Paladin Tank Frequently Asked Questions — Endwalker 6.5

This page aims to answer the most common questions about Paladin and its rotation.

The best GCD to run is typically 2.50, or in other words, base skill speed. It is usually not worth dropping item-level to cut skill speed, and the rotation still functions at faster speeds, but 2.50 is ideal.

Confiteor and the Blade of Valor combo each consume and are buffed by stacks from Requiescat, and do peanuts damage without the buff. Requiescat-buffed Holy Spirit is only for before level 90.

No, since Fight or Flight is shorter and there are now more spells to fit into the buff window, it is now more difficult to fit an extra GCD into the buff timer. At the recommended base skill speed (2.50 GCD), it is impossible to fit 9 GCDs in Fight or Flight anyways. At faster speeds, it is free damage if you can consistently do it, but will usually be worse than playing a slower skill speed (without dropping item-level), and not required at all.

No. Generally speaking, use Fight or Flight when it comes off cooldown, regardless of where you are in your filler combo. Forcing a specific Fight or Flight window every time requires either drifting it, dropping Atonements, or hardcasting Holy Spirits, all of which are significant losses.

Since Holy Spirit and Atonement do not break combo, it is sometimes possible to hold these GCDs into your FoF window. Do this by beginning a new Royal Authority combo before spending your Divine Might proc or Sword Oath stacks, but be sure to spend any remaining Divine Might / Sword Oath before pressing Royal Authority itself, to avoid overwriting.