Lost Ark Paladin Support Guide: Complete Build and Tips

I play Support Paladin and I’ll tell you plainly: this class keeps teams alive and wins fights. I’ve played it for years and the things I recommend come from real runs, not theory. If you want to be the backbone of a raid, learn shields, heals, and timing—you’ll keep damage windows open for your teammates.

🛡️ Core Skills & Simple Rotation

Blessed Aura, Godsent Law, Wrath of God, and Holy Protection are your pillars. Use Blesssed Aura as your steady buff; keep it up. Hold Godsent Law for big hits. Use Wrath of God in planned burst windows. Holy Protection is your steady heal. Short sentence. Practice the rhythm.

// Example flow (very simple)
if(phase==normal) maintain(BlessedAura);
if(incoming_big) cast(GodsentLaw);
when(team_burst) cast(WrathOfGod);

Why this order? Because shields and buffs buy time and let DPS hit peak numbers. I’ve noticed teams that ignore shields end up with shorter fights. (There are exceptions when fights demand more personal damage.)

⚔️ Engravings — What I Pick

My engraving list is practical: Blessed Aura first, Expert next, then Awakening and Heavy Armor. Vital Point Hit can be useful but it isn’t mandatory—controversial, I know. Some players swear by stacking damage engravings; I think that wastes your role in hard raids.

• Blessed Aura Lv3 — core
• Expert Lv3 — stronger heals/shields
• Awakening Lv3 — more ult uses
• Heavy Armor Lv3 — survive hits
• Vital Point Hit Lv1 — optional utility

Honestly, don’t put Grudge or Cursed Doll on a support in raid content. It won’t help the team like stability will.

“Save your awakening for real emergencies; you’ll thank me.” — me, after wiping less

📊 Stats & Gear — Targets for 2025

Swiftness is the main stat. Aim for about 1,400 Swiftness as a baseline in 2025 patches (that gives good cooldown flow). Specialization is the secondary stat for stronger Aura effects. I’d keep Endurance around 300–500 for survival—you’ll need it in some fights.

Use the training area to test numbers. It’s the easiest way to see cooldowns change with different stats. Short sentence.

🎯 Positioning & Team Work

Position centrally when you can, but don’t get greedy. If a boss mechanic will one-shot you from the center, step aside. In my experience, pre-positioning beats reacting. Communicate—call Wrath of God when your main DPS lines up. Between us, a dead healer is the worst outcome.

Watch this: when adds spawn on 2025-02-10 patch content, standing slightly off-center gives better coverage and fewer forced movement windows. Oddly enough, that tiny shift saves a lot of cooldowns.

💎 Awakening Use

Alithanes’s Light for emergency heals and cleansing. Alithanes’s Judgment for adds and stagger. Don’t burn them early. Save one for final phases if you can. That’s practical, not dramatic.

1. Hold for real emergencies (multi-low HP).
2. Use Judgment on add waves or stagger checks.

Advanced Tips, Quick

Be the conductor: timing is everything. Use shields to allow DPS to act like a sharpshooter who needs a clear shot. One counterintuitive thing: sometimes lowering Swiftness a bit and adding Endurance helps in specific mythic bosses where constant repositioning is impossible. It depends on your niche.

Controversy time: some raid groups will bench supports who insist on survival over damage contribution. I disagree—survival keeps the team going. Others will say leaning into damage makes you more valued in pug runs; that’s true in some circles.

Two quick caveats: this doesn’t always work in every comp, and stats shift with patches. Keep up with patch notes (check official updates around major patches in 2025) and adjust.

Final small note: shields are like umbrellas in a storm—sometimes you hold them, sometimes you hand them off, but they stop you getting soaked. Keep practicing, talk with your team, and you’ll be the player everyone wants in hard content. Yep. Keep playing.

Emoji TL;DR: 🛡️ Keep Bless. ❤️ Save Light. ⚡ Aim ~1400 Swift. Communicate. Practice.