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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Neonchameleon" data-source="post: 8641816" data-attributes="member: 87792">Reinforcing your point you're overstating two dexterity advantages and missing a major advantage for strength:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You might not have to wait as long to get your best armour for a dex based paladin - but it will not reach its potential until at least level 8 because that is the lowest level you can max out dex. At level 1 the Str Paladin probably has AC 16 Chain; the Dex Paladin can choose between AC 15 Studded Leather and AC 16 Scale that provides stealth disadvantages. And the STR paladin is likely to collect 200 GP worth of armour before level 4 and 1500 GP before level 8 (and honestly before level 4) meaning that the Dexadin is likely to frequently be 2 AC not one behind</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The paladin can not use Divine Smite with a ranged weapon so a paladin being better with ranged weapons should be a minor consideration. Your other main abilities mean that you're a melee guy (who can still throw javelins); focusing on range gives up your main strengths for something you can only ever be second rate at.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The best melee damage feat for a paladin isn't Great Weapon Master. It's Polearm Master. Paladins don't have massive to hit buffs or easy access to advantage to enable their power strikes and don't have much use for their bonus actions. And spear/staff + shield + duelist style is awesome (great weapon style, of course, doesn't do much for a 2 handed polearm).</li> </ul>What this means in practice is that the highest damage paladins are all strength based (and most other paladins) whether one handed or two handed, and whether large or small. All else being equal dexterity is normally a better stat than strength - but it isn't all equal. The rest of the class and what they can do matters.</blockquote>

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