


Most finishing moves are through kicking enemies, but vary whether you want to kick your target multiple times, knock them back or teleport a short distance to the target before finishing them off. All of this charged up damage can be released by using a finishing move, and again there are a number of options available to finish off your enemies. The charge up skills build up stacks for successful hits on enemies, receiving bonuses depending on which skill has been selected such as raw damage increases or the build-up of elemental damage. The skills are generally split into two categories: charge up skills, and finishing skills. The Assassin has the potential to master a number of martial arts abilities and inflict huge amounts of damage on her enemies. The following sections will take you through the skill trees available to the Assassin and the most popular builds. The Assassin is a very fun character to play, she takes some time to master and is perhaps not the best option for beginners but once you are comfortable playing her it is worth the wait! Any Assassin build utilizes shadow disciplines to gain bonuses in the form of attack speed boosts, damage reductions, the ability to block damage with your claws and also the potential to summon a shadow warrior to fight by your side.

Martial Arts assassins are also very viable however have a high skill threshold to master. The Trapsin is the most popular build for PvM and has huge damage potential through a combination of skills. She also has the unique ability to be able to dual wield claws, which has to be one of the best looks in the game! The class is one of two builds introduced in the Diablo 2 expansion Lord of Destruction and a wide variety of builds available to play.Īssassins can be played in two distinct ways, either through mastering the art of traps or through mastering martial arts. Assassin’s stalk their pray from the shadows, setting traps and puncing on her enemies to finish them off with martial arts abilities.
