Archive:A/W BMT Shadow Prison Assassin

The HB Shadow Prison Sin uses a powerful spike chain combining lots of damage, a knockdown, cripple and a deep wound. It also only relies on a hex on the first strike, and Cripple only about 1 second later making this very hard to shutdown unlike its older version.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Assassin/Warrior Crit=12+1 Dag=11+1+1 Dead=6+1][Shadow Prison][Tiger Stance@0][Black Mantis Thrust][Jungle Strike][Trampling Ox][Falling Lotus Strike][Twisting Fangs][optional][/build]
 * Either, or  should go in the optional slot.
 * Replace Tiger Stance with Flail for HB

Equipment

 * Survivor Insignia with Radiant insignia on chest and legs.
 * Zealous, Vampiric, and Ebon Daggers of Fortitude with 15^50 inscription.
 * A Defensive Spear/Shield set. You may prefer a Furious spear, to build up adrenaline for Flail from range.

Usage

 * Spike quickly with the following skill sequence: Shadow Prison → Flail → Black Mantis Thrust → Jungle Strike → Trampling Ox → Falling Lotus Strike → Twisting Fangs.
 * Every other spike could start with Dark Prison or Expose Defenses, allowing you to spike every 12-15 seconds.
 * Execute the attack chain with Vampiric daggers.
 * Switch to Zealous daggers if energy runs low.
 * Use Ebon daggers when fighting a Warrior or when not engaged in combat.

Counters

 * Anti-melee
 * Interruption
 * Hex/Condition Removal.
 * Shield Bash and its equivalents.
 * Balanced Stance
 * Hex Breaker

Variants

 * Flurry, Lightning Reflexes or Tiger Stance for an alternative IAS.
 * Recall for additional splittability.
 * Dash for a speed boost
 * Assassin's Remedy to deal with blind.