0. Warning/Introduction
Before you choose to be a paladin, think about this:
1. Paladin equips are really expensive for a new player.
2. Paladin is a support class, not really a killer (however your defence kills :biggrin: ).
3. Dont make a paladin unless you fully understand the game mechanics. The key to win is to put on Right gears, so u need to know what exactly is needed in current situation.
1. Pros and Cons
+ Paladins are always welcome to any guild and Ladder party. You are in great demand :cool:
+ Very high survivability
+ Reflecting - is the best way to kill :devil:
- The only one strong attack - Matyrs Reckoning is melee range and neutral property, so it is easily countered.
- While devotion, Paladin is the one who eats all the berries and dies first anyway.
- You can not normally kill people unless they attack you. Its really annoying sometimes.
2. Useful skills
I dont insert the exact skill descriptions, as you can always read them on RMS for instance. Just some comments.
1. Matyrs Reckoning. Your primary attack. Dont use it if you deal low damage on your target. Save your yggs.
2. Gloria Domini. Annoys people and reduces asura damage per second greatly if gloria is spammed on one target.
3. Magnum Break . Pushes out of cloaking status and gives +hit for a duration.
4. Guard. Enchances your survivability. Recommended during devotion.
5. Shield Reflect. 40% damage reflect is always good.
6. Defending aura. Must have when facing ranged damage dealers (clowns, snipers), however it decreases your movement speed, so use it wisely.
7. Devotion. The most valuable pally skill. Makes all the damage dealt to your devoted party member damage you instead.
Your high HP and good Ygg eating style saves lives.
8. Battle chant. Very nice in WoE. Just devo people and BC some area. Champs gonna love you.
9. Shrink. Turn it on to keep attackers away from you.
10. Shield chain. Spam it to damage lock the target. also its good for freezing people on distance.
11. Endure. Good when you need to move while being attacked. Also adds 10Mdef on lvl 10 :biggrin:
12. Provoke. Use it to amplify your enemys damage to reflect-kill them.
3. Stats
dex 150 totall
agi to 195 aspd with 1hPally spear
vit 300 (28x vit if you are going to devo)
int - enough to use Matyr + all the shield buffs while wearing the 2xFBH boots.
str - everything that is left.
Instant cast is needed to spam Glorias and to devote people fast.
195 aspd to be able to coma and burst Matyrs.
300 vit to be able to devo and to maximize Matyr damage.
This much int - to save some berries :biggrin:
And all that left is needed in Str to carry Equips and Berries.
4. Gears
Headgears:
GVH / Fhelm + 2kiel
GVH / Fhelm + Mayap and Fsold
Best aura you can get (EMP, Zod, ROP etc.)
RAW / Avian wings
any 10% damage reduct wings (SWs, Fluffy wings)
Scarf
Ref Devi hat / Poring Hat
Observer
Sheep Hat
FArmors:
2x OL
GR + OL
GR + Tao
Tao + Tao
Angeling + OL
FBoots:
2x Dwiz or Dwiz+Firelock or 2xFirelocks (depends which one you like more :-)
2x FBHs
2x Am Muts
FCloaks:
2xDevs; 2xRays; 2xSkolls
+10 ValkCloaks:
Dev; Ray; Skoll
FShields:
GTB; Usako
Strong Shields:
Maya; High orc; Usako; Alice
Belts:
2x Vit belts.
Weapons:
1hSpear + 2xTGen + 2xSkel Workers
Edge
Combat knife
any weapon + VR+WS+Dwar+SK
Comments:
+10 gears are nice for pally, since you gonna reflect more on IP/thana users.
I dont ever use RSX. Use Strong shields instead.
Tao+OL is useless combination. use 2xOLs or 2xTaos.
5. How to use that
Default following:
GVH + Fsold and mayap
Sacreds
GR + Tao
Fshield + usako
2x Skolls
Dwiz boots
Combat knife
Explanation:
No rays default as Champions dont full asura paladins if they are sane. Regear after they see that you have low reflect.
Skolls just to make sure you dont get fast killed by random thana user.
!! Always remember: !!
Switch off guard when you are going to reflect.
VS champions:
Use GR+OL as primary armor and modify your damage with cloaks/shields and boots.
If champ goes ultra low damage to survive try 2xOLs.
If that still not works - then fast put on 2xTao+FBHs+DMG spear and Matyr him.
Regear fast and count before you switch. Experience helps.
VS sinx:
2xOLs default. Use AmMuts and Devs in cloak to make them kill themselves in 1 hit. Regear from low to high reflect as fast as you can and they wont be ready to that and will die due to insufficient YggSpam.
VS LKs:
Maximize reflect. I can make LKs kill themselves with 1 BB while i stay alive.
VS any magic class:
2xDevs + Strong shield with maya + 2xTaos + 2xAmMuts. 1 cast that you reflect kills them.
VS stalkers:
Depends on what skill they copy. Just fcp and see other class tactics.
VS clowns/Snipers/gypsies:
Try to WS and Strip them and Matyr after. Not much you can do vs them if they fcp. Just put on Redux and fcp + DefAura. Wait till their fcp runs out or try to coma them. Spam gloria domini on them also to avoidrunning after them.
VS Creators:
Real pain. Get fcp and full redux. Spam them with gloria. Their bottles cost zeny and they eat more ygg while you spam with 4x kiels. Just wait creator to get tired. nothin esle you can do :-(
VS Ninjas:
Force them to use final strike to attack you (wear GTB and Def.Aura on) and Gloria domini them right after FS. Free kill.
VS Whitesmiths:
Not really many whitesmiths in FRo, so i lack tactics and i cant even remeber when i fought one last time (Maybe it was Enuo about uhm... months ago lol). However if you see WS you can be pretty sure he has thana or IP on, so default skolls and FCP at first. Since you can not reflect High speed cart ram damage, try to WS/Coma and Matyr them.
Gears While devo:
Find the most dangerous opponents that you are facingin pvp and put redux gear vs them. you must have at least 1 tao in armor. if noone attacks you, go to 2xTaos to save yggs but be always ready to switch.
6. Conclusion
It is not a complete guide for a paladin but i think that it covers most of the aspects of gameplay. It is a beta guide, so post your remarks, suggestions and ideas. Ill be glad to improve this guide.
Thanks for reading, pallies are the best! :laugh:
Edits:
-Added provoke skill comment;
-Added some useful headgears (sheep hat and a poring hat as an option instead of DeviHat);
-Tactics vs Ninjas and WS;
-Stats section has a 28x vit option as it was considered to be useful thing to save some stats for yggs
