Sword x Staff Paladin & Guardian Build Notes

Where they sit

Warrior → Knight → Paladin → Guardian. Pocket Gamer’s v1.0.38 guide places the whole line in B tier for farming speed while stressing it is the tank everyone needs: Paladin “only solidifies their tanking prowess”; Guardian gets “more defensive and supportive skills … except now, they also become more relevant.”

What transfers from Knight

• Block Rate first — your damage and survivability both key off landing blocks; stack it on gear and charms beyond the trait.
• Then Defense and HP, then elemental resistances; Speed filler; Crit Rate not a priority.
• Water or Light relics, all four resonance slots of one element; Block Rate on a selectable Mythic relic.
• Gems from Loong Haven: Moonstone where it fits (DEF + DMG RES both reduce the hit).
• Defense-type Fantomons (Boaro, Armopi) and Healing secondary; Companions Block › Crit Rate.

Why play it

Guild bosses, Void Rift groups (1 healer + 1 frontliner + 2 DPS) and late dungeons stall without a tank — “tanks will be rare in group content” is the community’s own argument for the line.

Unconfirmed as of Aug 23, 2026

Paladin/Guardian skill kits are not published; Trends lists “paladin build” and “guardian build” as Breakout queries this summer. Next: Knight build, relics & gems.