Can Paladin use swords?

Paladins can equip a variety of weapons, including 1H/2H Axes, Maces, and Swords, as well as Polearms and Shields.
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What kind of sword does a Paladin use?

A Moon-Touched Sword is a common item that makes a perfect starting weapon for a Paladin. It's a two-handed greatsword that does 2d6 slashing damage. What makes this sword a great weapon for a Paladin isn't necessarily the damage it does but the abilities it possesses.
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What weapon types can Paladins use?

  • Combat Roles. Tank, Healer, Damage.
  • Resources. Health, Mana, Holy Power.
  • Armor Type. Plate, Shields.
  • Available Weapons. Axes, Maces, Swords, Polearms.
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Do Paladins use maces or swords?

Going off the D&D concept, it's clerics that use maces, as they're limited to blunt weapons; paladins could use swords, as they're usually regarded as being akin to knights. If you're truly dedicated to role-playing your character as a paladin, and you want the best weapon for a paladin, go with sword.
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Can a Paladin cast with sword and shield?

You can use a small shield or buckler. With the buckler you have a free hand and you can cast without any problem. With the small shield you can hold a item in your hand, so you need to switch your weapon to the shield hand, cast, and grip again your weapon with your main hand.
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Can Paladins use one handed swords?

Warriors start with the ability to use One-Handed swords. Paladins, Hunters, Mages, Rogues, and Warlocks can all learn how to use One-Handed Swords from a Weapon Master.
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What do Paladins cast with?

Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your paladin spells, since their power derives from the strength of your convictions. You use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability.
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What fighting style should a Paladin use?

The main question you need to ask yourself is this: do you want to have a shield or not? The answer to this question will determine your Fighting Style. The three best options for Paladin are Defense, Dueling, and Great Weapon Fighting.
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Can a Paladin use a scimitar?

It's definitely a good weapon for damage-oriented paladins, and can potentially save a feat in your build from polearm master.
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Can Paladins wield axes?

Paladin can equip a variety of weapons, including both one-handed and two-handed Axes, Maces, and Swords, as well as Polearms, Shields, and Offhands.
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Can Paladins dual wield swords?

1h+shield (for super tanky) or 2h is usually the way to go. That being said, you can absolutely dual wield a Paladin. Just build it like a normal STR Paladin (start with 17 STR 16 CHA) and use two Scimitars.
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What is Paladin main weapon?

Although it could be argued the vanilla Paladin was more like the D&D cleric. Yup. The most traditional D&D Paladin weapon is probably the Longsword. And basically the “ultimate” D&D Paladin weapon is the Holy Avenger, which is required to be a sword.
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Do Paladins use longswords?

The longsword is a traditional weapon of knighthood and valor. Paladins most commonly wield this weapon.
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Who is the strongest Paladin?

As long as a paladin believes their cause is just, they can become formidable.
  1. 1 Turalyon.
  2. 2 Tirion Fordring.
  3. 3 Uther the Lightbringer.
  4. 4 Yrel.
  5. 5 Arthas Menethil.
  6. 6 Bolvar Fordragon.
  7. 7 Alexandros Morgraine.
  8. 8 Maraad.
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Can a Paladin use a hammer?

The hammer is a common choice of weapon for paladins in many fantasy games, though they are not often thrown. The hammer's throwing function is similar to Mjölnir, the magical hammer wielded by Norse god Thor, which would return to his hand after being thrown.
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Can a Paladin be a warlock?

Paladin/warlock is a pretty strong combo, so it can certainly work. Usually, mechanically, people go hexblade early in their career, so they can use cha as their attack stat and make the class be lass MAD, but even still, you'll get some extra spell slots that refresh on a short rest, so more smites.
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Can a Paladin use a scythe?

Ardents, artificers, avengers, barbarians, bards, battleminds, clerics, druids, fighters, invokers, paladins, psions, rangers, runepriests, seekers, shamans, sorcerers, swordmages, vampires, wardens, warlocks, and warlords are proficient with all simple melee weapons, including the scythe.
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Can a Paladin be a tank?

In order to hold aggro on a target, a tank must be able to generate more threat than their comrades. A paladin tank accomplishes this mainly by dealing a large amount of Holy damage while under the influence of Righteous Fury.
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Why play a Fighter over a Paladin?

The Fighter does more damage through a combination of GWM, Precision Attack and Action Surge; he is not as MAD as the Paladin, and his abilities recharge on a short rest, which means he can use them at a higher rate.
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Why choose Fighter over Paladin?

The result is that a Fighter is generally a very good tank, who can take hits but also deal some nasty and consistent damage. A Paladin can tank, and deal out nasty damage, but not as consistently as a Fighter. In return, the Paladin can also heal and cast some low level spells.
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What is a Paladin good at?

The paladin's specialties in most Dungeons & Dragons video games are its high defense, its ability to cast spells and especially its proficiency against undead monsters.
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Do paladins use guns?

Paladin cannot equip Ranged Weapons (Bows, Crossbows, Guns, Wands), Polearms, Thrown Weapons, 1H, and 2H Swords. Besides, Paladin cannot dual wield melee weapons.
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Do paladins get cantrips?

I know that paladins can't learn cantrips, but the feat. Magic Initiate technically allows them to.
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Does a paladin need a free hand?

A spellcaster must normally have a hand free to hold a spellcasting focus somehow, but a cleric or paladin can use an holy symbol as a spellcasting focus by wearring it visibly as well.
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