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[Tanis]

•   Location = Tombs of the Primeval Kings
•   Solo Build = You can dual with another A/E and maybe an a Monk/Necro using "Order of the Vampire" which will double your damage.
•   Average Time to Complete = Lots of time solo, fairly fast with another A/E and a M/N
•   Primary = Assassin Secondary = Elementalist
•   Attributes = Dagger Mastery 13, Deadly Arts 4, Shadow Arts 15, Critical Strikes 12
•   Skills = Glyph of Swiftness, Deadly Paradox, Shadow Form, Golden Fox Strike, Wild Strike, Critical Strike, Death Blossom, Critical Agility,
•   Build Code = OwZk0pe03Omk0HPiOTZm/z+zBTNI - Alternate between using critical strike and death blossom. Death blossom works excellent if you run thru area and gather up all the grasp of insanity first as it will stike everyone for about 84 damage each time you use it.
•   Variations =   OwZk0pe03Omk0HPiOTZm/T0zBTNI w/way of the lotus instead of critical strike. Make sure to cast way of the Lotus and death blossom just before you need to recast shadowform
•   Armor = Any and load it up with Runes of Attunment and Radiant Insignias. My Energy is at 37. Its good to have 2 sets of armor one max and one for solo farming. You also you will need a Rune of Superior Shadow Arts +3 and headgear with +1 for Shadow Arts, Superior Critical Strikes +3, and Superior Dagger Mastery +3

When facing Chaos Wurms do not run as you'll take damage and get knocked down just stay put and fight and you'll be fine. if Grap of insanitys pop up kill Grasp first before Wurms.
if more than one person running mission using A/E solo Build do not attack the same Dryders as they will use Lava Font which is AoE and will go right thru Shadowform.
Allways kill Grasp of Insanity's first they are your main threat as they can suck your energy
if this is a problem try using Golden Lotus Strike as your lead attack as it gives 11 energy each time used
Take your time.
Remember to keep shadowform up...my biggest bane as I keep forgetting

[Avenger]

It's worth noting that this farm can be done in HM, and that on the second level, there are popup wurms that hit for ~30 dmg (depends on armor) when they pop up.  That's all they can do, just stay where you are and kill it, and it goes down easy.  It does use Wary Stance which blocks attack skills.  So, normal attacks will work.  (If you want you can delete this post & add it to Tanis' post)

[LowOiL]

Thank you for putting this up... I am working on this and I tend to not take to new things very quickly so this guild is wonderful.

[astrod00d]

Tanis, you can attach pictures to your posts.  You have to click on 'Additional Options' below the text area that you type into.  Then you can browse your computer and attach the image to the post.

I'm going to look into adding a feature to the gallery section and maybe a new section.  I know there's a feature that gives the code to copy and paste into your forum posts so that the image that you uploaded to the gallery shows in the post.

[Tanis]

Okay here is an update that makes this even better build.

New Build Code: OwZlkEdp38xjJJ9xjozIA19s/UD2DB

Drop Fox Fangs and put in "Golden Phoenix Strike"

I took off one "Rune of Atunement +2" and put a "Superior Rune of Dagger Mastery +3" on
next I took off the "+41 Major Vigor Rune" off my Chest and put on a "Superior Rune of Critical Strikes +3"

That leaves me with only 255 hit points but that shouldn't matter with Shadowform up and running and it took my energy from 39 down to 37. But with the superior runes added the "Golden Lotus Stike" now returns +11 Energy instead of the +9 it did and Critical Stikes now return +3 Energy instead of the +2 it did before. And remember you are also doing more damage because your attributes are much higher.

I really like this one and man I tore thru the 1st level of the tombs...but figured I would write this up for everyone to check out now I must go to sleep..nite all(lol its 3:30 in the morning here  ) God Bless.

[Halonic]

I put the superior runes on as you did.  There is a problem though.  Skill recharge times on your build are too slow.  I can only get two full rounds of attacks between resetting Shadow Form every time  because I have to wait for the skills to recharge. 

I can get three full rounds of attacks between resetting Shadow Form with Avenger's old build.  I don't have to wait for any skills to recharge.  Retry Avenger's build with the superior runes on and see what happens.

[Tanis]

Tried Avengers skills with the three Superior Runes and it does kill much faster now. Not sure which skill set kills faster now so guess it comes down to what ever you like I did take out critical eye and put in Ash Blast on that one and it did even better. Allthough you dont get the extra energy from using Golden Lotus Stike.

I was able to kill one Crasp of Insanity with both Avengers Build and My Build in one casting of the Shadow Form chain.

But this tells me why you cannot buy any assassin superior runes at the skill trader though at least you couldn't earlier today.

[Halonic]

At one point yesterday you could not buy a single superior assassin rune from the trader.

[Talon]

Bringing along a bonder speeds things up fast.  1 assassin and a monk bonder can do the first level in 8 minutes and most of the second level worth killing in 12 minutes.  2 or 3 assassins it goes lightning fast (3 minutes for level 1)

Monk has to carry "order of the vampire" Elite or "Order of pain" (Order of pain sucks energy way more than the elite version, plus the elite heals the assassins because its life stealing for the assassins).  Also has to carry "strength and honor" with mending and blessed sig.  Strength and Honor + order of the vampire has the assassins deal 29 more damage a hit.

Monk has mending on themselves, strength and honor on each 'sin and constantly cast order of the vampire/order of pain and use blessed sig when needed.

[Justice]

What do you mean by "strength and honor"?  The weapon inscription?  Does that effect spells?

*edit*
I figured it out - Strength of Honor...

[astrod00d]

Tanis, if you would, edit the first post when you have the build hammered out and when you say it is complete, I'll move it to the builds section.

[Talon]

doh, yes I mean the monk maintained enchantment

[ajmucha]

I just am learning this build from avenger..I love it!

[sreavesjr]

Me too... I've been able to wade right into normal mode afflicted mobs in Factions with little or no problems.  I'll still die and think my timing on keeping shadow form up is the problem.  When you only got 45 or 50 life it's easy to get whacked.  I'll get the hang of it soon.

[astrod00d]

The afflicted explode when they die which probably ignores shadow form.  I would imagine fighting them with that build solo would be difficult.