Build:A/W Palm Strike Spiker

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This build has been archived as of 12:28, 7 August 2009 (UTC), for the following reason: Palm Strike nerf. This build had been designed for the following use: PvP HA PvP RA PvP AB PvP CM This build was in the category great before being archived.

This very versatile Assassin build uses the elite skill Palm Strike for repeatable armor ignoring damage, Cripple, and the ability to skip a lead attack, allowing you to use the more powerful dual attacks.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Assassin / Warrior 12 + 1 + 1 Dagger Mastery 12 + 1 Critical Strikes Palm Strike Factions Assassin. Critical Strikes 13 Palm Strike Elite Skill Target touched foe takes 10...54...65 damage and is Crippled for 1...4...5 seconds. This skill counts as an off-hand attack. 7 ¾ 5 Flurry Prophecies Warrior. Unlinked Flurry Stance For 5 seconds, your attack rate is increased by 33%, but you deal 25% less damage. 5 5 Trampling Ox EotN Assassin. Dagger Mastery 14 Trampling Ox Dual Attack Must follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, you deal +19 damage. If you hit a Crippled foe, that foe is knocked down. 8 5 Falling Lotus Strike EotN Assassin. Dagger Mastery 14 Falling Lotus Strike Off-Hand Attack Must strike a knocked-down foe. If it hits, you strike for +34 damage and gain 11 Energy. 12 5 Twisting Fangs Factions Assassin. Critical Strikes 13 Twisting Fangs Dual Attack Must follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Twisting Fangs strikes for +19 damage and struck foe suffers from Bleeding and Deep Wound for 18 seconds. 15 10 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 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. 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

Optional slot:

• Nine Tail Strike
  Factions

  Assassin. Dagger Mastery 14

  Nine Tail Strike

  Dual Attack

  Must follow an off-hand attack. Nine Tail Strike cannot be blocked and strikes for +38 damage if it hits.

  

  8

  5
   - For unblockable pressure.
• Horns of the Ox
  Factions

  Assassin. Dagger Mastery 14

  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
   - To spam KDs with Palm Strike
• Falling Spider
  Factions

  Assassin. Dagger Mastery 14

  Falling Spider

  Off-Hand Attack

  Must strike a knocked-down foe. If it hits, Falling Spider strikes for +34 damage and target foe is Poisoned for 19 seconds.

  

  8

  5
   - Replace Falling Lotus if you're more comfortable with managing energy.
• Wild Blow
  Core

  Warrior. Unlinked

  Wild Blow

  Melee Attack

  Lose all adrenaline. If it hits, this attack will result in a critical hit and any Stance being used by your target ends. This attack cannot be blocked.

  

  8

  5
   - To end blocking stances.
• Disrupting Dagger
  Nightfall

  Assassin. Deadly Arts 3

  Disrupting Dagger

  Spell

  Send out a Disrupting Dagger at target foe that strikes for 15 earth damage. If that foe was activating a Skill, that Skill is interrupted. This Spell has half the normal range.

  

  10

  ¼

  5
   - Interrupt.
• Dash
  Factions

  Assassin. Unlinked

  Dash

  Stance

  For 3 seconds, you run 50% faster.

  

  8

  5
   - For an IMS.
• 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
   - Replace Death Blossom for energy management (use with Falling Spider).
• Blades of Steel
  Factions

  Assassin. Dagger Mastery 14

  Blades of Steel

  Dual Attack

  Must follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, this attack strikes for +15 damage (maximum bonus 60) for each recharging dagger attack.

  

  8

  5
   - for big damage
• Shadow Refuge
  Factions

  Assassin. Shadow Arts

  Shadow Refuge

  Enchantment Spell

  For 6 seconds, you gain 5..9..10 Health regeneration. When Shadow Refuge ends, you gain 40..88..104 Health if you are attacking.

  

  8

  1

  5
   for death delaying.

[edit] Equipment

• Survivor's Insignia. Rune of Sup Vigor.
• Zealous/Vampiric/Ebon Daggers of Fortitude.
• Defensive Sets with the Crippling mod on the weapons.

[edit] Usage

• Spike with Palm Strike → Trampling Ox → Falling Lotus Strike → Twisting Fangs.
• Flurry for an IAS.
• Don't forget you can use Palm Strike's cripple effect to lineback enemy warriors

[edit] Counters

• General anti-melee.
• Palm Strike being disabled will make you completely useless. Be wary of skills like Diversion.
• Smart players that know how to kite with a cripple shield.

[edit] Example video

• See also A/W Palm Strike Spiker (Large HD Version)