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.

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.

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.

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.

Counters

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

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.

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.