Prot/Ret Leveling build optimal?Follow

After a year of not playing a pally (my first serious toon was one), I can no longer resist the pull of the light and have since rolled one. I'm a bit surprised at how much has changed in the mean time, but after reading over the FAQ I think I have the gist of things. Anyway, with all that needless introduction out of the way, let's now get down to brass tacks:

I have decided I'd like to mainly tank on this toon (with the occasional BG) and have come up with this to attempt to reconcile my want to tank well, BG well, and solo well. It only goes to 61 because by then I assume I'll be respeccing to a more focused build. Personally, I think it looks too scattered and ambiguous... which is why I ask the paladin gurus of this forum for assistance.

Edited, Feb 13th 2008 4:42pm by Valmart

I was afraid of this, but I suppose it's best I fix it now (at lv13) than being at lv40 and wondering where I went wrong.

So you say that a full ret pally can tank? How much trouble will I be having pre 60 if I do that? If the answer is some derivative of "not much" (you used "fine" so I think so), then I'll possibly go full ret- which I find very satisfactory for I could heal or tank for instances and still be ret for BGs- and then respece to prot in the 50-60 range.

Would a sword and board be better for BGs (for survivability's sake), or is the damage difference too significant?

I'm just starting into this with one, now being a lvl20 pally. I haven't looked into bigger groupings yet, still doing alot of soloing, but I absolutely LOVE my 2h abilities!! My talents though I've been focussing into the holy damage and dabbling in the prot/ret categories... Although I have ended up using my healing a little more when I'm in a one-zy two-zy sized grouping. Interesting, yet kinda fun. I'd rather beat the crap outta my targets, but should I focus on being the healer? Or can I still tank? I haven't gone with the sword and board, becasue of my 2h abilities.