(Paladin) Which slot am I most lacking in damage?

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    Howdy folks. I'm coming back to royals after 3-4 years hiatus and trying to pick up where I left off. I want to get stronger but I'm not sure which slot is my weakest and which slot would get the most bang for my time and mesos. I have about 6billion to spend. Please let me know what should be my first priority. If you can please let me know also what my secondary and tertiary priorities should be. Thank you for your help :)

    LVL 180 PALADIN
    RANGE: 3992-7229
    STR: 987 (886+101)
    DEX: 124 (35+89)
    Weapon: +16 125wa Stonetooth. (I also have +9 125 Dragon Claymore)
    Hat: 16str/16dex Targa
    Face: +5everything Rudolphs nose
    Eye: 2dex spec goggles
    Pendant: 10str/7dex narcain
    Ear: 10 dex
    Cape: 7att Gaia
    Belt: +5str/+3dex yellow belt
    Ring: 3/3 krex ring
    Gloves: 15wa stormcaster
    Top: 24str/7dex commodor
    Bottom: 8str/15dex neos
    Shoe: 9str/17dex crescent
     
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    first priority:
    scroll your helmet to at least have an average 30-32 dex one, helmet dex 60%/70% are ~1m give or take so easily affordable. And while you doing this, maybe try to get a godly rolled 19+ str/dex clean helmet and scroll it.

    Rings:
    Do you only have krex ring? valentine event(valentine ring) has ended not long ago and summer event (miwok ring) is not even close atm so it's unfortunately bad timing.
    Try scrolling some 3/3 krex rings by a str 30% and if passed, follow up by a 60% or another 30% (or just simply do 2x 60%)
    Start doing daily RG(Rose Garden, need to finish LHC prequest) for Ifia's Ring, this is also good profit and relatively easy content for a paladin
    And maybe do some EPQ for epq ring (+1 wa)

    Weapon:
    I believe you can get a 129-130 ST (still fairly cheap) with your budget. Do some search, observe smega, ask around to compare and decide.

    Eye:
    Maybe if you can get some cheap 5str/4dex ones for example but I don't recommend spending more than 1b on this slot at this point. Try some owl luck.

    Pendant:
    Try to get a 6+wa 6+str 6+dex MON.

    Earrings & Shoes:
    After you've got some more dex from helmet&rings you can replace them with str earrings (maybe 15-16 str ones) and wa shoes(7-8wa)
     
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    Hat: May I ask why do you say scroll for dex? I suppose if I'm getting dex from items then I can reset dex to str, but then what would be the difference between that and just getting str items? I'm very confused by this.

    rings: yes, only krex. thanks for the scrolling advice. But What is the point of daily RG? I thought it was just prequest for the new boss? I also couldn't figure out how to make the flower. are you supposed to do something with the frozen petals drops? The leo prequest guide I found on this doesnt go into specifics.

    Eye: is it spec goggles you are talking about?

    ears and shoes: why does dex need to come from helm? why does it matter which item gives dex/str? Would you say as far as mesos spending goes, would you say i should spend it on shoes before upgrading ST?

    Thanks for the wisdom
     
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    Helm str Scrolls do not exist, hence the dex on helm.
    For shoes: w.att is so much better than str that dex on shoes is not a good option.
    Eye is spectrum goggles yes.
     
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    ty above answers

    We don't have scrolls for helmet for str/luk so helmet dex is the only reasonable option for physical classes

    2 main reasons why people do RG: 1. grind for totems which can be used on LHC gacha (i.e. mesos) 2. grind for ifia's ring
    I mentioned RG here because you Might need that dex from ifia's ring and thats also one of the items you can get for free (but depends on rng).
    you might want to check some info like https://royals.ms/forum/threads/rose-garden-guide.222052/ (von leon is a different content but with almost the same prequest, only difference is vl prequest includes the last part of 100 vultures and magic scroll)
     
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    Thanks yall. Which shoes should I be looking for. Just wondering what to owl. Facestompers?
    PERFECT guide thank you so much. That's what I was looking for
     
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    Hello! Lvl 164 Paladin here, I started playing 3 months ago and my attack range is similar as yours.

    The next steps I would do without spending too much would be:

    1. Scrolling helmet with dex. Whatever outcome it gets, stay with that. Once you have a Scarlion Helmet do the same thing, and if it happens to be similar or better than your zhelm, drop your zhelm and use Scarlion. I did that because I go Zakum way more often than Scarlion, and if my party has no buyers i can reloot zhelm till I get a better one to scroll.

    2. Upgrade your ST to 129 WA, its fairly cheap.

    3. Use 12 APR to lower your DEX to 23 and raise it all to STR (at lvl 200 you will have 999 str wich is cap and 23 dex).

    4. What is the att on your MON? (Naricain) I ask this, as you need to have at least a 6 attack one for it to be better than Horntail Pendant. So if it is a low attack one, switch to HTP and later on you can buy MON services hoping to get a 8 attack one.

    5. Try to get attack shoes, either Facestompers or Von Leon shoes. Yours are pretty good, so you will need at least a 5 weapon attack one to see a difference in your range. This would be your most costly upgrade.

    Now, your level is pretty high, so as long as you maintain 180 acc, you can transition your dex stuff to str stuff (example: your 10 dex earring for a 10 str earring, your 2 dex spec to 2 str spec).

    Also, get your rings. Valentine ring is the most OP (but event just ended a month ago), Ephenias ring is also good. I have my 4str wedding ring and a 3/3 krex ring (same as you) on my other slot. For rings im waiting for a better krex ring and then, Ifias Ring to switch my wedding ring.

    Up till now, would be the cost-efficient way to raise your attack range. Then it would just be upgrading your CGS (cape, gloves and shoes) as well as your ST.

    Cheers.
     
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    Yo!

    1. Scarlion better than Targa?

    3. Im assuming this is after raising my dex?

    4. mon is 10str/7dex/8wa/15acc. I completely forgot it has att. is HT pendant better?

    Your talking alot about replacing dex to str, but I still have question 3. I want to keep my ST dex requirement right? So upgrade dex first then str?
     
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    1. Scarlion almost the same as zhelm. But as zhelm is one of a kind item, you cant reloot if you have one in your inventory/equipped. The objective here is to have a decent scrolled Scarlion hat (29+ dex), and then when you get a zhelm with godly stats you try to aim for a higher Dex helmet (34+ dex)

    This will solve a bit of your Dex needed to equip ST, as your current helmet only gives 16 dex.

    4. Your MON has 8 att so it is godly, no need to change pendant.

    Now, as long as you have 180+ acc and 120 dex to equip ST, you can change your excess dex to str, starting with base stats. This is because Maple Warrior is calculated only by base stats, so its best to have more base str.

    Let me know if you have any more doubts.
     
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