Hey, I have a HC assassin in mind using the Natalya set I got, and would like to get some advice... Don't pretend this char to be cleaning screens like a javazon with infy merc, just survive and go tru hell with ''ease'' xD

I don't want to use strong light or fire traps again (had many pure trappers, kick/trappers... before), just be using Death Sentries with 1 pt; I don't like (or could say, I HATE) the charge-up skills like tiger stryke or claws of thunder (etc), and since nat boots have low kick dmg and would have no CB/etc, don't think I will use kicks; so, was thinking about a Blade Fury sin, something like this:

Gear: Nat Set, Armor and Helm filled with 40% ed jools, and Claw with Lo or Ohm, or Ber O_o

Amulet: Highlord or Angelic
Rings: Raven/Dual leech, or Raven/Angelic
Gloves: Laying of Hands, cos massive +% dmg to demons, mostly.
Belt: Thundergod, cos it's HC and souls hurt.
W:Cta/lidless
Merc: (MAYBE) Pride/Treachery/Gaze (with cham, maybe)
Shield: Whistans with Eld, for max block ofc.
INV: Life/ar sc's, maybe anni, maybe torch

At first Nat claws seem to be a little bad for blade fury, but then I see that those claws have Ignore target defense and +200/+200 dmg to demons/undead. I would like the safety of a shield, so don't think i will go with C/C in HC. Don't know if a Ber would be nice, since I get DS from Highlords, have no other CB source, and could help kill bosses faster.

Skills: 20 Blade fury, 20 Venom, 20 Blade Sentinel (I know... weird skill xD), 1 pt into Blade Shield (looks cool, that's all), 20 Claw mastery (If i'm not wrong, it adds damage to blade fury/sentinel if using claws, but AR is not applied or so... :S), then add some points into Fade to reach 50% dr (set gives 30%), 1 pt into Dragon Flight to ''teleport...'', let's say. And rest, if there are more points, into fireblast for more Death sentry shots, or some point into Shadow master.

Any advice? :D

I have been disappointed by Blade fury.

On the contrary, Blade shield assassin can clear Hell with this passive skill. It's fun, very easy and safe - but of course not very fast.

Mmm... my impression about Blade Fury is just the contrary xD even with 1 pt found it to be useful in my kick/trap assassins and so, even not built for that skill.

if ur using blade fury as a kick/trap sin ur playing wrong

There is shitloads of things that do not work with Fury and tgods is extra awful with it because very slow animation

Im afraid that ed% to demons was one. Check it out dude

Edit: it was not. Maybe it was just ds and cb nerfed for ranged.

I wouldnt worry too much about eld in shield and using bad shield for max block because dexterity gives dmg also

This post was edited by wupa on Nov 13 2018 12:52pm

Jimcornlive: well, as i said, was just 1 pt, pre-req to blade shield, and used it sometimes; found it useful in some situations even with just 1 pt, let's say... to drop life tap from distance, or to kill ''that seal-boss-ghost in CS runs that sometimes flies onto the flames'' or gets knockbacked or something, being light inmune... And well, mostly for fun too, had points left and is nice to play a char using ''all'' his skills xD

Doubt I was playing pvm k/t's bad when I could clean Ubers in 2-3 minutes many times a day keeping my merc alive (and helping with his Infy), rush people with ease, do runs of any area of the game, and kill bosses faster than a pure trapsin in p8 games thanks to the static proc with kicks, etc. Should have played those assas in HC, cos never died with them.

wupa: thanks for the tips :D Ye, there's a nerf for ranged things... not sure if ds is nerfed too, but yes, cb is nerfed. Well, about the shield, don't wanna waste too much dex cos wanna get 3-4k life with the bo or so at least xD Don't like Phoenix because then Death Sentries would be useless with n corpses to explode :P

You might want to consult these pages when planning your blade ninja:

https://www.theamazonbasin.com/wiki/index.php?title=Blade_Sentinel
https://www.theamazonbasin.com/wiki/index.php?title=Blade_Fury
https://www.theamazonbasin.com/wiki/index.php?title=Blade_Shield

Thanks for the info Quorra, especially about blade sentinel.

it can make for some fun builds in pvp, although it isn't strong. but sin has the best kit, imo, of all classes for hybrids. could try a ghost hybrid or a trapper bf hybrid i suppose. don't expect any HLD bf sin to compete tho, and dont expect to get to use bf a whole lot.