I’m currently deciding to roll a DEX based Paladin, but all of my research seems to be inconclusive. Should I go full DEX, full STR, or full SPR? I’ve seen SPR based Paladins running around with Toy Hammer, but the late game scaling must be terrible?
DEX build:
Pardoner might be replaced with Dievdirbys for that sweet 20% cd reduction, another alternative is Oracle.
Never go full anything.
Go str/con/dex. Around 100 con 120 dex and rest str
str is worthless pretty much for rank 8 im 100 points spent in con rest dex with the dmg on inquis skills makes str basicly worthless you are better off with 80% crit rate and gl getting that with 120 dex
50-100 con, rest into dex imo.
God smash can crit for up to 75k a hit after conviction, str adds far to little for that combo.
At this point with R8 in mind, STR seems to be mainly that stat we need to keep in check so we have neough block pen really.
str is worthless. 300 str is +300 atk while a critical on smite is easily +1000 to +3000 damage.
get mostly dex, and at least 100 con to not die to things.
For once i agree with this.
If you’re going for a physical inq build with 3 paladin, go pretty much full dex and a bit con. 60-100 is enough con for most things. Any more is kinda unneeded. Any less and you might have issues.
Str is just not worth it for the amount of damage it adds at rank 8. Even in multi hit attacks, its just not enough compared to criticles from dex.
100 Con rest dex, clerics have very little benefits for having str. Not to mention having full dex means more bonus dex from monstrance.
You can opt to get maybe around 30~50 str for block penetration, but there are only a handful of mobs that have high block and your main tool in PvP (as an inquisitor) is pear of anguish which is magic.
only swordsmen gets block penetration from str
Pretty sure all classes do, but swordsmen get 1,3 per STR instead of he usual 1 (just like physical attack). Anyway, if you even scroll your mosue over STR in F1 window it’ll say that stat icnrease block penetration
str is for block penetration + weight limit.
replace pardoner with plague doctor and u are fine
no STR only DEX and CON
or u could go priest 2 for revive and mass heal
For melee Paladins, STR would benefit greatly only Carve Attack, which is not enough to make it a primary stat IMO (and you don’t have a Diev 1 anyway… note that if you do take it, I suggest swapping place with Priest 1, as I think its usefulness declines lategame as a single circle, Pardoner’s Magic DEF is really useful). Some STR (I’d suggest 50~100 total STR?) would be nice for PvP having Block Penetration in mind, as magic or support-oriented players tend to have massive amounts of CON (meaning more blocking chance… that would ruin a burst strike from God Smash for example).
Possibly having a bit more than 100 CON is viable, as mobs are hitting harder and harder… you can have some INT for Healing (if you aim for healing your party, otherwise no INT is the recommended for solo) and mainly stat points at DEX.
Btw, Im trying this, the path is
Cleric 2 > Diev > Pal 3 > PD/Monk (Still Deciding) > Inqui
Still at Pal 1
Stat full DEX so far, almost die from magic in dungeon but still good, the damage from Smite is WOW when crit, especially there are alot of demon monster in lvl 50 and 90 dungeon
If you go for it, I suggest only add DEX, and CON if you need, if you have good Ping / Good armor, Going full DEX is better since you get more stat by investing only 1 Stat
You can add the CON later from the new WB card if you really need it
and… any help for rank 7? Monk or Plague?
i agree with the others, the usual “don’t go full something” doesn’t seem to apply in this case, dex paladin ftw
Monk - Decent DPS class, not really extraordinary. Its synergy with Inqui is mainly with Toy Hammer and double punch strike debuff… otherwise not really special I guess.
Plague Doctor - Nice survivability with Healing Factor, synergy with Pala spreading debuffs, Incineration deals a decent damage despite having low INT (synergy with Laima statue here), ailment-immune at PvP.
Kabbalist - Revenged Sevenfold buffs Pears of Anguish as well, is known as “SP battery” for Ein Sof attribute, solving a harsh issue STR Pala has with SP, and Merkabah damage is average. In PvE it’s decent, but mostly a PvP support class.
Hi, I’m sorry to go off topic a little but how is Toy Hammer currently working on iToS?
For example, as a Priest 3 doing solo with only auto-attacks (store character) takes how many auto-attacks for each explosion to trigger?
Which one is the best?
For PVE and party play only, dont really care about PVP ._.
1 charge per auto attack, regardless of hits.
1 charge per hit with physical skills, with some exceptions. (Carve attack doesn’t give charges at all for example.)
This is absolutely 100% not true. Swords just get more block pen per STR.