Storm Paladin

The Storm Paladin is one of four Paladins found in Infinity Blade I. Like all Paladins, it is a large (light) titan. It wields the Sword of Storms and the Odin Guard. Its design is reusued for the Iron Paladin in Infinity Blade II.
For some reason, it also yields significantly less Finishing Bonus XP. 
==Infinity Blade I==
The Storm Paladin always has attack and resistance. But otherwise, is identical to the other Paladins.
==Location in Infinity Blade I==
The Storm Paladin can be randomly encountered at the River, the Outer Gate, and the Central Stairway. It can also be fought on round 5 of Survival Mode. 
==Infinity Blade II==
The Storm Paladin returns, renamed the Iron Paladin. It no longer always has attacks and resistance, but may have other elemental abilities. Additionally, it now shares the voice of the Marrow Fiend.
It was added in the Skycages update. Shares the fury chains of The Dark Knight and Infinity Blade II's variant of the Rookbane. Like all paladins in Infinity Blade, it still has the substandard Finishing Bonus no matter what rebirth you have advanced to. Deals twice as much damage or so than you usually take against other Titans.
==Combat Infinity Blade I and II== 
The Storm/Iron Paladin fights identically to the other Paladins in Infinity Blade I and fights the same in Infinity Blade II. Paladins are generally more agile than other Large Enemies in Infinity Blade I. They can sometimes attack multiple times in quick succession. This, combined with their high damage can make Paladins some of the most dangerous non boss enemies found in Infinity Blade I. In Infinity Blade II, they can also be a somewhat difficult opponent but due to more numerus and more powerful Items in Infinity Blade II, they aren't as threatening as they are in Infinity Blade I. 
===Stepbacks Infinity Blade I and II=== 
The Storm/Iron Paladin has three Stepbacks
Jump Slash
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In this Stepback the Storm/Iron Paladin does a faint attack as a distraction, then follows up with an overhead slash, and then leaps into the air to deliver another overhead slash. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is dodge both of the overhead swings, then right before the Storm/Slash Iron Paladin recovers, a stab icon will appear on his head, allowing you to deal extra damage and start attacking. Additionally, you can also parry the first strike by swiping up to avoid the Stepback entirely, at the cost of less damage. If you're having trouble with either of these then holding shield will also work, it's just the least efficient sense it will give you the least amount of time to strike back, and Storm/Iron Paladin can still deal damage if he has attacks, provided you don't have a corresponding elemental defense shield.	
In this Stepback the Storm/Iron Paladin does a faint attack as a distraction, then follows up with an overhead slash, and then leaps into the air to deliver another overhead slash. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is dodge both of the overhead swings, then right before the Storm/Slash Iron Paladin recovers, a stab icon will appear on his head, allowing you to deal extra damage and start attacking. Additionally, you can also parry the first strike by swiping up to avoid the Stepback entirely, at the cost of less damage. If you're having trouble with either of these then holding shield will also work, it's just the least efficient sense it will give you the least amount of time to strike back, and Storm/Iron Paladin can still deal damage if he has attacks, provided you don't have a corresponding elemental defense shield.	
In this Stepback the Storm/Iron Paladin does a faint attack as a distraction, then follows up with an overhead slash, and then leaps into the air to deliver another overhead slash. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is dodge both of the overhead swings, then right before the Storm/Slash Iron Paladin recovers, a stab icon will appear on his head, allowing you to deal extra damage and start attacking. Additionally, you can also parry the first strike by swiping up to avoid the Stepback entirely, at the cost of less damage. If you're having trouble with either of these then holding shield will also work, it's just the least efficient sense it will give you the least amount of time to strike back, and Storm/Iron Paladin can still deal damage if he has attacks, provided you don't have a corresponding elemental defense shield.
Jump back Swing Around
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In this Stepback the Storm/Iron Paladin jumps back, before spinning and delivering a slash from the right, and then the left.
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge to the right, and then, right before the Storm/Iron Paladin follows up with his second attack, a stab Icon will appear on his side, allowing you to interrupt his Stepback, and deal extra damage. Alternatively, you can dodge to the right, and then left, to avoid his two attacks respectively. If you're having trouble with either of these then holding shield will also work, it's just the least efficient sense it will give you the least amount of time to strike back, and Storm/Iron Paladin can still deal damage sense if he has attacks, provided you don't have a corresponding elemental defense shield.	
In this Stepback the Storm/Iron Paladin jumps back, before spinning and delivering a slash from the right, and then the left.
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge to the right, and then, right before the Storm/Iron Paladin follows up with his second attack, a stab Icon will appear on his side, allowing you to interrupt his Stepback, and deal extra damage. Alternatively, you can dodge to the right, and then left, to avoid his two attacks respectively. If you're having trouble with either of these then holding shield will also work, it's just the least efficient sense it will give you the least amount of time to strike back, and Storm/Iron Paladin can still deal damage sense if he has attacks, provided you don't have a corresponding elemental defense shield.	
In this Stepback the Storm/Iron Paladin jumps back, before spinning and delivering a slash from the right, and then the left.
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge to the right, and then, right before the Storm/Iron Paladin follows up with his second attack, a stab Icon will appear on his side, allowing you to interrupt his Stepback, and deal extra damage. Alternatively, you can dodge to the right, and then left, to avoid his two attacks respectively. If you're having trouble with either of these then holding shield will also work, it's just the least efficient sense it will give you the least amount of time to strike back, and Storm/Iron Paladin can still deal damage sense if he has attacks, provided you don't have a corresponding elemental defense shield.
Sheild charge Slash 2
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In this stepback Storm/Iron Paladin backs up slightly, before delivering a Sheild bash to the center, following up with a slash from the left, and then another slash from the right.
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, by far the easiest is to simply dodge in any direction to avoid the shield bash, then a Stab Icon will appear on the Storm/Iron Paladins chest, hitting it will end the Stepback early, and let you do extra damage. Alternivly, you can dodge in any direction to avoid the shield bash, then dodge to the left, and then to the right to avoid the follow up slashes. Shielding is not advisable here, as Storm/Iron Paladin's shield bash can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense]] (if he has attacks]]), so The Storm/Iron Paladin doesn't break your blocks.	
In this stepback Storm/Iron Paladin backs up slightly, before delivering a Sheild bash to the center, following up with a slash from the left, and then another slash from the right.
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, by far the easiest is to simply dodge in any direction to avoid the shield bash, then a Stab Icon will appear on the Storm/Iron Paladins chest, hitting it will end the Stepback early, and let you do extra damage. Alternivly, you can dodge in any direction to avoid the shield bash, then dodge to the left, and then to the right to avoid the follow up slashes. Shielding is not advisable here, as Storm/Iron Paladin's shield bash can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense]] (if he has attacks]]), so The Storm/Iron Paladin doesn't break your blocks.	
In this stepback Storm/Iron Paladin backs up slightly, before delivering a Sheild bash to the center, following up with a slash from the left, and then another slash from the right.
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, by far the easiest is to simply dodge in any direction to avoid the shield bash, then a Stab Icon will appear on the Storm/Iron Paladins chest, hitting it will end the Stepback early, and let you do extra damage. Alternivly, you can dodge in any direction to avoid the shield bash, then dodge to the left, and then to the right to avoid the follow up slashes. Shielding is not advisable here, as Storm/Iron Paladin's shield bash can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense]] (if he has attacks]]), so The Storm/Iron Paladin doesn't break your blocks.
===Combat tips Infinity Blade I and II===
The Storm/Iron Paladin, along with all other Paladins, can be quick, and deal Hevey elemental damage, bringing a shield with resistance to , such as the Supreme Shield or Ruby Shield, is advisable when facing them in Infinity Blade I, as Storm Paladin will always have attack and resistance after a few bloodlines in Infinity Blade I. In Infinity Blade II, make sure to bring a corresponding elemental defense shield, or gem. Other than that, Paladins Stepbacks can be avoided pretty easily, and with practice Storm/Iron Paladins shouldn't be much of a problem. 
==Gallery==
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Category:Titans
Category:Titans in Infinity Blade I