The Problem with Paladin

[Signy]

Actually, paladins block quite a bit on AoE pulls in stronghold. I was able to spam phalanx on each mob to try to hold hate on each, but yea the block rate on bosses is pretty low.

Also with Gridanian Blucker on stronghold pulls you will be blocking like once per second or more. Each block it reduce around 40% of the dmg so its great to have it. Also on THM or BLM you can use it while spaming Fire to survive a little more.

[Phobos]

Also with Gridanian Blucker on stronghold pulls you will be blocking like once per second or more. Each block it reduce around 40% of the dmg so its great to have it. Also on THM or BLM you can use it while spaming Fire to survive a little more.

I'll have to pick up a comparable shield as this seems like a good concept. I like the idea of needing multiple shields as the situation calls for it. In this case you use a smaller buckler shield for XP to get a higher block rate on multiple mob tanking. If Kite Shields and Scutums were better for single-target situations, but did not work as well on multiple mob situations, this would make tanking a bit more interesting and dynamic, IMO.