User:Granamyr2601

Describe the build.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Assassin/Elementalist deadly=12+1+3 earth=12][Enduring Toxin][Assassin's Promise]["By Ural's Hammer!"][Ash Blast]["You move like a dwarf!"][Signet of Shadows]["Finish Him!"][Signet of Deadly Corruption][/build]

Equipment

 * Weapons: Earth Staff or Wand/Focus combo, +Energy, +Armor or +Health mods as HCT/HSR are rather useless.
 * Armor: Radiant or Survivor's Insignia with runes of Attunement to bring total energy between 35-40.

Usage

 * It depends on your style/confidence. I like to hex with Assassin's Promise first (cover with Enduring if necessary) and then try to kill the target in 16s as opposed to sneaking in AP at the last moment.
 * Just go down the line - "BUH!", start casting Ash Blast and then use "YMLaD" to knock the target down midway through, then Sig of Shadows. If you have max titles or a team attacking the target, this will easily bring the target under half-HP if not kill it outright.
 * Clean up with "Finish Him" and SoDC as needed then repeat once death occurs.
 * Max titles has you doing around 375 damage in a little more than 2 seconds with the whole chain taking under 5 seconds and doing about 540 damage + Cripple, Blind, Deep Wound, Cracked Armor.

Counters
Anti-Shout, Anti-Hex, Anti-Condition, Anti-Knockdown, Anti-Signets.

Variants

 * If using a hero/henchmen team or with groups that attack called targets, you will rarely need the full chain. You might consider the following:
 * -Sub out "Finish Him!" with Pain Inverter for bosses
 * -Sub out "Finish Him!" with Ebon Battle Standard of Honor for support damage
 * -Go mesmer secondary, 12 points in Illusion, sub out Ash Blast and Signet of Shadows for Fragility and Epidemic to provide AoE damage and condition spreading.