2011-04-13, 04:17 AM
%wdef is not so useful to a Paladin, cause it's added to Shield Mastery.
So for example, if you have about 900 str (pre-%) then 1% str = 32 def.
In order for 1% def to match that, you'd be looking at 3200 def without Shield Mastery. Which is likely on the order of 2000+ total str, or something like 100%+ from gear necessary.
Really, just going all-out STR gear is the easiest defensive option.
Right now 4th job skills for survivability are probably:
1) stance -> stay on ropes more
2) guardian -> % chance to miss status effects, block attacks, etc.
3) achilles -> tiny damage reduction, really only helpful against 1/1s
4) divine shield -> sometimes blocks a few attacks. Would be better if it wasn't glitched, as the 30 second cooldown makes it crappy at most bosses.
If you can equip it with a 2 second invincibility top/overall that would help quite a bit.
So for example, if you have about 900 str (pre-%) then 1% str = 32 def.
In order for 1% def to match that, you'd be looking at 3200 def without Shield Mastery. Which is likely on the order of 2000+ total str, or something like 100%+ from gear necessary.
Really, just going all-out STR gear is the easiest defensive option.
Right now 4th job skills for survivability are probably:
1) stance -> stay on ropes more
2) guardian -> % chance to miss status effects, block attacks, etc.
3) achilles -> tiny damage reduction, really only helpful against 1/1s
4) divine shield -> sometimes blocks a few attacks. Would be better if it wasn't glitched, as the 30 second cooldown makes it crappy at most bosses.
If you can equip it with a 2 second invincibility top/overall that would help quite a bit.