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Radiant Paladin

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PaladinPaladin
Max DmgMeleeCaster

A radiance-focused paladin that pairs heavy armor and poise-stacking with devastating holy spellcasting. Consecrate lays a damage field beneath enemies while Divine Arms spam delivers massive burst, and Aura of Tenacity absorbs incoming hits so nothing interrupts the onslaught.

Damage

Massive holy burst via Divine Arms + Consecrate stacking. Radiance 70+ scaling.

Survivability

30% DR from Aura of Tenacity, high poise from runes + ring, heavy armor mitigation.

Boss

Tears through bosses in Consecrate fields. Hallowed Triptych breaks posture for Grievous Strikes.

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Class Breakdown
Paladin

Paladin

Radiance-focused holy warrior combining heavy armor poise with devastating radiant spellcasting. High Radiance scaling turns every spell into a boss-melting nuke while shield and poise keep you casting uninterrupted.

Weapons2 items· 0/2
Bartholomew's Hammer
Bartholomew's Hammer
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Core melee weapon with split physical and holy damage. S-tier Radiance scaling at +10 makes it the hardest-hitting holy hammer in the game.

Mods & Attachments

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    Rune Setup— Socket all 3 rune slots with Radiance scaling runes to maximize holy damage output

How to Obtain

Bramis Castle — from the Umbral Flowerbed outside the tower library, head to the balcony, warp into Umbral, descend the crystal path and take the left fork. Found on a body by an Umbral Flowerbed
Garish Display
Garish Display
Catalysts1 item· 0/1
Abbess Chalice
Abbess Chalice
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Best-in-slot radiant catalyst with high spell power and strong Radiance scaling. Five spell slots let you run the full radiant toolkit without compromise.

How to Obtain

Dropped by the Abbess boss at the Abbey of the Hallowed Sisters or The Empyrean22 Radiance
Accessories3 items· 0/3
Hallowed Triptych
Hallowed Triptych
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Holy damage dealt to enemies also chips their posture, opening them up for devastating Grievous Strikes. The keystone pendant for any Radiance build.

How to Obtain

Manse of the Hallowed Brothers — from the Umbral Flowerbed, navigate through corridors, warp into Umbral, climb stairs to the rooftop walkway, open the chest
Sovereign Protector's Ring
Sovereign Protector's Ring
Melchior's Ring
Melchior's Ring
Umbral Lamp1 item· 0/1
Umbral Lamp (+3)
Umbral Lamp (+3)
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Upgraded lamp with three eye sockets. Eye of Dieter in the main slot deals damage on perfect blocks, while Doln and Lost Berescu extend siphon radius for better soul harvesting.

Mods & Attachments

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    Umbral Eye of Dieter— Main socket: deal 50 wither damage on perfect blockWiki
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    Umbral Eye of Doln— Secondary socket: +30% siphon radiusWiki
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    Umbral Eye of Lost Berescu— Secondary socket: +30% siphon radiusWiki

How to Obtain

Upgrade the Umbral Lamp to +3 to unlock all three sockets
Armor4 items· 0/4
Paladin Helm
Paladin Helm
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Heavy head armor with strong physical and wither mitigation. Part of the paladin aesthetic while providing solid defense.

How to Obtain

Starting equipment for the Dark Crusader class. Also found in Abandoned Redscope after completing Paladin Isaac's Soulflaying questline in Path of Devotion
Tancred's Armour
Tancred's Armour
Paladin Gauntlets
Paladin Gauntlets
Crimson Rector Leggings
Crimson Rector Leggings

Combat Strategy

1Phase 1/4
Preparation
3 steps
  1. ▸Activate Aura of Tenacity to reduce all incoming damage by 30% before entering combat.
  2. ▸Ensure Sanguinarix is fully stocked and Healing Sigil is slotted as backup.
  3. ▸Equip Bartholomew's Hammer and Garish Display for melee phases between spell casts.
2Phase 2/4
Opening Combo
3 steps
  1. ▸Cast Consecrate directly beneath the enemy to create a persistent holy damage field.
  2. ▸Position so the boss stays within the sigil area for maximum tick damage.
  3. ▸Follow up with a Smiting Shield projectile for quick posture chip on approach.
3Phase 3/4
Core Rotation
3 steps
  1. ▸Spam Divine Arms while the enemy stands in the Consecrate field for stacked burst damage.
  2. ▸Use Smiting Shield for ranged poke against smaller enemies between Divine Arms casts.
  3. ▸Switch to Bartholomew's Hammer for physical strikes when mana is low or enemies are holy-resistant.
4Phase 4/4
Sustain & Recovery
4 steps
  1. ▸Aura of Tenacity provides a constant 30% damage reduction while active.
  2. ▸Use Healing Sigil for sustained healing when Sanguinarix charges are depleted.
  3. ▸Perfect blocks with Garish Display trigger Eye of Dieter for 50 wither damage counter-hits.
  4. ▸High poise from shield runes and Sovereign Protector's Ring prevents stagger during casts.

Sources

Verified: 2026-04-16 · All content is original with full credit to original creators.