Build:A/any Critical Threat

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

The A/any Critical Threat is designed to consistently produce Critical Hits which Strip Enchantments, cause Bleeding, and renew Critical Defenses while also providing energy. It will cause a critical hit about 40% of the time and has two guaranteed criticals as well.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Assassin / Any	Attribute Rank
Critical Strikes	12 + 1 + 3
Dagger Mastery	12

Dark Apostasy

Golden Phoenix Strike

Critical Strike

Malicious Strike

Critical Eye

Critical Defenses

Sharpen Daggers

Resurrection Signet

[edit] Equipment

• Shrouded Armor
• Zealous Daggers like Ceremonial Daggers

[edit] Usage

• Keep Critical Eye, Sharpen Daggers, and Dark Apostasy
• Use Critical Defenses as necessary.
• Use Golden Phoenix Strike --> Critical Strike whenever possible.
• Use Malicious Strike whenever possible on Bleeding foes.

[edit] Counters

• General Anti-Melee (Empathy, Spiteful Spirit, etc.)
• Blind
• Heavy Enchantment Stripping
• Skills which negate critical hits (Ex. Stoneflesh Aura)

[edit] Variants

• Assassin's Remedy, Antidote Signet, or Signet of Malice for condition removal
• Way of Perfection
• With a Paragon Secondary, "Find Their Weakness!" is a useful skill.
• With a Warrior Secondary, Wild Blow is a useful skill.