Editing Paladin (section)

== Advancing your skills ==
'''Magic level:'''<br>
While magic level is not as important to a paladin as it would be to a mage, a high magic level significantly boosts a paladin's damage output, as you can use an instant spell or a combat rune in the same turn as a ranged attack.
* Use instant combat spells while hunting. It is the best way to train magic level for any class. Use Divine Missile or Ethereal Spear as often as you can to maximize magic level advancement.
* Avoid having full mana. Your magic level advances by spending mana to cast spells. Every second with full mana could potentially be spent training your magic level.
* Always eat. Make sure you have access to food at all times. If you run out of food, you will not be able to regenerate mana.
* Sleep in a bed. If you are a Premium Account player, it's strongly recommended to put your paladin to sleep with a full stomach when you're not playing. This will grant you "free" mana that you otherwise wouldn't regenerate offline. It might not seem like much, but doing this constantly will be really helpful for your magic level.
'''Shielding:'''
* Although paladins are ranged fighters, shielding can help in case close combat cannot be avoided. Training shielding is the same as for knights.
* Paladins may have problems training shielding at high distance fighting levels. In that case, paladins can either try a stronger creature or resort to training with a melee weapon.
* Note that your shielding level has no effect if you are wielding a two-handed weapon, such as a crossbow.