User talk:Soqed hozi/Build archives/Build:A/N Hot Stepper

the names?
where are they getting these names? hot stepper? there is not a single fire spell in here.... --Honorable Sarah 18:10, 28 July 2006 (CDT)
 * It's a Penny Arcade reference, probably. Like this guild. He's a hot stepper because he shadow-steps in and out really fast, I guess. &mdash; 130.58 (talk) 12:40, 29 July 2006 (CDT)

I've been using this for alliance battles and it works quite well. I've replaced Plague Touch for Contemplation of Purity to quickly end Aura of Displacement while dropping a condition and a hex, and replaced Res Signet for Dash, to cover the bigger area. Energy Management is an issue though, so Energy Armour is a must or perhaps you could use Power Drain or Leech Signet. Oreso 12:20, 30 July 2006 (CDT)

A much better addition to this build than plague touch would be Way of the Lotus. "Mark" the target with WotL, wait for ur 5 energy to regen, then step in, chain the skills (WotL gives u 15 energy back at my level of shadow after you use horns of the ox, allowing the whole chain to go off very fast) and step out. Its quite scary to be on the recieving end of that. -Khan

Thats a good call. At Shadow Arts 8 (the builds default) that is 23 energy back, so combined with some energy returns from critical strikes you have enough to run through the combo again, or Contemplation of Purity + Shadow Refuge if you should need it. The 20 second window is a little small, but this is a fast build anyway. My main problem with this build was the downtime between engagements, but this should cut it down significantly. Oreso 09:27, 1 August 2006 (CDT)