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Kale · 04-26-2006, 01:59 AM

I agree with OrcSlayer mostly. The STR line seems nice on the surface, but when you consider it is probably our easiest stat to raise and cap, then it becomes a lot less enticing. Adept III and Masters for aggro spells and you can do very well without the need to take the STR line. Personally, I'm splitting my points between STA and WIS. OrcSlayer laid out the advantages of each. What I find extra important is that WIS is a difficult stat to cap compared to STR, yet it accounts for a significant portion of our power pool (used to be 1/4, since then it has been raised and I don't know what exact percentage it is anymore) and it improves resists - something we always need. There's some really nice group benefits to the WIS line as well. Anything that makes your group better is fantastic, and the health regen will be beneficial in long raid fights (every little bit helps). Between the STA and WIS lines I think we've got some darn nice abilities to make us good MT in groups. We're still short on raids since other classes get direct mitigation buffs, but these two lines do compliment our abilities nicely. I wish the final ability in the STA line was just a straight Mitigation + HP buff though. Something simple, straightforward and useful for Paladins who want to MT on raids.

04-26-2006, 01:59 AM	#7
Kale Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 222	I agree with OrcSlayer mostly. The STR line seems nice on the surface, but when you consider it is probably our easiest stat to raise and cap, then it becomes a lot less enticing. Adept III and Masters for aggro spells and you can do very well without the need to take the STR line. Personally, I'm splitting my points between STA and WIS. OrcSlayer laid out the advantages of each. What I find extra important is that WIS is a difficult stat to cap compared to STR, yet it accounts for a significant portion of our power pool (used to be 1/4, since then it has been raised and I don't know what exact percentage it is anymore) and it improves resists - something we always need. There's some really nice group benefits to the WIS line as well. Anything that makes your group better is fantastic, and the health regen will be beneficial in long raid fights (every little bit helps). Between the STA and WIS lines I think we've got some darn nice abilities to make us good MT in groups. We're still short on raids since other classes get direct mitigation buffs, but these two lines do compliment our abilities nicely. I wish the final ability in the STA line was just a straight Mitigation + HP buff though. Something simple, straightforward and useful for Paladins who want to MT on raids.