Curse

terminus123 · Aug 29, 2007, 03:57 AM // 03:57

I was just wondering how effective is Temple Strike is in PVE and PVP and what kind of builds I could use with it, should I even get it?

Just wanted to know before I buy a elite Assassin Tomb

thanks!

longhornrob · Aug 29, 2007, 06:02 AM // 06:02

I'm not sure how effective a build with Temple Strike would be, but I do know that if you happen to find a friend running Fevered Dreams, he will love you forever and ever.

Quote:

Originally Posted by terminus123

I was just wondering how effective is Temple Strike is in PVE and PVP and what kind of builds I could use with it, should I even get it?

Just wanted to know before I buy a elite Assassin Tomb

thanks!

Yanman.be · Aug 29, 2007, 08:02 AM // 08:02

Nah Moebius Strike/ Shadow Prison are the 2 only elites you need imo.

Pericles · Aug 29, 2007, 12:33 PM // 12:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by terminus123

I was just wondering how effective is Temple Strike is in PVE and PVP and what kind of builds I could use with it, should I even get it?

Just wanted to know before I buy a elite Assassin Tomb

thanks!

I find the recharge way too long, if it were 10 seconds i'd use it though. It does work extremely well with twisting fangs, 4 conditions in two hits

.
Hope my advice helped

moko · Aug 29, 2007, 01:18 PM // 13:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yanman.be

Nah Moebius Strike/ Shadow Prison are the 2 only elites you need imo.

Shattering Assault. loliwin

Bobby2 · Aug 29, 2007, 02:07 PM // 14:07

The recharge is hell, but you can see that for yourself. At 13DM the conditions last 9 seconds. Even if you can't go infinite without Moebius, or plan for another panic button, you've rendered someone quite useless even if you don't get to kill them personally.

I run a TS build in AB at the moment and I'm feeling quite comfortable with it. The frustration of anyone hit by TS can also be very amusing. Both casters and melee guys are gonna hate you for this.

pingu666 · Aug 29, 2007, 06:26 PM // 18:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yanman.be

Nah Moebius Strike/ Shadow Prison are the 2 only elites you need imo.

assassins promise is pretty darn sexy too, my perference for pve

BlackSephir · Aug 29, 2007, 07:03 PM // 19:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by pingu666

assassins promise is pretty darn sexy too, my perference for pve

Yeah, for pve

Temple Strike- seems fine, shuts down casters and warriors but.. conditions are easily removed, duration isn't too long, off-hand, blockable, long recharge, high energy cost.
Meh

sanfam93 · Aug 29, 2007, 08:06 PM // 20:06

i use temple strike durning ab with SQ (ranger skill) and i use storm chaser for energy and it works wonders

try it if you dont belive me

Bobby2 · Aug 29, 2007, 09:18 PM // 21:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackSephir

conditions are easily removed, duration isn't too long, off-hand, blockable, long recharge, high energy cost.
Meh

You're right on all those points. But I use this chain at the moment:

[skill]Leaping Mantis Sting[/skill][skill]Temple Strike[/skill][skill]Twisting Fangs[/skill]

That's 5 conditions stacked, not as easy to get rid of. And the short time TS' effects last, the target is rendered pretty much powerless. Of course, if you want a build for a specific type of target (generally, either melee or caster) you can get a more powerful elite to go along with that. But the strength of TS, I believe, lies in its versatility. No-one is safe. And you've got to admit; being powerless, no matter how short the duration, is a scary prospect.

Ricebox · Aug 29, 2007, 10:20 PM // 22:20

I usually run this R/A Build in AB... and it kicks ass even doing one on one against warriors!

[skill]Apply Poison[/skill][skill]Jagged Strike[/skill][skill]Temple Strike[/skill][skill]Death Blossom[/skill][skill]Impale[/skill][skill]Whirling Defense[/skill][skill]Troll Unguent[/skill][skill]Storm Chaser[/skill]

Attributes:
Expertise = 7+1+2 = 10
Wilderness Survival = 8+2 = 10
Dagger Mastery = 12
Deadly Arts = 8

Code: OgcUcPM2ZPOzGHG37glAFO+mjDA

if you have a monk on your team just take out [skill]Troll Unguent[/skill] and replace it with [skill]Expose Defenses[/skill] and you can also replace [skill]Storm Chaser[/skill] with [skill]Siphon Speed[/skill]

achilles ankle · Aug 29, 2007, 10:38 PM // 22:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yanman.be

Nah Moebius Strike/ Shadow Prison are the 2 only elites you need imo.

lmao thats a joke...right? from looking at the sin forum it seems that ur the guy who is suppose to know assassins. i just kinda laughed at that. Moebius is nice, but cmon theres gotta be more variety. as for SP....every single new assassin uses this skill beacuse they cant run anything else. Cookie cutter skills imo

gotta switch it up have more of a variety.

Diddy bow · Aug 29, 2007, 10:49 PM // 22:49

Golden skull strike>temple imo.

Bowstring Badass · Aug 30, 2007, 12:46 AM // 00:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mokone

Shattering Assault. loliwin

I agree Mokone to bad it is base damage needs to be an unconditional like Shatter Enchantment but they will lower the damage on it if it is unconditional.

Bobby2 · Aug 30, 2007, 01:29 AM // 01:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diddy bow

Golden skull strike>temple imo.

I haven't ever used it since I don't have NF yet.

But though GSS has several advantages over TS I can also see some detractors:

- No Blind as a stand-alone effect
- No Blind to cover the Daze effect

So I guess this is all up to whom you choose to fight. GSS is arguably a lot better vs casters but TS allows you to frustrate tanks as well.

terminus123 · Aug 30, 2007, 02:48 AM // 02:48

personally I'm going to have 2 off-hand skills, one Temple Strike, the other Wild Strike, so when one's recharging I'll use the other.

I just like Temple Strike since it seems useful in any kind of situation, vs spell casters or vs close combat people.

p.s. hope that Anet will decrease the energy or decrease the recharge time of Temple Strike!

Coloneh · Aug 30, 2007, 06:19 AM // 06:19

mobius > PVE

Yanman.be · Aug 30, 2007, 07:23 AM // 07:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by achilles ankle

lmao thats a joke...right? from looking at the sin forum it seems that ur the guy who is suppose to know assassins. i just kinda laughed at that. Moebius is nice, but cmon theres gotta be more variety. as for SP....every single new assassin uses this skill beacuse they cant run anything else. Cookie cutter skills imo

gotta switch it up have more of a variety.

I can't think of more useful sin elites than those 2.

Cebe · Aug 30, 2007, 09:55 AM // 09:55

Although there are better elites than Temple Strike I always thought it was very costly until I started using it with [wiki]Attacker's Insight[/wiki].

Tried once, has potential if it's recharge were lowered I'd feel. I still prefer Assassin's Promise, Flashing Blades and Moebius Strike for PvE play.

X Cytherea X · Aug 30, 2007, 02:02 PM // 14:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yanman.be

I can't think of more useful sin elites than those 2.

neither SP nor MS builds can kill Shield of Regen Bonders. if you target the monk, he will cast SOR on himself and laugh at your lousy damage while you feed him energy through balth spirit. if you attack his allies, he will cast SOR on them and again laugh at your lousy damage while casting the occasional dismiss or rof.

shattering assault on the other hand, can kill both the monk or his allies easy.

on topic, i used to really like temple strike. but found id rather kill em outright than daze em. still, it's a hell of a lot of fun interrupting every spell... you become more of a shutdown sin. bottom line: if you play a shutdown sin, you rely on your allies for damage; if you play a damage sin, you rely on your allies for shutdown.

monk shutdown comes in many forms. the best are daze, spell slowing (migraine, conundrum, etc), spell disabling (diversion, blackout, etc), and knockdown.