This build focuses around the use of the skill Way of the Empty Palm for energy management while using attack chains to deal huge damage to your target.

Attributes and skills

Assassin / Any	Attribute Rank
Critical Strikes	10 + 2
Dagger Mastery	10 + 1
Deadly Arts	11 + 1 + 1

Way of the Empty Palm

Unsuspecting Strike

Fox Fangs

Twisting Fangs

Impale

Black Mantis Thrust

Dark Prison

Resurrection Signet

Equipment

• Armor should be full Valkyrie's Armor to help with the health loss from the major rune.
• Weapon should be something like Arius' Sai which is dropped by Arius, Dark Apostle or something very similar.

Usage

First, you use Way of the Empty Palm. Once you have found your target, start with Unsuspecting Strike followed by Fox Fangs, Twisting Fangs, and Impale. Wait for your skills to recharge and repeat. Make sure to keep Way of the Empty Palm up at all times. If your target should try to run away, use Dark Prison followed by Black Mantis Thrust and your combo chain starting from Fox Fangs. Use Resurrection Signet to resurrect dead teammates.

Counters

• regular anti-melee counters
• enchantment removals

Variants

You can pretty much replace Fox Fangs with a different off-hand attack such as Wild Strike. You could also replace Twisting Fangs with a different dual attack such as Critical Strike.