Archive:A/D Beguiling Insight

This build was archived 15:46, 8 January 2009 (EST), for the following reason: Out of date This build had been designed for the following use: PvP RA This build was in the category Good before being archived.

This build is very strong at giving casters hell and has the energy management to always use the combo on recharge (plus use Unsuspecting Strike/Caltrops a couple times during the downtime).

Attributes and Skills

Assassin / Dervish 10 + 1 + 2 Critical Strikes 11 + 1 Dagger Mastery 8 + 1 Shadow Arts 6 Wind Prayers You have an additional 13% chance to critical hit. Whenever you critical hit, you get 3 Energy. Beguiling Haze FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 9Beguiling HazeElite SpellShadow Step to target foe. That foe is interrupted and becomes Dazed for 7 seconds.15¼20 Caltrops FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 9CaltropsSpellTarget foe and all foes adjacent to your target are Crippled for 11 seconds. Caltrops has half the normal range.10¼10 Unsuspecting Strike FactionsAssassin. Critical Strikes 13Unsuspecting StrikeLead AttackIf this attack hits, you strike for +29 damage. If your target was above 90% Health you deal an additional 67 damage.102 Lotus Strike EotNAssassin. Dagger Mastery 12Lotus StrikeOff-Hand AttackMust follow a lead attack. If it hits, this attack strikes for +22 damage and you gain 17 Energy.1012 Twisting Fangs FactionsAssassin. Critical Strikes 13Twisting FangsDual AttackMust follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Twisting Fangs strikes for +19 damage and struck foe suffers from Bleeding and Deep Wound for 18 seconds.1015 Attacker's Insight NightfallDervish. Wind Prayers 6Attacker's InsightFlash Enchantment SpellFor 6 seconds, you have a 50% chance to block while attacking. When this enchantment ends, you inflict Weakness on all adjacent foes for 8 seconds.1010 Feigned Neutrality NightfallAssassin. Shadow Arts 9Feigned NeutralityEnchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, you have +7 Health regeneration and +80 armor. This Enchantment ends if you successfully hit with an attack or use a Skill.5¼25 Resurrection Signet CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedResurrection SignetSignetResurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.3   Template code

Equipment

• Silencing Daggers, with +15% damage when over 50% Health and +5 Armor
• Vampiric Daggers, to do a bit more damage
• A Dagger set with Zealous +5 energy Daggers
• A spear + shield weapon set...the spear should have an increased Cripple duration mod and an increase Enchantment duration mod (this will help your Feigned Neutrality and also Caltrops outside of your standard attack chain); the shield should have +30 Health and whatever secondary mod you want (I favor reduced Blind duration)
• Clarity and Superior Vigor runes

Usage

• Keep Attacker's Insight up and when you see a key opportunity, interrupt and daze a caster with Beguiling Haze (or simply use it to apply the Daze), cripple them with Caltrops, and then use your 3 attacks in order. Unsuspecting Strike will be recharged by the time you complete Twisting Fangs and can be used again immediately if needed.
• It is also favorable to pre-crip a target before using Beguiling Haze as well. Especially on a Monk...if you cripple first and start pressuring with your regular attacks, you can then interrupt + daze them when they try to use condi removal, Guardian, or something of that nature.
• Immediately cast Feigned Neutrality and run away when it becomes apparent that you may be in danger.

Counters

• Blind
• Anti-melee Hexes

(although, these counters only stop your attacks...you're still free to Daze + Cripple someone and let a teammate beat on that target)