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SarothinForums · May 04, 2009, 02:12 AM // 02:12

Are there any good sword or spear builds for an assassin in PvE? I would like it to be something decent too, not just a bunch of random skills that could potentially work. If you have any ideas, full builds, or suggesstions please feel free to post.

Paul Dawg · May 04, 2009, 03:13 AM // 03:13

Not sure I see the point of using a sword or spear as a sin. Sins who don't use daggers like to take advantage of their critical-strikes ability to maximize high-damage weapons like scythes. Or they use specific skills that mesh with critical strikes in ways that other professions could never match (like [disrupting accuracy]). And now and then you see crit-axe builds using [keen chop], though I don't think it's a great strategy. But what would you get out of using a sword or spear that a primary war or paragon couldn't do better with runes?

Gift3d · May 04, 2009, 04:21 AM // 04:21

There's tons of things in gw that just are plain old flat out just not good at all. This is one of them.

M1EK · May 04, 2009, 04:27 AM // 04:27

There are working A/P Spear builds out there. Something was put on YouTube once upon a time, it was similar to this:

["By Ural's Hammer!"@10][Asuran [email protected]][critical [email protected]][way of the [email protected]][critical [email protected]][vicious [email protected]][assassin's [email protected]][optional]

The optional skill would be an Adrenaline based skill - perhaps [blazing [email protected]] (for damage), [wild [email protected]] (for stance removal) or [spear of [email protected]] (to help deal with blind).

Hoping for a working A/W Sword build is about as realistic as hoping that some day the people of GWGuru will conquer the English language. (example: Nostro Dahmus up there)

Stealth Bomberman · May 04, 2009, 04:40 AM // 04:40

[critical agility][barbed spear][blazing spear][stunning strike][spear of fury][asuran scan][way of the master][resurrection signet] or [critical defense]

**Marty Silverblade** · May 04, 2009, 07:04 AM // 07:04

Finding a good sword build is highly unlikely. When you think about using something from another profession as a main part of your build, ask yourself 'What is it about this profession that would make it worthwhile?' For swords and Assassins, I can't think of anything; a working example would be scythes - Assassins make use of their high crit rates and Wars have Strength and [[Warrior's Endurance].

RadaArashi · May 04, 2009, 07:12 AM // 07:12

Swords for sins aren't very useful due to its damage range, its better on axes or scythes maybe even hammers which have the potential to do high damage on a critical hit.

As for the spear build, I posted one in the obscure elites thread, using [Dark Apostasy] along with [Critical Eye] and [Way of the Master] to trigger [Vicious Attack]

tom999 · May 04, 2009, 09:16 AM // 09:16

genericly u want [way of the master], [critical eye], [critical agility] and then the rest is up to you

Unreal Havoc · May 04, 2009, 12:49 PM // 12:49

Used to vanquish the entire Jade Sea area.

[build prof=A/P Spear=12 Critical=12+1][Way of the Master][Critical Agility][You Move Like a Dwarf][Spear of Fury][Stunning Strike][Disrupting Throw][Vicious Attack][Signet of Return][/build]

[build prof=A/P Spear=12 Critical=12+1][Way of the Master][Critical Agility][Sharpen Daggers][Spear of Fury][Stunning Strike][Disrupting Throw][Finish Him][Signet of Return][/build]

Armour with 5x Survivors Insignias, 4x Runes of Vitae, & 1x Rune of Superior Vigor.
Silencing, Vampiric and Zealous Spears with +15% damage while enchanted and +30 health.
Shield with -2 damage while enchanted and +30 health.