Build:A/N Black Shivers

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Contents 1 Attributes and Skills 2 Equipment 3 Usage 4 Counters 5 Variants 6 Notes

This build is designed to shutdown a specific target whilst taking them down reasonably quickly by means of using Shivers of Dread while taking advantage of the probability that cold daggers will interrupt most skills due to their attack speed.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Assassin / Necromancer	Attribute Rank
Critical Strikes	10 + 2 + 1
Dagger Mastery	10 + 1
Curses	11

Shivers of Dread

Shadow Walk

Black Mantis Thrust

Black Lotus Strike

Black Spider Strike

Critical Strike

Dash

Fox's Promise

[edit] Equipment

• Daggers with an Icy dagger tang, "I have the Power!" Inscription and any preferred dagger handle.
• Radiant armour if possible, but given how this build has you running into the thick of it often, Nightstalker's armour may be more appropriate.

[edit] Usage

• Use "Fox's Promise" to bypass blocking spells and stances.
• Cast "Shivers of Dread" on your victim.
• Use "Shadow Walk" to shadow step to target and follow up with your attack chain.
• Use "Dash" when you become overwhelmed with damage for a quick escape.

[edit] Counters

• Plague touch helps with most conditions, although crippling can be of annoyance.
• Hex removal.
• Energy denial.
• Spikes of damage.

[edit] Variants

• Swap critical strike with twisting fangs for bleeding conditions.

[edit] Notes

• Don't just look for casters when choosing your target, it can be very effective against Touch rangers and even other assassin builds