Another difference is that while both Dark Knight and Paladin have a first level skill that causes AoE damage to all targets in a very large range (Activated by using any Smash Attack), the Dark Knight's steal does slightly more damage than the Paladin's grasp at stage 1, however at stage 2 both Steal and Grasp deal the same amount of damage. Steal has the additional effect of adding a part of that damage to your Attack and Magic Attack. This translates into the Dark Knight being able to build up more damage than the Paladin the longer it fights.