If you are not planning to main Paladin in Season 14, you are officially missing out.
The Season 14 Public Test Realm (PTR 3.1) is live, and the verdict is unanimous: the Paladin is the absolute king of the patch. Thanks to a ridiculous new Sword of Justice multiplier, massive Spirit Board buffs, and the insane Mythic Unique 3.0 system (where any Unique can scale to Mythic power), this class has secured multiple S-Tier builds that offer god-tier mobility, unkillable tankiness, and boss-melting burst.
Paladin Build Meta Comparison
| Build Name | Tier | Playstyle | Best For | Main Strengths |
| Bash Heavy Hand | S Tier | Melee Brawler | Pit Pushing and Torment Bosses | Highest single target DPS, crazy Resolve to damage scaling |
| Arbiter Hammerdin | S Tier | AoE Speed Clearer | Helltides, Undercity and Speed Farming | Screen wide explosions, automated wing strikes, insane mobility |
| Shield of Retribution | A plus Tier | Passive Tank | Hardcore Mode and Lazy Farming | High survivability, scales heavily with new Paragon boards |
| Clash Paladin | A Tier | Defensive Bruiser | Hardcore Beginners | Immortal 16 layer Resolve defense, highly forgiving |
| Divine Lance | A Tier | Ranged Caster | Safe Endgame Progression | Consistent mid to long range holy damage |
1. Bash Heavy Hand Paladin The New S Tier King
The ultimate boss melter and Pit pusher
If you want to watch Torment Boss health bars completely evaporate, this is the build to play. It focuses entirely on massive physical crits and staggering knockbacks.
Pros Highest single target DPS in the game, insane survivability.
Cons Narrower AoE than Hammerdin; requires actual positioning.
2. Blessed Hammer Hammerdin The Screen Clearing Speed Demon
The absolute best build for Helltides, Undercity, and mindless speed farming
The classic spinning hammers are back, and they are faster and flashier than ever before.
Pros God tier AoE, beautiful visual effects, extremely relaxing and casual friendly.
Cons Single target boss damage is lower than the Bash build and takes a bit longer to down high tier Pit bosses.
Season 14 is incredibly Solo Self Found SSF friendly for Paladins. Because of the Mythic Unique 30 overhaul, you do not even need god tier RNG or perfect drops to start absolutely crushing Torment difficulties.
So are you going with the skull cracking Bash build, or are you sticking to the classic spinning Hammers?
The U4GM Team