Is the Oathbreaker paladin’s Channel Divinity option Control Undead based off of character level or paladin level

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The Oathbreaker paladin's Channel Divinity feature states (emphasis mine):

Control Undead. As an action, the paladin targets one undead creature he or she can see within 30 feet of him or her. The target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the target must obey the paladin’s commands for the next 24 hours, or until the paladin uses this Channel Divinity option again. An undead whose challenge rating is equal to or greater than the paladin’s level is immune to this effect.

Is this ability based on character level or paladin level?

Best Answer

It's paladin levels

For these reasons:

  1. The rules are written assuming only single class characters except when explicitly dealing with multiclassing.

  2. There are vanishingly few features that use character level rather than class level. Off the cuff, Cantrip scaling and proficiency bonus are the only ones I can think of. It is explicit that they use character level.

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