Reaper Endgame centered Assassin

Tronko

Well-known member
So you can train serenity and get the benefits but not actually have it active? Trying to understand. Not trolling. I currently have monk level this life so I can't go test. Thanks for response. BTW I'm years behind the curve. I just started using lotus and my quality of life has drastically increased. Is it adrenaline only?
Yes, the Ki portion is passive and works even without activating the stance. As for Lotus, they decided to change it... it lost the third strike, and the animation is much slower. Adrenaline has no rivals, I think not even monks use Grandmaster of Flowers as a destiny anymore.
 

jwukane

Active member
Yes, the Ki portion is passive and works even without activating the stance. As for Lotus, they decided to change it... it lost the third strike, and the animation is much slower. Adrenaline has no rivals, I think not even monks use Grandmaster of Flowers as a destiny anymore.
Thanks for the clarification and feedback.
 

KeithUs Jr.

I don't work for SSG- I pay their bills.
Hey! I used Shadowdancer’s Mantle. Serenity it’s just to get Ki. With 55, you have more than enough for Lotus (which costs 20), and Lotus itself restores Ki when you land hits. It's impossible to run out of Ki. Problem is Lotus is trash tier now, so this build is basically outdated…
Since Lotus is borked.. how would you change the ED split now? I ran this when it was good, and just came back to it today to run again.
 

I dont Like gimps

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Since Lotus is borked.. how would you change the ED split now? I ran this when it was good, and just came back to it today to run again.
usually something Like LD Mantle and t5 SD 23 points (t4 debuff and core 4) and FOTW 26 (adren and Primal self heal)

T5 Divine crusader is also Not bad tho the Law imbue is roughly 1k dmg and Consecrate can be good if u get ya dcs High and everyone Loves the good old T5 rez all
 

Tronko

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T5 Divine crusader is also Not bad tho the Law imbue is roughly 1k dmg and Consecrate can be good if u get ya dcs High and everyone Loves the good old T5 rez all
Yep, back to Assassin and I'm playing in T5 DC (with core 4 FotW and SD). Law damage is good, and I use shield bash with orb (you need to slot Shield Bashing on gear, of course). I usually skip Beckon Divinity—it might be useful in high skull raids, but for daily play, it's 2 wasted points.
I use Quick Cutter as epic strike.
 

I dont Like gimps

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Yep, back to Assassin and I'm playing in T5 DC (with core 4 FotW and SD). Law damage is good, and I use shield bash with orb (you need to slot Shield Bashing on gear, of course). I usually skip Beckon Divinity—it might be useful in high skull raids, but for daily play, it's 2 wasted points.
I use Quick Cutter as epic strike.
Im traumatized enuff from Lag freeze wipes in Hunt and Skellie r1s to waste those 2 Points :D
Hows quick cutter on Rogue?
 

saekee

long live ROGUE
I use Tier 5 SD and SD mantle; I use Adrenaline hits and take Fury to Tier 4 for auto helplessness; I have all SD strikes upgraded so that 1) I get a hidden doublestrike buff (2 or 3%) and 2) when I use From the Shadows, I get the benefits of the SD strike without actually using it; and finally, I use Sentinel for tier 3, for cheap heals and honestly Guard Up is mega useful: while helpless, or tanking a bit, before getting to a tricky trapbox spot, or surviving DoTs.

Max DPS would not do this setup but I need the survivability.
 

Spook

Ghostly Troll
Yep, back to Assassin and I'm playing in T5 DC (with core 4 FotW and SD). Law damage is good, and I use shield bash with orb (you need to slot Shield Bashing on gear, of course). I usually skip Beckon Divinity—it might be useful in high skull raids, but for daily play, it's 2 wasted points.
I use Quick Cutter as epic strike.
Post it! Love reading well built build posts.
 

Secondlife

Active member
Maybe I will when I complete gear after the raid release ...if I drop a second gold weapon 😅
Thanks for this writeup.

Are you still running centered? I have most of the gear from the original post. Other than adjusting some destiny points, any other big changes I should make?
 

Tronko

Well-known member
Thanks for this writeup.

Are you still running centered? I have most of the gear from the original post. Other than adjusting some destiny points, any other big changes I should make?
No I'm not. I dropped GMoF entirely and I'm using DC, FotW and SD as destinies.
My gear now is very different. Game changes and the gear in the original post (may 2023...) is now quite outdated.
 

Cowsn

Member
I need some tips. I'm a lvl 26 assassin and I've been trying to follow this build (even if it's now obsolete). I'm using SD epic destiny tree and FotW. I chose FotW's epic strike (Quick cutter) since SD's seems extremely weak, at least without grabbing its enhancements.
I wanted to grab the enhancement that heals you when you use primal scream from FotW but I just don't know where to put points to reach 20 points in tree.
Should I just put points wherever?
Also I'm still wondering which third tree to use, but that's a real low priorit for me now
thanks!

my destiny trees so far:

edit: also I assume every filigree has melee power if possible instead of dex, right?
 
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saekee

long live ROGUE
I need some tips. I'm a lvl 26 assassin and I've been trying to follow this build (even if it's now obsolete). I'm using SD epic destiny tree and FotW. I chose FotW's epic strike (Quick cutter) since SD's seems extremely weak, at least without grabbing its enhancements.
I wanted to grab the enhancement that heals you when you use primal scream from FotW but I just don't know where to put points to reach 20 points in tree.
Should I just put points wherever?
Also I'm still wondering which third tree to use, but that's a real low priorit for me now
thanks!

my destiny trees so far:

edit: also I assume every filigree has melee power if possible instead of dex, right?
hi, so this is a leveling choice you are facing—In epics I start in Fatesinger mantle and use Sword Sings; I dump Fatesinger completely to switch to Fury at 26 and take tier 4 for adrenaline + auto knockdown. US offers a defensive strike (guard up) which can be sitiuationally useful and anyway you need to burn points to get to renewal. Those I grab and then go up SD. But hey YMMV.

For epic leveling I max MP since it starts lower at level 20 and my gear needs to cover 20-29.

At cap I do not use SD strike at all—for my playstyle I use adrenaline strikes, US for defenses and SD mantle/tier 5 meh stuff. From the Shadows gives you a faux mini-epic moment so I play with it a lot.
 
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