The Complete Paladin Oathkeeper Healing Build – Neverwinter Mod 16 Undermountain

Welcome to our Paladin Oathkeeper Healing Guide, updated for the Undermountain, mod 16. In this guide, we will give you tips and info on how to play the Paladin class.

The Paladin is one of the most popular of classic D&D classes, in addition to being a holy warrior, they’re also protectors and healers, capable of healing and shielding their allies from harm. It is recommended that you also use one loadout for a Justicar Tanking build so that you can fill both roles. You can also check out our Paladin solo build here.

The purpose of our class guides is not just to show you a build that you can copy and use on your character, but to show you a base build and teach you the mechanics and stats of the game, so you can understand and play your class to its fullest capabilities. Try different gear, feats, and powers and learn to tailor your own build for your playstyle. See our guide to making your own build for more info.

Paladin Oathkeeper Guide Index

Best Paladin Oathkeeper Races

1. Metallic Ancestry Dragonborn – 3% + Healing – +2 to Any two stats – 1500 Crit – 3% Increased Damage
2. Dragonborn – 3% HP + Healing – +2 to Any two stats – 1500 Crit – 3% Increased Damage
3. Tiefling – 5% + Damage to targets below 50% health – +2 Cha and +2 Con or Int – 10% to reduce damage of target for 5 sec by 2.5%
4. Human – 250 to all ratings (offensive & defensive) – +3 to any stat.
5. Dwarf – 20% Resistance to Knock and Push – +2 Con and +2 Str or Wis – 2000 Defense bonus.

Paladin Oathkeeper Ability Score Priority

Put all your available Ability Scores into Wisdom and Charisma.

Paladin Oathkeeper Stat / Rating Priority

Offensive Stats:

Armor Penetration (Caps at 68k) > Critical Strike (Caps at 68k) > Accuracy (Caps at 68k) Combat Advantage (Caps at 118k) > Power (No Cap)

Defensive Stats:

Defense (Caps at 60k) > Deflection (Caps at 60k) > Critical Avoidance (Caps at 73k) > Awareness (Caps at 78k) > HP (No Cap)

Paladin Oathkeeper Paragon Path Feats & Powers

Paladin Oathkeeper Combat Powers

At-Will Powers: Cure Wounds – Divine Fulmination

Encounter Powers: Divine Touch – Bond of Virtue – Circle of Power

Daily Powers: Shield fo Faith – Lay on Hands

Class Features: Composure – Aura of Life

Paladin Oathkeeper Feats

• Critical Touch
• Prayer of Opportunity
• Enduring Spirit
• Divine Intervention
• Emissary of Warding

Paladin Oathkeeper Boons

You should always choose boons based on what stats you currently need. Therefore a selection of several viable boons is available to you for each tier.

Tier 1 Boons

• Recruit’s Training – 250 Power
• Cultist Bulwark – 1000 HP

Tier 2 Boons

• Squire’s Training – 250 Power
• Demonic Bulwark – 1000 HP

Tier 3 Boons

• Knight’s Training – 250 Power
• Dino Bulwark – 1000 HP

Tier 4 Boons

• Captain’s Training – 250 Power
• Necrotic Bulwark – 1000 HP

Tier 5 Boons (Choose 2)

• Blessed Touch – 1% Outgoing Healing Per Rank
• Call of Power – 1% Action Point Gain Per Rank

Master Boons

• Blessed Advantage 3/3

Guild Boons

• Offense – Power
• Defense – Hit Points

Paladin Oathkeeper Weapons & Gear

If you are new to Neverwinter and need to know how to get better gear and increase your item level, check out our Gearing Up Guide.

The best way to gear up in Neverwinter is by making a lot of Astral Diamonds, check out our Astral Diamond Guide to learn all the secrets of AD farming.

Head

Protégé’s Crowned Coif / Coif of the Spy’s Guild (Best in Slot)

Armor

Ebony Stained Hide (Best in Slot) – Gurdunn’s Defense

Arms

Protégé’s Trimmed Gloves (Best in Slot) – Crash Guards – Braces of the Spy’s Guild

Feet

Gurtunk’s Booties (Best in Slot)

Weapons

Longsword / Shield of the Mighty (Best in Slot) – Alabaster Longsword / Shield

Main Hand Modification:

Offhand Modifications:

Rings

Ebonized Rings (Best in Slot) – Silver-Gilt Rings

Neck & Waist

Wyvern’s Eye Necklace & Wyvern-Skin Belt

Shirt

Ebony Stained Shirt (Best in Slot)

Pants

Protégé’s Trousers / Trousers of the Spy’s Guild

Paladin Oathkeeper Artifacts

Primary Artifact

Wyvern-Venom Coated Knives

Secondary Artifacts

Choose secondary artifacts based on the stats you are lacking.

Trobriand’s Ring – Staff of Flowers – Arcturia’s Music Box

Paladin Oathkeeper Enchantments

When getting enchantments, always get the ones with the stats you are lacking in with your gear, boons, etc in mind. For example, if you’ve capped Crit with your gear and boons, don’t get azure enchantments for your offense slots. If you still need to refine your enchantments, see our Refinement Guide for tips on how to farm refinement.

Offence Enchantments

Radiant Enchantment – Black Ice Enchantment

Defence Enchantments

Radiant Enchantment – Any enchantment with stats you need.

Armor Enchantments

Barkshield Enchantment – Bloodtheft Enchantment

Weapon Enchantments

Vorpal Enchantment

Overload Enchantments

Various Marks from Stronghold Vendor > Corrupt Black Ice / Lethal / Piercing > Black / Red Dragon Glyph

Armor Reinforcement Kits

Accuracy Kit – Armor Penetration Kit – Critical Strike Kit – Power Kit

Jewelry Reinforcement Kits

Combat Advantage Jewel

Paladin Oathkeeper Companions

Summoned Companion

Polar Bear Cub

Bolster

You can maximise your Bolster by having more of the same type of companion as your summoned companion, up to 15% Bolster.

Companion Powers

There is a lot of viable companion powers to choose from. Generally, choose powers for the stats you are needing. Otherwise choose companions with Power.

Companion Equipment

Gear from Undermountain campaign

Bold / Fierce / Heroic of the Companion

of Adorable Licks / Bites

Companion Runestones

Empowered Runestones

Paladin Oathkeeper Mounts

When choosing a Legendary Mount for the Mount Powers, look for a mount that has both a useful equip and combat power. The best choices for a first legendary mount as a Paladin Oathkeeper is a Swarm or a Warpainted / Commander Tyrannosaur.

What other mounts you use is not that important. What is important is to get the right insignia bonuses, and many different mounts can offer the various bonuses. To find out what mount has the bonus you want, check out our Insignia Bonus Guide.

All classes and specs should consider using Wanderer’s Fortune before you have refined all your gear and enchantments, for extra refinement every day.

Paladin Oathkeeper Mount Insignia Bonuses

Barbarian’s Revelry – Sheperd’s Devotion –  Artificer’s Persuasion – Gladiator’s Guile – Cavalry’s Warning

Insignia Type

Aggression – Brutality – Mastery – Dominance – Skill

Paladin Oathkeeper Mount Powers

Mount Equip Power:

2000 or 4000 Power

Mount Combat Power:

Warpainted/Commander Tyrannosaur / Bat Swarm

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Neverwinter Paladin Oathkeeper guide, please leave a comment below! More info about the Paladin class can be found at The Neverwinter Reddit. More builds and further info can also be found at MMOMinds.