This sturdy and self-sustaining Paladin build is perfect for players aiming to excel in Ravendawn‘s PvE content, particularly as a Tank in the new Aether Echoes challenges. While primarily designed for PvE, this build also holds its ground in PvP scenarios. It excels in keeping you alive while maintaining enemy aggro, making tanking effectiveness its top priority. With robust group support, crowd control, and debuff capabilities, the build is versatile enough to use with or without a healer.

Paladins in Ravendawn are primarily utilized for tanking due to their limited damage output. However, they can be adjusted to deal significant damage when not tanking. Ravendawn’s ongoing content expansion, with is expected to include dungeons, world bosses, and raids, makes this Paladin Tank build a valuable asset for the future. Recent updates have significantly improved taunting and aggro mechanics, enhancing the viability of tanking roles.

Choose the Paladin Tank Build if you’re looking to become a strong, self-sustaining Tank that supports and protects your team through any challenge.

Primary Attributes

For this Paladin Tank build, you should allocate your attribute points evenly between Might and Wisdom, with some additional focus on Vitality when selecting your gear:

• Might: Increases Weapon Power and Weapon Defense. This attribute boosts your damage output, helping to maintain aggro and contribute to group DPS.
• Wisdom: Enhances Spell Defense, Max Mana, Mana Regeneration, and Healing Power. Wisdom boosts your healing abilities, allowing you to heal through skills and passive abilities that convert damage into healing.
• Vitality: Provides Max Health, Health Regeneration, and boosts both Spell and Weapon Defense. Vitality is crucial for enhancing your survivability and durability in tough encounters.

Balancing these attributes ensures you can effectively tank by dealing damage, providing healing support, and enduring enemy attacks.

Secondary Attributes

When optimizing your gear, focus on acquiring the following secondary stats Weapon Defense, Weapon Power and Healing Power. Spell Defense, Mana Regen and Max Health are also beneficial, depending on your needs and available gear options.

While it may not always be possible to obtain the best-in-slot gear, aim for equipment that maximizes these key stats to enhance your performance as a Paladin Tank.

Consumables

Using the right consumables can significantly enhance your performance. Consider the following options:

• Baked Goods: Increase Attack Power with items like Pie. For lower levels, consider Deluxe Cake, Cake, Deluxe Cookies, or Cookies. When facing tough bosses, switch to items that boost Defensive Power if needed.
• Drinks: Boost Mana and Health Regeneration with drinks like Strawberry Whiskey at max level. Lower-level options include Banana Vodka, Boozemelon, Rum, or Whiskey to sustain longer battles.
• Meals: Enhance your Primary Attributes with meals that focus on Might, such as Firered Chicken Kebab or Frozen Sweet Berries. If you require more survivability, opt for Vitality-focused food instead.
• Whetstones: Increase Attack Power by using the highest level Whetstones available. As a Tank, you can apply one to both your Sword and Shield, maximizing your damage potential.

Weapons: Sword & Tower Shield

For this Paladin Tank build, equip a Sword and a Tower Shield:

• Sword: Choose a sword for its weapon skill, Blade Warding (R), which provides a valuable Damage Shield, enhancing your ability to withstand attacks.
• Tower Shield: Use a tower shield to boost your defensive capabilities further, offering substantial protection against incoming damage.

Armor: Plate

Opt for full Plate Armor as it offers significant benefits for a tank:

• Increased Health: Provides higher survivability during intense encounters.
• Healing Received: Enhances the effectiveness of any healing you receive, crucial for sustaining through battles.
• Weapon Defense: Improves your ability to absorb and mitigate physical damage.

Jewellery & Trinket

Purchase jewellery and trinkets from the Rangers Company shop that enhance your primary attributes:

• Prioritize items that boost Might, Vitality, and Wisdom to strengthen your core tanking attributes.
• Look for Amulets and Trinkets that increase Attack Power and Defensive Power to increase offense and defense effectively.

Enchantments

Enhance your gear with the following enchantments:

• Might Enchants: Apply these to maximize your damage output and threat generation.
• Vitality Enchants: Consider these as an alternative for boosting your health and survivability.
• Weapon Enchantments: Use Attack Power enchants on your sword to further increase your damage potential.

To create an effective Paladin build, combine the following three archetypes: Warfare, Protection, and Holy.

• Protection: This is the primary Tank archetype, providing essential defensive abilities and skills to maintain aggro and shield from damage.
• Holy: As the main Healing archetype, Holy offers powerful healing spells and support abilities, allowing you to sustain yourself and your group in combat.
• Warfare: This archetype focuses on melee damage, area-of-effect (AoE) attacks, and health leeching, adding versatility and offensive capabilities to your Paladin build.

By blending these archetypes, you create a Paladin capable of tanking effectively, healing efficiently, and dealing significant damage, making it a well-rounded choice for both PvE and PvP scenarios.

When playing solo or leveling up your Paladin, focus on maximizing your offensive capabilities:

• Attribute Points: Allocate all your points into Might. This increases your damage output, allowing you to efficiently tackle solo content and speed up the leveling process.
• Skill Points: Invest all your skill points into Warfare skills and passives. This will enhance your melee damage and area-of-effect (AoE) attacks, making it easier to defeat enemies quickly.

Focusing on Might and Warfare skills helps you overcome the typical challenges faced by Tanks in solo situations, as the main build is optimized for group content. By prioritizing damage output, you can progress smoothly through solo quests and challenges without the usual difficulties of a tank-focused setup.