Assassin...runner?

Assassin + Ranger = A new age of running?

Shadow Step (and the like of abilities) allows assassins to not only draw aggro, but survive it and then get the hell out of dodge and continue the run...how cool is that?!

Running is where Shadow of Haste comes in. Run in to draw the crowd, Shadow of Haste to drag them away...then end Shadow of Haste, teleport in behind them, hit yer Dark Escape and run like hell :-P

Still, Assassins have a rather low probability of replacing Whammo runners by dint of the fact that Whammos are designed to run. Armor + Balanced Stance + self-healing = runner. Still, A/R or the like could probably fill in for lesser (non-Droknar's) runs pretty easy with some brains and a bit of practice.

Assassins could lead to dual runnings, the assassin shadow stepping into a group of 8+ and or dashing into a group then using vipers defense ^_^.

run skills:
-dash
-dark escape
-siphon speed

other skills on the skillbar:
-return
-caltrops
-shadow refuge
-shadow form???

looks pretty good...