I would say pick your targets very carefully. You can be far more helpful to the team and probably take much less damage in the process if you pick the targets to assassinate that are at the rear of the group. Picking off the healers / priests of a mob is a good way to accomplish this. But just make sure that you have enough health / energy to get to safety.
I cant really offer that much on build as I too am still at pre-searing, but take with me 2 lead attacks, 1 each of offhand and dual attacks. A res, heal skill and teleport +1 other. Most pre-sear skills tend to be guided towards critical hits and dagger skills, bung most of the skill points into them. Also if you can do it, get a major rune Vigor, its helps alot. If you've got Prophesis, go to lions and put one in storage cos they aren't freely available in factions atm.
Armour wise, I go for the type that offers the most energy, so I can attack for longer (depending on health), but if you are having trouble staying alive, you could go for the +'s on health.
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