

Lightning Trapper: This build takes advantage of the skills from ‘Traps’ tree and mostly of Lightning Traps such as Lightning Sentry.The main abilities are often Venom, Shadow Master or Shadow Warrior. Dark Warrior: A build with many variations that focuses on ‘Shadow Disciplines’ skill tree.It takes advantage of the skill’s life and mana draining capabilities. Vampire: This build belongs to Martial Artist Assassin and it’s built around Cobra Strike.The Talon Kicksin: The most common of Kicksins build, it relies on finishing kicks like Dragon Flight and Dragon Talon.Elementalist: An Assassin build that focuses on Elemental skills from “Martial Arts tree” such as Phoenix Strike.Monk : A hybrid Assassin build that relies on AoE (Area of Effect) skills and especially Phoenix Strike and Death Sentry and their synergies.However, it won’t deal too much damage to overcome yours, but it’s useful for defensive purposes too. You can use it for casting skills with timers or helpful skills while you’re attacking. Shadow Warrior: A summoned ally that will cast the skills you have placed to your right and left click.This way it can reach a high damage output. Blade Fury: Invest a single point here too, unless you want to follow a build based on this skill, with special items to boost it.Tiger Strike: Even if you invest a single point here, it will help you defeat powerful enemies.Weapon Block: it’s not useful for all Assassin builds, but mostly for those who play with dual Claws weapon.Claw Mastery: It increases the Attack rating while you’re using the exclusive weapon type of the class, without investing many points in Dexterity.Burst of Speed: An increase in movement and attack speed can be useful in many cases.Hybrids: Assassins that invest in abilities from all skill trees of the class.Ī common tip for Assassin builds is to include some core skills that are helpful for everyone, regardless the special route you wish to follow:.Martial Artists (or Kicksins): Assassins that rely on skills from ‘Martial Arts’ tree.Trap Assassins (Trapsins or Trassassins): Assassins that focus on ‘Traps’ skill tree.

There are three main categories of builds for this class: An Assassin can easily take down groups of monsters too.

Light of the Packkilling tethered targets creates Orbs of Light for your allies. Void Anchors fired from Shadowshot become traps that stick to surfaces and wait for prey. The fact that the character is more effective in PvP doesn’t mean that isn’t good enough for PvM. Shadowshottether foes to a Void Anchor, slowing, weakening and suppressing them for you and your allies. The Assassin is a class from ‘Lord of Destruction’ expansion.
