LLD pally shields, a guide in the making

[inanefedaykin]

LLD pally shields, a guide in the making

This is a rough draft of a reference guide for lld paladin shields. I'm putting up a rough draft first so I can get feedback and post a clean one when it's all said and done. Remember that this is a work in progress and I'll be adding more content, notably blocking at levels other then 30 and if there's any interest I may do this for other classes.

Paladins starting attributes
Strength: 25
Dexterity: 20
Vitality: 25
Energy: 15
1 Vitality point gives 3 Life

Total Blocking = (Blocking x (Dexterity - 15)) / (Character Level x 2)
Blocking = A total of the Blocking on all of your items
Re-arranging this equation to find out the dexterity needed
((Total Blocking x (character level x 2)) / the shields blocking value) + 15 = total dexterity needed

Shield Name        Defense      Minimum Strength    Dex for max block at 30
Targe               8-12              16                     128
Rondache            10-18             26                     115
Heraldic Shield     16-26             40                     105
Aerin Shield        26-36             50                     102
Crown Shield        30-40             65                     97
Akaran Targe        101-125           44                     128
Akaran Rondache     113-137           59                     115

 

[crawlingdeadman]

cool little guide there fed, thing you'll have to consider though is if twitch is used you'll need less dex because of the ictb

 

[inanefedaykin]

Hadn't thought of that and it's a good point. As I said I'll be adding more so I'll be sure to put that in.

 

[crawlingdeadman]

trying to include holy shield would be a pain too considering it'll depend heavily on what lvl it is...

 

[inanefedaykin]

Well, at a minimum of level 1 and a maximum of level of 21 (level 7, +5 scepter, +2 helm, +2 ammy, +2 shield, +2 rings, +1 armor) I could list them all.
That's gonna be a real long table...

 

[inanefedaykin]

With twitch on

Shield Name        Defense      Minimum Strength    Dex for max block at 30
Targe               8-12              16                     85
Rondache            10-18             26                     80
Heraldic Shield     16-26             40                     75
Aerin Shield        26-36             50                     74
Crown Shield        30-40             65                     72
Akaran Targe        101-125           44                     85
Akaran Rondache     113-137           59                     80

+% chance to block with holy shield

Level     Increase block %
  1               14
  2               18
  3               20
  4               23
  5               25
  6               26
  7               27
  8               28
  9               29
  10              30
  11-12           31
  13              32
  14-15           33
  16-19           34
  20-22           35

 

[krajee]

I don't think the "dex required for max block" section is required. The foolproof way of doing it is the best - click one dex then check your block%.

 

[inanefedaykin]

Yes, but this is for people that want to plan ahead.