Curse

lord_shar · Jun 09, 2006, 08:31 PM // 20:31

I haven't seen any posts suggesting the Flourish elite for the assassin, so I might as well spill some beans

I've been playing with this elite for about a week on my A/W, and it's been very useful.

Flourish doesn't work too well for warriors because a majority of their attack skills were adrenal based or had extremely short recharge times anyway. However, Flourish is much more usable for assassins considering their lengthly dagger skill cooldown lengths.

Here's a sample build that can use Flourish:

1- Unsuspecting Strike (fast recycle) or Leaping Mantis Sting (lower energy cost)
2- Wild Strike (fast recycle)
3- Horns of the Ox
4- Falling Spider
5- Death Blossom
6- Flourish {E}
7- Shadow Refuge
8- Return or Critical Eye

The above build can perform chain knockdowns and abuse Flourish to recycle Horns of the Ox or Death Blossom. For the above, you could use this skill sequence:

Unsuspecting Strike -> Wild Strike -> Horns of the Ox -> Fallng Spider -> Flourish -> Horns of the Ox -> Falling Spider -> Death Blossom.

The important thing is to use as many 5-energy cost attacks as much as possible, since you'll be executing roughly 10 non-stop high damage dagger hits (1 lead, 3 offhands, 3 dual attacks).

I've also started experimenting with this endless energy build:

1- Mirrored Stance (or any other hex you like)
2- Critical Eye (optional due to Black Lotus Strike)
3- Black Lotus Strike
4- Horns of the Ox
5- Falling Spider
6- Critical Strike or any other dual attack you want
7- Flourish {E}
8- Shadow Refuge

Flourish effectively reduces Black Lotus Strike's recharge cycle from 25 seconds down to 10, thereby prepetuating the assassin's available energy. It also recharges all dagger attacks, making even more enticing.

Flourish also negate the effects of Disrupting Chop, Diversion, or any other skills that can normally cripple your dagger attack sequence. Moebius Strike does offer some similarities to Flourish, but it's not nearly as flexible. Assassin's promise requires a kill, thereby making it a little too situational as well.

Flourish does have potential when used by assassins... it's up to us to figure out the rest of the possible combo's.

Credits: /raises hand...

unholy guardian · Jun 09, 2006, 08:35 PM // 20:35

cool.. i shoudl go cap it and try it

eh fudge i gotta go all the to mineral springs... >_<

Chikara · Jun 10, 2006, 01:03 AM // 01:03

im using kind of this build and like it...
Mine is 16crit 9dagger 11shadow
Flourish
Shadowy burden or Mark of instability, or any Hex
Black lotus
Twisting fangs
Critical strikes
Shadow refuge
Critical Eye
Res

Valerius · Jun 10, 2006, 01:45 AM // 01:45

wow... i completely forgot about Flourish... i really wish it was under Tactics tho...

Useless_Fighter · Jun 10, 2006, 02:32 PM // 14:32

yeah Flourish being under Strength really makes it not so useful, otherwise my Flourish+Debilitating ranger would own

lord_shar · Jun 10, 2006, 05:56 PM // 17:56

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Originally Posted by Useless_Fighter

yeah Flourish being under Strength really makes it not so useful, otherwise my Flourish+Debilitating ranger would own

That's not the case with the assassin, since they get 4 pips energy regen as opposed to the warrior's lowly 2 regen. This makes Flourish a nearly free all-attack-skills recharge button since each recharged skill returns 1 energy. The 5 total spent energy used to activate Flourish returns almost immediately.

CKaz · Jun 12, 2006, 03:59 PM // 15:59

well and have a decent crit skill and if still an issue, zeal daggs

flipside one wonders how well a w/a strength/dagger mastery/? might do
likely not quite as well in some ways obviously but allows for some different possibilities