Build:A/any Collapsing Deadly Spike

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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 RA PvP CM PvP AB PvP GvG

Uses Wastrel's Collapse for bar compression and to start a standard deadly arts chain.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Assassin / No profession 10 + 1 Dagger Mastery 8 Critical Strikes 12 + 1 + 1 Deadly Arts Wastrel's Collapse Nightfall Assassin. Unlinked Wastrel's Collapse Elite Skill Shadow Step to target foe. If that foe is not using a skill that foe is knocked down. All your non-dagger attack skills are disabled for 10 seconds. 20 ¼ 5 Falling Spider Factions Assassin. Dagger Mastery 11 Falling Spider Off-Hand Attack Must strike a knocked-down foe. If it hits, Falling Spider strikes for +30 damage and target foe is Poisoned for 16 seconds. 8 5 Vampiric Assault EotN Assassin. Deadly Arts 14 Vampiric Assault Dual Attack Must follow an off-hand attack. If this attack hits, you steal 38 Health. 8 5 Impale Factions Assassin. Deadly Arts 14 Impale Skill Must follow a dual attack. Target foe is struck for 95 earth damage and suffers from a Deep Wound for 19 seconds. 15 1 5 Signet of Toxic Shock Nightfall Assassin. Deadly Arts 14 Signet of Toxic Shock Signet If target foe is suffering from Poison, that foe takes 94 damage. 15 1 Iron Palm Factions Assassin. Deadly Arts 14 Iron Palm Skill Target touched foe suffers 47 damage, and if that foe is suffering from a Hex or Condition that foe is knocked down. Iron Palm counts as a lead attack. 20 ¾ 5 Dash Factions Assassin. Unlinked Dash Stance For 3 seconds, you run 50% faster. 8 5 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

• Full Survivor's Insignias.
• Vampiric, Zealous and possibly Ebon Daggers of Fortitude with a +15^50% inscription.
• Defensive Spear + Shield Set.

[edit] Variants

• Dancing Daggers (a spam skill for the down time)
• Disrupting Dagger (Interrupt)
• Swap Twisting Fangs for Vamp assault and add SoDC.
• An IAS like Tiger Stance
• Enchantment Removal like Rip Enchantment or Rend Enchantments
• Horns of the Ox for more KD lock.
• A self preservation skill such as Return or Feigned Neutrality.
• Mending Touch for condition removal.
• Nightmare Weapon (Change critical strikes to 2+1, dagger mastery to 8+1 and channeling to 10.)

[edit] Usage

• Spike with 1-5.
• Dash to Escape or catch kiting foes.

[edit] Counters

• Anti-melee
• Interruption
• Diversion
• Avatar of Melandru
• Anti-KD or NPCs that can't be knocked down such as Siege Turtles
• WC failing "Target is using a skill"