[Advice Wanted] How do I build this Dragonborn Paladin?

victorstillwater

I'm doing some work at the moment, but I wanted to stop by and ask how I should build a tanky Dragonborn Paladin?

The stats I picked at the start were 17/17 CON-CHA... but I'm not sure how to go about developing this character over time while I casually play.

I heard (after looking around the forums after making my Pally) there was a patch that sort of made Oathbound Paladins less powerful, but I don't know what I should be doing to make this character a good tank or an otherwise solo-and-party-friendly sort of chap.

Build Advice most appreciated.

wildfirede

The patch made us not less powerfull but mortal - before it was enough to have ap regen and some hp and you could spam bubble and binding oath and play any build as a imortallity battery - now you can and must use the paladin skills (love it).


I myself run full bulwark with 15 points in healing to give power to my party

my primary focus is health
you survive more and give more to the party (aura of courage)

with secondary focus on defense/deflection till you hit 80% damage reduction then deflection only


and recovery as my offensive stat - so basicly all that gear that has "ward" in it's name.

victorstillwater

wildfirede said:

The patch made us not less powerfull but mortal - before it was enough to have ap regen and some hp and you could spam bubble and binding oath and play any build as a imortallity battery - now you can and must use the paladin skills (love it).





I myself run full bulwark with 15 points in healing to give power to my party



my primary focus is health

you survive more and give more to the party (aura of courage)



with secondary focus on defense/deflection till you hit 80% damage reduction then deflection only





and recovery as my offensive stat - so basicly all that gear that has "ward" in it's name.

Interesting.

Have you any recommendations for a primarily solo player in this regard?

I was considering sacrificing some defense for slightly more damage, but I'm not sure how to crank out the DPS with this thing.

wildfirede

Sorry, i am mostly playing with my gf, and she is a damage dealer - so any advice from me would be suboptimal - alone i kill mobs slow for my item level - most people sacrificing defense also try some form of justice feats build which i only can agree is faster and more comfortable to play solo and not a biiig sacrifice in a party.

nic1985

My dps/tank pally (Protection/Justice) is Dragonborn race.

My main sources of dps are:
- Shadow Demon companion with 3x r12 Bonding.
- Trans Dread
- Owlbear Cub
- Wheel artifact (fire buffs)

Usual dps rotation for party/solo: BurningLight, Smite (for bosses I like to slot Relentless), Templar Wrath, Auras of Courage and Wisdom.

Main stats to focus on (Power/Crit), after at least 7K Armpen and 12K Recovery in combat from Bonding proc.

For Mounts bonus: Protector Cam and Protector Friendship