Paladin: Erudite or High Elf
 

I am thinking of making a Paladin and did some research on them over the past few days. One thing I can't decide on is the race. I know I want either Erudite or High Elf.

High Elf was my original choice due to Nature's Defender but Erudite seems pretty cool as well with the Erudite Pally Shield.

Any Paladin veterans out there that can chime in with their experience?

Thanks!

Dwarf or Half Elf unless being encumbered with only your armor is cool.

Never mind, I always think people who ask questions like this are poor. 8)

human is the paladin master race imo

High elf is the low tier race choice for any class, you're better than that.

Half Elf! Tunare worshiper! If your a casual player go tunare(super easy mini epic) if your a bit more hardcore Dwarf,(they have great armor) don't make an erduite because of the shield, only if you like the race.

They're both pretty bad for Paladins. High elves are a little bit better due to being able to wear small armor (lighter) and can see a little better at night, plus have a better starting area. Don't mistake a little better for "good." Either will have constant problems with weight unless you have a lot of strength gear to put on them. If you do, more power to you. If you can't decide, flip a coin, because ultimately there's not a lot of difference.

Don't pick a race just for one item. The Erudite shield become useless as soon as you want to put a 2-hander on. Likewise, Nature's Defender is somewhat devalued on P1999 because of the relative ease of obtaining the standard epic. I see very few level 55+ Paladins who don't have the epic, and can't recollect seeing one at 60 who lacks it.

Danth

Thanks for all the replies :)

I like both races and that's why I choose to play either High Elf or Erudite. If the differences between the 2 are very marginal I think I will go with High Elf Tunare.

I've got some twink money (around 4K) that I will be using to get some starter gear.

See you in game!

Go erudite for looks and rarity. Plus Prexus is far cooler than Tunare.

Agreed. Erudite Paladins of Prexus make it rain!

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