02-24-2004, 10:03 AM
Unlike bigeyedbug my BF assassin went claw/shield, and with lousy equipment (HC, solo, no-twink, details below) she's doing just fine in Act II NM at level 43.
Her über-1337 equipment is:
PTopaz hat (2 so far, 1 socket left)
Malice claws (aye, the normal claws - contemplating Strength eth quhab but will probably stay malicious)
cca 15% res all shield (trying to find shael for Rhyme, saving diamonds and RalOrtTal for no reason other than being dumb)
Angelic mail and amulet (looking for a ring as well)
A decent rare ring (3% LL, +1 mana on kill, +84 mana, ...)
Nice rare plate boots (MF, some res,...)
MF gloves with lightning res
Skills she uses:
Burst of Speed 1, only used where there are no elemental attackers so no sense in upgrading it via skill points
Fade 10, more than enough
Shadow Master 14, maxing it currently
Claw Mastery 12, will max it after SM
Venom 1, will max it after CM (smart or not, it's Miss_VenomBlade)
Blade Fury 1, her sole attack mode, keeping it at 1
Cloak of Shadows 1, suffices for now
Other points went into prereqs.
If THAT DS-less abomination is doing well in NM, you can see you will have no problems either, as long as you're careful and don't get swarmed.
Her über-1337 equipment is:
PTopaz hat (2 so far, 1 socket left)
Malice claws (aye, the normal claws - contemplating Strength eth quhab but will probably stay malicious)
cca 15% res all shield (trying to find shael for Rhyme, saving diamonds and RalOrtTal for no reason other than being dumb)
Angelic mail and amulet (looking for a ring as well)
A decent rare ring (3% LL, +1 mana on kill, +84 mana, ...)
Nice rare plate boots (MF, some res,...)
MF gloves with lightning res
Skills she uses:
Burst of Speed 1, only used where there are no elemental attackers so no sense in upgrading it via skill points
Fade 10, more than enough
Shadow Master 14, maxing it currently
Claw Mastery 12, will max it after SM
Venom 1, will max it after CM (smart or not, it's Miss_VenomBlade)
Blade Fury 1, her sole attack mode, keeping it at 1
Cloak of Shadows 1, suffices for now
Other points went into prereqs.
If THAT DS-less abomination is doing well in NM, you can see you will have no problems either, as long as you're careful and don't get swarmed.
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