Changes: Archive:A/any Shattering Assault

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This build has been designed for the following use:

The Shattering Assassin utilizes the elite dual attack Shattering Assault and fast-recharging lead and offhand attacks to remove enchantments quickly and repeatedly while putting pressure on enemy monks.

Attributes and Skills

<pvxbig> [build prof=Assassin/ Critical=12+1 Dagger=12+1+1 Deadly=3+1][Golden Fox Strike][Wild Strike][Shattering Assault][Impale][Dash][Assassin's Remedy][Critical Eye][Resurrection Signet][/build] </pvxbig>

Equipment

Survivor insignias.
Minor runes of Critical Strikes, Deadly Arts, and Dagger Mastery.
Vampiric, Zealous, and Elemental daggers of fortitude.

Usage

Utilize your chain of Golden Fox Strike, Wild Strike, and Shattering Assault.
Follow a normal combo with Impale when spiking.
Use Dash for a speed boost to chase kiting enemies.
Maintain Assassin's Remedy to fulfill Golden Fox Strike's condition. It also makes you immune to blind.

Counters

Standard melee counters, excluding blocking, enchantments, stances, and blind.

Variants

Death's Charge, Dark Prison, or another shadowstep.
Siphon Speed or another snare
Critical Strike, Horns of the Ox
Golden Fang Strike

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-The [[Build:A/any Shattering Assault|Shattering Assassin]] utilizes the elite dual attack [[gw:Shattering Assault|Shattering Assault]] and fast-recharging lead and off-hand attacks to remove enchantments quickly and repeatedly while putting pressure on enemy monks.
+The [[Build:A/any Shattering Assault|Shattering Assassin]] utilizes the elite dual attack [[gw:Shattering Assault|Shattering Assault]] and fast-recharging lead and offhand attacks to remove enchantments quickly and repeatedly while putting pressure on enemy monks.
 == Attributes and Skills ==
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-[build prof=Assassin/ Critical=12+1 Dagger=11+1+1 Deadly=6+1][Golden Fox Strike][Wild Strike][Shattering Assault][Impale][Siphon Speed][Assassin's Remedy][Critical Eye][Resurrection Signet][/build]
+[build prof=Assassin/ Critical=12+1 Dagger=12+1+1 Deadly=3+1][Golden Fox Strike][Wild Strike][Shattering Assault][Impale][Dash][Assassin's Remedy][Critical Eye][Resurrection Signet][/build]
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 *Survivor insignias.
 *Minor runes of Critical Strikes, Deadly Arts, and Dagger Mastery.
-*Vampiric, Zealous, and Elemental daggers of Fortitude.
+*Vampiric, Zealous, and Elemental daggers of fortitude.
 == Usage ==
-*Use your chain of [[gw:Golden Fox Strike|Golden Fox Strike]], [[gw:Wild Strike|Wild Strike]], and [[gw:Shattering Assault|Shattering Assault]].
+*Utilize your chain of [[gw:Golden Fox Strike|Golden Fox Strike]], [[gw:Wild Strike|Wild Strike]], and [[gw:Shattering Assault|Shattering Assault]].
 *Follow a normal combo with [[gw:Impale|Impale]] when spiking.
-*Use [[gw:Siphon Speed|Siphon Speed]] for a snare and speed boost to impede kiting enemies.
+*Use [[gw:Dash|Dash]] for a speed boost to chase kiting enemies.
 *Maintain [[gw:Assassin's Remedy|Assassin's Remedy]] to fulfill Golden Fox Strike's condition. It also makes you immune to blind.
 == Counters ==
-*Standard melee counters, excluding blocking, stances, enchantments, and blind.
+*Standard melee counters, excluding blocking, enchantments, stances, and blind.
 == Variants ==
 *[[gw:Death's Charge|Death's Charge]], [[gw:Dark Prison|Dark Prison]], or another shadowstep.
+*[[gw:Siphon Speed|Siphon Speed]] or another snare
 *[[gw:Critical Strike|Critical Strike]], [[gw:Horns of the Ox|Horns of the Ox]]
 *[[gw:Golden Fang Strike|Golden Fang Strike]]