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Paladin of the Conquest

Tier B

Paladin · Conquest · Dragonborn · levels [3,21)

Conquering Presence = frightened on a hit. The "I am the threat on the board" paladin.

Why this tier

Conquering Presence = frightened on a hit + Scornful Rebuke = reaction damage when hit.

Estimated single-target DPR

65/100 — Loremaster estimate, not measured in play

Feat progression

  1. L4Shield Master — Push prone on hit after Attack action
  2. L8Polearm Master — Bonus 1d4 attack
  3. L12Sentinel — Speed 0 on reaction attack

Loremaster’s notes

The Conquest Paladin is the "I am a tank" paladin. Conquering Presence (level 3) is a 1/channel divinity feature: as a bonus action, frighten all enemies within 30 feet who fail a WIS save. They have speed 0 while frightened and within 30 feet of you. This is "death ball": they can't move, you have 30 foot aura-of-courage range (level 10), and you're at the center. Scornful Rebuke (level 7) is a 1d8 + half paladin level reaction damage when a creature within 5 feet attacks you. Combined with your AC and resistance from a shield spell, you're hard to attack and punishing to attack. Conquering Strike (level 15) lets you, on a hit, do +PB radiant damage and reduce the target's speed to 0 until your next turn. Race: Dragonborn for the breath weapon. Or Human for the +1 to all stats.

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