power of all party members.

Holy Freeze /Holy Freeze/ (= 18 =) [Might, Holy Fire] 

Has a freezing effect on enemies.

Holy Shock /Holy Shock/ (= 24 =) [Might, Holy Fire, Holy Freeze] 

Periodically strikes enemies within range with lightning.

Sanctuary (= 24 =) [Might, Thorns, Holy Fire, Holy Freeze] 

Creates an invisible barrier that protects against undead. Also has a knockback effect.

Fanaticism /Fanaticism/ (= 30 =) [Might, Blessed Aim, Concentration] 

Increases Attack Rate and Attack Rating of all party members.

Conviction (= 30 =) [Might, Thorns, Holy Fire, Holy Freeze, Sanctuary] 

Decreases monster resistance and defense. The formula is: 

Resist - [Resist*Conviction/100]. 

For example, if you have level 15 Conviction, which corresponds to -55% resistance. And if a monster has 30% cold resistance, the new resistance value would be: 

30% - (55%*15/100) = 22%.

 

Combat Skills

Sacrifice /Sacrifice/ (= 1 =) 

The Paladin sacrifices some of his health in exchange for a more powerful and effective attack.

Holy Bolt (= 6 =) 

Deals damage to undead. Additionally, it can restore health to friendly units.

Smite /Strong Strike/ (= 1 =) 

Allows you to deal additional damage with your shield.

Zeal /Zeal/ (= 12 =) [Sacrifice] 

Quickly attack several nearby monsters at once.

Charge /Rapid Attack/ (= 12 =) [Smite] 

Quickly rush towards the enemy, holding your shield forward. Inflicts significant damage, capable of instantly killing the monster.

Vengeance /Revenge/ (= 18 =) [Sacrifice, Zeal] 

Deals additional fire, lightning, or ice damage in melee combat.

Blessed Hammer /Holy Hammer/ (= 18 =) [Holy Bolt] 

Summons a small hammer that spins around you, gradually increasing its radius until it disappears from sight. It also deals damage to enemies in its path. Undead take additional damage.

Conversion /Transformation/ (= 24 =) [Sacrifice, Vengeance] 

Temporarily makes a monster fight on your side.

Holy Shield /Holy Shield/ (= 24 =) [Smite, Holy Bolt, Charge, Blessed Hammer] 

Increases defense, blocking efficiency and the effectiveness of the Smite skill.

Fist of the Heavens (= 30 =) [Sacrifice, Holy Bolt, Vengeance, Blessed Hammer, Conversion]

Lightning strikes from the sky, spawning Holy Bolts. The lightning and secondary bolts damage enemies.

Source: gamez.biysk.ru.

 

See also:

Necro leveling in Diablo 2

How to level up a paladin so it's ok?

Leveling up a Beastmaster - Druid