best paladin race? GO!

[liveitup1216]

besides dwarf, rl friend going pally but doesnt wana be small.

while uncommon, the pallies i do see seem to be of every walk of life, whats your opinion? personal preferences appreciated too, just wondering because ive always been partial to hum/half elf.

[rioisk]

Paladin

RACE STR STA AGI DEX WIS INT CHA
Dwarf 100 95 70 90 88 60 55
Erudite 70 75 70 70 88 107 80
Half Elf 80 75 90 85 65 75 85
High Elf 65 70 85 70 100 92 90
Human 85 80 75 75 80 75 85

From a min/max perspective dwarf is your best bet. They have by far the highest STR/STA and still a decent wisdom. They'll need 5 AGI to keep from getting AC penalty though.

Your next best bet would probably be a human. High elfs lack STR/STA and half elfs severely lack wisdom.

[liveitup1216]

mm maybe that'll work, i grabbed him a silvery 2hander, as human atleast he'd get use out of the serpent sight xD

[Danth]

Dwarf, no contest, if all you care about is stats. None of the races offer anything like Slam or such, so stats are all that really matters, and Dwarves simply have more of the stats that matter most to Paladins. It's helpful to boost your Agility to 75 at creation if you make a Dwarf.

Since not everyone wants to be a short dwarf, other races present alternatives. Humans and Half Elves are about a tie for 'second' (the low wisdom doesn't affect them too badly), then High Elves, and Erudites are the worst choice stat-wise, but have a fair amount of race-specific stuff to boost them up some.

Danth

[Bubbles]

Half Elves look best in plate, by far.

And if you're truly into min/maxing, you aren't rolling a paladin in the first place. :)

/thread.

[Allizia]

Dorfs can roll jump, nuff said.

[Yoite]

Dorfs can roll jump, nuff said.

THIS! This is all that needs to be considered when making a pally. If you go dwarf you get to do the front flip jump. its WAY better than any measly gain you will get from +5 wis or whatever.

[liveitup1216]

Half Elves look best in plate, by far.

And if you're truly into min/maxing, you aren't rolling a paladin in the first place. :)

/thread.

hum/half elf look best, im torn on which looks more badass. but figured, struggle now, improve with kunark, then be unstoppable in velious. goooo paladin trending

[xplodr]

Paladins suck no matter what race they are. Make a cleric or make a warrior, if you want a utility character make a Shadowknight.

[Jeice]

halfling.

[guineapig]

Paladins suck no matter what race they are. Make a cleric or make a warrior, if you want a utility character make a Shadowknight.

Paladins have plenty of utility.

halfling.

True but not on this server.


On a side note, Erudites (while having rather bad starting stats) get the most badass paladin gear in classic.

[liveitup1216]

not too worried about their potential and gear in classic, looking more toward kunark/velious.

[Danth]

"not too worried about their potential and gear in classic, looking more toward kunark/velious."

In that case, make whatever you think looks the best. By late Velious, appearance is about the only factor of consequence when choosing a race for a Paladin due to the availability of good stat gear.

Danth

[liveitup1216]

human it is, they look badass.

[Ektar]

Human because no other race should be able to be a paladin.

dwarf = Defender of Dirt
elf/half elf = Ranger
erudite = Protector of Puddles

And that said - Mithaniel Marr only. That is the only actual description of a paladin. Otherwise, you are a:

Erollisi Marr: Pansy Paladin
Karana: Some idiot who worships the weather (please bring me fortune to water my plants!)
Nife: Cleric

[Thac0]

Tunare Worshiping Halfelf or Highelf. Reason?

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=4646

[Tseng]

Dorf for roll jump and beard

[guineapig]

Tunare Worshiping Halfelf or Highelf. Reason?

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=4646

45AC on a 2-hander in Velious with the same proc as the Fiery Defender is a pretty damn good reason to go elf... Forgot about this one.

[Supreme]

Erudite.

[liveitup1216]

oof i remember raiding PoG on my hum pally back in velious, they didnt want any of the pallies to touch anything because we'd destroy our own epic faction. =(

the irony is if you're a self-hating tunare worshipping elven paladin, you can forego the epic in favor of destroying your deity/hometowns faction and hope to acquire that precious gem.


edit for irony.