Build:A/W Shadow Prison Assassin

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This build has been archived as of 14:12, 14 November 2007 (CET), for the following reasons: Black Lotus Strike nerf Horns of the Ox nerf Impale nerf This build had been designed for the following use: PvP RA PvP TA PvP GvG PvP CM PvP AB

The Shadow Prison Sin is a fragile but deadly assassin used to take down targets quickly while making use of Shadow Prison as both a snare and a primer for off-hand attacks that can be followed with powerful dual attacks.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Assassin / Warrior 11 + 1 + 1 Dagger Mastery 12 + 1 Critical Strikes 6 + 1 Deadly Arts Shadow Prison Nightfall Assassin. Deadly Arts 7 Shadow Prison Elite Hex Spell Shadow Step to target foe. For 4 seconds, that foe moves 66% slower. 25 ¼ 10 Tiger Stance Factions Warrior. Strength 0 Tiger Stance Stance For 4 seconds, you attack 33% faster. Tiger Stance ends if any of your attacks fail to hit. 20 5 Black Lotus Strike Factions Assassin. Critical Strikes 13 Black Lotus Strike Lead Attack If it hits, Black Lotus Strike strikes for +28 damage. If target foe is suffering from a Hex, you gain 16 Energy. 12 10 Horns of the Ox Factions Assassin. Dagger Mastery 13 Horns of the Ox Dual Attack Must follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Horns of the Ox strikes for +10 damage. If struck foe is not adjacent to any allies, that foe is knocked down. 12 5 Black Spider Strike Nightfall Assassin. Dagger Mastery 13 Black Spider Strike Off-Hand Attack Must strike a Hexed foe. If it hits, this attack strikes for +18 damage and target foe is Poisoned for 18 seconds. 12 10 Blades of Steel Factions Assassin. Dagger Mastery 13 Blades of Steel Dual Attack Must follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, this attack strikes for +15 damage (maximum bonus 60) for each recharging dagger attack. 8 5 Impale Factions Assassin. Deadly Arts 7 Impale Skill Must follow a dual attack. Target foe is struck for 60 earth damage and suffers from a Deep Wound for 12 seconds. 15 1 5 Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect 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

• Recall - is an exceptional variant used in GvG when paired up with another assassin. You and your teammate use a recall defense technique to alternate attack combos on the opposing team's NPCs.

[edit] Equipment

• A Full Set of armor with Radiant Insignias.
• Zealous, Vampiric, and Ebon Daggers of Fortitude, all with "Strength and Honor" or "Too Much Information" inscriptions.
• A + 5 Energy / + 30 HP Spear with a selection of shields.

[edit] Usage

• The spike is done quickly, in the following order:
• Shadow Prison -> Tiger Stance -> Black Lotus Strike -> Horns of the Ox -> Black Spider Strike -> Blades of Steel -> Impale
• Execute the attack chain with Vampiric daggers.
• Switch to Zealous daggers if energy runs low.
• Use Ebon daggers when fighting a Warrior or when you are not engaged in combat.

[edit] Counters

• Standard Melee counters.
• Restore Condition will ruin a spike of this build, as it will remove all of the conditions you have put on the target and heal most of the damage dealt.
• Hex Breaker will cause problems.

[edit] Variants

• Common skillset variants:
  • Switch Impale for Expose Defenses and replace either Horns of the Ox or Blades of Steel with Twisting Fangs.
  • Drop Resurrection Signet completely for Expose Defenses.
• Flurry or Flail can replace Tiger Stance for IAS.
• Add a second hex such as Siphon Speed.
• Expunge Enchantments can be equipped for Enchantment removal.
• Rush can be used instead of Resurection Signet in Alliance Battles to escape from a mob after a chain has been used.

[edit] Secondary Profession Variants

• Lightning Reflexes can replace Tiger Stance to fight Melee enemies. It also helps when fighting other Shadow Prison sins.
• To counter blindness, you can go /Rt and use Sight Beyond Sight.
• Hex Breaker to counter enemy hexes.
• Mending Touch for self condition removal.
• Rending Touch for enchantment removal.