PLD Stat Allotment Update?

[Drexel_Mactavish]

I notice that everyone has different methods for placing their points. If you didnt like how you spent your points, is there a way to reset everything and try a different setup?

[Deatheye]

I notice that everyone has different methods for placing their points. If you didnt like how you spent your points, is there a way to reset everything and try a different setup?

There is but I don't know how to do it. You should have an item in your inventory called "The Keeper's Hymn". Somehow you can reset your points with it. Trying to figure out how right now.

[Skies]

Whenever you do the L30 Job Quest for a job you gain a "The Keeper's Hymn" item.
From there you need to go to the Guild Mark Exchange NPC of the guild relative to your class (The Gladiator's guild is in Ul'Dah, the arena) and he has an option to reset your stats using one.

[Drexel_Mactavish]

Really glad they did give us the ability to do that. That would allow me to do some research and try a certain setup. If I dont like it I can at least try again. Skies and Deatheye, thanks for the information regarding this.

[Hachi-Roku]

Do remember that you have a limited amount of these, since once you get them for each Job, there are no more to obtain. Likely not a huge deal since many of the class/job stats that raise auto-attack damage are typically also the ones you want maxed anyway (MRD/WAR, STR/VIT, so easy), and the system of reallocation may be changing in 2.0 altogether.

It's just something to remember for now, if you are going to be pursuing research.

[Lyssa]

You can go to any guild mark exchange npc to use the Keeper's Hymn. You don't have to travel all the way to the guild for the class.

I reset both archer and gladiator the other day at the blacksmith guild mark npc because I was too lazy to leave LL

[Diyne]

Out of curiosity, looking at some of the material on block and block rate, I was thinking that the Storm Sergeants Hoplon looked like a pretty nice shield, if you're a Storm. If you're going for balance between block and block rate, anyways. Plus it has some def and healing magic potency, and a large amount of hp on it if sanctioned.

What's the prefered shield though? I've just been using a double melded kite shield with hp. I have a thormoan's purpose, but I've been trying to figure out which is better to use. I haven't really had a problem with hate on with primals and single target material, but i do agree on large trash pulls it's just not as effective hate wise. (I usually go warrior in those situations, anyways.)

As for stats, I went 23 vit, 22 mnd. But yeah, Paladin's stats in general are just super low. I wish their accuracy was a little higher innately, at the very least.

[Molly_Millions]

Imo, the best shield is a Vintage Kite Shield +1, because it's got pretty high block and block rate as well as +5 MND and is meldable. If you can't get one of those, go with Thormoen's Purpose.