User:Shadow12776/Shadow's Sandbox/Harmless Assassin

Push through the melee with a knock-lock spike and an anti-melee elite. Provides good defense while being in an offensive position.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=A/Any Dagger=12+1+1 Dead=12+1 Crit=3+1][Black Spider Strike][Horns of the Ox][Falling Lotus Strike][Blades of Steel][Siphon Strength][Iron Palm][Dash][Resurrection Signet][/build]

Armor

 * 5x Survivor Insignia
 * 3 Given Runes
 * 1 Rune of Superior Vigor
 * 1 Rune of Clarity

Weapons

 * 1) Vampiric Daggers of Fortitude with +15^50.
 * 2) Zealous Daggers of Fortitude with +15^50.
 * 3) Ebon Spear of Fortitude with +5 energy | Shield of Fortitude with +10AR/X.
 * 4) Ebon Spear of Fortitude with +5 energy | Shield of Fortitude with +10AR/X.

Usage

 * to reduce the damage of any melee. Useful when playing 1v1.
 * to poison and start of your chain.
 * to knock-down. Use Iron Palm as knock-lock.
 * to fuel your energy again.
 * to finish off your chain.
 * to knock-down fleeing foes or to knock-lock. Can also be used to start off Falling Lotus Strike when Horns of the Ox fails.
 * to run.
 * to resurrect fallen allies.
 * Use Siphon Strength on recharge on any dangerous melee. Their damage will probably be halved or even more.
 * Use skills 1-4 to use your chain.
 * Use Iron Palm before skill 1 for an effective knock-lock.
 * Dash around.

Counters

 * Blind
 * Melee-hate.
 * No back up hexes may reduce the build's intended effectiveness.

Variants

 * Go A/W and take instead of Dash.
 * Go A/E and take instead of Iron Palm for more damage. Lower Deadly arts to 10+1. Consider getting  instead of Dash.
 * Stay A/Any and switch Iron Palm for to Shadow Step in GvG.