LLD pally shields, a guide in the making

[inanefedaykin]

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.