I ' ve always been a fan of Smaragdine , personally . <| sep |> Likewise with your wise observation , Mr . Possibly A . Canuck . <| sep |> Well it depends on the rest of the class a Paladin can get Compelled Duel from level 2 , and starts with 2 slots , increasing by 1 every couple of levels . If the class is roughly balanced with a Paladin in every other way , then having more than 2 uses at level 2 would probably be excessive . The fact that a Paladin ' s spellcasting is more versatile than a static ability is probably made up for by the fact that your ability is more powerful than the Compelled Duel spell . <| sep |> Did they even show the defensive holding from earlier in the drive ? Fumble seemed like the correct call , but the PI I ' ll admit since I ' m not 100 % familiar with the rules looked pretty mild .