Quote (babun1024 @ Jun 24 2022 05:03am)
Actually, a trapsin doesn't need any damage reduction because you should be out of range most of the time. You're a ranged fighter with shadow warrior, merc and mind blast. Mind blast (hotkey that one) is really op so that's that. Use it. You need ias for trap laying speed (burst of speed instead of fade) and +skills for trap damage. When you're undergeared best course of action is to give your merc a reaper's tool. Decrepify helps with slowing down the mobs and enhances the physical portion of death sentry. Your aim should be to triangulate with LS and death sentry everything from around the corner without being surrounded. If you're surrounded without scouting, no amounts of damage reduction is going to help because you aren't a melee fighter. Cheap solution is a bartuc's and a jade talon primary. For second slot, you can shop any claw with +3 to LS. Max is +6 on magical claws. Cast then fade/BoS and shadow warrior/master with the primary set and set traps with the secondary.
Kicksin is another story, no way around a stormshield, string of ears, guilliamo's face and upped gores. She isn't a ladder starter material.
Hey thanks for the advice! I am definitely still learning the play style with assassin it's very different than what I'm used to. ( Been playing barb mostly this ladder) but I don't get my self surrounded and an making use of the LS / DS skills and staying out of harms way for the most part. I haven't really got into using anything like mind blast or many other skills but I am using burst of speed.
I'm still not sold on this build I was hoping to hear what you guys think of some of the other assassin builds like Phoenix strike or kicksin or maybe even a whirlwind assassin that seemed kinda fun.
Thanks again for taking the time to write!