Build:Me/A Assassin's Promise Spiker

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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: PvE general

This build makes use of Assassin's Promise to quickly spike with Cry of Pain and Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Mesmer / Assassin 12 + 1 + 1 Fast Casting 11 Deadly Arts 6 + 1 Inspiration Magic 2 Illusion Magic Assassin's Promise Factions Assassin. Deadly Arts 11 Assassin's Promise Elite Hex Spell For 12 seconds, if target foe dies, you gain 16 Energy and all your skills are recharged. 45 0.4 5 Fragility Core Mesmer. Illusion Magic 0 Fragility Hex Spell For 8 seconds, target foe takes 5 damage each time that foe suffers or recovers from a new Condition. 5 0.5 5 Arcane Echo Core Mesmer. Unlinked Arcane Echo Enchantment Spell If you cast a Spell in the next 20 seconds, Arcane Echo is replaced with that Spell for 20 seconds. Arcane Echo ends prematurely if you use a non-Spell skill. 20 1.0 15 Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support EotN No Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support Spell Summon a level 14..20 Ebon Vanguard Assassin that has Iron Palm, Fox Fangs and Nine Tail Strike. This summoned Assassin Shadow Steps to target foe. If that foe is a Charr, the Assassin lives for 24..30 seconds. If target foe is not a Charr, the Assassin lives for 12..15 seconds. 30 0.5 10 Cry of Pain Nightfall Mesmer. Sunspear rank Cry of Pain Spell Interrupt target foe's skill. If that foe was suffering from a Mesmer Hex, that foe and all foes in the area take 25...50 damage and -3..5 Health degeneration for 10 seconds. 12 0.1 10 "Finish Him!" EotN No Profession. Norn rank "Finish Him!" Shout If target foe has less than 50% Health, that foe takes 44..80 damage and suffers from Cracked Armor and a Deep Wound for 12..20 seconds. 15 10 Epidemic Core Mesmer. Unlinked Epidemic Spell Spread all negative Conditions and their remaining durations from target foe to all foes adjacent to your target. 5 0.1 5 Auspicious Incantation Factions Mesmer. Inspiration Magic 7 Auspicious Incantation Enchantment Spell For 20 seconds, the next spell you cast is disabled for an additional 8 seconds, and you gain 152% of that spell's Energy cost. 25 0.5 5 Template code

[edit] Equipment

[edit] Armor

• Survivor/Radiant Insignia on all pieces.
• Best Rune of Vigor you can afford.
• 2x Runes of Vitae

[edit] Weapons

• Defensive set.
• High energy set when casting Auspicious Incantation.
  • Note: Assassin's Promise makes HSR set redundant.

[edit] Usage

• Use Assassin's Promise
  Factions

  Assassin. Deadly Arts

  Assassin's Promise

  Elite Hex Spell

  For 5..13..16 seconds, if target foe dies, you gain 5..17..21 Energy and all your skills are recharged.

  

  45

  ¾

  5
   wisely, cast it right away if expecting your target to go down fast, wait if you expect possible hex removals/hp buffs.
• Use Fragility
  Core

  Mesmer. Illusion Magic

  Fragility

  Hex Spell

  For 8..18..21 seconds, target foe takes 5..17..21 damage each time that foe suffers or recovers from a new Condition.

  

  5

  1

  5
   to prime Cry of Pain
  Nightfall

  Mesmer. Sunspear rank

  Cry of Pain

  Spell

  Interrupt target foe's skill. If that foe was suffering from a Mesmer Hex, that foe and all foes in the area take 25...50 damage and -3..5 Health degeneration for 10 seconds.

  

  12

  ¼

  10
   and cover Assassin's Promise
  Factions

  Assassin. Deadly Arts

  Assassin's Promise

  Elite Hex Spell

  For 5..13..16 seconds, if target foe dies, you gain 5..17..21 Energy and all your skills are recharged.

  

  45

  ¾

  5
   if necessary.
• Since the nerf of Cry of Pain
  Nightfall

  Mesmer. Sunspear rank

  Cry of Pain

  Spell

  Interrupt target foe's skill. If that foe was suffering from a Mesmer Hex, that foe and all foes in the area take 25...50 damage and -3..5 Health degeneration for 10 seconds.

  

  12

  ¼

  10
  , it is almost always better to use Arcane Echo
  Core

  Mesmer. Unlinked

  Arcane Echo

  Enchantment Spell

  If you cast a Spell in the next 20 seconds, Arcane Echo is replaced with that Spell for 20 seconds. Arcane Echo ends prematurely if you use a non-Spell skill.

  

  20

  2

  15
   to make two copies of Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support
  EotN

  No Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank

  Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support

  Spell

  Summon a level 14..20 Ebon Vanguard Assassin that has Iron Palm, Fox Fangs and Nine Tail Strike. This summoned Assassin Shadow Steps to target foe. If that foe is a Charr, the Assassin lives for 24..30 seconds. If target foe is not a Charr, the Assassin lives for 12..15 seconds.

  

  30

  1

  10
   for strong single target spike, physical damage and meat wall following with a single Cry of Pain
  Nightfall

  Mesmer. Sunspear rank

  Cry of Pain

  Spell

  Interrupt target foe's skill. If that foe was suffering from a Mesmer Hex, that foe and all foes in the area take 25...50 damage and -3..5 Health degeneration for 10 seconds.

  

  12

  ¼

  10
  .
• Use "Finish Him!"
  EotN

  No Profession. Norn rank

  "Finish Him!"

  Shout

  If target foe has less than 50% Health, that foe takes 44..80 damage and suffers from Cracked Armor and a Deep Wound for 12..20 seconds.

  

  15

  10
   quickly followed by Epidemic
  Core

  Mesmer. Unlinked

  Epidemic

  Spell

  Spread all negative Conditions and their remaining durations from target foe to all foes adjacent to your target.

  

  5

  ¼

  5
   to finish off targets below 50% health and spread deadly Deep Wound condition around.
• Use Auspicious Incantation
  Factions

  Mesmer. Inspiration Magic

  Auspicious Incantation

  Enchantment Spell

  For 20 seconds, the next spell you cast is disabled for an additional 10..6..5 seconds, and you gain 110..182..206% of that spell's Energy cost.

  

  25

  1

  5
   followed by Arcane Echo
  Core

  Mesmer. Unlinked

  Arcane Echo

  Enchantment Spell

  If you cast a Spell in the next 20 seconds, Arcane Echo is replaced with that Spell for 20 seconds. Arcane Echo ends prematurely if you use a non-Spell skill.

  

  20

  2

  15
   while swapping to high energy set to manage energy if necessary.

[edit] Counters

• Heavy hex removal can be somewhat problemmatic.
• Poorly played Assassin's Promise and Arcane Echo.

[edit] Notes

• Another character using Mark of Pain would be extremely effective in conjunction with Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support.

[edit] See also

• Build:E/A Assassin's Promise Nuker is Elementalist build that uses similar technique.