Crusader/Paladin Guide

Overview

Crusader is the 2-2 class of the swordsman class, and Paladin is the transcendent variant of the Crusader class. They are capable of dishing out physical and magical damage. They can also tank or be a support, making them a very versatile and fun class to play.
They are perfect for soloing and party play due to the wide variety of their skills.

Crusader Job Change Guide

Swordsman class with job level above 40 can take the job change quest to become a crusader.
The crusader guild will then require the player to finish a couple of tests to advance.
These tests can be skipped if the player’s job level is level 50.

If the player wishes to become a crusader at job level 40, follow the link below for the guide:

Crusader Job Change Guide

Pick the crusader in the class progression drop down menu

Transcending

Once the player reaches level 99/50 as a crusader, they are now eligible to transcend (rebirth). It is ideal to rebirth because Paladin, the transcendent job of Crusader, will offer more skills and more stats.

Completing the transcendent quest will reward the player with the following:

The player will be rebirthed back to Level 1/1 High Novice with 100 extra stat points.
Job level is increased to 70 when you become a Paladin.
Paladin has more skills.
Access to gears with the Transcendent only class tag.
Permanent 25% Increase in HP and SP.

In ROGGH, we have the free transcending patch from kRO. Follow the link below for the guide:

Free Transcending/Rebirthing

Paladin Job Change Guide

You can become a Paladin once you reach Job level 40 and above as a High Swordsman. Do note that it is ideal to job change at job level 50, so you will not miss any skills.

Head over to Valhalla. Before the room of Valkyrie (Transcending Quest), you will see a group of NPCs. Find and talk to the heavily armored Paladin to job change.

Builds

In this guide, we will only learn the following builds that is the easiest to build and can contribute to party-play or solo efficiently.

Holy Cross, a build that will utilize the Holy Cross skill for Holy single target damage.
AGI Crit Spear, a high attack speed critical build.
Shield, a build that will utilize all the shield skills.
Sacrifice (Devotion), a build that is commonly used for party-play, such as instances, boss hunting and WoE
Grand Cross, a build that is popular in the pre-renewal era. It also has its iconic scenes in the Ragnarok anime.

The Holy Cross

Stat Build

STR 60~99
AGI 40-90
VIT 40-80
INT 20-30
DEX 50-70
LUK 9-30

Swordsman Skill Build

Crusader/Paladin Skill Build

Faith 10
Holy Cross 10
Peco Peco Riding 1 (Faster movement speed and additional weight to carry items)
Cavalier Mastery 5 (To negate the ASPD penalty when mounted)
Guard Optional 5
Sacrifice Optional (If you want to support your party, get this)
Spear Quicken 8-10

This build is one of the best builds a crusader or paladin could ever ask for. It deals high damage even with an NPC weapon such as Lance. However, this build will require a lot of SP recovery items.
Holy cross build will also transition well to royal guard, as the stats is very similar to what you will run for a Vanishing Point oriented build.

AGI Crit Spear

Stat Build

STR 70-90
AGI 80-90
VIT 50-80
INT 1
DEX 30-50
LUK 20-60

Skill Build

Skill build is similar to Holy Cross, but Spear Quicken is preferably maxed.

A very similar build to Holy Cross. The only difference is it utilizes its high attack speed to deal quick critical damage.

Shield

Stat Build

STR 60-90
AGI 1-30
VIT 50-80
INT 1-25
DEX 40-60
LUK 9-30

Skill Build

With the implementation of skill revamp for 1st to transcendent jobs, Shield Boomerang and Rapid Smiting received a massive rebalance. Making these 2 skills a great way to slay monsters.

As a Crusader, you can grind using Shield Boomerang. If you feel a bit nostalgic, you can also get a linker to make it stronger.
A build that specializes in using Shield Skills. Rapid Smiting is the paladin’s bread and butter, if the user decides to take this route.
Do note that this build will require a high amount of after-cast delay reduction.

Sacrifice (Devotion)

Stat Build

STR 4-80 Specifically for weight to carry more potions.
AGI 1-40 Not really necessary.
VIT 70-90 More HP, more room to tank damage.
INT 1-20
DEX 40-70
LUK 9-30

Skill Build

Sacrifice Build is a staple for all party-play oriented content. They are also extremely in demand for War of Emperium.

Crusaders/Paladins who opts for this build will need HP increasing gears/items to effectively tank the damage your devotee will transfer.

Grand Cross

Stat

STR 90
AGI Optional
VIT 50-90
INT 50+
DEX 40-70
LUK Optional or place the remaining stats here.

Skill Build

Faith 10
Grand Cross 10
Guard 5-10
Shield Reflect 5-10
Gloria Domini 5 (Optional)

Grand Cross received a revamp thanks to the revamp of 1st to transcendent job skills.

The fixed cast time of Grand Cross (0.5s), variable cast time (1s), and after-cast delay (0.5s) have been significantly reduced. However, it now comes with a cooldown of 1s. The notorious self-damage feature has been removed, making it more appealing to use.

To further enhance the damage of Grand Cross, the Crusader/Paladin must equip both Imperial Feather and Imperial Ring. The combo states that the damage of Grand Cross is increased by 1% per 1 base level, making the item combo a must-have if you’re serious in building it.