Build:D/A Dagger Spam

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Spam dagger attacks while maintaining high levels of energy.

Attributes and Skills

Dervish / Assassin 12 Dagger Mastery 9 + 1 + 1 Wind Prayers 9 + 1 Mysticism The energy cost of Dervish enchantments is reduced by 40%. In PvE, gain +10 armor rating while enchanted. Jagged Strike FactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 12Jagged StrikeLead AttackIf Jagged Strike hits, your target suffers from Bleeding for 17 seconds.5½1 Fox Fangs FactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 12Fox FangsOff-Hand AttackMust follow a lead attack. Fox Fangs cannot be blocked and strikes for +30 damage if it hits.5½3 Death Blossom FactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 12Death BlossomDual AttackMust follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Death Blossom strikes target foe for +40 damage and all adjacent foes take 40 damage.52 Asuran Scan EotNNo Profession. Asura rank Asuran ScanHex SpellFor 9..12 seconds your attacks cannot miss target foe. Killing a foe hexed with Asuran scan removes 5% death penalty. PvE only.55 "I Am Unstoppable!" EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "I Am Unstoppable!"ShoutFor 16..20 seconds, you have +24 armor and cannot be knocked down or Crippled. PvE only.530 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Zealous Vow NightfallDervish. Wind Prayers 11Zealous VowElite Enchantment SpellFor 20 seconds, you have -3 Energy regeneration, and you gain 5 Energy every time you hit with an attack.3¼12 Heart of Fury NightfallDervish. Mysticism 10Heart of FuryStanceFor 7 seconds, you attack 25% faster.4   Template code

Optional slots, including alternatives to Asuran Scan and "I Am Unstoppable!":

Damage:

• "Dodge This!"EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "Dodge This!"ShoutFor 16..20 seconds, your next attack cannot be blocked and does +14..20 damage.
  PvE only.4 for free increased damage and unblocked attacks.
• "I Am the Strongest!"EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "I Am the Strongest!"ShoutYour next 5..8 attacks do an additional +14..20 damage.
  PvE only.520 for more damage.
• Ebon Battle Standard of HonorEotNNo Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank Ebon Battle Standard of HonorWard SpellYou plant an Ebon Battle Standard of Honor at your current location. For 14..20 seconds, non-Spirit allies in this area strike for +8..15 damage and an additional +7..10 vs. Charr.
  PvE only.10120 for more damage from yourself and nearby party members. Great with minions.
• Heart of Holy FlameNightfallDervish. Mysticism 10Heart of Holy FlameFlash Enchantment SpellAll adjacent foes take 22 holy damage. For 30 seconds, your attacks deal holy damage. When this Enchantment ends, all adjacent foes are set on fire for 4 seconds.610 Only if there are undead present. Holy Damage does double damage against Undead foes.
• Drunken MasterEotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Drunken MasterStanceFor 72..90 seconds, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 10..15%. If you are drunk while activating this Skill, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 25..33% instead.
  PvE only.560 Stronger, more reliable IAS + IMS.

Utility:

• Death's ChargeFactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts Death's ChargeSpellShadow Step to target foe. If that foe has more Health than you, you are healed for 65..173..209.5¼30 to jump into balled enemies.
• Exhausting AssaultFactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 12Exhausting AssaultDual AttackMust follow a lead attack. Target foe's action is interrupted. If that action was casting a Spell, target foe suffers 10 Overcast.5½8 for interrupt and synergy with orders and SoH.
• Brawling HeadbuttEotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Brawling HeadbuttSkillYou headbutt target touched foe dealing 45..70 damage and knocking down that foe if it hits.
  PvE only.7¾ for a spammable KD.

Equipment

• Full Blessed or Windwalker Insignia
• Vampiric Daggers of Fortitude

Usage

• Maintain Zealous Vow and your IAS.
• Spam your dagger attacks.

Counters

• Anti-melee
• Enchantment stripping

Variants

• Replace Heart of Fury with Pious Fury and a teardown feeder or Drunken Master if you use alcohol.

See also

Dagger Spam Player Builds

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• Build:R/A Together as One Daggers
• Build:Mo/A Dagger Spammer
• Build:N/A Soul Taker Dagger Spam
• Build:E/A Dagger Spammer
• Build:A/any Dagger Spammer
• Build:A/any Wastrel's Collapse Daggers
• Build:A/any Shadow Theft Daggers
• Build:Rt/A Spirit's Strength Dagger Spammer
• Build:P/A Heroic Refrain Daggers
• Build:D/A Dagger Spam