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Paladin vs Fighter: Who is the better Defender?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sitara" data-source="post: 4276196" data-attributes="member: 58107"><p>I'm surprised this hasn't been done yet here, but what do you think?</p><p></p><p>First, the fighter seems to have the better marking ability. The paladin's mark is better when used against a foe vulnerable to radiant energy, though overall IMO the fighters mark wins.</p><p></p><p>The paladin's lay on hands power is just amazing. Channel divinity is also great. So the paladin wins the remaining class features.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Onto powers:</p><p></p><p>Overall from what I can gather, the paladin deals more damage than the paladin. The paladin however deals more damage when up against foes vulnerable to radiant damage, And the paladin can also soak damage better thanks to more healing.</p><p></p><p>Surprisingly the paladin has few if any buff's, and they are kinda weak. Opposite of what I was expecting. Also, the paladin's powers increase exponentially when armed with an implement (holy avenger or magic holy symbol)</p><p></p><p>But looking solely at powers it appears to me the fighter has an advantage over the paladin, as in they deal more damage and appear to have, overall, better status effects.</p><p></p><p>Fighter</p><p>-Fewer demand from ability scores</p><p>-More damage dealing attacks.</p><p>-Almost as durable as the paladin</p><p>-better marking ability</p><p></p><p>Paladin</p><p>-Requires more ability scores</p><p>-Performs best when up against demonic/undead foes (foes vulnerable to radiant damage)</p><p>-Requires a magic holy symbol or holy avenger to perform to fullest extent.</p><p></p><p></p><p>So it looks to me the fighter wins out. I would like to be proven wrong however (fan of paladins here <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> ), so go ahead and voice your thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sitara, post: 4276196, member: 58107"] I'm surprised this hasn't been done yet here, but what do you think? First, the fighter seems to have the better marking ability. The paladin's mark is better when used against a foe vulnerable to radiant energy, though overall IMO the fighters mark wins. The paladin's lay on hands power is just amazing. Channel divinity is also great. So the paladin wins the remaining class features. Onto powers: Overall from what I can gather, the paladin deals more damage than the paladin. The paladin however deals more damage when up against foes vulnerable to radiant damage, And the paladin can also soak damage better thanks to more healing. Surprisingly the paladin has few if any buff's, and they are kinda weak. Opposite of what I was expecting. Also, the paladin's powers increase exponentially when armed with an implement (holy avenger or magic holy symbol) But looking solely at powers it appears to me the fighter has an advantage over the paladin, as in they deal more damage and appear to have, overall, better status effects. Fighter -Fewer demand from ability scores -More damage dealing attacks. -Almost as durable as the paladin -better marking ability Paladin -Requires more ability scores -Performs best when up against demonic/undead foes (foes vulnerable to radiant damage) -Requires a magic holy symbol or holy avenger to perform to fullest extent. So it looks to me the fighter wins out. I would like to be proven wrong however (fan of paladins here :) ), so go ahead and voice your thoughts. [/QUOTE]
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