The Knock it Off assassin specializes in knocking down his foes and poisoning them with Falling Spider. This build was mainly designed for the Random Arenas, but has been successful in the Team Arenas as well.

Attributes and Skills

Assassin / Elementalist	Attribute Rank
Dagger Mastery	11 + (1,2)
Deadly Arts	8 + 1
Critical Strikes	11 + 1 + 3
Air Magic	3

Shock

Falling Spider

Twisting Fangs

Iron Palm

Entangling Asp

Critical Eye

Scorpion Wire

Resurrection Signet

Equipment

• Full Shrouded Armor set for the extra energy.
• Zealous Daggers.

Usage

• Cast Critical Eye right before engaging foes and recast it as soon as it recharges.
• Close in on your target and cast Shock, followed quickly by Falling Spider and Twisting Fangs.
• Use Iron Palm for a second knockdown, but time it to disrupt their self heals.
• Use Entangling Asp once they recover from the second knockdown.
• If your foe is still alive, use Falling Spider on him again before he gets up.
• Use Scorpion Wire to prevent foes from kiting away. Use Falling Spider as soon as Scorpion Wire triggers.

Counters

• All standard attack counters work. This includes conditions such as blindness and weakness; hexes such as Empathy, Faintheartedness and Spiteful Spirit; and blocking stances or enchantments such as Distortion, Guardian, and Shield of Deflection.
• Exploit the exhaustion from Shock.

Variants

Scorpion Wire is the wildcard in this build.

• Lower the Deadly Arts rank for ranks in Shadow Arts, and replace Scorpion Wire with Shadow Refuge for a self heal.
• Replace Scorpion Wire with Mark of Instability for a more practical knockdown when you use Twisting Fangs. Make sure to allow your target to stand before attacking and keep in mind that Mark of Instability has a 10 energy cost.
• Replace Scorpion Wire with Critical Defenses to block incoming attacks. Keep in mind that Critical Defenses requires a steady stream of critical hits to be effective.

Related Builds

• Build:A/E Falling Shocker