Comments needed on my Suggested Assasin PvP skills

I'm a Sin, lv 70ish, and I've come to conclude that there two types of attack skill build for a sin. ( PvP Perspective )


Defense wise ( Basic buffs that should be activated before an engagement ):-

Lv 10 Focused Mind : I choose to max this over Tidal protection because the ability to actually douge an attack/spell seems far more appealing to me than to negate a negative buff off you.

Lv 1 Deaden Nerves : A level 1 for this skill will do since at max level, you don't get additional health regained.

Lv 1 Bloodpaint : Similarly to Deaden Nerves, you don't an increment to the percentage of HP drained if you level it.

Lv 10 Wolf Emblem : +30% additional Rage damage.


Genie Skills :-

Tangling Mire : -17% reduction in physical defense, a small percentage of movement speed debuff over 8 seconds.

Second Wind : This skill probably has the best growth capabilites. Every 1 Genie strength increases the base heal by 2%. At 40 Strength, that is like 80%. A level 4 second wind has a base heal of 590 HP. 590HP + 80% of 590 is about close to 1k heal more or less. The casting time is instant as well, so its definately a must learn skill.

Holy Path : Makes you move at maximum speed for 4.2 seconds at Level 4. A very useful ability for escaping and chasing down of fleeing opponents.

Dancing Leaf : 2% additional Crit Rate over 45 seconds.


Normal Attack DPS built ( In order of casting of abilities ) :-

LV 1 Mazing Step : To avoid being stunned while you execute this combo.

Lv 10 Puncture Wounds : 5.2k damage over 9 second. Sounds pretty good isn't it?

Lv 10 Power Dash : +40% crit rate at max level. Top that up with an average of 30-35% base crit rate on your sin at lv 80-90ish and you get 70%-75% Crit rate for 8 seconds.

Normal Attack : Just melee all the way on your opponent for the next 8 seconds.

After 8 second ends,

Lv 1 Rising Dragon : Inc. your chi by 150 after using the previous 2 spark skill.

Lv 10 HeadHunt : Insane Damage, nice stun time. Use this as a finisher if your opponent has a little bti of HP remaining. Make use of the remaining stun time to execute a slipstream or rib strike. You should be able to kill him.


Expect super critical rates coupled with a sin's natural fast attack rate to bring down your target in no time during the crucial 8 seconds of your Power Dash effect. Tangling Mire should be stacked during this period of time to enhance the effect. After executing the whole process that I suggested above, it'd probably be 20 seconds. Survive for another 10 seconds ( with Deaden Nerves and charm ) and you probably would be able to execute another round of it.



Skill Based Attack built ( In order of casting of abilities ) :-
Lv 10 Chill of the Dephts : +30 Attack level at max level. Since you're relying on skills, the reduction of attack speed wouldn't a problem at all. In short, all your skill gains an additional 30% in damage without a disadvantage.

Lv 10 HeadHunt : Insane Damage, nice stun time.

Lv 10 Rib Strike : Debuff him while you have the chance.

Lv 10 Throat Cut : 4 Seconds of silence. Gives you an opportunity to render your target useless for an extended time.

Lv 1 Rising Dragon : Just for the chi bonus.

Lv 10 Slipstream : Rib's cooldown probably wouldn't be over so an alternate ability would be slipstream.

I wouldn't recommend Punctured Wounds here because it doesn't maximize the capabilities to Chill of the Dephts to the fullest. In fact, it can be pretty much of a burden. Takign into account of its casting time, you're dealing way lesser damage than you're suppose to do in this built. Survive for another 10 seconds ( with Deaden Nerves and charm ) and you probably would be able to execute another round of it.

Realistically speaking, its almost impossible to max both 2 sparks skills at our current levels. However, someone might be able to improvise on it. For instance, consider maxing Inner harmony to get an instant 2 sparks. Then add on Power Dash just before headhunt in the order listed above. So it'll be Chill -> ower Dash -> Inner harmony -> Headhunt -> and so on, to maximise the potential of it.