Paladin

"Smack your enemies with your Holy Hammer!"

— Former Specialized Adventuring! Description

Paladin is a class.

Auto Hammer

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 * You automatically whack enemy players that get on your space!
 * You automatically whack enemy players that get on your space!

If the Class Talent is active: Whenever Auto Hammer triggers, also move 4-6 spaces forward.

Category: Buff
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Effect

 * While you have a (Holy) Hammer, when you move onto an enemy player's space, when an enemy player moves onto your space, or when you revive while an enemy player(s) is on your space, you automatically utilize your (Holy) Hammer to perform a melee attack on that player in order to knock them backward as if you used the (Holy) Hammer standardly.
 * If your Auto Hammer triggers against another player whose Auto Hammer would trigger within the same effect chain while you both have a Hammer or both have a Holy Hammer, instead of either of you performing a proper melee attack, you both become Incapacitated in a "Paladin Hammer Fight". If one of you has a Hammer and the other has a Holy Hammer, the player with the Hammer is knocked back 18-27 spaces by the Holy Hammer, while the player with the Holy Hammer is unaffected; this is NOT a Paladin Hammer Fight.
 * It's important to note that Auto Hammer, like the (Holy) Hammer item, activates against other players by join order, so a Paladin Hammer Fight will prevent Incapacitated Paladins from hitting players past "the later Incapacitated Paladin in join order" in join order.


 * Auto Jackhammer: After another player's Shield (including upgraded Shield) passive effect blocks your melee attack (including from a non-Hammer melee weapon like Sword), you automatically utilize your Jackhammer to perform a melee attack on that player in order to knock them backward, destroy their Shield, and destroy the Jackhammer if you destroyed an upgraded Shield as if you used the Jackhammer standardly on their space.
 * If the Class Talent is active: Whenever your Auto Hammer (including Auto Jackhammer) activates without you being in a Paladin Hammer Fight, you move 4-6 spaces forward.

Standard Use

 * If you have a Hammer: Your Hammer turns into a Holy Hammer for 2 turns. (It reverts to a Hammer after.)
 * If you have a Holy Hammer: Your Holy Hammer has 2 turns added to its turn counter.
 * If you have no (Holy) Hammer: Gain a Holy Hammer for 2 turns. (It reverts to a Hammer after.)

Passive Effect

 * If the Class Talent is active:
 * After your Holy Hammer item makes contact with another player due to its melee attack, you gain an Auto-Resurrection for 2 turns.
 * If you use Hammer Of Justice to hit another player with a Holy Hammer, you gain an Auto-Resurrection for 2 turns.

Standard Use

 * Target any player. Remove (up to) 2 total random Disease or Curse Debuffs from that player. If at least 1 Debuff was removed, you gain 1 stack of Empowered Dice.
 * If the Class Talent is active: Remove (up to) 3 total random Disease or Curse Debuffs from the player you select rather than only (up to) 2. You gain 1 stack of Empowered Dice for each Debuff removed instead of a static 1 stack.

Event Use

 * Use against the Cursed Gate of the Archaeology Dig; you gain 1 stack of Empowered Dice.
 * Use on Salem's collar at The Magic Shop; you gain 1 stack of Empowered Dice.

Standard Use

 * Target another player.
 * If they are within range and you have a Holy Hammer: Incapacitate the target, also you lose your Holy Hammer.
 * If they are within range and you have a Hammer: Give the target Skip A Turn, also you lose your Hammer.
 * If they aren't within range or you have no (Holy) Hammer: Nothing occurs besides this skill going on cooldown.
 * If the Class Talent is active: If they are within range and you have a Holy Hammer and they are already Incapacitated: Kill the target, also you lose your Holy Hammer.

Skills

 * Holy Hammer (Class Talent)

Event Use

 * Use against the Lv 2 or 3 Small Golem of the Archaeology Dig; you lose your Holy Hammer if you have one. Fails unless you have a Holy Hammer. (A regular Hammer is not consumed upon failure.)

Strengths

 * Melee weapons have a much harder time trying to strike you as long as you can knock opponents back with your hammer.
 * Curses and Diseases can be removed from yourself or from a teammate, providing you with the benefit of Empowered Dice.
 * Decent range to inflict a turn skip on an opponent every so often.

Weaknesses

 * Fairly long cooldowns on the two more powerful skills, and you have to sacrifice your hammer on the third.
 * No direct movement skills means Paladin cannot easily hammer other players back aggressively.

Strategies

 * Incapacitation is a powerful status effect that can stop a player from using items or skills until the start of their next turn, which gets skipped. Try making a Holy Hammer and cast Hammer of Justice during the target player's turn for maximum effect, preferably when they need access to their items in encounters such as Archaeology Dig.
 * Any curse or disease can effectively turn into Empowered Dice for you. Sometimes you can deliberately curse yourself in a random encounter so that you can cleanse it.
 * Auto Hammer is a very useful defense. Certain items that drag other players to your space will be very useful for the Paladin; among these are the Lasso, Free Drink, Sexy Shoes, and throwing a Delicious Cake onto your space.

Dual-Class Synergies
(to be done later when other classes have their own pages)