Archive:A/W Shadow Prison Assassin

The Shadow Prison Sin is a fragile but deadly assassin used to take down targets quickly while making use of Shadow Prison as both a snare and a primer for off-hand attacks that can be followed with powerful dual attacks.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=assas/warri dagger=11+1+1 critic=12+1 deadly=6+1][shadow prison][tiger stance@0][black lotus strike][Horns of the Ox][black spider strike][blades of steel][Impale][resurrection signet][/build]
 * Recall - is an exceptional variant used in GvG when paired up with another assassin. You and your teammate use a recall defense technique to alternate attack combos on the opposing team's NPCs.

Equipment

 * A Full Set of armor with Radiant Insignias.
 * Zealous, Vampiric, and Ebon Daggers of Fortitude, all with "Strength and Honor" or "Too Much Information" inscriptions.
 * A + 5 Energy / + 30 HP Spear with a selection of shields.

Usage

 * The spike is done quickly, in the following order:
 * Shadow Prison -> Tiger Stance -> Black Lotus Strike -> Horns of the Ox -> Black Spider Strike -> Blades of Steel -> Impale
 * Execute the attack chain with Vampiric daggers.
 * Switch to Zealous daggers if energy runs low.
 * Use Ebon daggers when fighting a Warrior or when you are not engaged in combat.

Counters

 * Standard Melee counters.
 * Restore Condition will ruin a spike of this build, as it will remove all of the conditions you have put on the target and heal most of the damage dealt.
 * Hex Breaker will cause problems.

Variants

 * Common skillset variants:
 * Switch Impale for Expose Defenses and replace either Horns of the Ox or Blades of Steel with Twisting Fangs.
 * Drop Resurrection Signet completely for Expose Defenses.
 * Flurry or Flail can replace Tiger Stance for IAS.
 * Add a second hex such as Siphon Speed.
 * Expunge Enchantments can be equipped for Enchantment removal.
 * Rush can be used instead of Resurrection Signet in Alliance Battles to escape from a mob after a chain has been used.

Secondary Profession Variants

 * Lightning Reflexes can replace Tiger Stance to fight Melee enemies. It also helps when fighting other Shadow Prison sins.
 * To counter blindness, you can go /Rt and use Sight Beyond Sight.
 * Hex Breaker to counter enemy hexes.
 * Mending Touch for self condition removal.
 * Rending Touch for enchantment removal.