Permadeath Paladin Gear Advice

[boromn]

I know this isn't quite what you asked, but considering I don't know that I have died on my 37 paladin as of yet, here is what I would suggest. Leveling a paladin safely is more about knowing the zone you are fighting in than the gear you have. For instance, I level 25ish to 38ish in Sol A because I can fight near zone lines. If I get a crit fail lull, I just immediately run to zone to reset (because typically I am the only one there and don't have to worry about trains).

Get a sword of Skyfire for cheap, or even a Sword of Morning. Something with a fast delay since the damage cap doesn't lift until 20. Nathsar Greatsword is another great cheap option. If you have plat, also get silver chitin hand wraps for haste. You can honestly fill out the rest with bronze armor until you find better.

My path maximizes my time near EC so that I can constantly come back to upgrade gear as I collect plat.

level 1-4 - West Freeport.

5-7ish - Nektolus Forest doing wolves and bears near EC zone line. Just stay away from the pathing guard.

7-10 - Hang in EC and grab buffs when you can and fight near the Inns or tunnel entrance. This is honestly the most dangerous level range to me for what you are doing because you can randomly get caught by that stupid air elemental.

10-15ish - Nro or WC doing scarabs, kodiak, wisps, spiders. You really shouldn't get adds during this phase because nothing is all that social and the patrols are limited.

15-22ish - Crocs in oasis. Maybe the next most dangerous level just because you can catch a stray dry bones or sand giant if not paying close attention.

16-20 (alternate) - Camp the DE guard at the LS zone line in Nektolus. 6 min spawn and drops a 3p sword everytime.

Once you hit 20, swap out for a Baton of Faith. You can pick them up for around 100p and you won't really find a better weapon for less than 3k.

22-25 - at 20ish or 22 (I can't recall) I start doing the Squire camp in U Guk. You can easily pull them 1 at a time as long as you are patient and let them pats move out of range of the others. Runed Bone Fork sells good for plat. You can do this camp until about 25 for xp I think.

25-38 - Sol A becomes my home for a long time. You can take it all the way up past 45, but you will be bored of it by then.
Start with gobs near LS and Sol B zone line. Once those become trivial, move in a bit to Foreman / Predator (this is a more risk camp because there is no zone line terribly close for safety. (there kind of is, but you have to know the maze through invisible walls well).
At about 29ish I start to do the area around Kindle (there is a zone line for safety nearby). This spot requires more use of lull and root but is easily manageable. Risks are to watch out for Singe and the one Inferno Gob near gnomes. Can be done solo but will wipe out your mana and are not worth it. This area is very profitable as well. You can sell all the gob junk to the gnome vendor in the castle just a short run away. I think I make around 100-200p and hour there when grinding.
I stay at kindle area until 35/36. At that point the xp becomes really slow and I move to the bar. I personally hate the bar camp as there are a ton of pats you have to deal with and a lull fail will require a longer run to the Sol B zone line. But it's where the xp is until maybe 38. At that point you can choose to wreck your faction with the gnomes and start slaying them or move on.

40+ starts to get into further travel areas like L Guk and CoM. The farther travel distances and the fact that you are now moving into more populated zones increases the risk of death.