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PALADINS GUIDES

Champion by champion: the best talents, loadouts and items, who counters them, plus honest answers about the state of the game — no fluff, no copium.

GENERAL GUIDES

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Is Paladins Worth Playing in 2026?
GUIDEJuly 17, 2026

Is Paladins Worth Playing in 2026?

An honest look at Paladins in 2026: server status, queue times, what maintenance mode really means — and why a finished game with a frozen skin economy is a collector’s opportunity.

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Paladins Tier List 2026 — Best Champions Ranked
GUIDEJuly 18, 2026

Paladins Tier List 2026 — Best Champions Ranked

Every Paladins champion ranked for 2026, by role, from the consensus of five community tier lists published from January 2025 to June 2026. No balance patch has shipped since Update 8.1.

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Top 10 Rarest Paladins Skins (2026)
GUIDEJuly 18, 2026

Top 10 Rarest Paladins Skins (2026)

The definitive ranking of the rarest Paladins skins: broadcast drops, Founder’s Pack relics, beta rewards and ranked-season exclusives — with the exact way each one was earned and which are still obtainable.

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CHAMPION GUIDES

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Androxus Guide: The Highest Carry Ceiling
GUIDEJuly 19, 2026

Androxus Guide: The Highest Carry Ceiling

A 550-damage revolver, three dashes, and a Reversal that hands damage back with interest. Dark Stalker vs Godslayer with real winrate numbers, loadouts for every talent, and the matchups that decide whether the Godslayer carries or feeds.

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SFLANK
Azaan Guide: Playing the Best Champion in the Game
GUIDEJuly 19, 2026

Azaan Guide: Playing the Best Champion in the Game

The only champion every community tier list agrees on. How the Ire rage system works, all three talents with loadouts, the wall-slam stun combo — and why a 4500 HP front liner dives like a flank and wins like an ult button.

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SFRONT LINE
Fernando Guide: The Shield That Outgrew Its Talent
GUIDEOctober 18, 2026

Fernando Guide: The Shield That Outgrew Its Talent

The self-appointed knight with a flamethrower lance, a shield that never goes on cooldown and an ultimate that keeps his whole team standing. Fernando after the final 2025 patch — with archived PaladinsGuru data showing that the 2024 rework which gave every Fernando the regenerating shield took the point out of his default talent: Aegis has not been his best talent since, and Scorch doubled its pick rate.

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SFRONT LINE
Furia Guide: The Healer Who Stuns Back
GUIDESeptember 25, 2026

Furia Guide: The Healer Who Stuns Back

A support with 660 DPS, a stun that crawls through walls, and an ultimate that arms her whole team. Furia after the final 2025 patch — with archived ranked data showing the most-copied loadouts are the game’s own presets, and the Exterminate preset wins only 41–46% of its matches.

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ASUPPORT
Imani Guide: Fire, Ice and the Patch That Flipped Her
GUIDESeptember 27, 2026

Imani Guide: Fire, Ice and the Patch That Flipped Her

The Last Warder fights in two stances — ice to slow and root, fire to burst — and ends fights on a 6000-health dragon. Imani after the final 2025 patch, with archived ranked data showing that patch 8.1 turned Pyromania from her worst talent into her best: 45–48% before it, 53% after, now picked by three Imani players in five.

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SDAMAGE
Jenos Guide: The Healer Who Ignores Walls
GUIDEJuly 19, 2026

Jenos Guide: The Healer Who Ignores Walls

A support that heals through every wall on the map, lifts divers into the sky, and fires a 2650-damage beam cover cannot stop. Jenos after the September 2024 buff — with a talent table where all three options win, and the loadout data that says utility beats damage.

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ASUPPORT
Khan Guide: The Most Game-Warping Ult in Paladins
GUIDEJuly 19, 2026

Khan Guide: The Most Game-Warping Ult in Paladins

A 4500 HP shield, an immunity shout, a Resilience-proof stun, and an ultimate that removes any enemy from the fight. Khan with verified 8.1-patch numbers, real talent winrates, the sleeper Vortex Grip pick — and why he breaks the “popular means mediocre” pattern.

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SFRONT LINE
Koga Guide: Two Stances, One Stamina Bar
GUIDEJuly 19, 2026

Koga Guide: Two Stances, One Stamina Bar

The only stance-switching champion in Paladins: SMGs that feed Stamina, claws that spend it, a wall climb, and an ult that ignores shields. Koga after the 7.6 rework — new talent, new resource math, and loadouts from real ranked data.

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AFLANK
Lian Guide: The Empress of Auto-Aim
GUIDEJuly 19, 2026

Lian Guide: The Empress of Auto-Aim

Every ability is a weapon shot, two of them aim themselves, and the combo deals 1600 damage in under two seconds. Lian with verified final-patch numbers, real talent winrates — and the sleeper Precision pick that outperforms the popular choice by three points.

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ADAMAGE
Maeve Guide: Taming the Hardest Flank
GUIDEJuly 19, 2026

Maeve Guide: Taming the Hardest Flank

Daggers, nine lives, zero forgiveness. Maeve’s full kit with exact final-patch numbers, three talents with loadouts and items, her real counters — and the movement habits that separate a feeding cat from a carry.

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BFLANK
Makoa Guide: The Hook That Decides Fights
GUIDESeptember 27, 2026

Makoa Guide: The Hook That Decides Fights

The point tank whose anchor decides fights: a 75-unit hook, a stun and a 1000-damage cannonball. Makoa after the final 2025 patch — with archived ranked data showing his two most-played loadouts are the game’s own presets at 47–50%, while an anchor build played a third as often wins 56–64%.

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SFRONT LINE
Moji Guide: The Flank Who Became a Healer
GUIDEOctober 18, 2026

Moji Guide: The Flank Who Became a Healer

Six years a Flank, then the closest-range support in Paladins: Moji sprays healing on her allies and anti-heal on her enemies, shoots healing straight through her own team and eats an enemy whole. Moji after the final 2025 patch — with archived PaladinsGuru data showing that her default talent, Spit Shine, wins most and is picked least, while the game’s own presets are her most-played loadouts and lose.

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BSUPPORT
Seris Guide: The Rework Most Players Missed
GUIDEJuly 19, 2026

Seris Guide: The Rework Most Players Missed

Rebuilt twice in the game’s final year: Mortal Reach is gone, Soul Collector is baseline, and almost every guide online describes a champion that no longer exists. The new talents, ranked-data loadouts, and why Seris is still the best first support.

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CSUPPORT
Tyra Guide: Why the Most Played Champion Just Works
GUIDEJuly 19, 2026

Tyra Guide: Why the Most Played Champion Just Works

No escape, no gimmicks — and the #1 pick rate in the game. Built-in lifesteal, a max-HP burn that melts tanks, real talent winrates from ranked data, and why Tyra is the best first damage champion Paladins ever had.

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BDAMAGE
Viktor Guide: The Soldier Everyone Starts With
GUIDEJuly 19, 2026

Viktor Guide: The Soldier Everyone Starts With

Rifle, frag, sprint, artillery — the champion every Paladins player touched first. Talent winrates from ranked data, the 2025 buffs every video guide missed, cookable grenade tech, and the popular loadout that quietly loses games.

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CDAMAGE
Vora Guide: The S-Tier Flank Everyone Builds Wrong
GUIDEJuly 19, 2026

Vora Guide: The S-Tier Flank Everyone Builds Wrong

An execute ultimate that ignores shields, a passive that heals her for fighting, and ranked data with a plot twist: the two most-copied Vora loadouts lose 59% of their matches. The Harbinger with verified numbers — and the damage-reduction build that actually wins.

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SFLANK
Ying Guide: The Illusions That Heal and Explode
GUIDESeptember 27, 2026

Ying Guide: The Illusions That Heal and Explode

The support who heals through copies of herself: three illusions that heal, explode and double as her only escape. Ying after the final 2025 patch — with archived ranked data showing her most-played loadout is the game’s own Life Exchange preset at 46–49%, while Resonance, picked by a third of Ying players, wins 54–56%.

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ASUPPORT