Build:A/any Deadly Arts Spike Sin

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This build has been archived as of 11:15, 23 July 2008 (EDT), for the following reason: Nerfs to the several of the skills on the current and previous bars This build had been designed for the following use: PvP GvG PvP RA PvP TA PvP AB PvP AB PvP CM This build was in the category great before being archived.

An Assassin build used for splitting in GvG.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Assassin / No profession 12 + 1 + 2 Deadly Arts 10 + 1 Dagger Mastery 8 Critical Strikes Shadow Prison Nightfall Assassin. Deadly Arts 15 Shadow Prison Elite Hex Spell Shadow Step to target foe. For 7 seconds, that foe moves 66% slower. 25 ¼ 10 Iron Palm Factions Assassin. Deadly Arts 15 Iron Palm Skill Target touched foe suffers 50 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 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 15 Vampiric Assault Dual Attack Must follow an off-hand attack. If this attack hits, you steal 40 Health. 8 5 Impale Factions Assassin. Deadly Arts 15 Impale Skill Must follow a dual attack. Target foe is struck for 100 earth damage and suffers from a Deep Wound for 20 seconds. 15 1 5 Signet of Toxic Shock Nightfall Assassin. Deadly Arts 15 Signet of Toxic Shock Signet If target foe is suffering from Poison, that foe takes 100 damage. 15 1 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, Radiant if you have energy issues.
• Vampiric, Zealous and possibly Ebon Daggers of Fortitude with either a +15^50% or +15 vs. hexed foes inscription.
• Defensive Spear + Shield Set.

[edit] Usage

• A normal spike would be: Shadow Prison → Iron Palm → Falling Spider → Vampiric Assault → Impale → Signet of Toxic Shock.
• Iron Palm can be used against any hexed or conditioned target to knock them down also serving as an interrupt.
• With good timing you can use Falling Spider and the rest of your combo on a target that has already been knocked down.
• Use Dash as a general speed boost.

[edit] Counters

• Anti-melee
• Interruption
• Diversion
• Avatar of Melandru
• Anti-KD or NPCs that can't be knocked down such as Siege Turtles

[edit] Variants

• Swap out Resurrection Signet in AB or GvG.
• Rigor Mortis is the most commonly used utility skill for this build.
• Consider replacing Vampiric Assault with Twisting Fangs and Impale with Signet of Deadly Corruption.
• Dark Prison for an additional shadow-step and way to prime your combo.
• Shock for an additional knockdown and combo-starter.
• Horns of the Ox can replace Vampiric Assault for an additional knock-down during your chain, at the cost of damage potential.
• Scorpion Wire can be used as an alternative hex to trigger Iron Palm's knockdown, for the knockdown required for Falling Spider and for anti-kiting.