Build:A/any Cheap Shot

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This build is not favored by the GuildWiki community. The general consensus among users of GuildWiki is that this build is not viable. This build was voted unfavored for the following reasons: Broken Combos. Lack of Killing power.

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

This build is designed for cheap quick attacks, combined with making the foe bleed over time. It is primarily a PvE Build, but could be used in a PvP battle with a decent healer or protector monk.

All the skills used in this build were picked because of their energy usage; each skill only costs 5 Energy with the exception of Palm Strike which costs 10 Energy.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Assassin / Any	Attribute Rank
Dagger Mastery	11 + 1
Critical Strikes	10 + 1 + 1
Shadow Arts	10 + 1

Jagged Strike

Golden Lotus Strike

Fox Fangs

Palm Strike

Death Blossom

Way of Perfection

Critical Eye

Shadow Refuge

• You could swap Palm Strike for Seeping Wound if you would rather do more Damage Over Time, as opposed to an instant damage.

[edit] Equipment

• Daggers of Enchanting with +15% damage while enchanted. The Daggers of Xuekao are a good choice.
• Shrouded Armor, and Nightstalker's Armor for the body.

[edit] Usage

• Use Way of Perfection followed by Critical Eye.
• Start your attack with Jagged Strike, followed by Fox Fangs and Death Blossom.
• Make sure you are still under some kind of enchantment, if you are not; use Shadow Refuge
• Next, use Golden Lotus Strike followed by Palm Strike and Death Blossom again.
• Now is a good time to heal yourself with Shadow Refuge, and renew any lost enchantments.
• If you are waiting for skills to recharge, hit the target with Jagged Strike, to keep them bleeding.
• Remember you can just do a short combo of Palm Strike, Death Blossom if necessary.
• Repeat these steps, healing when necessary, and renewing your enchantments.

[edit] Counters

• Large Mobs can easily overpower your healing.
• Mesmers removing your Enchantments.
• Rangers with Apply Poison.

[edit] Variants

• You can change Palm Strike for Seeping Wound, if you would rather do more damage over time, as opposed to a large instant hit of damage.
• The disadvantage of using Seeping Wound is that it removes the other combo path for Death Blossom, as Fox Fangs takes a while to recharge.

[edit] Notes

• Try when renewing enchantments to renew Way Of Perfection before Critical Eye, as Critical Eye does not last as long as Way Of Perfection.
• This build is best suited to a single player, with either a Healer or Protector Henchmen for help staying alive.