Five-Venue dmg assassin (PvM)

[Leuthesius]

This build is pure pvm, and will not work well with duelling.
(I'm burning time, since I can't go to work early today)

Skills:
Dragon Talon 1 (22)
Dragon Claw 1 (22)
FoF 6 (27)
TS 6 (27)
CoT 6 (27)
BoI 6 (27)
CS 1 (22)
PS 14 (35)
Total 50 Martial Arts (188)

CM 20 (34)
BoS 1 (15)
Fade 1 (15)
Claw Block 14 (28)
Venom 12 (26)
Total 44 Shadow Disc (114)

Fire Blast 1 (13)
Blade Sentinal 1 (13)
Wake of Fire 1 (13)
Blade Fury 1 (13)
Blade Shield 16 (28)
Total 15 Traps (81)

Gear:
Anni (+1) (10-20 res all)
Assassin-Torch (+3) (10-20 res all)
MA GC's (+5 MA)
Bartucs (+2, +1 MA) Eth Zod'd
Bartucs (+2 +1 MA) Eth Zod'd
Fort (25-30 res all)
Raven Spiral (15 res all)
BK (+1)
Shadow Dancers (+2 Shad)
Rare Gloves (+2 MA, 20%ias)
Maras (+2) (20-30 res all)
Kiras Guardian (50-85 res all)
Verdungos

Switch: Spirit/CTA
+All Skills: 6 + BO = Max 12

Skill+'s
MA: +21
Shad: +14
Traps: +12

Resistances:
Minimum possible = 160 All

No crushing blow, since this is elementally based. Getting an infinity for the merc would of course drastically improve the damage. And since this is a kicker, with a little bit of gear change, you could probably uber-trist with it. Although, I've probably got the best damned ubertrist char for you. Soon to come.

So, you'll have fire, light, cold, physical, and poison dmg available.

:O

http://diablo2.ingame.de/spiel/skills/calc/index.php?lang=en&char=assa&diff=2&set=6,15,8,6,6,0,4,0,6,0,0,0,1,0,6,0,0,0,6,0,0,0,1 4,0,20,0,0,0,1,0,14,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,10,0,0,0,1,0 ,0,0,1,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,16,0

[Xplodr]

to note, ill be attempting this build with my east ladder asn, MetalAcolypse. Well see how she fairs.

Though the gear youve listed is far, FAR beyond any sort of price range ive EVER come in contact with.

[Hymn]

No crushing blow, since this is elementally based. Getting an infinity for the merc would of course drastically improve the damage. And since this is a kicker, with a little bit of gear change, you could probably uber-trist with it. Although, I've probably got the best damned ubertrist char for you. Soon to come.

So, you'll have fire, light, cold, physical, and poison dmg available.

:O

http://diablo2.ingame.de/spiel/skills/calc/index.php?lang=en&char=assa&diff=2&set=6,15,8,6,6,0,4,0,6,0,0,0,1,0,6,0,0,0,6,0,0,0,1 4,0,20,0,0,0,1,0,14,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,10,0,0,0,1,0 ,0,0,1,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,16,0

Never understood why CB was based on physical damage, because it's not ;).


Any fast attacking melee player benefits from CB.

I might retool my sorc zealer to hit 60% CB so I can go out boss killing without even trying.

[Leuthesius]

its a physical effect, thus its physically based. you can still use it and it works even if you do only 2 dmg but still.

[Hymn]

its a physical effect, thus its physically based. you can still use it and it works even if you do only 2 dmg but still.

Well yeah, if you hit a monster in hell your doing 1/8th their life per hit, take out physical reductions and your only doing 1/16th, then factor in bosses and your only doing 1/64th.

Even that 1/64th is more than most melee players can do in 20 swings.

[rise]

I believe a level 26 Claw Block is "optimum" - therefore you could allocate two points into Venom, since the higher levels have a spike in damage. To be honest, is duration on Blade Shield overly important (the damage is fairly minimal)? Allocate 6 points from it (a lose 30 damage) to max out Venon (with the 2 from Claw Block). You can also pre-buff Venom, again to get the spike effect.

I'd suggest putting the rest (except 1) from Blade Shield into Pheonix strike.