cud u help with my paladin

[Istari]

How shud i spec my Paladin. He is currently lvl 20 and has(or something like that):
19 Chant
19 2hand
5 Slash

I want chant and 2hand to be my main skills but when shud i stop them? I have been told to also keepp slash high because it has something to do with minimum damage so when shud i stop this? Also i want to put as many spare points as possible in parry!

plz help if u can

 

[SilverHood]

slash is your minimum damage done...
2H is your maximum damage done

Get slash up and you are guaranteed to do more damage..... if you leave it low, and imporve 2H even more, you "might" do more damage, but then again, you might not

It's damage variance..... get slash up, leave chants and 2H for a level and just pack eveything into slash, and you should be ok

 

[klavrynd]

how's this for an unkillable pve beast?

saracen pally
50 shield
45 chants for last hp song
36 crush/thrust


comments please

 

[SilverHood]

do shield do 48 instead, and take weapon do 39 instead

Could be fun... still remember using engage and heal chant with my pally in beta

I got aggro.... blocked all hits from 1 mob (with engage), most from another (whom my group were beating on)

great fun, and grps love you

 

[Istari]

ok i will increase slash. but when shud i stop 2hand and chant...i heard i shud stop chant at lvl 45? what about 2hand?

 

[SilverHood]

never played my pally that high.... ask other pallies in game....just keep chants high, and make sure slash doesn't fall too far behind 2H

 

[starblade]

Llo Istari,

Looking at your stats, you have a very high max damage but a low base (minimum) damage and may be experiencing trouble killing mobs due to low damage.

As a 2hander, remember that only parry and high AF prevents you from being hit and/or taking high damage. The following could be helpfull for now, and in the future :

Chants : Your chants are what makes you stand out as a pally. If you want super damage, go for an armsman. The pally role, whether offensive or defensive is a support role, both in PvE and RvR. Get them to 48 I would say giving you highest group AF boost. It will substantially raise AF even with wearing epic armor.

Slash : Since this is base damage, keep it at at least half level, so train it in your next levels leaving 2handed alone. At lvl 50, aim for a minimum of 34 something.

2handed : Max damage and styles. If you keep up chants, this will stay well below your level but still high enough for you to deal respectable damage. Usually kept mine around (level -5 or 6) You will not get max damage but the AF spell/chant will compensate for that.

Parry : Your ony defensive skill. You get it at lvl 15 and it is very much worth some skill points. Put all extra's in it ! Also, get them dex items to help your chance on parry since we are stuck with a real stupid PIETY as stat increase

Use the character builder at Catacombs to plan your character a bit.

As a 2hander, I aim for lvl 50 skills being :
chant : 48
2 handed : round 44
slash : round 35
parry : round 18
Final stats are not fixed yet since they depend on which items / armor / weapons I get in the final few levels to go. Altho you will hardly be able to brag over doing orange con (who needs that anyway ) yellow cons will be no prob and you'll have no prob hitting epic mobs n things like that. The high AF chant will make you loved by the ones you group with reducing tank damage and saving up healer power.

All this is just a vision on how I play my pally. Opinions may differ but I'm very proud of this character and so is my guild. Just hang on to it and you will continue to be a great value to our church and the realm of albion.

 

[Istari]

ok thnx for all ur help...now with my scout, what...just kidding