A Guide to Paladin/Blue Mage By Lothloran

This guide is a work in progress mates.
 * In this guide I will cover the pros and cons of this combination, the things to remember and armor and weapon choices, the best uses for this and some tips on how to maximize the effectiveness of this job combo


 * Some things to remember
 * This is not a good combo for parties, always stick with sub Warrior
 * You will lose defense with no buffs but will gain more def then you can imagine with war when fully buffed
 * What stats you lose with warrior you can make up with Blue Magic


 * PRO's!
 * Higher MP pool and more damage dealing spells
 * Stat Steroids with Blue Magic spells
 * Cocoon and Metallic Body (enough said)
 * Well used spells yield more hate over time then a voke
 * A second stun with headbutt (or a third if you use Flat Blade)


 * CON's
 * Loss of Voke, Berserk and Defender
 * No double attack
 * Slightly lower Hit points

Lets get into the meat of this guide, and what better way to start with meat than to start with food? Your food choices will vary depending on what you're doing at the time but in the long run the two foods Tavnazian Taco and Sole Sushi
 * Tavnazian Taco The stats on this are unbeatable in my own opinion for Paladin, Defense Vitality, Agility and HP/MP boots and more. This is the only food PLD should use when doing hard core tanking such as HNM's or Campaign Battle Mega boss's


 * Sole Sushi For what they're worth there's no beating this food for ACC, they can be picked up at the AH for a pretty decent price. This food should be your main choice for regular mobs in campaign battle.

Now that we're all full and content and feeling lazy from all the raw fish gluttony. Stat boosting! Most Blue Mage spells come with some stat boosts. Look for anything that boosts VIT and HP first and regardless of what spells you want to set I highly recommend that you set Cocoon and Metallic Body for Defense boost and Stoneskin, they're both low leveled and don't require much mp to cast. With the static paladin spells like Protect III and IV you can nearly double your DEF with  Cocoon/Protect and a Taco. This is obviously very helpful when getting hit by mobs like the mega bosses in campaign