Curse

Boozbaz · Jul 28, 2006, 04:07 AM // 04:07

Okay first off: Props to Nori Nori, he got me thinking about Arcane Mimicry and Arcane Echo

Assassin/Mesmer x 2

Duo Sins
(shutdown build)

cost/cast/recharge

***Core Skills***

Arcane Echo
15/2/30
(is replaced by the next spell you cast within 20 sec)

Arcane Mimicry
15/2/60
(is replaced with target allies elite spell)

Heart of Shadow (optional)
5/0.25/15
(enchantment: for 60 seconds, next time your attacked you gain about 100 hp)

Signet of Shadows
none/1/30
(80 damage to blinded foes)

Rez Sig

***Right Hand Sin***
Iron Palm (optional)
10/0.75/20
(touched foe takes 40 dmg and is knocked down if suffering a hex or condition)

Caltrops (optional)
10/0.25/20
(spell: cripples target 13 seconds)

Shadow Form{E}
10/1/60
(immunity for 17 seconds except to touches, signets and aoe dmg)

***Left Hand Sin***
Golden Phoenix Strike
10/none/8
(off hand hits if under an enchantment

Blinding Powder
5/0.25/20
(spell: Blinds for 13 seconds)

Beguiling Haze{E}
15/0.25/15
(if target touched foe is casting spell, they immediatly stfu for 10 seconds)

***Strategy***

If all those skills look like a scrambeled jigsaw puzzle, then here's the explanation

One sin's packin' shadow form. The other, beguiling haze. They both use arcane mimicry to copy eachothers elite skills. They both use Arcane Echo to double the length of time they can stay in shadowform or double the length of time they can keep beguiling haze up.

They both use signet of shadow for dmg and alternate using beguiling haze to keep casters shut down. One uses caltrops and iron palm for extra control on your target. The other uses GPS and blind to open the way for sigs of shadow x 2.

Pro: Together it does approx 200 damage, cripples, blinds, dazes, and both sins can stay in shadow form for a max of 30 seconds. A caster can be shutdown for 20 seconds, or you could double it to 40 seconds with arcane echo if that's your thing. A nice bonus is: blind/evasion/sheilding guardian shouldn't be a problem for this skill chain.

Cons: Touches, signets and aoe can still affect you. Smaller parties may suffer losing 2 sins to one target.

What do you think?

*edit* oh yeah, heart of shadow is there not only as a cover for enchantments, but it also lasts 60 seconds, giving you a wee bit extra survival chance if your Shadowform runs out at a bad time. *cheers*

runeseeker1 · Aug 01, 2006, 03:42 AM // 03:42

lol thats nice

Boozbaz · Aug 01, 2006, 03:58 AM // 03:58

Yeah after a lot of thought man. This would take such perfect timing, and after a bit of testing it takes perfect energy use/regeneration. It would just be way hard to pull off.