Purpose[]
This is a compilation of various builds with primary or secondary Assassin using several Deadly Arts skills along with other skills, condensed into one page for ease of use.
Tactics[]
- Use Deadly Paradox before your chain
- Make sure that your target is Poisoned before using Signet of Toxic Shock
- Resurrect dead teammates as needed.
Attribute selection[]
- Deadly Arts: this atribute should be as high as possible because most of your skills are using this attribute.
- Shadow Arts: can provide some self-heals.
Skill selection[]
Core skills[]
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- Always have Deadly Arts maxed
- Provides a cheap Deep Wound.
- Makes your chain cast and recharge faster. Because of its high energy cost, energy management is needed.
- A low-energy, ranged lead attack.
- Inflict poison for the following Signet of Toxic Shock while knocking down your target.
- Moderate damage to finish your target off.
Primaries[]
The following professions' primary attributes can help with energy management:
- Necromancer - Soul Reaping.
- Elementalist - used with Ether Prism for energy management and a panic button.
Optional Skills[]
The Optional skills should provide energy-management, self-heal or increased damage.
Assassin:
- Mark of Insecurity (anti-prot)
- Iron Palm (knockdown)
- Disrupting Dagger (interrupt)
Necromancer:
- Toxic Chill (Poison for SoTS, additional damage)
- Signet of Lost Souls (e-management, minor self-heal; necromancer primary is needed)
- Vile Miasma (additional damage + degen)
Elementalist:
- Ether Prism (energy management, minor anti-spike capability, requires elementalist primary)
Monk:
- Signet of Judgment (knockdown, additional damage)
- Castigation Signet (e-management, additional damage)
- Ray of Judgment (additional damage while enemy is knocked down)
Mesmer:
- Energy Drain (e-management)
- Lyssa's Aura (energy management)
Equipment selection[]
Armor[]
- Radiant Insignias
Weapons[]
- Hale Staff of Fortitude with "Hale and Hearty" inscription
See also[]
- Build:A/Me Lyssa's Assacaster
- Build:A/Me Energy Drain Assacaster
- Build:A/Mo Assacaster
- Build:A/P MoI Assacaster
- Build:E/A Prism Deadly Arts