Stam and str is what you want. Stam gives more hp so you can tank better. What race are you? So we can help with items.
But you seem to be doing rather fine, 3str or 3sta earrings is all you can really get unless you spend a hefy amount, a couple thousand.
If you wanna tank well, get deepwater pieces for helm/arm/x2bracer/belt/glove/boots. They all go for 200-500pp a piece. They are amazing for your AC and makes you a beastly tank.
For cheap but good leg slot get some kylong greaves. They have maybe 6str and alot of ac. For cloak you wont anythibg much more than 3 to a stat.
Dont focus on farming. Just level up. Paladins make god damn amazing dungeon zone tanks. They are durable and fun to play. For tanking, mostly just use flash of light/blind for aggro. Once you are on the mobs aggro list it will never run/flee when you cast blind on it. So you pull with a bow, after you shoot it once cast 2-3 blinds on it and then you will almost NEVER lose aggro. Taunt only works when the mob is not attacking you. I prefer using blind over your stuns for aggro even in the 30s range. My pally is only 32.
The best piece of advice i can give you is to almost ALWAYS start your own groups. People are always salivating for an invite to a dungeon group you just have to send a tell. Pick a dungeon and pick a camp there you feel will be best for exp/loot. Then start the group, youre already a tank, so you just need a heals and cc basically. Be RELENTLESS with your tells to people. For example;
Say youre level 22. And want to camp the mistmoore pond, go there and make sure its open. Then, it is almost always very easy to fill up the group if you send alot of tells. First you can do a /who and see if anyone in the zone wants to join, but then just do this -
/who all cleric 20 28
This will give a list of every clericn online between levels 22-28. Send a tell to EVERY single one. Usually you will find atleast one that is interested. Now you got a tank and a healer, alot of places thats the only core you need and you can fill the rest with dps or support. Just continue to /who (x class) 20 30. The two levels you put at the end will work for any of the levels you want in the game, anytime. So you adjust for what levels you want when you get higher...etc...
Thats the best and most fun way to level. The most fun i have on my paladin is being the reliable center piece that makes a dungeon/exp group go round.
Get a baton of faith for dps. Its a 30/40 2hb that sells for 200pp because its monk/pally only. Its one of the best droppable dps items for a pally, especially for its price. It will last for a very long time. After that you want haste item. Farm a fbss once you get in your 40s. Haste makes your aggro better and your dmg, big time
And again, just use that flash of light for tanking always man. Just get on the aggro list and itll never run like its feared. After you spam it 3 times really quick youll almost never lose aggro. You can be such a great tank for a group.its so much more fun than tanking as a warrior.
Soloing can be a bit of a challenge and its not very fast most of the time. I wouldnt try to do it very much because you need very good gear to do it with any efficiency.
Do zones like, unrest 10-20, mistmoore 20-38ish. Pond then graveyard then castle entrance. All three are amazing camps for exp, some of the very best at those levels. You can do solb 30-50 too. Roaming groups, window, royals, bats n bugs. All amazing camps. Upper guk is amazing and so much exp/fun too. You can do it 18-24ish. The scryer, squier and warden camps are amazing. Spiders too for your late teens. City of mist for 40-50s. These are some of the best options for fun and exp in the game.
The most fun i have on the pally is dungeon crawling in a good group being a toughdaddy tank.
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