Guide to Paladin Feats

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Feats 21-30

By Nuitaran



A rating of 1 or 2 means the Feat is pretty much useless to a
paladin
and one that you probably want to avoid.  A rating of 3 indicates
that
the Feat can be used with some careful planning, or with certain class
combinations. We reserve a rating of 4 only for those Feats that are
almost necessary picks for certain types of builds, or class
combinations. A rating of 5 designates the best of the paladin Feats
and ones players should seriously consider for any href="http://ddo.tentonhammer.com/index.php?meid=5#Pal_Builds">DDO
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the range of Feats below to move to that spot in the guide:

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Acrobatic Alertness Athletic Bullheaded Cleave Combast Casting
Combat Expertise Discipline Dodge Empowered Healing
Eschew Materials Exotic Weapon Proficiency Extend Spell Extra Turning Great Cleave Great Fortitude Greater Two Handed Fighting Greater Two Weapon Fighting
Greater Weapon Focus Improved Critical Improved Feint Improved Mental Toughness
Improved Precise Shot Improved Shield Bash Improved Shield Mastery Improved Sunder Improved Trip Improved Two Handed Fighting Improved Two Weapon Fighting Iron Will Lightning Reflexes Luck of the Heroes Many Shot Mental Toughness Mobile Spellcasting Mobility Negotiator Nimble Fingers Point Blank Shot Power Attack Precise Shot Precision Quick Draw Quicken Spell Rapid Reload Rapid Shot Resilience Resist Poison Sap Self Sufficient Shot on the Run Shield Mastery Skill Focus Slicing Blow Snake Blood Spring Attack Stealthy Stunning Blow Toughness Tower Shield Proficiency
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Two Weapon Blocking Two Weapon Block Two Weapon Defense Two Weapon Fighting Weapon Finesse Weapon Focus Whirlwind Attack

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style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(154, 185, 124);"> style="font-weight: bold;">21. Improved Feint

Official Text: “An attack which also Bluffs the enemies, enabling sneak
attacks for a short period of time.”



Prerequisite: Combat Expertise, Sneak Attack



Comments: Leave it to the rogues.



Rating:
1
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Official Text: “Increases your maximum spell points by 10 at first
level, and 5 spell points for each additional level.”



Prerequisite: Mental Toughness, Able to cast 3rd-level spells



Comments: Don’t bother with this a waste of a Feat.



Rating: 1
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Improved Precise Shot

Official Text: “Your missile attacks may pass through
friends and foes to strike your target. Foes between you and your
target might be hit.”



Prerequisite: Dexterity 19, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Base Attack
Bonus +11, Received by Ranger 11



Comments: Paladins don’t make the best archers from a cliché
standpoint. You’d be better served spending Feats in areas that will
increase your melee ability.



Rating: 1

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Official Text: "You keep your shield bonus while bashing with a shield."



Prerequisite: Shield Proficiency



Comments: Paladins certainly make incredible tanks if you are someone
who utilizes shield blocking and bashing. This is a great choice.



Rating: 4
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Official Text: "Increases the amount of damage you can absorb when
defending with a shield."



Prerequisite: Shield Proficiency, Shield Mastery



Comments: Just as with Improved Shield Bash, this is a great choice if
you are someone who utilizes shield tactics.



Rating:
4
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Official Text: "Using this attack, you may reduce the target's Armor
Class for a longer time. Some creatures may be immune to the Sunder
effect."



Prerequisite: Strength 13, Base Attack Bonus +1, Power Attack, Sunder



Comments: This isn’t a good enough Feat to justify taking Power Attack.
Combat Expertise and Improved Trip would be a much better chain.



Rating: 2
style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(154, 185, 124);"> style="font-weight: bold;">27. Improved Trip

Official Text: "Using this attack, you may trip the target, rendering
it prone for a longer time. Some creatures may be immune to this
effect."



Prerequisite: Intelligence 13, Combat Expertise



Comments: Although it takes a lot of Feats to get here, it’s more
useful than Improved Sunder. This is definitely something to think
about for any melee class.



Rating:
4
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Official Text: "Increases the damage of glancing blow attacks when
wielding a two-handed weapon."



Prerequisite: Strength 17, Base Attack Bonus +6, Two Handed Fighting



Comments: I suppose if any class were going to specialize in Two
Handers, Paladins would be a good choice. With high Armor Class from
their Aura of Good ability and high Saving Throws, Paladins are
veritable defensive machines. It wouldn’t be a far stretch to sacrifice
some of that for a little extra punch on the damage side.



Rating: 1
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Official Text: "Increases the number of attacks when fighting with two
weapons."



Prerequisite: Dexterity 17, Base Attack Bonus +6, Two Weapon Fighting,
Received by Ranger 6



Comments: With needs for high Charisma, Wisdom, and Strength, the
likelihood of meeting the Dexterity requirement for Two Weapon Fighting
feats isn’t so great. A Paladin would be better served focusing their
talents elsewhere. If you have a build that will meet the requirements
this could be the key to making one serious DPS [Damage Per Second]
fighter.



Rating:
2
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Official Text: "Grants you a +2 bonus on your Will saves."



Comments: Paladins have no need to be increasing already formidable
Saving Throws.



Rating: 1