[Phased]

I played a paladin for 400 days /played on live. But here I'm not going to do that again, they were pretty weak during the Kunark era.

To be honest, it really comes down to play style as both are great tanks. Do you want to pull dungeons with feign death or stay back with the group while the monk/SK pulls it? Do you want to be able to solo with fear kiting or is your only chance rooting and backup to heal, which isn't efficient. For duoing with a cleric there's nothing that you bring that the cleric can't do.

SK gear is a little more expensive than paladin gear comparing Deepwater to Blood Ember. As an SK you probably won't complete your epic whereas the Fiery Defender is easily doable.