Paragon Boards is a core mechanic of Diablo 4 that automatically unlocks when you reach level 50. At first glance, Paragon Boards may seem confusing and overwhelming, but just like every other game mechanic, it actually pretty simple once you get to know it.
Starting from Level 1 to Level 50, you have your usual skill tree, which can be leveled with skill points you get from leveling up, but once you reach Level 50, all the XP and skill points you gain past Level 50 go into Paragon boards.
For each level you go past Level 50, you get 4 points that can be used on Paragon Boards, and each Paragon Board will contain a Glyph socket. Glyphs are collectible items that are found all around the Sanctuary, and these Glyphs can be inserted into a Paragon Board Glyph socket which will provide you with bonus stats and perks based amount of tiles surrounding it.
Generally, there isn’t any “best” paragon board because, depending on your class and the build you are aiming for, your setup can vary a lot, and when built right, Paragon board bonuses will have considerable effects on your build.
How to Use Paragon Boards?
A Glyph can be equipped in the Paragon tree, which will add bonuses based on the modifiers on the Glyph added and tiles surrounding it; basically, you can think of Glyph as a skill buffer. Glyphs will only support a limited amount of skills surrounding them, and this radius can be extended by leveling up a Glyph. Make sure to select tiles that have great synergy with your Glyph!
Tiles make up the most of a Paragon board, and which tiles are useful will depend upon your build. Some things to note are that the Tiles on a Paragon Tree have different tiers:
Normal Tiles: Most common nodes on the Paragon tree will always provide a +5 bonus to all main stats.
Magic Tiles: Rarer than normal tiles and provide more buffs than normal tiles, and will grant bonuses than just stats.
Rare Tile: Game changer for most builds will provide you a huge boost, and there are only six rare tiles per Paragon board. Rare tiles are surrounded by a Cluster of Magic tiles and are somewhat difficult to unlock as well.
Legendary Tile: Located at the center of every Paragon board and these tiles will provide a huge boost in power along with a unique attribute.
Tips and Tricks about Paragon Boards.
When starting out, try to focus on the nodes first, as early Glyphs tiers like Rare and pretty much useless according to us because they are not really worth the effort for the meager amount of benefits they give, and its better to focus on getting to the higher rarity tiles first.
You can rotate your Paragon Board with a button on the top right. While this seems obvious, some people can miss it, and optimally rotating your Paragon Board will let you get that perfect tile for your build much faster.
“The best defense is the best offense” and “dead dps is zero dps,” you most likely have heard of these and so make sure to prioritize both defense and offense equally.
Be careful about what Board you choose because you will never have enough skill points to level up all of them, and each class comes with eight boards, which all have different variations of skills and bonuses. Which Paragon board to use will depend entirely upon your build, and it won’t hurt to take a moment and just go through all the paragon boards and brainstorm the best leveling path.
Rather than trying to fill up a single Paragon board, it’s usually better to spread out your skill point to a lot of Paragon boards, a build spanning over 6 Paragon boards is generally considered to be a very powerful endgame build but generally 3 or 4 Paragon boards are enough.
