User:Itazura/Paladin Support Job Guide

Support Job Options
The choices listed here are by no means the only ones available. These are the options that FFXI players have determined to be the strongest by common consensus however. Feel free to try out whatever combination suits your fancy.

Warrior
Paladins choose Warrior as their support job for Provoke. Increases in Strength and Vitality are also gained, and access to Defender and Double Attack help a Paladin keep hate as a tank. While it does not add anything to their MP pool, Warrior is still by far the most recognized support choice for Paladins. Many players build for this support by leveling as a Warrior to level 30 as quickly as possible. After completing the Paladin quest they can then level to level 62 or so without interruption or job changes. Below is a list of job traits and job abilities you will get from subbing Warrior, listed at the Paladin level you get them. The ones you are most likely to use have their level marked in Bold.

Ninja
Paladins choose Ninja as their support job for Utsusemi: Ni. As this suggests, a Paladin usually only uses this support job at level 74+, generally during certain merit parties like TP burns. With DD gear like Haubergeon and dual weilding swords, Paladins can put out significant damage with Swift Blade, while having Cures and Flash to help support the party in tight situations. Ninja sub can also be useful for soloing and in Ballista, where having shadows, coupled with flash and cures, can help improve survivability. Before this point though, /NIN is basically useless to a Paladin. Below is a list of job traits and spells you will get from subbing Ninja, listed at the Paladin level you get them. The ones you are most likely to use have their level marked in Bold.

Red Mage
Paladins choose Red Mage for Blink, Stoneskin and Phalanx. In addition, Paladin's innate Enhancing skill allows them to make use of bar- and en- spells. These lower the damage taken and allow Paladins to kill beasts otherwise too difficult with Warrior subbed. Subbing Red Mage isn't recommended for normal EXP parties and is generally only used when soloing. Below is a list of job traits and spells you will get from subbing Red Mage, listed at the Paladin level you get them. The ones you are most likely to use have their level marked in Bold. See Red Mage Spell List for where to find spells as well as other information.

White Mage
Paladins choose White Mage for Blink, Stoneskin and -na spells. Simularly to the subbing Red Mage, White Mage will allow Paladins to solo effectivly. Although they lack Phalanx, the addition of -na spells and Divine Seal make up for it. Subbing White Mage isn't recommended for normal EXP parties and is generally only used when soloing. Below is a list of job abilities, job traits and spells you will get from subbing White Mage, listed at the Paladin level you get them. The ones you are most likely to use have their level marked in Bold. See White Mage Spell List for where to find spells as well as other information.

Beastmaster
Paladins choose Beastmaster as their support job for easy soloing. A Paladin can easily solo very tough to incredibly tough mobs just like a normal beastmaster with some difficulty in charming but can be accomplished. Paladins/Beastmasters can wear the same armor as a beastmaster and can easily charm easy prey-even match mobs to fight VT-IT mobs. Mobs will attack a paladin's pet everytime it sends it after it, the paladin may get hit 1-3 times but the damage is insubstantial after pet regains hate. You can move out of range of the target mob and cure 3 without worry of gaining hate. VT-IT mobs usually take around 4-5 easy prey-even match mobs in order to kill. VT-IT mobs will give you 300 xp or so with exp band activated (200 without), even with your pet out. Below is a list of job abilities, job traits and Pet Commands you will get from subbing Beastmaster, listed at the Paladin level you get them.