Paladin weapon choice?

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What does more damage?

Carsomyr +6 or dual wielding Foebane and Purifier with ++ in bastard swords and +++ in two weapon style?

I know the 50% MR is pretty hard to top and the dispel magic is pretty nice, but things are dying pretty fast as it is, and as an Inquisitor, dispel isn't in short supply.

 

I prefer putting Carsomyr and another good two-hander ready with a few ranks in Two-handed weapons.

 

That will depend on your opponent. By that late in the game you will be hitting nearly every hit and have greater whirlwind. Nothing outperforms Carsomyr+6 with a greater whirlwind -- 10 attacks at 1d12+6, +6 more for CE opponent, +1 for weapon speciality, plus double the number of critical hits.

During a normal round versus a CE outer plane creature or undead:
Foebane will hit for 2d8+5 (or +6) +4 for Larock's Minor Drain for 2 and a half attacks per round, with Purifier getting 2d8 +5, +5 more for CE opponent (times 110% to account for critical hits) -- average 57.75 damage if all attacks hit (49.5 damage versus non CE, non outer plane or undead creature).
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Carsomyr hitting for 1d12+6, +6 for CE opponent, +1 for WS for 2 and a half attacks per round (times 120% to account for critical hit) -- average 58.5 damage if all attacks hit (40.5 damage versus non CE, non outer plane or undead creature).

Against creatures that are not affected by Larock's Minor Drain, Carsomyr has the advantage. Against creatures that are immune to critical hits, dual wielding has the advantage. Also, the off-hand weapon will hit 10% less often than the main hand weapon and Carsomyr will hit most often of any the weapons mentioned. Carsomyr will also blow right through physical protection spells including Absolute Immunity.

 

By the time you can get Purifier, you don't need to limit yourself to just Bastard Swords. Go crazy, dual wield Axe of Unyielding with Purifier in the offhand!

 

Weapon choice depends on what the rest of the party will be using. You don't want everyone competing for Foebane and Axe of the Unyielding. Since only pallies can use Carsomyr, give it to your pally and let someone else handle dual-wielding.

 

i agree carsomyr is a paladin tank weapon only, let someone else use foebane.