
This is the build that I played through the game with.īuilds are based on being levelled to about 80 with all quests done. Assassin Skillsīuild is finished at level 81, all quests done. – If you MP, other players won’t go “ooooh you’ve got Chaos.” 2. – WW requires less points as you don’t put them into you main skill. 5 frames per strike with DC, 2 frames for WW. – You can trigger CtC effects with DC (like Life Tap from Dracul’s Grasp), which you can’t trigger with WW. DC has a decent (although not great) damage bonus.

– WW has a negative damage penalty at lower levels. You can get reasonable damage from the claws meaning your attack (unlike a PvM WW build) is not just limited to getting the first corpse for Death Sentry. Actually, having played both builds through the game, I think it is much stronger that WW for PvM. It isn’t, just think of this build as a Frenzy assassin. So why is this build better than using Whirlwind? I also play single player, so high runes are not as available as they are on BNet, but I have tried to include BNet friendly suggestions where appropriate. I’ve done something similar before and with CoS it’s a piece of cake.

Uh, wait, so does that mean it’s my fault? Ok, seriously, though, this build is definitely HC capable. Just please don’t blame me if you see deeds. I am not a Hardcore player, but this guide has had quite a lot of input from Nightfish, so should be Hardcore capable, although not all of us have his playing skills. The Nat’s set version is still included, but bespoke equipment is the best way to go for this build.

Essential it uses physical damage and venom from a 5FPA dual claw attack, backed up with a nice juicy Corpse Explosion from Death Sentry.

This Assassin build came out of a request for a build based around Natalya’s Odium Set that didn’t use charge-ups. She was the “Aggressin” – The aggressive assassin. The others said she was more like a barbarian in a frenzy than an assassin. When she was learning the black arts of assassination, she did not favour the delicate timing of those assassins who charged their bodies before delivering a knockout blow.
