Talk:Mesmer Assassin

Umm.. has the OP ever used Illusionary Weaponry? 01:50, 3 April 2006 (CDT)
 * If daggers actually do swing every 1.25s, they'd maximize IW damage assuming no attack speed increasers. Of course, they're two handed and you don't actually have to be an assassin to use them, since you likely wouldn't care about points in dagger mastery.  --68.142.14.68 02:17, 3 April 2006 (CDT)
 * That depends if the Double Strike ability given by dagger mastery makes IW trigger twice. Still, both A and Me professions lacks an attack speed enhancer (AFAIK), so you'd still only be hitting every 1.25s, whereas a Me/W or Me/R would hit every 0.94s. So you're trading a mere 0.06s difference in attack speed for a focus/shield. IMHO, daggers aren't really worth it, unless double stike doubles IW. --theeth 02:30, 3 April 2006 (CDT)

I was meaning you would be silly to be Me/A for IW daggers, you would be sacrificing a speed-increasing stance of a ranger or warrior Skuld  10:33, 3 May 2006 (CDT)

I fixed a typo in the article, and added a short tip on Shadow Shroud based on the Me/A's I've seen in GvG. --Akaraxle 10:30, 3 May 2006 (CDT)


 * Dark Escape also works with IW, and it's a really neat stance, though sadly the recharge makes distortion a better choice. The thing about not chaining really bothers me, otherwise I'd totally dig it for the KD and other effects. I was thinking about Phantasm + IW + Scorpion Wire + Dark Escape and Run + Falling Spider + Exhausting Assault. This would end up with a -9 degen and triggering IW 3 times. Yes,ridiculously long, but it would have been fun if it worked. Wasted several platinum buying those skills too =( Silk Weaker 08:22, 24 June 2006 (CDT)


 * Okay, checked, double strike does work. I had level 6 only so it only triggered only a few times (actually I didn't notice that I was using a sword at first), so yes, it triggers... but is it worth it? Hell'd I know. If you max out dagger mastery, there's no room for a heal. I guess screw dark escape and stick with distortion, but I do wonder if the sacrifice of a nice solid heal is worth it. Silk Weaker 09:36, 24 June 2006 (CDT)