Newbie Pally advice.
 

Hello,
I've tinkered around with a few classes and gotten them into their 20s, consolidated what I had and have a Poison Wind Censor. I'm currently toying around during with a Pally and wondering if I would be off trading it in for a Ghoulbane and a cheap shield or stick with the PWC? Thanks

Stick with the Poison Wind Censor. You'll need a Ghoulbane if you do your epic but by this era (Velious) it's not great anymore as a damage-dealing weapon.

Danth

Thanks for the reply, just out of curiosity what would be the end game best weapon for a pally?

The PWC is a great weapon, but it only shines after level 20 when your damage cap gets lifted.

For levels 1-19, get a Sword of Skyfire for around 100p.

If you plan on sticking with pally, sell the PWC at 20 and buy a baton of faith instead - slightly better ratio (0.75 to the PWC's ~0.72) and you can get one for 100 - 150p, then use the leftovers for other gear.

Also if you really want to use a one-hander, Sword of the Morning has a fantastic ratio for 400-500p. Maybe even cheaper.

Solid advice here ^^ Due to dmg cap pre-20, all weapons are effectively limited to 10/ delay, so the PWC is like a 10/28. Sword of the Morning would be similarly affected (10/27) until L20.

As a paladin though weapons will not do much for you (unless you are soloing). You will miss a lot and do shit dps no matter what. This becomes more apparent at L40 when your skills freeze for the next 10 levels.

Longer delay weapons are beneficial though for casting between swings, so at 20+ it will be worth switching to a higher delay weapon whether it is 2h or 1h. Your primary aggro tool will be Flash of Light, which will allow you to maintain aggro with a rusty short sword. Learn to recognize maximum melee range and don't allow the fear-like component to intimidate you. Just make sure to cast it when someone is within melee range and you be good!

1-9 20
10-19 28
20-29 60
30+ no cap

Fighting undead with a ghoulbane makes you feel most like a paladin......I can't imagine playing a paladin without procs!

keep the PWC - put it on a shaman and use to get high enough level to farm for a good paladin weapon. simple