Originally Posted by Yukito Kunisaki

I've been doing some theory testing on Balthasar's Isle [thus assuming perfect environment where you'd find a lone schmuck without backup or counters] and tested the 2 sins prevalent out there...

Dagger type [13 crit. strikes, 12 daggers, rest split to deadly arts or shadow]
Deadly Arts 'magical' type [16 deadly arts, 9 dagger mastery, 8 crit. strikes]

After careful consideration, Dagger types mesh perfectly with sin primaries whereas Deadly Arts are more a 'for fun' build or non-sin setups. [instead, it's 12 deadly arts and 8 in another stat]

But if we assumed both are sin primaries, I tested these two combos.

Dagger: Assassin's Promise {E}, Dark Prison, Black Lotus Strike, Twisting Fangs, Black Spider Strike, Critical Strike, Recall, Res Sig [or other]

Deadly: Assassin's Promise {E}, Iron Palm, Falling Spider, Signet of Toxic Shock, Blinding Powder, Signet of Shadows, Twisting Fangs, Impale.

Dagger sins have a far better time getting energy back due to their Black Lotus techniques. A Deadly Arts sin would need help in either Way of the Lotus or some other techniques to keep him/herself going. Though Sin's Promise gives a TON more on a deadly arts type, Dagger builds using Critical Strike + Black Lotus = much better energy regain.

There are other ways to build both types of sins but I did it this way to match MY style of play. [if you have a style / skill set that does more damage, considering counters, energy management, elite choice, etc. please either pm me or post here]

Both are obviously weak to anti-melee builds and blocks/evades/hexes. Ignorance is especially devastating to any Deadly Arts sin looking for Signet damage.

But both builds use deep wound. Deep Wound = guaranteed damage to any and all foes, why pass it up?