Zenmai is confused & so am i

TarcellaCella

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

N/Me

Ok, so i've been trying out a few builds for the hero Zenmai, but none have worked. Let's just say i'm not the assassinating type (i'm a monk hehe)
Anyway, my question is does anyone have any tips or builds that can help with Zenmai? She's kind of falling behind compared with my other heroes, so i'd like her to successfully kill something without dying lol
So yeah, and tips or even builds that you know that work would be great, tnx

martialis

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

RA, reporting you

Some people give her this http://www.pvxbuilds.com/index.php?t...tical_Barrager
Otherwise, she can do competent interrupting and shutdown, but not much else, and she'll never be good.

bhavv

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

Zenmai is best used as a critical barrager. Use keen arrow as well for a huge damage shot.

Pick Me

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Thornill, ON, Canada

THE CANUCK MONKS (TCM)

W/R

Zenmai loves to teleport, so don't bring those skills.

She also likes to move a bit then heal herself, sadly, she is not far enough away not to be a target, and dies trying to heal herself.

I find that she is a capable assassin, you still must watcher (just like any human assassin).

Be a protector or a bonder and she'll survive.

I never paid any attention to what skills she uses or doesn't use, but I do see her healing herself if she is near death. She seems to be kiling things quickly with the 3 dagger combo (obviously not bosses), and those she can't kill, she hurts pretty bad.

Hope this helps.

Lutae

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2006

You want simple, fast-recharging dagger combos with damage reduction, not neccessarily healing. Something spammable like Black Mantis Strike--> Wild Strike --> Death Blossom, together with Critical Defenses or Flashing Blades.

Yanman.be

Yanman.be

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

[ROSE]

A/

She's dumb for chaining skills. "Exhausting Assault? what's that? Moebius Strike? lol!"


So yes, use simple lead-off-dual chains, with further utlility: dblow, ddagger etc.

Sun Fired Blank

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2007

Here's what I've been testing:

A / D

[skill]Critical Eye[/skill][skill]Way of the Assassin[/skill][skill]Critical Defenses[/skill][skill]Vital Boon[/skill][skill]Mystic Regeneration[/skill]

With:

[skill]Unsuspecting Strike[/skill][skill]Wild Strike[/skill][skill]Death Blossom[/skill]

Or

[skill]Golden Fox Strike[/skill][skill]Fox Fangs[/skill][skill]Nine Tail Strike[/skill]

You can farm Daggers of Xuekao rather easily, which gives 15^E, 20/20 and +20% e. duration. Use Nightstalker, Blessed or Sentry's Insignias on everything; they're all fairly cheap, and Nightstalker's is the most powerful, but isn't active quite as often as the others. Use a Rune of Vigor on the armor (Minor or Major are both fairly cheap, Superior is best). Use minor runes of Critical Strikes on the helm and Dagger Mastery on the gloves. Use runes of Vitae on everything else. If you'd like to risk it, use major / superior runes instead.

TarcellaCella

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

N/Me

Thank you all, they all helped a heap! ^.^

Sheriff

Sheriff

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2006

Heroic Order of Tyria

R/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sun Fired Blank
Here's what I've been testing:

A / D

[skill]Critical Eye[/skill][skill]Way of the Assassin[/skill][skill]Critical Defenses[/skill][skill]Vital Boon[/skill][skill]Mystic Regeneration[/skill] I've been using something like this but with a few scythe skills. Also, this combo is pretty good:

[skill]Wearying Strike[/skill] [skill]Malicious Strike[/skill]

VorianVader

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

Blitzers

W/N

I have tried out Zenmai with necro secondary and it works good. She does use virulence at the right time. Generally starts off with Shadow of fear.

A/N
12 Dagger Mastery, 13 Critical Strike, 10 Death Magic, 1 Curses
Dash
Black Lotus Strike
Twisting Fangs
Plague Touch
Virulence
Shadow of Fear
Taste of Pain
Consume Corpse

P.S Not my build so cant take credit for it. Got it from here sometime back.