User:Hatch/Builds/A/any Relentless Spiker (variant)

Attributes and Skills
While currently being tested, this build appears to be a solid variant of the infamous Relentless Spiker. With Lightning reflexes and Feigned Neutrality replaced by Critical Agility and an optional Critical Defenses, both maintained by a Critical Strike in the chain, this build gets a little bit easier to handle. As opposed to the basic variant, this build will deal little more damage at the expense of not inflicting bleeding and a generally minor chance of hitting critical. [build prof=A/? name="Relentless Spiker (variant)" dag=11+1+1 dead=12+1 cri=6+1 sha=2 sun=1][Critical Agility][Death's Charge][Assassin's Promise][Black Lotus Strike][Critical Strike][Black Spider Strike][Blades of Steel][Optional][/build]

Optional Skills
These skills (besides generic resurrection) seem useful as optionals:
 * [[Expose Defenses@13]:In case you cannot promise anything (i.e. Hex Remover), this will ensure you can at least deal some damage.


 * [[Critical Defenses@7]:In case you cannot keep your promise, this will help not getting overwhelmed by the mob.


 * [[Impale@13]:Use to deliver another 90 damage after your second dual attack, resulting in a total maximum of 460 damage per chain (all crit max dmg with customized daggers and a +15 inscription).


 * [[Balanced Stance@2]:Will prevent being knocked down.


 * [[Pious Concentration@2], [[Mantra of Concentration@2] or [[Mantra of Resolve@2]:To counter interrupts (move attribute points from Shadow Arts to the appropriate attribute of your secondary class).

Things not to use

 * [[Critical Eye@7]:Critical Strikes is far too low for this to be of any use.


 * [[Death Blossom@13]:Recharges too fast for Blades of Steel.