User:Ressmonkey/A/Me Shadow Splitter

This build uses perma-shadow for protection so that it can walk into the enemy base and kill NPC's.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=a/me sha=12+1+3 dag=11+3 cri=6+3 deadly=2][deadly paradox][arcane echo][shadow form][golden phoenix strike][hoto][falling lotus strike][twisting fangs][way of the lotus][/build]

Equipment

 * Radiant Insignias
 * Zealous, Vampiric, and Ebon 15% (enchanted) daggers of Enchanting.
 * A Insightful 15(-1) Staff of enchanting to use when setting up Shadow Form with Arcane Echo.

Usage

 * Maintain Shadow Form with Arcane Echo and Deadly Paradox.
 * Walk into the enmy base.
 * Target an NPC.
 * Unleash your chain.
 * Use Way of the Lotus to manage energy.

Counters

 * Because of the low health and no heal, Ancestor's Rage can be devastating. Similarly, at VoD, Splinter Weapon can deal considerable amounts of damage.  For this reason, it is good to maintain Protective Spirit on youself during VoD.
 * Trebuchets.

Variants

 * There are lots of variants for this build.
 * For the above build, Falling Lotus Strike can be replaced with Falling Spider for more degen.
 * Replacing a skill with Shadow Refuge or Heart of Shadow for a heal.
 * Certain other builds can be used with a similar setup:


 * Each of the previous have their own advantage. The one with Critical Strike has decent skill spamming ability while not sacrificing energy management and including an interrupt.  The one with Implae is unblockable.  The one with Lotus Strike has great energy management but a long recharging chain.