This build is designed for PvP and uses high damage Signets and other ranged attacks, that allows for high-damage attacks while keeping the user in a safe distance from the middle of battle. That, in combination with the Assassin's high AL allows for a sturdy caster that can handle pressure more effectively than many other spellcasters usually can.
Attributes and Skills
  Assassin / Elementalist | Attribute Rank |
| Deadly Arts | 12 + 1 + 1 |
| Shadow Arts | 9 + 1 |
| Air Magic | 9 |
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| Dancing Daggers | Blinding Surge | Entangling Asp | Signet of Shadows | Signet of Toxic Shock | Deadly Paradox | Feigned Neutrality | Resurrection Signet |
Equipment
Shrouded or Radiant Armor
Insightful Airstaff of Enchanting with a 5^50 energy inscription
Usage
Before entering aggro activate Deadly Paradox.
Keep Deadly Paradox up at all times.
When attacking the enemy, cast Dancing Daggers, Blinding Surge, and Entangling Asp. Before the conditions are removed, activate Signet of Shadows and Signet of Toxic Shock.
Spam Dancing Daggers until the enemy is dead or reuse the combo as the recharge times allow.
If you start to die, cast Deadly Paradox then Feigned Neutrality in that order.
At the specified attribute distribution (and maximum efficiency), the full combo will deal 273 damage (57+32+94+90), not counting armor penetration, plus 57 more damage for each additional casting of Dancing Daggers.
Counters
Excessive condition removal.
Avatar of Melandru ignores the degeneration (it doesn't give you immunity specifically, they just don't cause you to suffer the effects of the condition(s))
Ignorance shuts down the main offense of this build.
Variants
Replace Resurrection Signet with Dark Escape for AB.
Signet of Malice can be used for condition removal.
Templates
Template Guide
The Skills Template for this build is:
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