My Ultimate Assassin

[Speedwrath]

My Ultimate Assassin

OK so here's the thing: I've been playing this game for a while, and I've played all of the different classes, but even though I haven't played through all the different TYPES a certain class can be, I think the assassin is one of the funnest classes there is. Because of this, I decided to make a character that would allow me to get through all the areas of the game. I did an IK Whirlwind Barbarian, and that worked VERY well, but I look back and feel as though the assassin I had was way much funner.

So therefore I decided to delete my Barbarian and make a Martial Arts Assassin that could do everything my Barbarian could. Even though she is not yet finished, I was hoping to get some comments as to how she would turn out to be in the end, and what can be done to improve her. I'll put her skills and planned gear down in here. By the way, it's a Dragon Tail/Tiger Strike Assassin.

Skills:
20 Burst of Speed
20 Shadow Master
20 Tiger Strike
20 Dragon Tail
1 Dragon Flight
1 Cobra Strike
1 Mind Blast
1 Venom
8 prerequisites

Equipment:

Head: Andariel's Visage
Amulet: Metalgrid
Chest: (I need help deciding please)
Belt: Credendum (The Disciple's Set)
Boots: Shadow Dancer
Gloves: Laying of the Hands (The Disciple's Set)
Weapon: Bartuc's Cut Throat
Weapon2: Jade Talon
Ring: Raven Frost
Ring: Raven Frost (Need help for alternative)

By the way, my last assassin had the same skills (sort of), wore full Natalya set, and she was able to survive very well, but she didn't do enough damage to kill enemies in Hell mode, which is why I decided to give her some better gear to see if that changed. Any thoughts?

 

[Gimmershred]

Your gear looks ok, although you don't need so much attack speed (20% ias and around lvl 10 burst of speed is enough) , but laying of hands and andy visage are both nice. Also consider rockstopper or shako for a helm

but your skills are kind of odd.
20 dragon tail , 20 tiger strike is good.

i think only a few points in burst of speed is enough already with the +skills on your claws and andies visage get it to around lvl 10. You really don't need so much increased attack speed.

Same goes for weaponblock get it also around lvl 10 with the +skills from equip counted in

1 point skill wonders: mindblast and cloak of shadows for crowd control, death sentry for the corpse explosion (maybe even some more points for a bigger radius). dragonflight for if you get swarmed and need to escape.

This all will take you around 65-70 skillpoints , so you can max another skill. Hmm maybe something handy for those fire/physical immunes. Maybe claws of thunder and a few points in phoenix strike or maxing death sentry and a few points in light sentry will do, but i am not sure of that.

What are you using for armor? lionheart is a nice cheap runeword option for you. hel+lum+fal in a 3 socket armor:

+20% Enhanced Damage
Requirements -15%
+25 To Strength
+10 To Energy
+20 To Vitality
+15 To Dexterity
+50 To Life
All Resistances +30

also duriels shell is a nice armor or, if you have enough resists, a shafstop armor

You don't really need 2 ravenfrosts since you also have attack rating on metalgrids. Maybe a lifeleech ring or a ring with strenght and or resists will help you some more.

 

[Speedwrath]

Yes you're right. 20 Burst of Speed is a lot. I put 10 and I'm as fast as I want, and my attack speed is good.

I decided to use Tal Rasha's armor for the good defence and nice resists, until I find a decent 3 socket armor out there to make Lionheart.

Now all I need is Shadow Dancers. Do they actually exist or are they just in my imagination? I have never ever SEEN one of them, never seen a 'N Shadow Dancer' game, and no one seems to have them. I'm offering a Mal rune to anyone that wants to trade (if they exist).