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This build is designed to apply massive spike damage to light- and medium-armored targets. In most situations, Warriors should be avoided until softer support targets have been neutralized. This build relies on Palm Strike to eliminate the need for a Lead Attack.

Attributes and Skills

Assassin / Any	Attribute Rank
Critical Strikes	11 + 1 + 3
Dagger Mastery	10 + 1
Shadow Arts	10 + 1

Palm Strike

Horns of the Ox

Falling Spider

Twisting Fangs

Dash

Blinding Powder

Shadow Refuge

Resurrection Signet

Equipment

• Zealous PvP Daggers of Fortitude or of Defense, with the +5 energy mod.
• Either Infiltrator's Armor or Saboteur's Armor for the condition reductions, and increased defense versus physical damage.

Usage

• Selecting the appropriate target is essential to the success of this build's skillchain. Choose a target that is not adjacent to any of its allies or its allied pets/spirits.
• Run up to your target and lead with Palm Strike which doubles as an Off-Hand Attack.
• If your target is still not adjacent to any of its allies, continue attacking using this skill-chain: Horns of the Ox, Falling Spider, Twisting Fangs.
• If the target has moved to be adjacent with its allies, simply follow Palm Strike with Twisting Fangs.
• Use Blinding Powder and Shadow Refuge as necessary to prevent and heal damage.
• If a target begins to run away, use Dash to catch up with them.

Counters

• Landing Diversion, Disrupting Chop or Distracting Shot on Palm Strike will cripple this build.
• Shadow Refuge is an easy healing skill to overwhelm, try to get this build to overextend and then spike it.
• Because of the nature of this build, the skills Empathy, Clumsiness, Ineptitude, Insidious Parasite and Spiteful Spirit can be a source of significant damage.

Variants

• Dash can be switched out with Shadow of Haste for a longer speed boost at the cost of Dash's faster speed.
• If used in Alliance Battles, drop Resurrection Signet for Unseen Fury, as this synergizes well with Blinding Powder.
• In Alliance Battle use Heart of Shadow instead of Resurrection Signet.
• Consider using Shadow of Haste instead of Resurrection Signet, keeping dash so you can break the stance in tight situations.