User:Leatherhead/Build:A/any Golden Moebius Vampire

This build utilises the life-stealing dual attack Vampiric Assault and Moebius Strike to spam a powerful attack chain which improves as the target loses health.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=assas/any dagger=11+3 critic=3+1 shadow=8+1 deadly=11+3+1][Way of the Lotus][Golden Phoenix Strike][Vampiric Assault][Moebius Strike][Impale][Shadow Refuge][Shroud of Distress][Resurrection Signet][/build]

Equipment

 * Shrouded, Valkyrie's or Vanguard's Guise
 * Deadly Helm
 * Rune of Superior Deadly Arts
 * Rune of Superior Dagger Mastery
 * Rune of Minor Shadow Arts
 * Runes of Attunement
 * +5 Energy Daggers such as Arius' Sai

Usage

 * Use Way of the Lotus
 * Use Golden Phoenix Strike
 * Follow with Vampiric Assault
 * Use Impale
 * Use Moebius Strike
 * Once foe is nearly below 50% health, begin the chain again, refreshing Way of the Lotus is necessary. After using Moebius Strike, abandon use of Golden Phoenix and spam Vampiric Assault and Moebius Strike.
 * Shadow Refuge to heal, best used before entering combat again
 * Shroud of Distress if you are suffering heavy damage
 * Resurrection Signet to restore fallen allies

Counters

 * Blind
 * Evading
 * As with most assassins, if the attack chain is disrupted
 * Inspiration mesmers removing energy

Variants
Moebius Vampires come in two flavours - Golden and Black. The "Golden" Moebius Vampire, which is the one show above uses enchantments instead of hexes and is less focused on dealing damage and more concerned with health and energy maintenance.The "Black" Moebius Vampire can inflict masses of damage in a short amount of time


 * If Resurrection Signet is not needed, Repeating Strike may be taken for extra damage and an extension to the attack chain while waiting for Vampiric Assault and/or Golden Phoenix Strike to recharge.


 * Shroud of Distress to replace Resurrection Signet


 * It may be possible to replace Sadists Signet with Signet of Deadly Corruption, however I am not aware of whether the use of Impale would render it unusable