User:Steamy Igloo/Newbie Guides/Assassin Elites

=Elites=

Palm Strike
[Palm Strike] Used for its ability to snare while also allowing you to skip a lead attack and jump straight into dual attacks for stronger spike power. Sample Bar:

Way of the Assassin
[Way of the assassin] Used for constant pressure by maintaining IMS and IAS to spam attack skills, some of the best pressure for assassins. Sample Bar:

Assault Enchantments
[assault enchantments] Used to create pressure by constant enchantment removal which can remove blocking enchantments etc. Sample Bar:

"Coward!"
["coward!"] Used for anti kite and pressure by spamming knockdowns, this allows you to attack more often as daggers build adrenaline very fast allowing you to use coward virtually every time they try and kite. Sample Bar:

Wastrels Collapse
[wastrels collapse] Used to create a spike starting with a ranged knockdown and shadowstep making it extremely unpredictable and effective against foes without blocking stances or balanced stance. Sample Bar:

Lyssa's Aura
[lyssa's aura] Used to spam assacaster chains by providing extreme energy management. Sample Bar:

Hidden Caltrops
[Hidden Caltrops] Good variant to seeping wound after the nerf, lacks the extre DPS, still good. Sample Bar:

Wounding Strike
[wounding strike] Used to inflict huge scythe crits while spreading deep wound and spiking with quick attacks. Sample Bar:

Seeping Wound
[seeping wound] Used to inflict ranged damage and snares however the energy cost, recharge time and snare power nerf have meant this is only now effective with a spear. Sample Bar:

Shove
[shove] Used to create a similar effect to wastrels collapse with less damage and no range, but a shorter recharge and more defense. Sample Bar:

Shadow Prison
[shadow prison] Good spike damage + shadowstep, similar to Wastrels Collapse but higher recharge and overall slightly less effective. Sample Bar: