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<blockquote data-quote="Arkhandus" data-source="post: 4651824" data-attributes="member: 13966">A low-level Warblade can shrug off almost any magical effect or affliction with Iron Heart Surge, without difficulty.&nbsp; Odin himself couldn't stop a low-level Warblade for even a few seconds with the eldritch secrets he sacrificed his eye for, short of just stabbing that Warblade or something.&nbsp; A mid-level Warblade can, in seconds, recover from an injury that nearly killed him in one stroke, with Iron Heart Endurance (I mean an attack that takes him from full to 0 HP).A Crusader certainly has the excuse of some divinity granting his powers, admittedly.&nbsp; But Steely Resolve is only extraordinary, and yet it's similar to Iron Heart Endurance in its ability to save him or her from an attack that might've cut him in half, but instead gets its damage delayed 1 round while the Crusader tries to use a healing strike before he actually drops dead....&nbsp; Or he could be Disintegrated, but nonmagically delay the damage long enough to act one more time before he turns to dust....&nbsp; Still, you're right that the Crusader is certainly a decent enough &quot;vanilla&quot; paladin type.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Arkhandus, post: 4651824, member: 13966"] A low-level Warblade can shrug off almost any magical effect or affliction with Iron Heart Surge, without difficulty. Odin himself couldn't stop a low-level Warblade for even a few seconds with the eldritch secrets he sacrificed his eye for, short of just stabbing that Warblade or something. A mid-level Warblade can, in seconds, recover from an injury that nearly killed him in one stroke, with Iron Heart Endurance (I mean an attack that takes him from full to 0 HP). A Crusader certainly has the excuse of some divinity granting his powers, admittedly. But Steely Resolve is only extraordinary, and yet it's similar to Iron Heart Endurance in its ability to save him or her from an attack that might've cut him in half, but instead gets its damage delayed 1 round while the Crusader tries to use a healing strike before he actually drops dead.... Or he could be Disintegrated, but nonmagically delay the damage long enough to act one more time before he turns to dust.... Still, you're right that the Crusader is certainly a decent enough "vanilla" paladin type. [/QUOTE]

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