User:Lazuli9561

I daresay this seems to be my user page.

About Me
I am a moderately experienced Guild Wars player with an emphasis on pve and casual pvp. In other news, wiki links fascinate me. My favorite professions are Assassin, Mesmer, and Dervish, in that order.

Assassins are delightful for their ability to tank while still dealing filthy damage. And they have the potential to use any weapon better than the profession for which it was originally intended.

Mesmers are enjoyable in casual pvp for their ability to completely mindrape those too stupid to pay attention. Consequently, they can also fake it and nuke just fine in pve. Most importantly however, the Mesmer is the most fabulous profession. In playing as a Mesmer, you gain a certain sense of entitlement. You feel superior.

Dervishes are obnoxiously badass. Although talented Dervishes are few and far between, the temptation of such power is hard to ignore.

Saint Saffron
My main character is Saint Saffron, an Assassin.



And now to the discussion of her typical build. I'm sure a similar one can be found at pvxwiki. Rest assured that I did not find my inspiration for this build there. I developed it on my own.

Golden Phoenix Strike is a tempting replacement for Golden Fox Strike and Wild Strike, but I see two problems with such a choice. First of all, its recharge is too long for my taste. Sure, Moebius Strike could ameliorate the situation, but I find that my henchmen and heroes often kill things too quickly to finish the chain. Secondly, it can be blocked. The "blockability," shall we say, becomes especially problematic when combined with its long recharge. Therefore, although choosing Golden Phoenix Strike would clear up another slot for, say, a resurrection option, second dual attack, or a shadow step, the risks are too great.

Mystic Regeneration, despite nerfs, remains an excellent self heal when combined with this build. I have enough energy from my daggers to cast it whenever I need to. More importantly, it doubles as a cover enchantment. Experienced pve players gradually develop a sense for when enchantments will be removed. When facing enemies that I know have enchantment removal, I will use Mystic Regeneration to guard my more valuable enchantments and send in my henchmen and heroes first.