I am right now lvl 39+ and making the Paladin quests. I want to apply the best tattoos and need your advice. Can you please tell me what are the best tattoos combination for a Paladin?
I use + wit as many of the spells I find useless compared to faster cast speed. I kept my con and went +str - dex. Dex is already a human's weakness so my thought was...why fight it? Lose 4 critical which are easily replaced by a focus SA (replaced and overwhelmed) in exchange for more patk AND hp than an SK. Everyone is very addicted to +str/+dex - con for solo, but I find this setup the best of both worlds. I may be a little slower in movement, but I hit so hard (can break 1k patk with A grade sword with ease) that I'm able to hold aggro better than ever. The extra damage assists with VR as well. Some players suggested the loss to crit rate was going to be significant, so I recorded damage for an hour of hunting before and after the tat. My initial estimates from the stats was a 20% increase in overall damage from that tat, it was about a 14% increase in damage over time. I find this build monopolizes on a human's strong points (strength and con) and admits its weakness (slow movement speed).
If you are pure solo: +str +dex. Con does little for exp rate.
If you are pure party with tons of support every day, raiding and teamwork emphasized: +con. Your damage matters little to a party with real dd's. Focus on tanking.
If you want a mix, try my setup or a +str -con setup. Whatever you do, ignore the advice to go +dex. There is absolutely no noticable change to shield defense rate when bless the shield is buffed. There is hardly any change to run speed and crit, the only real bonus is atk speed, which will move less significantly than str increase. If you had to pick one point of str or one point of dex, the greatest gains come from the str. Many of the dex modifiers come from root formulas that ruin your chances at counteracting your weakness. Accept it and emphasize your strengths.
Thank you for your knowledgeable answer. I admit I dream of faster and stronger Patk so +STR/+DEX/-CON would be my gut feeling thinking of having an SA Health on my weapon (+25% HP). But I also admit that this is my first physical fighter (I have a 76 SH in Devianne) and I have doubts about the best SA to apply on a Paladin weapon.
Can you enlighten me about the best SA to apply on my Paladin weapon?