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May 25 2022 12:18pm
Does exile need to be made in eth vortex shield or does it matter?
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May 25 2022 12:21pm
People like eth vortex because it has the highest defense.

Sacred targe has less def but much better block rate so you can save dex and get more vit. ST also cost less strength to use.

I will say that the ~100 def difference between ST and vortex can become a significant overall difference with the defiance aura and holy shield.

For general pvm, it doesn't matter, as long as you use an eth elite base.
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May 25 2022 12:21pm
Needs to be an elite eth base preferably with res
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May 25 2022 12:23pm
The trade off in the elite paladin shields is defense versus block rate, pretty linear.

If you are a pvp zeal dude, you like vortex because you want all the extra defense and you actually benefit somewhat from the extra Dex investment required.

If you are a smiter pvp vs other classes, you probably prefer a sacred targe to pad your HP more and save some Dex points. (Don't benefit from AR, and hardly benefit from extra defense)

Also note that the exceptional shield, the royal shield, actually has better stats than some of the elite shields ( but lower smite DMG).

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May 25 2022 12:24pm
Quote (Halo19901690 @ May 25 2022 01:18pm)
Does exile need to be made in eth vortex shield or does it matter?



Sacred targe or sacred Rondache is the best now


But any elite shield base works. Exceptional or normal versions don’t have the same shield damage as elite bases.


Eth vortex was used on legacy because of the ability to glitch its defense, and thus being able to abuse its higher defense and % defense mods. But now that you can’t glitch Eth defense, this bonus no longer matters.

Sacred targe or sacred Rondache is now better due to their higher block % and the fact that sacred Rondache has the highest average damage of any Paladin shield

All other elite Paladin shields have the same average damage, just their min and max values change based on the base. But sacred Rondache has .5 more average damage than all the other bases
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May 25 2022 12:37pm
I should of led with this but my smiter is for ubers only ive never done them before and i want to experience the chaos
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May 25 2022 12:54pm
Quote (Halo19901690 @ May 25 2022 02:37pm)
I should of led with this but my smiter is for ubers only ive never done them before and i want to experience the chaos


Should have*

All the information above is accurate. If you're just ubering, just get any eth elite base and you'll be more than fine
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May 25 2022 01:08pm
Thanks everyone
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May 25 2022 01:11pm
to clarify what someone above said. it only needs to be a paladin shield.

you pick elite for best block %/defense/smite dmg

you also want it to be ethereal since the runeword rolls self-repair. it can be made in a non-eth base, but it is a bit of a waste.

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