Diablo 4 – Paladin Passive Skills Guide (Season 11)

Paladin Talents

The Paladin has access to 35 different talents (passive skills) in Diablo 4.

As more points are allocated into the skill tree, additional talent choices become available. Unlike skills, however, talents are passive. This means that you do not have to actively equip them in order to use them.

Each talent can be given up to 3 skill points, except for the powerful Keystone Passives, which can only be given one skill point.

For a detailed list of Paladin skills, refer to our Paladin Skills page.

For more general information about the class, refer to our Paladin Guide.

Core Talents

The Core talents of the Paladin are fairly quick to unlock, requiring only 2 skill points to be allocated in the skill tree.

Piety	Your Maximum Faith is increased by X.
En Garde	You gain X% Armor and X% Block Chance.
Parry	Blocking restores X Faith.
Riposte	Blocking grants you X% damage for X seconds.
Discipline	Your Core Skills deal X% increased damage.

Aura Talents

Paladin Aura talents are unlocked after allocating 6 skill points in the skill tree.

Longevity	You gain X% Healing received.
Renewal	Blocking Fortifies you for X% of your Maximum Life.
Anointing	Your allies Heal for X% of the Healing you receive.

Valor Talents

Paladin Valor talents are unlocked after 11 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree.

Resolute	Gaining a stack of Resolve Heals for X% of your Maximum Life.
Conviction	Gain X% Attack Speed for each stack of Resolve, up to X%.
Attenuate	Gain 1 Resolve every 7 seconds an Elite enemy is Nearby.
Courage	Gain X% Resource Cost Reduction for every stack of Resolve up to X%.
Thorns and Thistles	Gains 20 Thorns and your Total Thorns damage is increased by X%
The Best Offense	You deal X% increased damage while Fortified.
Repentance	Gains X% Retribution chance.
Fortitude	Gain X% Critical Strike Damage while Fortified.

Justice Talents

To unlock the Paladin Justice talents, 16 skill points must first be allocated in the skill tree.

Crack in the Armor	You deal X% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.
High Charity	You gain 4% Cooldown Reduction.
Righteousness	You deal X% increased Holy and Fire damage.
Leave Luck to Heaven	You gain 3% Lucky Hit Chance.
Pacify	You gain X% increased Crowd Control Duration.
Dizzying Blow	You deal X% increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies.
Iron Sharpens Iron	You gain X% Critical Strike Damage.
Break the Line	You have a X% increased Critical Strike Chance and deal X% increased Damage to Weakened enemies.
Press the Advantage	Critically Striking grants you 3% Damage Reduction for 5 seconds.
Heavyweight	You deal X% increased Critical Strike Damage while Healthy.

Ultimate Talents

To unlock the Ultimate talents of the Paladin, a total of 23 skill points must be allocated in the skill tree.

Shining Armor	You deal X% increased damage to Elites and X% increased damage to Healthy enemies.
Giant Slayer	You deal X% increased damage to Elites and X% increased damage to Healthy enemies.
Sacred Arms	Gains a bonus based on your equipped weapon types: Two Handed: Gain X% Critical Strike Damage. One Handed and Shield: X% chance to ignore damage.
Master Craftwork	Your armor is increased by X% of your Shield’s Block Chance.
Shake It Off	You have a X% chance to become Unstoppable for 1 second after being hit by a Crowd Control Effect.

Key Passive

Paladin Key Passives are unlocked after 33 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree. Unlike most other talents, however, Key Passives are mutually exclusive. This means that only one of them may be selected, so make sure you choose wisely.

Coat of Arms	Your damage is increased by 75% of your Armor Percent and 50% of your Block Chance.
Path of the Penitent	Your Zealot Skills cost 100% more Faith, but Casting them grants all Skills X% Resource Cost Reduction and 10% increased damage for 4 seconds, up to 10 times.
Exaltation	During Arbiter, your damage is increased by 85% and Wing Strikes strike 1 additional time.
Judgement Day	Consuming Judgement increases your damage by X% for 5 seconds, up to X%. Judgement now spreads to nearby targets without Judgement when it detonates.