Archive:A/W BMT Shadow Prison Assassin

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The HB Shadow Prison Sin uses a powerful spike chain combining lots of damage, a knockdown, cripple and a deep wound. It also only relies on a hex on the first strike, and Cripple only about 1 second later making this very hard to shutdown unlike its older version.

Attributes and Skills

<pvxbig> [build prof=Assassin/Warrior Crit=12+1 Dag=11+1+1 Dead=6+1][Shadow Prison][Tiger Stance@0][Black Mantis Thrust][Jungle Strike][Trampling Ox][Falling Lotus Strike][Twisting Fangs][optional][/build] </pvxbig>

• Either Dark Prison or Expose Defenses should go in the optional slot.

Equipment

• Survivor Insignia with Radiant insignia on chest and legs.
• Zealous, Vampiric, and Ebon Daggers of Fortitude with 15^50 inscription.
• A Defensive Spear/Shield set.

Usage

• Spike quickly with the following skill sequence: Shadow Prison → Tiger Stance → Black Mantis Thrust → Jungle Strike → Trampling Ox → Falling Lotus Strike → Twisting Fangs.
• Every other spike could start with Dark Prison or Expose Defenses, allowing you to spike every 12-15 seconds.
• Execute the attack chain with Vampiric daggers.
• Switch to Zealous daggers if energy runs low.
• Use Ebon daggers when fighting a Warrior or when not engaged in combat.

Counters

• Anti-melee
• Interruption
• Hex/Condition Removal.
• Shield Bash and its equivalents.
• Balanced Stance
• Hex Breaker

Variants

• Flurry or Flail for an alternative IAS.
• Recall for additional splittability.
• Dash for a speed boost
• Assassin's Remedy to deal with blind.

Notes

• Skills such as Barbs and Brutal Weapon can enhance the effectiveness of this build greatly.

See also

A/W Shadow Prison Assassin