Build:A/E Way of the Assassin

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The PvXwiki community finds this to be a good build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall Rating in the range from 3.75 to < 4.75 and thus qualifies for the medium category of working builds: Good. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP AB PvP CM PvP RA

This build uses an extremely quick and high DPS chain in order to kill the average 600 health squishy in 6 seconds while being able to spam attack skills during its knockdown's downtime.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Assassin / Elementalist 12 + 1 Critical Strikes 11 + 1 + 1 Dagger Mastery 6 Air Magic Unsuspecting Strike Factions Assassin. Critical Strikes 13 Unsuspecting Strike Lead Attack If this attack hits, you strike for +29 damage. If your target was above 90% Health you deal an additional 67 damage. 2 10 Golden Fang Strike EotN Assassin. Dagger Mastery 13 Golden Fang Strike Off-Hand Attack Must follow a lead attack. If you are under the effects of an Enchantment and this attack hits, target foe suffers from a Deep Wound for 18 seconds. 4 5 Horns of the Ox Factions Assassin. Dagger Mastery 13 Horns of the Ox Dual Attack Must follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Horns of the Ox strikes for +10 damage. If struck foe is not adjacent to any allies, that foe is knocked down. 12 5 Falling Lotus Strike EotN Assassin. Dagger Mastery 13 Falling Lotus Strike Off-Hand Attack Must strike a knocked-down foe. If it hits, you strike for +32 damage and gain 11 Energy. 12 5 Death Blossom Factions Assassin. Dagger Mastery 13 Death Blossom Dual Attack Must follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Death Blossom strikes target foe for +42 damage and all adjacent foes take 42 damage. 2 5 Way of the Assassin Nightfall Assassin. Critical Strikes 13 Way of the Assassin Elite Stance For the next 20 seconds while wielding daggers, you attack 18% faster and have a +31% chance to land a critical hit. 12 5 Conjure Lightning Core Elementalist. Air Magic 6 Conjure Lightning Enchantment Spell For 60 seconds, if you're wielding a lightning weapon, your attacks strike for an additional 11 lightning damage. 45 1 10 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Template code

• • Resurrection Signet for most PvP.
  • Storm Djinn's Haste or Dash for AB and CM.

[edit] Equipment

• Armor:
  • Survivor's, a Rune of Superior Vigor, a Rune of Vitae and a Rune of Clarity.
• Weapons:
  • Shocking Daggers of Fortitude and Enchanting, both inscribed with "I have the power".
  • Zealous Daggers of Fortitude inscribed with "I have the power".
  • Optimally a Shocking Peppermint Spear of Fortitude and a Shield of Fortitude.

[edit] Usage

• Set up with Conjure Lightning as early as possible to avoid any energy problems.
• Maintain Way of the Assassin as you attack.
• Use Unsuspecting Strike->Golden Fang Strike->Horns of the Ox->Falling Lotus Strike->Death Blossom as your knockdown chain.
• Use Unsuspecting Strike->Golden Fang Strike->Death Blossom as a secondary chain.

[edit] Variants

• Critical Defenses.
• Blades of Steel for a stronger spike, but less DPS.
• A different Conjure.
• Critical Eye.
• Wild Strike for stance removal.
  • Golden Fox Strike to go with the above.