subject: Things You Should Know About The Paladin Armor [print this page] The Paladin is one of the two classes in the World of Warcraft that is capable of wearing heavy plate armors. Heavy plated armors it couldn't get any better than that. The other being the Warriors who specialize in all things heavy be it gear, equipment, weapons, whatnot. Any Paladin armor is designed to withstand even the most destructive blows from enemies in any game mode.
{Why do Paladins require impressive armors}?
Paladins are actually a hybrid class. They have solid abilities for melee, spell casting and healing. These are the base talents for all the Paladin specs.
As a melee fighter, the Paladins have solid tanking skills and excellent offensive attacks. Although they may lack gears and weapons wielded by the fighting classes, they compensate this with their ability to wield the Holy Light. That said, they require not only the heaviest but the most protective armors to help them outlast the constant attack coming from their opponents.
Remember, the Paladins are often the primary healers of the groups too, especially if they have specialized in the Protection or Holy builds. As a result, they tend to magnet all offensive attacks from opponents, especially in PvP, since they are the instrument to keeping their group alive. Dead and the team where they belong stands a lower chance of withstanding attacks. Alive and the Paladin could just continue soaking up the damage received by the team as well as continue healing all of its teammates. Now, for Paladins to be good tankers, they will have to have maximum protection against offensive attacks. Otherwise, they're have no use for their team.
{When can Paladins get the best armors}?
The best Paladin armors could be collected starting from levels 60 and beyond, although decent armors are available from the lower levels. In general, the armors Paladins wear are more protective than those worn by other classes, with the exemption of the Warriors, of course.
{How do you get the best Paladin armors}?
Paladin armors come in a wide spectrum of variety, just like in other classes, although the Paladins' gears are of course tweaked to suit the needs and talents of the class. In general, a set of armors for Paladins are designed to mitigate physical damage via the 9 armor slots namely shoulder, head, back, chest or body, legs, waist, hands, wrist, and feet. This class also has the option of using shields to add to their protection when their off-hand is free.
To make the most out of the armor, the Paladin has to wear armor sets that increase certain attributes of the class. Usually, attributes enhanced by armor sets help with the damage mitigation so the character's damage mitigating abilities are maxed. A full set or single-piece Paladin armor may further be enhanced using trinkets, rings, necklaces and other enhancement items.
