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RobynJoanne -> RE: Item Build Composition (11/19/2020 22:33:54)
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In truth, I think you'd be better off just doing damage normally because it is not always possible to turn something undead. Ebony Sepulchure Form needs to do damage with its skill, and the monster needs to fail two rolls. This is easier with something like Cracked Ornament, but it can be a big setback if you fail. Even if you do succeed, you'd need to do enough damage with Paladin to justify wasting a turn with a relatively weak skill on a sub-optimal element.
If you are set on using Paladin for "everything," Doom Knight Blade is the strongest on its own because of its extra damage trigger as mentioned in a recent Q&A discussion. However, the Frostval Past weapons provide a substantial multiplicative bonus to all ice damage, and Legion Doom Knight would allow you to treat all weapon damage as if on 100% resistances. Honestly, I think you're better off using Armour of Frostval Past to imbue with Ice. This will allow you to use Paladin's weapon-based skills and to take advantage of special interactions. Like Terror Eater, Doom Knight Blade gets far more powerful if imbued against higher elemental resistances when darkness resistances are really low. Of course, the issue is that you will occasionally find monsters with higher ice resistances than darkness resistances, which Legion Doom Knight would serve you better on. However, you could then use Radiant Edge instead for those occasions since Legion Doom Knight doesn't get a damage boost like Radiant Edge. A Bloodblade would also do fine since they actually get a stronger boost than Radiant Edge even when triggering against undead.
While I don't think there are enough monsters that deal status damage to make Resonant Bulwark insufficient, there's no reason you cannot run a full inventory of shields. I think it would still be better than those shields for most monsters because status effects generally will not surpass the increased direct damage taken from using other shields. Challenge Doombringer would be an exception, but that monster's a challenge for a reason.
Forgive the lack of damage calculations since I'm not mathematically inclined, but I do think my conclusions are backed by evidence.
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