Hey guys so I've decided that I'm going to main a Paladin but I can't decide between these two weapons. There are mixed answers that I've found, some say ST is the best, others say crushed. I can't decide and sadly it's impossible to go hybrid because I've been reading that there are different charges in 3rd job and it's not possible to max em all. Can some experienced Paladins give me their opinion on this topic? Thanks
depends on how much u are able to spend. sword: longer range, 2nd sword 7 slots to scroll, more perf ST out there bw: unique, shorter range, if you use CS and shield total there are 17 slots to scroll, hard to perf items
Swords are easier to come by,but if you somehow get a godly crushed skull and shield you can get more dps with bw. I'm going swords with my pally because the equips are already out there somewhere. If you have a ton of patience and money,do bw. This is just my opinion though gl
I highly recommend sword over hammer. - If you have any intention to play Hero next time, it would be almost no cost. - More selection of end game weapons (kinda). Hammers pretty much only skull atm, but swords there’s flame sword (farmable, no SI), Sparta (farmed at popular leech spot), Carabella (SI), ST, Claymore (SI). Then again practically ppl just use ST - You can use cash items even if you don’t like the looks of your sword (or hammer) - Need to scroll 1H weapon (crushed skull) + maple shield, and at late game it means you need to perfect scroll 17 slots compared to if you go ST 7 slots. Mid game it’s not too bad though, a 20wa shield and decent skull isn’t so expensive - Iirc perfect crushed skull + shield does outdps swords by a tinyyyy bit, but for the most part swords deal more stable damage due to the slash:stab ratio - I believe 1H have shorter range than 2H in skills such as ACB? Pretty important but underrated point Of course, hammers are quite a niche weapon (only for pala) and if you want to be special even after knowing the pros and cons I think you should go ahead!
