Thoughts on Assassin build

[Veil_of_darkness]

Hi.

Should I take onslaught or calculated strike skills or neither?
I guess I can't use both at the same time?

I'll try to use dualwielding swords if I find good ones.
Now I have 2 fellblades.

[xpawel16x]

My character is an assassin. I use onslaught because every hit gives you then extra damage unlike Calculated strike which ill only give you extra damage once every 4 hits or something.

[SilentHawk]

Onslaught (why neither?)

[Barnacle_Ed]

you might want to ask the warfare or rogue mastery subsections

[The Envenomed Kiss]

As the undisputed master of Rogues and Assassins I implore you to use Onslaught unless you mod CS or are doing purely boss runs.

[Matseb2611]

Both are good. Onslaught is better obviously, but calculated strike is not bad either.
My advices on the rest would be: dual wield tree for sure, war wind, poison tree especially mandrake, blade honing, lethal strike; and then it's more flexible, preferable to get battle standard, war horn and dodge attack. Oh and don't forget weapon training (that's probably the first thing you should max out).

[Barnacle_Ed]

a point weapon training, a point onslaught. alternate b/t weapon training and mastery for a bit (focus on weapon training) then get a couple more in onslaught. best way to start warfare off imo.

[ffreakk]

I ll hav to go against that..

2 Mastery 1 Onslaught per level.. Then all to masteries till you max.. Then 1 point into each DW, Tumult, Cross Cut, Hew.. Then Max each of them out in the same order.. Then max Ardor and Weapon Training however you want.. Thats what i hav found to be best

@ Envenomed Kiss

Why is CS better w boss runs? I still find Onslaught (+ 150% dmg) much better even during boss runs (unless that boss die within 4 hits, then MAYB CS is better, not sure tho.. )..

[Matseb2611]

I ll hav to go against that..

2 Mastery 1 Onslaught per level.. Then all to masteries till you max.. Then 1 point into each DW, Tumult, Cross Cut, Hew.. Then Max each of them out in the same order.. Then max Ardor and Weapon Training however you want.. Thats what i hav found to be best

I'm sure we all have our ways to deal with every situation in the game, so there is no right or wrong here really. Anything can work out if you know what you're doing.

[The Envenomed Kiss]

Heh I run my Dreamkiller with Lethal Strike on LMB and Phantom Strike on RMB :]