Build:A/W Aggressive Steel
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This build takes advantage of the elite enchantment Aura of Displacement combined with the high energy gain of golden lotus strike and the increased attack speed of burst of aggression to be able to repeat an expensive 5 attack skill combo which ends in the use of the deadly blades of steel, which if done right, will end the combo in a massive +50 dual attack.
[edit] Attributes and Skills
  Assassin / Warrior |
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| Dagger Mastery | 12 + 1 + 3 |
| Critical Strikes | 12 + 1 |
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- Suggest a few optional skill(s) if you included an Optional slot in the skill bar.
- "Generic resurrect" works like an Optional slot. Replace it if necessary.
[edit] Equipment
Nightstalkers Armor
2 runes of attunement +4 energy total
Zealous 15% while enchanted Daggers of Fortitude with 30hp (Darkroot's Daggers work well) also a set of non zealous and non vampiric daggers with 30hp.
[edit] Usage
- First identify your target, usually the opposing monk or Ritualist in RA.
Personally in random and team arenas I DON'T usually take the monk first, as they are expecting this when they see an assassin and they pre-prot, so I usually choose the character that would be the most danger to me, usually a necromancer or mesmer, but this is all down to you and how you wish to play the build
- Tactically position yourself in a good spot were you can easily shadowstep to your target using aura of displacement but where you also have a safe place to retreat to when it ends.
- Now wait for a few seconds and let the other offensive characters on your team pressure the opposing team
- Once they are under pressure this is the time to strike.
- Click Aura of dispacement and attack your target then immediatly start your combo in the order the skills are listed above.
- Golden phoenix strike first, followed by Horns of the ox, then quickly activate burst of aggression and then use Golden lotus strike + Fox fangs , and finally blades of steel, at this point you should have 4 recharging dagger attacks before activating blades of steel which means you will hit for a massive +50dmg dual attack
- If your combo is somehow broken, then quickly end aura of displacement to retreat to your safe spot and switch to your non zealous daggers and regain your full energy, or if aura of displacement has long to recharge and you're not under any great deal of pressure and your energy is still quite high then you can just kite or take cover maintaining aura of displacement and then strike again when your attack skills have recharged.
- If aura of displacement is still active on you and you after the initial combo and your energy is still relatively high, then it can be a good idea to leave it active and keep attacking the target or another, as long as you're not under heavy attack yourself, as the combo is dependent on you having an enchantment.
- As soon as aura of displacment has recharged you should now be ready to repeat the combo from the beginning.
[edit] Counters
Evading / Blocking / Anti Melee hexes / Knockdowns during combo / Enchantment Removal / energy denial
[edit] Variants
swap blades of steel for twisted fangs, or horns of the ox for twisted fangs
swap Fox Fangs for Wild Strike
Vampiric Daggers instead of Zealous
