Post-Patch OP Need some HELPP!

monarchecks · May 2016

Hey guys,
I'm semi-new to NW as of Feb 2016, my main is a 78 power point 3.2k item level Paladin (I have 6 alts with maxed professions). I loved him, he was great in almost every way before the recent nerf patch. I find I can do everything solo with ease but when I'm in a group I seem to hurt it more than I help.... It is impossible for me to do Orcus now and that seems to be the only boss I just cannot help with.

I was wondering what some of the better post-patch builds are out there, preferably someone who knows there stuff about NW and its shifts. Please I could really use some build Ideas, it would be nice to be able to do orcus without getting booed out of the party even though im wearing better gear and am a higher IL. I literally need 2 more power points and a tyranny boon and I consider him to be complete enough to where I can start my next character, a Warlock. I've worked so hard (800+ hrs) on this guy and am a big fan of him pre-patch, now I just dont know what to do.

I attached Images of my characters stats (all of them over 3 images). I could use some ideas for what jewels and Enchantments I should be using as well, I was more focused on crit and dps because i legit DO NOT have a problem in solo, I dominate. I think I may have too many points into power and not enough in defense, but i am looking for the whole thing, some sort of very decent post-patch build so I can stop stressing out about this (he is my main all my time has been spent on him).

I literally don't use bubble anymore I've been using maxed shield of protection stressing out about this. I literally don't use bubble anymore I've been using maxed shield of protection. One of my guild mates straight out went DPS with his pally and says its working out great but my goal is to keep the party alive and do my job as a TANK. So all you great minds of Neverwinter please give me some direction here. Thanks so much guys! URL's accepted, Im sick of paying 300 zen to re-roll my char so this has gotta be the last change!

SCREENSHOTS Of Character stats + heroic/Paragons

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wildfirede · May 2016

feel free to check the class forum as we have some great discussions going on there about the nerf

my personal view : your gear looks kinda caster-dps themed which was fine before bubble nerf but not sure how it works now

my pala is on a similar ilvl but at 80%dr (without auras with negation up) and 165k HP and is feeling ok @ orcus with a decent party

kisakee · May 2016

Playing my paly on justice, forced to deal damage as high as possible to gain temporary HP through Templar's Wrath while having a bunch of damage resistence. With a perfect feytouched and a perfect negation it should easily be possible to tank Orcus, a Flail Snail / Gorgon and some other AP gain will help to protect you and your party with Shield of Faith. Didn't tested it yet...

I know, all this stuff is very expencive but with that number of well trained alts you will make your way to it.^^

thecrowley · May 2016

Like a GF you're gonna want to cap defense now. So unfair right?

xeguevara · May 2016

at orcus i usually go full tank, binding oath (bo)+templar's wrath+bane and it works. the objective is to have binding oath sucking up the punches at all times. you can do this by having high recovery and using divine call to refresh your cooldowns.

for example when going in pop BO and after ONE divine call. when BO explodes, protect yoursel until you can get another one going (with high recovery it should take less than a second), the temp hp helps here. use bubble when you dont have divine call to use. also keep atacking as much as possible to proc echoes of light and the capstone, vengeful judge.

you shouldnt have any problems if you follow this strategy. also just stay away from green orbs of death.

about your build:
you seem to have really low hp for a paladin, with the prot pala's innate mechanic more hp means more power and that helps keeping high levels of temp hp.
my op is around your IL, with full stacks of negation and without aura of protection, i stand at 80% dr and around 180k hp (with guild boon).
i dont think there is an up-to-date build on the forum.

ghoulz66 · May 2016

thecrowley said:
Like a GF you're gonna want to cap defense now. So unfair right?

Doesn't matter if you have 30k defense. Not having KV makes your role feel even more miserable. You don't agro any better than a GF can all the while providing less protection and buffs.

monarchecks · May 2016

This is exactly what I mean Ghoulz Idk what do do, What exactly is KV? I feel like the paladin is next to useless now and ive spent so much time making him my main its kind of disguesting. Im not really sure what to do does anyone have a solid answer?

kilocycle · May 2016

My main is a GF tank, KV = Knight's Valor, Is a skill that directs half of the incoming damage of the party to the GF tank. This skill hasn't worked right since a past nerf. The damage that gets directed to your Guardian Fighter doesn't go though all of your means of Damage Resistance. Humorously, if an entire party is in the AoEs of the three hands that pop up in eGWD, it can kill the GF. This, of course, is dependent on the party member's individual Damage Resistance.

sethan93 · May 2016

xeguevara said:
at orcus i usually go full tank, binding oath (bo)+templar's wrath+bane and it works. the objective is to have binding oath sucking up the punches at all times. you can do this by having high recovery and using divine call to refresh your cooldowns.

for example when going in pop BO and after ONE divine call. when BO explodes, protect yoursel until you can get another one going (with high recovery it should take less than a second), the temp hp helps here. use bubble when you dont have divine call to use. also keep atacking as much as possible to proc echoes of light and the capstone, vengeful judge.

you shouldnt have any problems if you follow this strategy. also just stay away from green orbs of death.

I agree with you. You can even ignore those green orbs if you have good recovery and timing on BO. And my gear is a bit under OP's one. So if it's possible for me, it is for him too

monarchecks · May 2016

thanks for helping me out guys I am going to take your advice xeguevara for orcus and im going to respec my boons to be more defensive rather than dps. I dont understand where your getting all the DR from? what is your defense? Should I start putting defense gems and make some defense enchantments for my armor? All of my jewels are all lvl 8 im gonna try to get them up a bit i never needed it before the patch nor the defense I was actually quite HAMSTER but now im mediocre

aidek0 · May 2016

monarchecks#6093 said:
thanks for helping me out guys I am going to take your advice xeguevara for orcus and im going to respec my boons to be more defensive rather than dps. I dont understand where your getting all the DR from? what is your defense? Should I start putting defense gems and make some defense enchantments for my armor? All of my jewels are all lvl 8 im gonna try to get them up a bit i never needed it before the patch nor the defense I was actually quite HAMSTER but now im mediocre

With max con, high AC, oath of prot and divine call, you'll be maxed at 16k def. (pve wise ofc) You can even decide to have less than that if you want to run with negation. Just pop BO, get your stacks and you're good to go. Just remember if you're fighting a solo boss, its harder to get enough stacks.

xeguevara · May 2016

I have the greater belt of constitution pushing my CON up to 30 (0.5% DR per stat point over 10), my iddle defense is around 11k not that different from you. the negation enchantment helps. my boons are almost all offense, but i chose Elven Tranquility, Augmented thayan bastion, enraged regrowth to be a bit more defensive.

you can also use your OP sigil while BO is down for some extra protection.

monarchecks · May 2016

what do you mean by getting stacks off of BO (Binding oath) i really am not sure i understand it fully, What happens if I BO again before it actually procs? does it reset the process or stack?

xeguevara · May 2016

i think he means use BO then stack 3 bane. if you use BO before the explosion it resets completely, even the damage you have taken until then.

mamalion1234 · May 2016

ghoulz66 said:

thecrowley said:
Like a GF you're gonna want to cap defense now. So unfair right?
Doesn't matter if you have 30k defense. Not having KV makes your role feel even more miserable. You don't agro any better than a GF can all the while providing less protection and buffs.

if they fix the binding oath to taunt as it says on tooltip for 2 seconds paladin will become a very good tank . ANOther problem a paladin has atm but cover it with binding and templar wrath is : if he try to block he need to give up the threat since he stop hit boss.................... SO a fix to binding will allow him to use and his block more often.

wildfirede · May 2016

+1 on binding oath fix

hrunting1 · May 2016

+2 on the binding oath fix

aidek0 · June 2016

+3 on the binding oath fix

jase2cool · June 2016

+4 on binding oath fix

Post-Patch OP Need some HELPP!

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