Paladin
Hero Skill
Fortifies defenses. Reduces damage taken by 95% for 7 secs.
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Paladin build analysis
Paladin is a legendary defensive hero. Compared with the other 11 legendary defensive heroes in the database, Paladin has modest base numbers for its class, so its value comes mostly from its skill rather than raw stats. Among top players, the most settled part of the build is trait (HP, 30.1%) and the least settled is pet (Drako's Breath, only 6.8%), so the pet slot is where you have the most freedom to adapt.
How settled is each slot?
The pick rate of the most popular option shows how much top players agree. Paladin's top talent, Flame Guard, is picked 13.9% of the time, which is 10.5 points less settled than the typical hero (median 24.5%).
| Slot | Top pick | Runner-up | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talent | Flame Guard (13.9%) | Stone Skin (9.7%) | no consensus |
| Insignia | Sacred Light Insignia (12.7%) | Oracle's Favor Insignia (7.8%) | no consensus |
| Square Insignia | Blood Barrier Insignia (13.5%) | Inspire Insignia (11.0%) | no consensus |
| Equipment | Malaise (7.7%) | Forest Ward (7.2%) | no consensus |
| Trait | HP (30.1%) | Accuracy (21.8%) | clear favourite |
| Pet | Drako's Breath (6.8%) | Swarm of Doom (5.9%) | no consensus |
Near-universal is 50% or more, clear favourite 30–50%, contested 15–30%, no consensus under 15%. When a slot is contested, the runner-up is usually a reasonable substitute if you don't own the top pick.
Stats compared with other legendary defensive heroes
| Stat | Paladin | Peer median | Rank vs peers | Rank overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base ATK | 140 | 210 | 12 / 12 | 201 / 208 |
| Base HP | 2,500 | 3,600 | 10 / 12 | 150 / 208 |
| ATK growth per level | 7 | 12 | 12 / 12 | 198 / 208 |
| HP growth per level | 125 | 210 | 10 / 12 | 156 / 208 |
| Attack interval (lower is faster) | 1,500 ms | 1,200 | 9 / 12 | 157 / 208 |
| Move speed | 150 | 275 | 11 / 12 | 186 / 208 |
Across all 208 heroes of every rarity, base ATK ranks among the lowest (201st of 208) and base HP ranks 150th of 208.
Heroes with similar builds
6 other heroes share Paladin's core pairing of Flame Guard + Sacred Light Insignia: Valiant Saintess, Marauder, Landwalker, Jumbear, Alphamech, Queen Wasp. If you're rebuilding one of them, the same talent and insignia usually carry over.
Looking at every slot, not just talent and insignia, these heroes' builds overlap most with Paladin's:
- Plant Warrior (legendary, support): overlap score 177
- Valentina (legendary, support): overlap score 171
- Immortep (legendary, crowd control): overlap score 167, same top talent (Flame Guard)
- Champion (legendary, crowd control): overlap score 166, same top talent (Flame Guard)
Overlap score adds up the shared pick rate across all six slots. 0 means nothing in common, and 600 would mean identical builds.
Data source: base stats, skill text and pick rates come from IGG's official Castle Clash hero data, which reports what top players equip. The rankings, consensus ratings and similarity scores above are calculated by CastleClash Builds. See the methodology for details.