Archive:A/any Shattering Spiker

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The Build:A/W Shattering Spiker uses Shadowy Burden to lower the armor, provide a snare, and a hex to use offhands that require a hex to skip lead attacks and do as much damage with Shattering Assault and Blades of Steel as possible.

Attributes and Skills

<pvxbig> [build prof=Assassin/Warrior DaggerMastery=12+1+3 CriticalStrikes=10+1 ShadowArts=8+1][Shadowy Burden][Death's Charge][Tiger Stance] [Black Lotus Strike][Shattering Assault][Black Spider Strike][Blades of Steel][Resurrection Signet][/build] </pvxbig>

• You can swap out Tiger Stance or Death's Charge for Impale to give a deepwound, or Expose Defenses to make shure they can't block.
• You can also swap Shadowy Burden for Siphon Speed for a better snare.

Equipment

• Radiant Runes on all equipment with Runes of Superior Dagger Mastery, Minor Critical Strikes, Minor Shadow Arts, Superior Vigor, and a Rune of Attunement.
• Zealous Daggers of Dagger Mastery or of Furtitude is ideal.

Usage

First cast Shadowy Burden followed by Death's Charge+ Tiger Stance and unleash your combo:

Black Lotus Strike> Shattering Assault> Black Spider Strike> Blades of Steel

Counters

Normal Melee Counters

Variants

If going to AB/CM switch out the Resurrection Signet for Impale to deliver a deepwound.

Replacing Shadowy Burden+ Death's Charge with Dark Prison and putting either Impale or Expose Defenses.

The main 2 skils that can be swaped out here are Death's Charge and Tiger Stance and could be replaced with one of these:

• Expose Defenses for a cover hex and to make shure your attacks can't be blocked.
• Feigned Neutrality or Heart of Shadow for a self heal.
  • You could also get monk as secondary to get Restful Breeze.
• Shroud of Distress for a long lasting chance to block if they get your health below 50%.
• Mark of Instability for a KD.
• Mending Touch for a good condition remover without any points in protection prayers.
• Disrupting Dagger for an interupt.
• Dark Escape or Dash for a speed boost.

Notes

Also, if you see that your foe still has some important enchantments on them, you could wait for about 1-2 sec after Black Spider Strike to use Shattering Assault again to remove them and still do massive damage.