Build:A/W Coward Pressure

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The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP RA PvP HA

Abuses quick-activation attack skills to be able to constantly spam Coward and pump pressure.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Assassin / Warrior 12 + 1 + 1 Dagger Mastery 12 + 1 Critical Strikes Jagged Strike Factions Assassin. Dagger Mastery 14 Jagged Strike Lead Attack If Jagged Strike hits, your target suffers from Bleeding for 16..20 seconds. 1 ½ 5 Fox Fangs Factions Assassin. Dagger Mastery 14 Fox Fangs Off-Hand Attack Must follow a lead attack. Fox Fangs cannot be blocked and strikes for +29..35 damage if it hits. 3 ½ 5 Death Blossom Factions Assassin. Dagger Mastery 14 Death Blossom Dual Attack Must follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Death Blossom strikes target foe for +43 damage and all adjacent foes take 43 damage. 2 5 Critical Strike Factions Assassin. Critical Strikes 13 Critical Strike Dual Attack Must follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, this attack strikes for +27 damage, results in a critical hit, and you gain 3 Energy. 6 5 Exhausting Assault Factions Assassin. Dagger Mastery 14 Exhausting Assault Dual Attack Must follow a lead attack. Target foe's action is interrupted. If that action was casting a Spell, target foe suffers from Exhaustion. 8 ½ 5 "Coward!" Factions Warrior. Unlinked "Coward!" Elite Shout If target foe is moving, that foe is knocked down. 4 Rush Prophecies Warrior. Strength 0 Rush Stance For 8 seconds, you move 25% faster. 4 Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost. 3 Template code

[edit] Equipment

• Zealous Daggers of Fortitude
• Spear/Shield set

[edit] Usage

• Use 1-2-3 and 1-2-4 on recharge
• KD kiters with Coward.
• Use Exhausting Assault for an interrupt (you can reliably use Jagged->Exhausting to interrupt 1 second casts).
• Use Rush as an IMS.

[edit] Counters

• Standard antimelee
• Shield Bash

[edit] Variants

• Dash
• Falling Lotus Strike
• Exhausting Assault
• Impale
• Wild Strike
• Black Mantis Thrust
• Leaping Mantis Sting

[edit] Notes

• Coward is charged every chain (1>2>3).
• Energy is fine even with the attack skills being used on recharge, as long as you stay on Zealous Daggers.