Assassin, What to get for 2nd Class? - Guild Wars Forums

amborgeson · Mar 21, 2007, 06:31 AM // 06:31

I like Necro & Ranger simply because of the whole Pet thing

I don't see any reason to take warrior, as I like the dual-daggers. and the warrior skills focus on specific weapons. Don't see much point in monk, Maybe elementalist if I just want one or two AoE spells as backup.. but that seems like kind of a waste of attribute points. Mesmer spells are at least single-target and could provide back up that way. Not seeing a whole lot of reason why I should take ritualist ATM

Any synergies or good combos I might have missed? I mostly plan on playing him as a straight assassin, so not to worried about the secondary class.

Envious · Mar 21, 2007, 06:51 AM // 06:51

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Build:Main_Page

Lots of builds you can look for.

[M]agna_[C]arta · Mar 21, 2007, 07:00 AM // 07:00

I have A/D. But the builds I use are Secret^^!
Try make Friends with me maybe i'll trust you^^!

[M]agna_[C]arta · Mar 21, 2007, 07:05 AM // 07:05

Oops, Sorry I have spammed^^.

DarkGanni · Mar 21, 2007, 07:31 AM // 07:31

I use A/D Conviction and Vital Boon are nice bonuses for a Sin.

- Ganni

amborgeson · Mar 21, 2007, 01:57 PM // 13:57

A/D sounds great, but in the factions campaign there's no option for selecting that as a sub job early in the game. I'm not at the point where I can just start swapping them around yet

I do have nightfall installed, there's just no Dervish-teaching NPC/option

Thank you for the link as well Envious, but those are very specific builds. I guess it helps with giving me some more general ideas, I was kind of looking more for what might be good as I play through the campaign. Hmm, Ranger is definitely looking good with some of those builds though.

TheRaven · Mar 21, 2007, 02:27 PM // 14:27

Don't spend a whole lot of time worrying about it. Just pick something you like and that sounds like it will be fun for you to play thru the early part of the game.

I used to worry about my 2nd job, but as I've progressed I've found that I'm constantly changing my 2nd to meet the situation. You're only stuck with your choice for the first part of the campaign.

Even if you pick something totally horrible and useless, the first sections aren't so difficult that it would be a giant liability. You can easily change it to a better fit later in the game before you encounter the tough stuff!

If you like a ranger, then go with ranger. I think each profession has something positive to add to the assassin.

isamu kurosawa · Mar 21, 2007, 02:59 PM // 14:59

just pick whatever you want yourself, best assassin builds use all sin skills anyway.

also, the idea of taking AoE spells from ele line or a pet as ranger doesnt work well at all

taffette · Mar 21, 2007, 04:56 PM // 16:56

I don't play my 'sin often but I found that neccie secondary in order to use plague touch to rid yourself of conditions is good fun...

Painbringer · Mar 21, 2007, 05:06 PM // 17:06

I started with a monk secondary for the resurrection skill and healing

Then changed to ranger It went ok apply poison mixed with jagged strike was fun.

Then changed to dervish for the above posted skills

You could use a warrior because of the tactics line Watch Yourself is a good skill to have also some good stances

You could also try the Mesmer for interrupt can never hurt “Leech signet always a good addition to the skill bar”

I find the best builds are really almost all assassin skills so the choice is yours

Anarion Silverhand · Mar 21, 2007, 06:50 PM // 18:50

I think you would have more luck posting in the Assassin Forum.
But since you asked, there's A/W with Burst of Agression. There's A/Mo with ressurection and healing just to name a few.

Maetel · Mar 21, 2007, 07:18 PM // 19:18

''just pick whatever you want yourself, best assassin builds use all sin skills anyway.''
Fun, but not true. I would go A/W Whit Burst of Agression.
Some ppl also use a/r as ''crit barrager'' never tried 1 thou. But I will stick whit a/w whit my assa =).

OrangeHunter · Mar 21, 2007, 07:33 PM // 19:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by [M]agna_[C]arta

I have A/D. But the builds I use are Secret^^!
Try make Friends with me maybe i'll trust you^^!

Secret PvE build?

LOL

Thomas.knbk · Mar 21, 2007, 08:06 PM // 20:06

A/W is win because you can use Burst of Agression.

byteme! · Mar 22, 2007, 12:04 AM // 00:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by [M]agna_[C]arta

I have A/D. But the builds I use are Secret^^!
Try make Friends with me maybe i'll trust you^^!

You mean you have secret access to skills that a million other accounts don't? OH PLZ! There are no secrets in GW.

Dark Savior · Mar 22, 2007, 01:11 AM // 01:11

Short and simple. A/W for more defense. A/E for more offense.

HawkofStorms · Mar 22, 2007, 01:22 AM // 01:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maetel

''just pick whatever you want yourself, best assassin builds use all sin skills anyway.''
Fun, but not true. I would go A/W Whit Burst of Agression.
Some ppl also use a/r as ''crit barrager'' never tried 1 thou. But I will stick whit a/w whit my assa =).

PvP =/= PvE. Burst of Agression's usefulness is much more limited in PvE. That being said, there are still many viable A/W builds in PvE that don't involve IAS stances.

Frankly, I just find it odd that so many people are just spouting out their favorite cookie cutter builds. Creativitiy FTW.

Does-it-Matter · Mar 22, 2007, 02:25 AM // 02:25

As has been said:

A/W - Burst of Aggression for 5 seconds of +33% attack rate. Slap on a pair of zealous daggers and you have more energy than you need for any (sane) combo.

A/R - See the QuickStrike build (utilizes Apply Poison)

A/* - Pure and simple, Cascade build for general knockdown, degeneration and damage.

A/E - In response to "You're noob if you use BoA" or, Shadow Prison, that seems to be prevalent amongst people who die by it... I decided to experiment with new builds. So after I got a glad point working with a very good assassin who used Ride the Lightning (I'm horrible with names) for his shadow stepping skill, I came up with this.

[skill]Ride the Lightning[/skill][skill]Unsuspecting Strike[/skill][skill]Enduring Toxin[/skill][skill]Black Spider Strike[/skill][skill]Twisting Fangs[/skill][skill]Feigned Neutrality[/skill][skill]Conjure Lightning[/skill][skill]Resurrection Signet[/skill]

High damage output, lengthy degeneration, and quick recharging.

Coloneh · Mar 22, 2007, 03:13 AM // 03:13

Ill see what insight i can give on each.

Ele- can add conjures and maybe stoneflesh or something. not much more than that.

Mesmer- not much. interrupt protection?

Monk- reuseable rez. mending touch. vigorous spirit

Necro- plauge touch

Warrior- alot actually. sounds like you dont want an axe sin. but you could use wild blow to refresh critical defenses. also adren skills like wach yourself are great. shove is used by sins.

Ranger- antidote signet? troll unglent? evasive stances?

Ritualist- reusable rez. nightmare weapon. splinter weapon.

Dervish- enchantment buffs and conviction. could try scythes to

Paragon- not much. reusable rez. condition removal, go for the eyes

[M]agna_[C]arta · Mar 22, 2007, 11:01 AM // 11:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by byteme!

You mean you have secret access to skills that a million other accounts don't? OH PLZ! There are no secrets in GW.

No, A Secret Build which I made and I only know = P.
It's very effective. Only way to beat it is with Heavy Spike Damage.
Or some other AoE. Some Farming buils could beet this also^^.

Mar 21, 2007, 06:31 AM // 06:31	#1
amborgeson Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2007 Guild: Lost Children of Tryneir Profession: W/Mo	Assassin, What to get for 2nd Class? I like Necro & Ranger simply because of the whole Pet thing I don't see any reason to take warrior, as I like the dual-daggers. and the warrior skills focus on specific weapons. Don't see much point in monk, Maybe elementalist if I just want one or two AoE spells as backup.. but that seems like kind of a waste of attribute points. Mesmer spells are at least single-target and could provide back up that way. Not seeing a whole lot of reason why I should take ritualist ATM Any synergies or good combos I might have missed? I mostly plan on playing him as a straight assassin, so not to worried about the secondary class.

Mar 21, 2007, 07:05 AM // 07:05	#4
[M]agna_[C]arta Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Philippines, LSGH Guild: Legions of the Golden Aguila [PNOY] Profession: A/D	Oops, Sorry I have spammed^^. Last edited by [M]agna_[C]arta; Mar 21, 2007 at 07:08 AM // 07:08..

Mar 22, 2007, 02:25 AM // 02:25	#18
Does-it-Matter Krytan Explorer Join Date: Dec 2005 Profession: N/	As has been said: A/W - Burst of Aggression for 5 seconds of +33% attack rate. Slap on a pair of zealous daggers and you have more energy than you need for any (sane) combo. A/R - See the QuickStrike build (utilizes Apply Poison) A/* - Pure and simple, Cascade build for general knockdown, degeneration and damage. A/E - In response to "You're noob if you use BoA" or, Shadow Prison, that seems to be prevalent amongst people who die by it... I decided to experiment with new builds. So after I got a glad point working with a very good assassin who used Ride the Lightning (I'm horrible with names) for his shadow stepping skill, I came up with this. [skill]Ride the Lightning[/skill][skill]Unsuspecting Strike[/skill][skill]Enduring Toxin[/skill][skill]Black Spider Strike[/skill][skill]Twisting Fangs[/skill][skill]Feigned Neutrality[/skill][skill]Conjure Lightning[/skill][skill]Resurrection Signet[/skill] High damage output, lengthy degeneration, and quick recharging. Last edited by Does-it-Matter; Mar 22, 2007 at 02:31 AM // 02:31..

Mar 21, 2007, 06:51 AM // 06:51	#2
Envious Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 13N/144E FoKai	http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Build:Main_Page Lots of builds you can look for.

Mar 21, 2007, 07:00 AM // 07:00	#3
[M]agna_[C]arta Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Philippines, LSGH Guild: Legions of the Golden Aguila [PNOY] Profession: A/D	I have A/D. But the builds I use are Secret^^! Try make Friends with me maybe i'll trust you^^!

Mar 21, 2007, 07:31 AM // 07:31	#5
DarkGanni Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Malta Guild: [CuTe] Profession: E/	I use A/D Conviction and Vital Boon are nice bonuses for a Sin. - Ganni

Mar 21, 2007, 01:57 PM // 13:57	#6
amborgeson Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2007 Guild: Lost Children of Tryneir Profession: W/Mo	A/D sounds great, but in the factions campaign there's no option for selecting that as a sub job early in the game. I'm not at the point where I can just start swapping them around yet I do have nightfall installed, there's just no Dervish-teaching NPC/option Thank you for the link as well Envious, but those are very specific builds. I guess it helps with giving me some more general ideas, I was kind of looking more for what might be good as I play through the campaign. Hmm, Ranger is definitely looking good with some of those builds though.

Mar 21, 2007, 02:27 PM // 14:27	#7
TheRaven Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Virginia Guild: Spirit of Elisha Profession: W/	Don't spend a whole lot of time worrying about it. Just pick something you like and that sounds like it will be fun for you to play thru the early part of the game. I used to worry about my 2nd job, but as I've progressed I've found that I'm constantly changing my 2nd to meet the situation. You're only stuck with your choice for the first part of the campaign. Even if you pick something totally horrible and useless, the first sections aren't so difficult that it would be a giant liability. You can easily change it to a better fit later in the game before you encounter the tough stuff! If you like a ranger, then go with ranger. I think each profession has something positive to add to the assassin.

Mar 21, 2007, 02:59 PM // 14:59	#8
isamu kurosawa Desert Nomad Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United Kingdom Profession: Me/	just pick whatever you want yourself, best assassin builds use all sin skills anyway. also, the idea of taking AoE spells from ele line or a pet as ranger doesnt work well at all

Mar 21, 2007, 04:56 PM // 16:56	#9
taffette Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sunny ol' Manchester Guild: The Trumpet Blowers Profession: R/	I don't play my 'sin often but I found that neccie secondary in order to use plague touch to rid yourself of conditions is good fun...

Mar 21, 2007, 05:06 PM // 17:06	#10
Painbringer Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Minnesota Guild: Black Widows of Death Profession: W/Mo	I started with a monk secondary for the resurrection skill and healing Then changed to ranger It went ok apply poison mixed with jagged strike was fun. Then changed to dervish for the above posted skills You could use a warrior because of the tactics line Watch Yourself is a good skill to have also some good stances You could also try the Mesmer for interrupt can never hurt “Leech signet always a good addition to the skill bar” I find the best builds are really almost all assassin skills so the choice is yours

Mar 21, 2007, 06:50 PM // 18:50	#11
Anarion Silverhand Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Denmark Guild: None	I think you would have more luck posting in the Assassin Forum. But since you asked, there's A/W with Burst of Agression. There's A/Mo with ressurection and healing just to name a few.

Mar 21, 2007, 07:18 PM // 19:18	#12
Maetel Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Finland Profession: Mo/Me	''just pick whatever you want yourself, best assassin builds use all sin skills anyway.'' Fun, but not true. I would go A/W Whit Burst of Agression. Some ppl also use a/r as ''crit barrager'' never tried 1 thou. But I will stick whit a/w whit my assa =).

Mar 21, 2007, 08:06 PM // 20:06	#14
Thomas.knbk Forge Runner Join Date: Jul 2006	A/W is win because you can use Burst of Agression.

Mar 22, 2007, 01:11 AM // 01:11	#16
Dark Savior Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Mar 2007 Profession: A/	Short and simple. A/W for more defense. A/E for more offense.

Mar 22, 2007, 03:13 AM // 03:13	#19
Coloneh Furnace Stoker Join Date: Nov 2006 Profession: D/W	Ill see what insight i can give on each. Ele- can add conjures and maybe stoneflesh or something. not much more than that. Mesmer- not much. interrupt protection? Monk- reuseable rez. mending touch. vigorous spirit Necro- plauge touch Warrior- alot actually. sounds like you dont want an axe sin. but you could use wild blow to refresh critical defenses. also adren skills like wach yourself are great. shove is used by sins. Ranger- antidote signet? troll unglent? evasive stances? Ritualist- reusable rez. nightmare weapon. splinter weapon. Dervish- enchantment buffs and conviction. could try scythes to Paragon- not much. reusable rez. condition removal, go for the eyes