Paladin: Guide to Weapons and Armor

== Beginning Note ==
This guide is made to help you on choosing gear while leveling Paladin on Eden. It caters towards new players, omitting some niche but useful items that may not be the easiest to obtain or use. Eden tends to focus on certain level ranges, so I put extra emphasis on items in important level ranges, and also don't mention items higher than level 67 as people just don't EXP in that level range.
Bolded items are items I find to be very important to get.
Last Updated: 9-2-24.	
==Weapons==
==== Swords:====
* 1: Wax Sword 
* 7: Xiphos
* 9: Spatha
* 11: Bee Spatha - Great HQ if you can get it, this is your dunes weapon.
* 18: Fire Sword
* 19: Auriga Xiphos - 100% drop easy to get ra/ex, lasts till 30.
** 27: Gladius - If you don't hunt Auriga.
* 30: Centurions Sword - Great for 30 cap, Bibiki Bay, start of Zi'tah, you'll use this a lot.
* 34: Hunting Sword
* 39: Grudge Sword 
* 42: Honor Sword
* 47: Knight's Sword - Bad level range, won't use for long, skip.
* 50: T.M. Espadon 
* 52: T.M. Espadon +1/2 - Your main Leypoint sword. The +1 is cheaper than the NQ so you could skip NQ and get this at 52 if you don't plan to level in a 50 party.
* 60: Bastard Sword
* 63: Bloody Sword
* 66: Espadon
==== Shields: ====
* 1: Lauan Shield 
* 1: Marine Shield - It's good, but it's way too expensive for a shield you use for like an hour 1-10.
* 7: Shell Shield
* 9: Clipeus - ra/ex but will probably last you through the whole dunes.
* 19: Lantern Shield 
* 28: Kite Shield - Your first size 4 shield, this is when shields become powerful.
* 43: Heater Shield
* 50: Sentinel Shield - You'll use this to 75 if you have it, new players likely won't have this.
** 50: Royal Knight Army Shield - If you can't get Sentinels.
** 52: Royal Knight Army Shield +1/2
** 58: Wivre Shield - Really good shield to use till 75 if you don't use Sentinels. 
==== Ammo ====
*1: Orphic Egg - Pretty good if you can activate it.
*1: Happy Egg/Fortune Egg - Event only but good.
*25: Morion Tathlum - Kinda pointless but it has MP which is a thing that does things.
*30: RSE Sachet 
* 58: Tiphia Sting 
* 60: Bibiki Seashell - If you don't want to buy a Tiphia Sting this is questable and has defensive stats.
==== Archery:====
HQ Versions of Bows tend to have GREATLY increased stats so prioritize getting them.
*1: Shortbow - Use this for leveling 1-5, just 1 shot stuff with arrows.
* 5: Longbow - Upgrade to this for leveling 5-10, continue 1 shotting stuff with arrows.
*10: Royal Archer's Longbow
*16: Power Bow - Really good investment to +1 this item. Probably the last bow you'll use. 
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==Armor==
Something worth mentioning is that this guide is going to focus primarily on offensive gear, while showing certain high value defensive gear. The days of a Paladin getting away with just being a job that stacks VIT/DEF and tries to hold aggro with just Provoke/Cures is over, and your primary issue in an EXP party is going to be keeping hate instead of how much damage you take. Things like damage taken can be fixed by carrying around juices to have access to more MP to heal with, a stronger healer setup for your party, or the decently common power levelers you see on Eden. If you properly gear and feed yourself you can brute force your way into being a middle of the road DPS at lower levels too. 
===Head===*1: Cache-Nez - Cool item, very expensive, technically you could use this till 75 if you macro it in for Provoke/Flash.
=== Head ===
*1: Bronze Cap
*7: Leather Bandana 
*10: Royal Footmans Bandana 
*16: Bone Mask
*21: Beetle Mask
*24: Empress Hairpin - Very good ra/ex item that is worth camping.
**24: Iron Mask - If you can't get Hairpin.
**29: Eisenschaller - Skip it but it is an upgrade from Iron Mask.
**30: Mercenary Captains Headgear
**40: Iron Musketeer's Armet - Probably skip and get a Walkure Mask in a few levels.
*41: Voyager Sallet - Great piece, could last you till 75. 
*43: Valkyrie's Mask or Walkure Mask - Walkure is cheap and good, has a nice mix of defense and offense.
*56: Gallant Coronet - AF, can macro in for Provoke/Flash if you want, don't just wear it full time.
=== Body ===
* 1: Bronze Harness or RSE Starter Body
* 7: Leather Vest
*10: Scale Mail
*16: Bone Harness - Skip and wait till lizard would be my suggestion.
*17: Lizard Jerkin
*21: Beetle Harness
*24: Chainmail
*27: Steam Scale Mail - Probably skip, expensive and doesn't do much.
*29: Eisenbrust - Probably skip as you'll replace it at 30 anyways.
*30: Mercenary Captains Doublet
*33: RSE Bodies if they apply for your race
*40: Royal Squires Chainmail 
*45: Brigadine 
*45: Luisant Haubert - Very expensive and not worth it, dope though.
*50: Parade Cuirass - Macro in for Provoke/Flash if you want.
*55: Jaridah Peti - Leypoint GOAT.
*57: Scorpion Harness - Good for the last few levels of Leypoint and an affordable body to use till you buy a Haubergeon.
*59: Haubergeon - Way too good, try to farm one up even though it's pricey.
*59: Vermillion Cloak - Good for macroing in for idle/resting.
=== Hands ===
*1: Bronze Mittens or RSE Starter Hands
* 7: Leather Gloves 
*10: Royal Footmans Gloves or Legionnaire's Mittens
*14: Battle Gloves - Very good and hard to replace.
*27: RSE Gloves if they apply to you.
*50: Royal Knight's Mufflers - Same accuracy as Battle Gloves but large defense upgrade.
*54: Gallant Gauntlets - Sidegrade to RK Mufflers but free.
*62: RSE2 Gloves if they apply to you.
===Legs===
*1: Bronze Subligar or RSE Starter Legs
*7: Leather Trousers 
*10: Scale Cuisses 
*16: Bone Subligar 
*17: Lizard Trousers 
*20: Royal Footmans Trousers 
*25: Bastokan Subligar - This is gonna last you a long time, I'd recommend investing in the Republic Subligar.
*55: Royal Knights Breeches - You'll use this till 75.
*58: Gallant Breeches - Macro in for Provoke/Flash if you want.
=== Feet===
*1: Bronze Leggings or RSE Starter Feet
*7: Leaping Boots or Bounding Boots - Hard to get but you'll use till 52.
**7: Leather Highboots
**10: Royal Footmans Boots 
**13: Light Solea
**18: Power Sandals - Questable ra/ex, not hard to get but annoying.
**28: Air Solea 
**29: RSE Boots if applicable.
**28: Eisenschuhs
**38: Mountain Gaiters
*52: Gallant Leggings - Godlike feet, you'll use these till 75
* 62: RSE Boots if applicable.
===Waist===
*1: Moogle Belts - Event only belts that you can only get during Easter.
*7: Leather Belt
*15: Warrior's Belt
*18: Brave Belt - I wouldn't recommend getting the NQ version of this, it goes stat neutral.
* 40: Tilt Belt - Very cheap, very good, and you will use for any 40 cap thing so keep it.
*48: Life Belt - You'll never sell this belt, it's very good even at 75.
**50: Swift Belt - Great belt at 75, not so great for leveling.
**55: Speed Belt - Best belt at 75, not so great for leveling.
===Back===
*4: Rabbit Mantle
*12: Travelers Mantle
* 24: Nomads Mantle - You'll use this for a long time.
* 38: High Breath Mantle - Enchantment item so you will consume charges to use, but it's quite good.
* 40: Resentment Cape - Non-enchant option for an enmity cape.
*47: Jaguar Mantle 
*55: Royal Army Mantle or Republican Army Mantle
*61: Amemet Mantle - You'll use it till 75 and maybe even at 75.
=== Neck ===
* 7: Wing Pendant
* 21: Fang Necklace - Invest in a Spike Necklace, you'll be using this probably till 75 if you are new.
* 33: Peacock Charm or Peacock Amulet - Extremely good even at 75, but also very hard to get.
*56: Merman's Gorget - Skip it if you can't afford the HQ.
*59: Spectacles - Affordable alternative to Peacock Charm.
*60: Chivalrous Chain - Affordable alternative to Peacock Charm.
*65: Shield Torque - BIS at 75, great item but comes too late to be super useful for leveling.
===Ring===
*1: Copper Ring - Skippable but if you want to fill the slot.
*1: Starter Nation Rings
*14: Mighty Ring - Very powerful rings for the level, you'll use these till 30+ at least but they do have consumable charges.
*14: Amethyst Ring - If you can't afford to use Mighty Rings the DEX+1 or DEX+2 rings are the choice.
*30: Rajas Ring - Not for new players.
*34: Venerer Ring
*35: Jaeger Ring
* 40: Woodsman Ring - Take the time to farm 2 of these up, you'll use them till and at 75. Sniper's have -def so not great, but the HQ are BIS.
* 43: Mermaid's Ring - If you have it macro it in for Provoke/Flash, expensive and not worth going out of your way to get.
* 57: Toreador's Ring
===Earring===
*10: Optical Earring
*16: Bone Earring - Think about investing in +1s of these as you may use them a lot.
*21: Beetle Earring - Buy +1s of these, you can ride these to 75 to be honest.
*35: Buckler Earring - Expensive but very good even at 75.
*45: Tortoise Earring - Skip if you have Beetle+1s.
*54: Hospitaler Earring - Great if you gear swap it in for curing.
*55: Fang Earring
*61: Minuet Earring - Very good if you have a Bard in your party.
*63: Coral Earring
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