Paladin talent choices

[Tuftears]

Cut-and-paste from my post elsewhere:

Head:

BOE Crafted Epic:
Oathkeeper's Helm: +40 sta, +22 int, +15 def, +26 damage/healing, +9 mana/5, red/yellow/blue sockets
- rare world drop plans

Instance Drop:
Helm of the Righteous: +30 sta, +20 int, +21 def, +23 damage/healing, +6 mana/5, yellow/meta
- normal Mechanar, Pathaleon the Calculator

Quest Reward:
X-52 Technician's Helm: +16 str, +36 sta, +16 int, +16 defense, +36 damage/heali
ng, +6 mana/5
- Netherstorm, Back to the Chief

Shoulders:

Instance Drop:
Spaulders of the Righteous: +22 sta, +22 int, +20 def, +15 damage/healing, red/blue
- normal Botanica, Laj

Quest Reward:
Kaylaan's Spaulders: +27 sta, +30 damage/healing, +18 defense
- Netherstorm, Aldor No More (Aldor only)

Chest:

Instance Drop:
Breastplate of the Righteous: +30 sta, +28 int, +20 defense, +23 damage/healing, red/yellow/blue
- normal Steamvaults, Warlord Kalithresh

Quest Reward:
Lost Chestplate of the Reverent: +22 sta, +24 int, +21 defense, +29 damage/healing
- Netherstorm, Wanted: Annihilator Servo!

Belt:

BOE Crafted Epic:
Belt of the Guardian: +48 sta, +13 int, +19 defense, +21 damage/healing, +33 block value
- SSC/The Eye plan, requires Nether Vortexes

Quest Reward:
Lightwarden's Girdle: +30 sta, +14 int, +23 defense, +28 damage/healing
- Netherstorm, Deathblow to the Legion

Quest Reward:
Starcaller's Plated Belt: +30 sta, +16 int, +12 defense, +23 damage/healing
- Netherstorm, Arconus the Insatiable

Bracers:

Heroic Instance Drop:
Bracers of Dignity: +30 sta, +12 int, +21 defense, +19 damage/healing
- Heroic Arcatraz, Harbinger Skyriss

Quest Reward:
Thadell's Bracers: +21 sta, +12 int, +9 defense, +16 damage/healing
- Netherstorm, When the Cows Come Home

Gloves:

Instance Drop:
Gauntlets of the Righteous: +22 sta, +20 int, +19 defense, +21 damage/healing, +7 mana/5
- normal Shattered Halls, Warchief Kargath Bladefist

Quest Reward:
Spiritualist's Gauntlets: +27 sta, +17 defense, +20 damage/healing, +5 mana/5
- Netherstorm, A Fate Worse Than Death

Legs:

Instance Drop:
Legplates of the Righteous: +27 sta, +24 int, +26 defense, +28 damage/healing, +10 mana/5
- normal Black Morass, Aeonus

Kirin'Var Defender's Chausses: +27 sta, +18 int, +19 defense, +30 damage/healing, +7 mana/5
- Netherstorm, Sigil of Krasus (Kirin'Var)

Boots:

BOP Crafted Epic: (BOE recipe)
Boots of the Protector: +48 sta, +22 int, +26 defense, +17 shield block rating, +27 damage/healing
- recipe drops in SSC/TK and is tradable

Heroic Instance Drop:
Boots of the Righteous Path: +34 sta, +26 int, +23 defense, +26 damage/healing
- heroic Shattered Halls, Warchief Kargath Bladefist, or heroic Arcatraz, Harbinger Skyriss

Heroic Instance Drop:
Boots of Righteous Fortitude: +37 sta, +14 int, +19 defense, +29 damage/healing
- heroic Sethekk Hall, Anzu

Starcaller's Plated Stompers: +21 sta, +14 int, +13 defense, +16 damage/healing
- Netherstorm, Escape from the Staging Grounds

Using Quest Rewards Only:

Total available from quest rewards alone:
+16 str, +241 sta, +114 int, +153 defense, +228 damage/healing, 18 mana/5 sec

Using Quest + Normal Instance Drops:

(essentially most of the Righteous set)

Total available from quest rewards + normal instance drops:
+203 sta, +154 int, +151 defense, +170 damage/healing, 23 mana/5 sec
2x red, 2x yellow, 2x blue, meta

Assuming blues are +12 stamina, yellows are enduring talasites (+4 def, +6 stamina), reds are veiled noble topazes (+4 spell hit, +5 damage), and the meta is Powerful Earthstorm Diamond (18 sta, 5% stun resist), and adding in socket bonuses:

Total with gems:
+257 sta, +158 int, +162 defense, +180 damage/healing, 25 mana/5 sec, 5% stun resist

Conclusion:

This is interesting, because it shows you can get a paladin to crit-immune state just on quest rewards and a little help from one slot, leaving you rings, trinkets, necklace, and weapon/shield free for spell damage and such, and you get a decent amount of +damage to help you hold aggro, instead of useless (to a tanking paladin) strength.

You could probably replace the talasites with different yellow gems, once you get an Aldor Exalted shoulder enchant.