Protector

Protector
EO Untold EO2 Untold Portrait 1 Portrait 2 Portrait 3 Portrait 4 Portrait 1 Portrait 2 Portrait 3 Portrait 4 Holy knights sworn to guard others with their lives. Their shields are invaluable tools for surviving the Labyrinth.
First appearance	Etrian Odyssey
Weapons	• Swords, Spears (Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl)

The Protector (Japanese: パラディン Paladin) is a class featured in Etrian Odyssey, Etrian Odyssey II, their respective remakes, and Etrian Odyssey Nexus.

Etrian Odyssey

Stats

Main article: Protector/Stats#Etrian Odyssey

Lv.	HP	TP	STR	TEC	VIT	AGI	LUC
1	27	13	10	8	9	6	9
10	72	31	20	16	18	12	18
20	135	51	32	26	29	20	29
30	205	71	43	35	39	27	39
40	280	91	54	44	49	34	49
50	358	111	65	54	60	42	60
60	438	131	77	63	70	49	70
70	516	151	82	68	75	53	75

Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard

Stats

Main article: Protector/Stats#Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard

Lv.	HP	TP	STR	TEC	VIT	AGI	LUC
1	48	22	5	5	8	4	5
10	93	38	8	9	19	6	12
20	156	58	14	12	30	10	18
30	226	78	21	16	40	13	24
40	301	98	29	20	49	16	30
50	379	118	36	24	59	19	36
60	459	138	42	27	67	24	44
70	537	158	48	30	75	29	52
80	616	215	54	36	81	35	58
90	697	274	60	42	87	41	64
99	771	328	65	47	93	48	70

Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl

Stats

Main article: Protector/Stats#Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl

Lv.	HP	TP	STR	TEC	VIT	AGI	LUC
1	40	26	7	6	10	5	7
10	71	42	11	10	15	7	10
20	111	62	15	14	21	9	14
30	155	84	19	18	26	12	18
40	203	107	24	22	32	14	21
50	256	131	29	28	39	17	25
60	313	157	34	33	46	20	30
70	375	184	39	38	53	23	35
80	441	213	45	44	60	25	39
90	511	243	50	49	67	28	44
99	579	271	55	54	73	31	48

Skills

Main article: Protector/Skills/Etrian Odyssey Untold

Shield Mastery branch

Name	Description	★	Prereq. skill(s)	Body part	Stat(s)
Shield Mastery	Mastery Skill Enables Shield skills and increases physical defense when a shield is equipped.	10	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Front Guard	Shield Skill Lowers all physical damage to the front line for this turn.	10	Shield Mastery, lv. 1	Arms	{{{7}}}
Rear Guard	Shield Skill Lowers all physical damage to the rear line for this turn.	10	Shield Mastery, lv. 1	Arms	{{{7}}}
Defender	Buff Skill Raises the party's physical defense for a number of turns.	10	Front Guard, lv. 5 Rear Guard, lv. 5	Head	{{{7}}}
Fire Wall	Shield Skill Protects against one fire attack for all allies this turn.	10	Shield Mastery, lv. 3	Arms	{{{7}}}
Ice Wall	Shield Skill Protects against one ice attack for all allies this turn.	10	Shield Mastery, lv. 3	Arms	{{{7}}}
Volt Wall	Shield Skill Protects against one volt attack for all allies this turn.	10	Shield Mastery, lv. 3	Arms	{{{7}}}
Shield Smite	Shield Skill Melee bash attack to 1 enemy. May bind the enemy's arms.	10	Shield Mastery, lv. 7	Arms	STR, TEC, LUC
Shield Rush	Shield Skill Melee bash attack to all enemies which lowers their physical attack power.	10	Shield Smite, lv. 5	Arms	STR
Bravery's Gift	Guard Skill Raises the user's maximum HP this turn while taking all the party's damage.	10	Shield Mastery, lv. 10	Arms	{{{7}}}

DEF Up branch

Name	Description	★	Prereq. skill(s)	Body part	Stat(s)
DEF Up	Stat Up Raises physical defense.	10	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Provoke	Buff Skill Raises chance of being targeted for a number of turns.	10	DEF Up, lv. 1	Head	{{{7}}}
Parry	Guard Skill Repels all physical attacks to the user's line for this turn.	10	Provoke, lv. 5	Arms	{{{7}}}
Fortify	Buff Skill Raises the user's physical defense for a number of turns.	10	DEF Up, lv. 3	Head	{{{7}}}
Aegis	Passive Skill May survive a mortal blow with 1 HP.	10	DEF Up, lv. 5	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
En Garde	Passive Skill Occasionally guards to reduce damage sustained.	10	Fortify, lv. 5 Aegis, lv. 5	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}

HP Up branch

Name	Description	★	Prereq. skill(s)	Body part	Stat(s)
HP Up	Stat Up Raises maximum HP.	10	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Safe Passage	Field Skill Lowers damage sustained from hazard floors for a certain number of steps.	10	HP Up, lv. 1	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Flee	Escape Skill Consumes party's HP to escape from battle to the entrance to the floor.	10	Safe Passage, lv. 3	Legs	{{{7}}}
Cure	Healing Skill Restores an ally's HP.	10	HP Up, lv. 3	Head	TEC
Party Cure	Healing Skill Restores the party's HP.	10	HP Up, lv. 5	Head	TEC
Prayer	Passive Skill The party recovers some HP and TP after a battle.	10	Cure, lv. 5 Party Cure, lv. 3	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}

Standalone skills

Name	Description	★	Prereq. skill(s)	Body part	Stat(s)
TP Up	Stat Up Raises maximum TP.	10	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Mine	Field Skill Allows the user to find more resources at certain mining spots.	10	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}

Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight

Stats

Main article: Protector/Stats#Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight

Lv.	HP	TP	STR	TEC	VIT	AGI	LUC
1	40	31	7	6	10	5	7
10	72	69	11	10	15	7	10
20	112	114	15	14	20	10	14
30	156	161	19	18	26	12	18
40	205	210	25	23	33	14	23
50	257	261	31	29	39	17	27
60	314	314	36	34	46	20	32
70	375	365	41	39	53	23	37
80	440	412	47	44	60	26	41
90	509	455	52	49	67	29	46
99	575	492	58	55	74	32	51

Skills

Main article: Protector/Skills/Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold

Force skills

Name	Description	★	Prereq. skill(s)	Body part	Stat(s)
Shield Protect	Support Skill: Force Boost Increases effectiveness of Shield skills for 3 turns.	1	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Perfect Defense	Defense Skill: Force Break Voids all damage to party for this turn.	1	Arms, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}

Shield Mastery branch

Name	Description	★	Prereq. skill(s)	Body part	Stat(s)
Shield Mastery	Support Skill: Mastery Enables Shield skills and may void physical attacks with shield equipped.	10	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Front Guard	Defense Skill: Shield/Guard Lowers all physical damage to the front line for this turn.	10	Shield Mastery, lv. 1	Arms	{{{7}}}
Rear Guard	Defense Skill: Shield/Guard Lowers all physical damage to the rear line for this turn.	10	Shield Mastery, lv. 1	Arms	{{{7}}}
Keep Guard	Defense Skill: Shield/Guard Lowers physical damage to 1 ally until end of next turn.	10	Front Guard, lv. 3 Rear Guard, lv. 3	Arms	{{{7}}}
Fire Wall	Defense Skill: Shield/Guard Protects against one fire attack for all allies this turn.	10	Shield Mastery, lv. 3	Arms	{{{7}}}
Ice Wall	Defense Skill: Shield/Guard Protects against one ice attack for all allies this turn.	10	Shield Mastery, lv. 3	Arms	{{{7}}}
Volt Wall	Defense Skill: Shield/Guard Protects against one volt attack for all allies this turn.	10	Shield Mastery, lv. 3	Arms	{{{7}}}
Heal Guard	Healing Skill: Shield/Guard Restores 1 ally's HP and lowers physical damage to that ally for this turn.	10	Shield Mastery, lv. 5	Arms	TEC, VIT
Shield Smite	Attack Skill: Shield Melee bash attack to 1 enemy. May bind the enemy's arms.	10	Shield Mastery, lv. 7	Arms	STR, VIT, LUC
Shield Rush	Attack Skill: Shield Melee bash attack to all enemies. Lowers their physical ATK for a number of turns.	10	Shield Smite, lv. 5	Arms	STR, VIT
Sentinel Guard	Defense Skill: Shield/Guard Makes party's DEF the same as the user's for this turn, and lowers damage taken.	10	Shield Mastery, lv. 10	Arms	{{{7}}}

Phys DEF Up branch

Name	Description	★	Prereq. skill(s)	Body part	Stat(s)
Phys DEF Up	Support Skill Raises physical DEF.	10	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Provoke	Support Skill Raises user's chance of being targeted for a number of turns.	10	Phys DEF Up, lv. 1	Head	{{{7}}}
Pre-Provoke	Support Skill May use Provoke at start of battle.	5	Provoke, lv. 5	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Fortify	Support Skill Raises the user's physical DEF for a number of turns.	10	Phys DEF Up, lv. 3	Arms	{{{7}}}
Parry	Support Skill May void physical attacks towards user's line.	5	Phys DEF Up, lv. 5	Arms	{{{7}}}

Elem DEF Up branch

Name	Description	★	Prereq. skill(s)	Body part	Stat(s)
Elem DEF Up	Support Skill Raises elemental DEF.	10	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Line Cure	Healing Skill Restores 1 line's HP.	10	Elem DEF Up, lv. 3	Head	TEC, VIT
Line Heal	Healing Skill Greatly restores 1 line's HP.	10	Line Cure, lv. 5	Head	TEC, VIT
Aegis	Support Skill May survive a mortal blow with 1 HP.	10	Elem DEF Up, lv. 5	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Armor of Light	Support Skill May void binds, ailments, and debuffs for the user for a number of turns.	10	Elem DEF Up, lv. 10	Head	{{{7}}}

HP Up branch

Name	Description	★	Prereq. skill(s)	Body part	Stat(s)
HP Up	Support Skill: Stat Up Raises maximum HP.	10	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Flee	Special Skill Consumes party's HP to escape from battle to the entrance to the floor.	10	HP Up, lv. 3	Legs	{{{7}}}

Standalone skills

Name	Description	★	Prereq. skill(s)	Body part	Stat(s)
TP Up	Support Skill: Stat Up Raises maximum TP.	10	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Mine	Field Skill: Gathering Allows the user to find more resources at certain mining spots.	10	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}

Etrian Odyssey Nexus

Skills

Main article: Protector/Skills/Etrian Odyssey Nexus

Force skills (Lv. 1)

Name	Description	★	Prereq. skill(s)	Body part	Stat(s)
Shield Protect	Force Boost Increases damage reduction of Guard skills for three turns.	1	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Perfect Defence	Force Break Negates all enemy attacks against the party for one turn.	1	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}

Novice skills (Lv. 1)

Name	Description	★	Prereq. skill(s)	Body part	Stat(s)
Chop	Field Skill Allows the party to find more items at Chop points.	1	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Pre-Provoke	Passive Skill Gives the user a chance to activate Provoke at the start of battle. Will not activate if another party member uses it first.	6	Provoke, lv. 2	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Healing Wall	Heal Skill When the user defends, heals party members on the same line. Total HP recovered is equal to base HP recovery, plus a percentage of the target's max HP.	6	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Provoke	Buff Skill Raises the user's chance of being targeted by enemies, and reduces the damage they suffer.	8	Head, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Shield Smite	Shield Skill Deals melee Bash damage to one enemy. Has a chance to bind the target's arms. Damage is affected by the DEF of the user's shield.	10	Arms, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Fortify	Buff Skill Raises the user's defences for a number of turns. Affects all forms of damage.	8	Cell Divide, lv. 2	Arms	{{{7}}}
Ally Shield	Shield Skill Takes all damage for an ally for one turn, and reduces damage taken.	8	Arms, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Front Guard	Shield Skill Reduces physical damage for the front line for one turn.	6	Arms, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Rear Guard	Shield Skill Reduces physical damage for the rear line for one turn.	4	Front Guard, lv. 2	Arms	{{{7}}}

Veteran skills (Lv. 20)

Name	Description	★	Prereq. skill(s)	Body part	Stat(s)
Volt Wall	Shield Skill Defends against one Volt-element attack for the whole party on the turn on which it is used. At higher levels, absorbs Volt damage instead, healing the user.	6	Arms, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Ice Wall	Shield Skill Defends against one Ice-element attack for the whole party on the turn on which it is used. At higher levels, absorbs Ice damage instead, healing the user.	6	Arms, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Fire Wall	Shield Skill Defends against one Fire-element attack for the whole party on the turn on which it is used. At higher levels, absorbs Fire damage instead, healing the user.	6	Arms, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Physical DEF Up	Stat Up Raises the user's physical defence.	8	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Elemental DEF Up	Stat Up Raises the user's elemental defence.	8	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Keep Guard	Shield Skill Reduces damage for one ally until the end of the next turn. Affects all forms of damage. Cannot use any other Guard skills while active.	6	Arms, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Aegis	Passive Skill Gives the user a chance to survive mortal damage with 1 HP. Does not protect against instant death. Can only activate once per battle.	10	Fortify, lv. 1	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Shield Rush	Shield Skill Deals melee Bash damage to all enemies. Lowers the physical ATK of all enemies for three turns. Damage is affected by the DEF of the user's shield.	10	Shield Smite, lv. 3	Arms	{{{7}}}
Recovery Guard	Shield Skill Reduces physical damage for one line for one turn, and removes binds for that line.	4	Rear Guard, lv. 1	Arms	{{{7}}}

Master skills (Lv. 40)

Name	Description	★	Prereq. skill(s)	Body part	Stat(s)
Shield Flare	Shield Skill The user will automatically counter all incoming attacks with ranged Fire damage until the end of the next turn. Damage is affected by the DEF of the user's shield.	6	Shield Rush, lv. 3	Arms	{{{7}}}
En Garde	Passive Skill The user may automatically defend against incoming attacks, reducing damage taken by 50%. Does not activate Healing Wall.	10	Line Divide, lv. 3	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Line Divide	Shield Skill Takes all damage for one line for one turn, and reduces damage taken.	8	Aegis, lv. 3	Arms	{{{7}}}
Heal Guard	Shield Skill Restores HP for one line, and reduces physical damage to that line for one turn.	6	Recovery Guard, lv. 2	Arms	{{{7}}}
HP Up	Stat Up Raises the user's maximum HP.	8	{{{4}}}, lv. {{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Full Guard	Shield Skill Reduces all damage for the whole party for one turn. After use, cannot be used again for a number of turns.	10	Fire Wall, lv. 2 Ice Wall, lv. 2 Volt Wall, lv. 2	Arms	{{{7}}}

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Protector
Japanese	パラディン	Paladin
Spanish	Paladín	Paladin
French	Paladin	As above.
German	Paladin	As above.
Italian	Paladino	Paladin

Gallery

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  Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl

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  Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl

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  Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl

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  Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl

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  Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight

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  Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight

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  Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight

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  Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight

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  Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight

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  Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight

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  Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight

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  Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight

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  Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth DLC

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  Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth DLC

See also

• Hoplite, a class in Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City serving a similar purpose
• Fortress, a class in Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan serving a similar purpose
• Dragoon, a class in Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth serving a similar purpose