deadly arts spiker

Hmm..

Well, I personally can't abide Shadow Prison. The recharge means that unless someone else is throwing hexes at *my choice* targets, I'm at the mercy of a 15'second down-time and I'm useless to everyone else until then. In my humble opinion, that's just not right for AB.

With the changes that came out of the 2nd testing week, there are lots of ways of sustaining a high level of damage, attacking frequently and inflicting conditions all the while. I have much love for death blossom now.

I don't hate your build. I think that Shadow Walk wouldn't be right for it; your signet would recharge about 5 seconds before you were ready to shadow step again. The synergy between Shadow Walk and Paradox is attractive, but the 20second/20second recharge on Shadow Prison/Toxic Shock is practical.

I don't really know what to say. I think it's *quite* fine. You probably won't be striking your target with your daggers more than 3 times (Black Spider, Ox = 3 assuming you deliver and retreat), so the lack of critical strikes isn't highly troublesome to my eyes. I just don't think it's right for AB.

~Mitsuki Hiyono~ ~many good sin spiking builds have the same recharge time.... the recharge of SP is not that bad when your using paradox properly...(does not work with shadow walk recharge time unfortunately because its a stance)

~this is a spiking build... not one where you sustain heavy damage...imho an assasin shouldnt be in the same place for more than a few seconds...even when Im abing i like to practice for more high end play... and sustaining damage with a sin is not well favoured in the high end pvp...(although at one point in ab last night... i just stood in a corner near the enemies shrine to attract the bold warrior to one vs one to see how it faired... I killed so many i couldnt count them all...but I wasnt really much help to the team cuz i wasnt cappin :P )

you should try it... it does pretty decent damage... any suggestions on a skill change if I use shadow walk instead of shadow prison

[card]shattering assault[/card] for dervs and such?

[card]assassin's promise[/card] for the said high recharge times?

[card]shadow meld[/card] or [card]Aura of Displacement[/card] for mobility and an extra slot...without stances?

Naf Olbaid, I'd think you forget an important thing for spiking: Deep Wound. Missing step number 4 in his process?

Twisting Fangs is not just for bleeding.
I thought you were an advocate of that skill... Odd of you not to remember.

Missing step number 4 in his process?

Twisting Fangs is not just for bleeding.
I thought you were an advocate of that skill... Odd of you not to remember. He says he uses TF to add bleeding ( because poison alone is not enough ).

That's why I repeat to him why we take TF.

He says he uses TF to add bleeding ( because poison alone is not enough ).

That's why I repeat to him why we take TF. Ah... My mistake. ^_^

Incidentally... along the lines of the whole Bleeding + Poison thing.... how many skills across the entire class spectrum cause Disease? I've been trying to look for non-elite alternatives to Virulence....
I mean for spiking purposes.... NOT something I use often since I'm a PvE'er... but its nice against bosses.