Paladin/polearm

[Vossin'87]

Was just curious if this is a viable path for a paladin around thirty trains, any and all advice is welcome!

[Aluvius]

Honestly, you should just search the Paladin folder. Be sure to click the drop down that will let you see all of the posts going back to a year or all time. This is the most popular paladin build besides THW and there are already many training path discussions posted for it. You'll probably see every question you have has already been answered :)

[Vossin'87]

Yeah, didn't think about that actually thanks I'll do it when I get home, not letting me on the tapatalk setup, either that or I haven't figured out how to yet. Thanks again though

[Menos]

Yeah. Polearm builds are very common among paladins. That is especially true of any race that can use a lance in 5 seconds. THWs are the winner with slower races (because Maul>HoK).

[Vossin'87]

Well, maybe one of you can help me with this. I have my paladin setup up with a 4x VHCW falchion, but it still takes forever to hunt with the sword/board setup to me. Would there be a big increase in damage with a lance and also can't you trip critters with polearm weapons? Sorry know the questions are lame but i've never used a polearm weapon and trying to decide if i'm going to switch him up

[Whirlin]

Sbash to knock critters down with sword/board setup

[Aluvius]

And with a ohe you'll want to be aiming your attacks at the head/neck I would think. Sbash, aim head, kill.

[Menos]

Other folks will be able to chime in more about the sword and board, I am sure. The lance is going to do a good deal more damage on any given hit, although depending on your race it may be a good bit slower roundtime on each swing. Poles can be used to trip with either "Cman trip" or just "trip" depending on if you get the Cman ranks (gives a better hit chance). However, trip really sucks. Cman charge is much better across the board.


Well, maybe one of you can help me with this. I have my paladin setup up with a 4x VHCW falchion, but it still takes forever to hunt with the sword/board setup to me. Would there be a big increase in damage with a lance and also can't you trip critters with polearm weapons? Sorry know the questions are lame but i've never used a polearm weapon and trying to decide if i'm going to switch him up

[Warriorbird]

Other folks will be able to chime in more about the sword and board, I am sure. The lance is going to do a good deal more damage on any given hit, although depending on your race it may be a good bit slower roundtime on each swing. Poles can be used to trip with either "Cman trip" or just "trip" depending on if you get the Cman ranks (gives a better hit chance). However, trip really sucks. Cman charge is much better across the board.

I still feel guilty for helping get trip nerfed.

[Menos]

Trip was always pretty crap, it was really the "nerf" to charge that made the difference. When they redid charge to have a flat RT and effects, you no longer had to risk a 12 second Rt to charge. It became so much better than the old version of charge that there was no longer any reason to use trip with that flat 5 second RT.

[Possuem]

Just hit 50 with my giantman pali and have used nothing but a lance with him..it rocks! I just use a self haste item to keep his RT to 5 seconds, and he's built tough enough to take the big hits.
Currently have him in max lightened heavy crit padded hauberk & am almost ready to get him into my 6x hvy crit padded plate; using a perfect forged 6x lance.

I often get one-shot crit kills; charge is great to drop em to the ground; otherwise 1-3 hits to kill a critter with lance on average.