Nairdin's paladin guide - Revision history

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	~Nairdin		~Nairdin
	[[Category: Guides]][[Category: ~~Professional Guides~~]][[Category: ~~Paladin]]~~		[[Category: Professional Guides]][[Category: Paladin]][[Category:Combat Mechanics

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	:''Posted by GALADOS 27 May 2015		:''Posted by GALADOS 27 May 2015

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	*A max effect of +20 DS from [[Guard the Meek (1613)]]		*A max effect of +20 DS from [[Guard the Meek (1613)]]
	*+10 Health points from [[Vigor (1616)]]		*+10 Health points from [[Vigor (1616)]]
	And best of all... Heavy [[damage weighting\|Damage Weighting]] given by [[~~Righteousness~~ (1618)]] + 1 per 30 skill(not ranks) in blessings lore. 15 points at 65 blessings ranks. Note this damage weighting does not appear to affect UAC attacks with or without an additional brawling weapon in hand.*		And best of all... Heavy [[damage weighting\|Damage Weighting]] given by [[Crusade (1618)]] + 1 per 30 skill(not ranks) in blessings lore. 15 points at 65 blessings ranks. Note this damage weighting does not appear to affect UAC attacks with or without an additional brawling weapon in hand.*

	===Religion Lore===		===Religion Lore===
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	Note- 1614 is super effective as a set up spell for UAC attacks, because it raises your MM by lowering the critter chance to evade/block/parry along with the UDF drop		Note- 1614 is super effective as a set up spell for UAC attacks, because it raises your MM by lowering the critter chance to evade/block/parry along with the UDF drop
	*[[Zealot (1617)]]: A great boost for post-cap paladins to work on. Not a NEEDED spell although most paladins (remember the term for these guys?) use it. WE'RE NOT REFERRING TO A 2X OR 3X CAPPED PALADIN. We're referring to someone newly capped or growing. Remember, it's a guide, not a manual.		*[[Zealot (1617)]]: A great boost for post-cap paladins to work on. Not a NEEDED spell although most paladins (remember the term for these guys?) use it. WE'RE NOT REFERRING TO A 2X OR 3X CAPPED PALADIN. We're referring to someone newly capped or growing. Remember, it's a guide, not a manual.
	*[[~~Righteousness~~ (1618)]]: Religion lore adds a better chance to flare more often.		*[[Crusade (1618)]]: Religion lore adds a better chance to flare more often.
	*[[Faith Shield (1619)]]: A novelty spell really useful in a few situations ... usually invasions or PvP against a pure/semi. +12 more TD over the base 50. +62 TD for a minute is pretty useful when you're aggravating Leafiara or Rozy.		*[[Faith Shield (1619)]]: A novelty spell really useful in a few situations ... usually invasions or PvP against a pure/semi. +12 more TD over the base 50. +62 TD for a minute is pretty useful when you're aggravating Leafiara or Rozy.
	*[[Divine Word (1640)]]: 2x per day with 30 ranks religion, 3x with 40. But... don't raise unless you have to. Have a [[cleric]] do it. you can't use [[Chrism]]s anyway and it doesn't fill your head.		*[[Divine Word (1640)]]: 2x per day with 30 ranks religion, 3x with 40. But... don't raise unless you have to. Have a [[cleric]] do it. you can't use [[Chrism]]s anyway and it doesn't fill your head.

GS4-GYRES: Updated 1618 reference to Righteousness (was Crusade) after spell renamed.

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Updated 1618 reference to Righteousness (was Crusade) after spell renamed.

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	*A max effect of +20 DS from [[Guard the Meek (1613)]]		*A max effect of +20 DS from [[Guard the Meek (1613)]]
	*+10 Health points from [[Vigor (1616)]]		*+10 Health points from [[Vigor (1616)]]
	And best of all... Heavy [[damage weighting\|Damage Weighting]] given by [[~~Crusade~~ (1618)]] + 1 per 30 skill(not ranks) in blessings lore. 15 points at 65 blessings ranks. Note this damage weighting does not appear to affect UAC attacks with or without an additional brawling weapon in hand.*		And best of all... Heavy [[damage weighting\|Damage Weighting]] given by [[Righteousness (1618)]] + 1 per 30 skill(not ranks) in blessings lore. 15 points at 65 blessings ranks. Note this damage weighting does not appear to affect UAC attacks with or without an additional brawling weapon in hand.*

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	Note- 1614 is super effective as a set up spell for UAC attacks, because it raises your MM by lowering the critter chance to evade/block/parry along with the UDF drop		Note- 1614 is super effective as a set up spell for UAC attacks, because it raises your MM by lowering the critter chance to evade/block/parry along with the UDF drop
	*[[Zealot (1617)]]: A great boost for post-cap paladins to work on. Not a NEEDED spell although most paladins (remember the term for these guys?) use it. WE'RE NOT REFERRING TO A 2X OR 3X CAPPED PALADIN. We're referring to someone newly capped or growing. Remember, it's a guide, not a manual.		*[[Zealot (1617)]]: A great boost for post-cap paladins to work on. Not a NEEDED spell although most paladins (remember the term for these guys?) use it. WE'RE NOT REFERRING TO A 2X OR 3X CAPPED PALADIN. We're referring to someone newly capped or growing. Remember, it's a guide, not a manual.
	*[[~~Crusade~~ (1618)]]: Religion lore adds a better chance to flare more often.		*[[Righteousness (1618)]]: Religion lore adds a better chance to flare more often.
	*[[Faith Shield (1619)]]: A novelty spell really useful in a few situations ... usually invasions or PvP against a pure/semi. +12 more TD over the base 50. +62 TD for a minute is pretty useful when you're aggravating Leafiara or Rozy.		*[[Faith Shield (1619)]]: A novelty spell really useful in a few situations ... usually invasions or PvP against a pure/semi. +12 more TD over the base 50. +62 TD for a minute is pretty useful when you're aggravating Leafiara or Rozy.
	*[[Divine Word (1640)]]: 2x per day with 30 ranks religion, 3x with 40. But... don't raise unless you have to. Have a [[cleric]] do it. you can't use [[Chrism]]s anyway and it doesn't fill your head.		*[[Divine Word (1640)]]: 2x per day with 30 ranks religion, 3x with 40. But... don't raise unless you have to. Have a [[cleric]] do it. you can't use [[Chrism]]s anyway and it doesn't fill your head.

TALONIAS: /* Cmans, Shield Use and Armor Specializations */

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Cmans, Shield Use and Armor Specializations

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	Do your research. Test different skills. [[Skill migration\|Migrating]] cmans sucks but it's worth seeing for yourself what's effective and what's not.		Do your research. Test different skills. [[Skill migration\|Migrating]] cmans sucks but it's worth seeing for yourself what's effective and what's not.
			When people ask my cman and shield skill advice i tell them this:

			If you're gonna use a shield, go all the way. get a sancted spiked tower shield, train shield spike mastery and always stay in forward or higher stance for those reactive spike flares on a block, while keeping up 1609 for the extra block chance.
⚫	Armor skills: [[Armored Fluidity]].

			For cmans, 3-4 ranks wspec, 2-3 focus for TD, then train the skills that are being used against you. if you're getting wrecked by shield bash, train cman sbash. if you're getting charged by stupid critters with their lance to the eye crap move, train cman charge. if you're no longer fighting stuff with shields, untrain cman sbash and put the points elsewhere. It really doesn't take long to migrate cmans.

		⚫	Armor skills: [[Armored Fluidity]].

	==Hunting==		==Hunting==

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Summoning Lore

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	*1602: adds +1 RT for a total +3 on a failed warding roll.		*1602: adds +1 RT for a total +3 on a failed warding roll.
	*1603: max benefit.		*1603: max benefit.
	*1604: Increases ~~damage~~ ~~done~~ by plasma flares from 1604 or paladin bonding rank 2.		*1604: Increases crit rank for plasma flares from 1604 or paladin bonding rank 2.
	*1605: +2% DF. The next DF bonus is 18 ranks. You can move here for the extra 1% DF but... meh.		*1605: +2% DF. The next DF bonus is 18 ranks. You can move here for the extra 1% DF but... meh.
	*[[Sanctify (1625)]]: Mana capacity of the bonded weapon is increased by +1 per rank, level of spell that can be infused is increased. Holds 20 charges of 1602 at 15 summoning ranks, which is what I use most of the time(against defenders to slow them down even more. Beseech weapon, attack, 1615, mstrike will usually take out a defender without giving them a chance to attack more than once and give you plenty of time to search them (about 12-13 seconds).		*[[Sanctify (1625)]]: Mana capacity of the bonded weapon is increased by +1 per rank, level of spell that can be infused is increased. Holds 20 charges of 1602 at 15 summoning ranks, which is what I use most of the time(against defenders to slow them down even more. Beseech weapon, attack, 1615, mstrike will usually take out a defender without giving them a chance to attack more than once and give you plenty of time to search them (about 12-13 seconds).

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Weapon Options

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	Paladin can be good at any weapon skill because our spells help in so many different ways, you have to take in to consideration lore training carefully for the bonuses from spells, depending on weapon type.		Paladin can be good at any weapon skill because our spells help in so many different ways, you have to take in to consideration lore training carefully for the bonuses from spells, depending on weapon type.

	Your weapon is your choice. A paladin can make anything from brawling (utilizing [[sancted]] gloves + ~~knuckle-blade~~ + 1618 a paladin can get 5 offensive flares on a single punch, ~~and~~ ~~webbing~~ ~~your~~ ~~foe~~ ~~can~~ ~~tier~~ ~~you~~ up ~~automagically~~ on ~~your~~ ~~second~~ ~~punch!~~ ~~our~~ ~~spells~~ ~~that~~ ~~add DF from [[Arm~~ of ~~the~~ ~~Arkati~~ ~~(1605)]]~~ and at ~~least~~ ~~Heavy~~ ~~damage~~ ~~weighting~~ ~~from~~ ~~1608~~ ~~make~~ ~~this~~ a ~~viable~~ ~~hunting~~ ~~style~~), ~~to using a~~ ~~maul~~ or ~~lance~~. I'll explain when we get to spells.		Your weapon is your choice. A paladin can make anything from brawling (utilizing [[sancted]] gloves + a bonded UAC compatible brawling weapon + 1618 a paladin can get 5 offensive flares on a single punch.(*at this time, 1618 does NOT add damage weighting to UAC. Several GM's including Estild were made aware of this at simucon and hopefully it's on a list of fixes somewhere.) With [[Arm of the Arkati (1605)]], almost any weapon works. I'll explain when we get to spells.

	I was a capped paladin with mace/shield in order to control the variables involved with critter combat as much as I could for a long time, and this works out great! (crush only damage, best fatal [[crit]] percentage for head/neck shots) I have also used edged&shield/pole/brawl&shield and THW with katana, claid, mattock and maul. I prefer brawling as a personal preference and for my RP.		I was a capped paladin with mace/shield in order to control the variables involved with critter combat as much as I could for a long time, and this works out great! (crush only damage, best fatal [[crit]] percentage for head/neck shots) I have also used edged&shield/pole/brawl&shield/katar and THW with katana, claid, mattock and maul. I prefer brawling as a personal preference and for my RP.

	==Training Dilemma==		==Training Dilemma==

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Spells to Keep Up

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	*1608 - Ignore FoF for extra opponents, make everything not grouped to you target only you. Let's see a warrior block do that! The FoF offset effect lasts 60 seconds.		*1608 - Ignore FoF for extra opponents, make everything not grouped to you target only you. Let's see a warrior block do that! The FoF offset effect lasts 60 seconds.
	*1617 - Cannot be used if 1609 is up. Good for those hunts when you need more AS, but are good on DS		*1617 - Cannot be used if 1609 is up. Good for those hunts when you need more AS, but are good on DS
	*1618 - This one's tricky but if used right, gives at least HDW plus an ~~unknown~~ blessings lore ~~bonus~~ to ~~the~~ ~~weighting.~~ ~~Lasts 1 minute~~, ~~has~~ a ~~total~~ ~~3 minute cooldown.~~ 1 minute on, 2 ~~off. If cast before the~~ cooldown ~~the~~ ~~mana~~ ~~cost~~ ~~increases~~ by ~~9 for each subsequent cast (18, 27, 36, etc~~.)		*1618 - This one's tricky but if used right, gives at least HDW plus 1 per 30 blessings lore skill to your strikes(except UAC, at this time.). Lasts 1 minute, has no cooldown and can be recast or refreshed.
	*1619: novelty/invasion/pvp against pures/semis		*1619: novelty/invasion/pvp against pures/semis. also great to use in the scatter vs liches.

	Please read through the section on lores for some more specific hunting tweaks and strategies using spells to your advantage.		Please read through the section on lores for some more specific hunting tweaks and strategies using spells to your advantage.

	Yes, I know I didn't cover everything. It's after midnight and I've gotta be at work in 2 hours!

	This is my short little paladin training guide. Tear it apart, Take my advice, or... don't. Up to you.		This is my short little paladin training guide. Tear it apart, Take my advice, or... don't. Up to you.

TALONIAS: /* Hunting */

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Hunting

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	Growing up, you don't have much mana so make it count. You can ward almost anything your level or a little higher so use that to your advantage. Set up entire rooms with 1614 then open mstrike, use web if you are in hauberk (for low spell hindrance using web.) against single foes and lop off some heads with open ambush. If in plate just stick to 1614. Web is more expensive, but a little more effective.		Growing up, you don't have much mana so make it count. You can ward almost anything your level or a little higher so use that to your advantage. Set up entire rooms with 1614 then open mstrike, use web if you are in hauberk (for low spell hindrance using web.) against single foes and lop off some heads with open ambush. If in plate just stick to 1614. Web is more expensive, but a little more effective.

	At cap... Be in plate. 1614/open ambush works great, so does mstrike. I'm not gonna go into details for this because you're cap. If you don't know how to hunt well by now, you need more than a guide, you need a [[Mentors\|mentor]]. Post-cap you can train more armor use, but you're still going to want to use 1603 because MnS hindrance sucks. With 150 ranks armor use and rank 5 armor fluidity, MnS is 88% without 1603, 2% with it. Paladin hindrance is 8%. 0 with 1603 up (lasts 30 seconds).		At cap... If you're not UAC, Be in plate. 1614/open ambush works great, so does mstrike. I'm not gonna go into details for this because you're cap. If you don't know how to hunt well by now, you need more than a guide, you need a [[Mentors\|mentor]]. Post-cap you can train more armor use, but you're still going to want to use 1603 because MnS hindrance sucks. With 150 ranks armor use and rank 5 armor fluidity, MnS is 88% without 1603, 2% with it. Paladin hindrance is 8%. 0 with 1603 up (lasts 30 seconds).

	===Spells to Keep Up===		===Spells to Keep Up===

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Magic Item Use

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	====[[Magic Item Use]]====		====[[Magic Item Use]]====
	~~MIU~~: ~~Same as~~ arcane symbols.		See: arcane symbols.

	If you know a good sorcerer who can unlock scrolls, (Insert free advertising for Allereli here) focus more on arcane symbols.		If you know a good sorcerer who can unlock scrolls, (Insert free advertising for Allereli here) focus more on arcane symbols.

	If you prefer [[mage rechargeable]]s and imbeds, train more MIU.		If you prefer [[mage rechargeable]]s and imbeds, train more MIU.

	====Cmans, Shield Use and [[Armor Specialization]]s====		====Cmans, Shield Use and [[Armor Specialization]]s====
	Really can vary on what type of weapon combination you use.		Really can vary on what type of weapon combination you use.