Paladin specs

[Nazgul]

I have a lvl 40 paladin which is currently 2hand slash. I am going to change to 1hand slash and shield with respec.

Is this the best option for a paladin?

I was thinking of specs and thought this might be best:
46 chant
42 shield
43 slash
rest parry

Is this best or shud I spec in chants further so I can get the better shield chant at 48?

any help wud be greatly appriciated

 

[cruhar]

well ...
1) read the other posts before you make your own
2) a good place to check out specs is http:daoc.catacombs.com
3) Chants is was make us different from armsmen!
4) consider to lower your slash, your damageoutput is low anyway

The spec is fine, but id go for 48 chants ... less slash 25ish

you 1handed Epic-sword adds +6 to slash, so already there you have a nice add .. the only reason to have higher slash is to get the styles --- Most Paladins are going for 29 slash to get the amatyst-slash ... I havent done that, but I assume i gonna try it out when respec comes ... or when I raise in level ;D

just remember to spec your paladin the way you like to play him ...
my spec is going to be
Slash: 21
Shield: 42
Parry: 36
Chants: 48

I have thought about raising the slash to 29, but im not sure.

at the moment I can solo yellows 1-3 at the time and have 100% afterwards ... but when we go RvR i cant use a godly PvE.char for much since the RvR is much different from PvE!

just remember its your paladin

 

[Progenie]

If it helps at all, my finial spec will be :

Sheild 42
Gets you Slam with long duration stun.

Chant 46
Max Dmg Add and End Chant, only missing out max AF chant

Slash 39
Gets Backslash, usefull damage when your not the main tank.

Parry 20
Basically whats left into a bit more defense.

I am prolly not correct in my use of points but then who is as its all down to personal preferance. There is not wrong way to do it (well there are but there obviously wrong). Just spend your points as you see fit.

A lot of Pallys will tell you to stop spending points on Chants at lvl 30, to me this is wrong 'cos its chanting that defines the class and makes 'em different to the Arms.

 

[old.willowywicca]

Originally posted by cruhar
4) consider to lower your slash, your damageoutput is low anyway

erm making your damage even worse isn't really the solution, since parry really isn't fantastic guaranteed higher damage is probably a better choice tbh.. also I think I met a low weapon spec pala the other day, he was hitting me for 35-45 with a medium speed weapon (it was not a fast 2.3spd one) which you're not gonna be able to kill anything with really...