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Character Build: The Shadowmancer

Tags: #Character Build Necromancer  #Character Build Nightblade  #Character Build Assassin  #Rank:Legendary 
  • April 25, 2013

    Thanks, Snake. I certainly didn't expect it to reach +60 likes, if it reaches Category 80, well I don't know what I'd do. Revamp it again, I suppose.

  • April 25, 2013
    I believe this was the build that inspired me to make my own...
  • Member
    April 27, 2013

    I have been trying to come up with an assassin build that isn't over-powered by using too much stealth or invisibility. This build looks like the one I am looking for. +1

    I personally found that 5/5 stealth can be somewhat game-breaking on its own rites, but the only using bound weapons without quiet casting looks like a great offset. (As you have said yourself)

  • Member
    April 27, 2013

    I love this revamp. I think it has so much more focus. Great job!! I just wish I could like it again.

  • April 27, 2013
    Thank you, FoR! And yes, you bring up a great point I didn't fully touch upon: you want to be able to initiate combat with sneak attacks without fear of getting caught BEFORE you've even killed anyone, but you don't want to hit that overpowered stealth stride where you can continue to kill every enemy in sight without them ever wising up to what's going on. I feel the 5/5 stealth pretty much ensures you'll get the ball rolling on your sneak kills, and the noise your weapons and spells make will ensure you can't bowl over the entire enemy army with said ball before you even raise an army of your own.
  • Member
    April 28, 2013

    Awesome revamp, and the use of noisy Bound Dagger is a lot of fun! +1

    One question does Bound Dagger benefit from Assassin's Blade? I thought it's considered a sword in the game with the same reach, noise, animations...

  • Member
    April 28, 2013

    Verry nice revamp indeed. If I had an acount when I first read it woulda liked already! Geus I can like now. +1

    On a side note, I find Bash+dagger+assasins blade+shadow warior a insanely powerfull move. When  get tiered of to much sneaking I just do that.

    Nice discovery of the shrouded cowl BTW. Was looking for some nice vamp armor looks, and you hit it!

     

  • Member
    April 28, 2013
    I'm sorry if I missed it, but what is the attribute spread on this build?
  • April 28, 2013
    "Bound dagger and mistic version are daggers. Assassin's Blade perk work with them. But animations is sword." From the wiki, and who would dare question something with such proper grammar and spelling? Lol. Thanks, btw! :)
  • April 28, 2013
    Thank you! That move is great, just not so much for this build. His whole purpose is to kill his enemies undetected for as long as he can/wants to and then raise the ones he's felled to take out the others. Rarely ever in the sort of head to head combat that would warrant the tactic.