These rings work well for paladins up until 36 if u can afford to upgrade. They give not only +2DEF each but, -1%physical damage taken each. The reason paladin needs to buff VIT over DEF is for this reason. These are currently running for 150k on Cerberus but they're honestly so worth it. I'm not sure what GS level you need to be to make them but try mostly on Darkday. It gives goldsmithing a higher chance of HQ.