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Assassin Leveling Build

LEVEL	SKILL POINT	STAT POINTS	NOTES
Level 2	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
Level 3	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
Level 4	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
–	Fire Blast		Den of Evil
Level 5	Claw Mastery	5 Vitality
Level 6	Burst of Speed	5 Vitality
Level 7	Burst of Speed	5 Vitality
Level 8	Burst of Speed	5 Vitality
Level 9	Burst of Speed	5 Strength
Level 10	Burst of Speed	5 Vitality
Level 11	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
Level 12	Wake of Fire	5 Vitality
Level 13	Wake of Fire	5 Vitality
Level 14	Wake of Fire	5 Vitality
Level 15	Wake of Fire	5 Vitality
–	Fire Blast		Radament
Level 16	Wake of Fire	5 Vitality
Level 17	Wake of Fire	5 Vitality
Level 18	Wake of Fire	5 Vitality
Level 19	Wake of Fire	5 Vitality
Level 20	Wake of Fire	5 Strength
–		5 Vitality	Lam Esen’s Tome
Level 21	Wake of Fire	5 Strength
Level 22	Wake of Fire	5 Vitality
Level 23	Wake of Fire	5 Vitality
–	Fire Blast		Izual
–	Fire Blast		Izual
Level 24	Wake of Fire	5 Vitality
Level 25	Wake of Fire	5 Vitality
Level 26	Wake of Fire	5 Vitality
Level 27	Wake of Fire	5 Vitality
Level 28	Wake of Fire	5 Vitality
Level 29	Wake of Fire	5 Vitality
Level 30	Wake of Fire	5 Vitality
Level 31	Wake of Fire	5 Vitality
–	Fire Blast		Nightmare Den of Evil
Level 32	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
Level 33	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
Level 34	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
Level 35	Mind Blast	25 to Strength	Respec
–	5x Burst of Speed	Rest to Vitality	Respec
–	6x Death Sentry		Respec
–	12x Lightning Sentry		Respec
–	10x Charged Bolt Sentry		Respec
Level 36	Lightning Sentry	5 Vitality
–	Lightning Sentry		Nightmare Radament
Level 37	Lightning Sentry	5 Vitality
Level 38	Lightning Sentry	5 Vitality
–		5 Vitality	Nightmare Lam Esen’s Tome
Level 39	Lightning Sentry	5 Vitality
Level 40	Lightning Sentry	5 Vitality
–	Death Sentry		Nightmare Izual
–	Death Sentry		Nightmare Izual
Level 41	Lightning Sentry	5 Vitality
Level 42	Lightning Sentry	5 Vitality
Level 43	Death Sentry	5 Vitality
Level 44	Death Sentry	5 Vitality
Level 45	Death Sentry	5 Vitality
Level 46	Death Sentry	5 Vitality
Level 47	Death Sentry	5 Vitality
Level 48	Death Sentry	5 Vitality
Level 49	Death Sentry	5 Vitality
Level 50	Death Sentry	5 Vitality
Level 51	Death Sentry	5 Vitality
Level 52	Death Sentry	5 Vitality
Level 53	Death Sentry	5 Vitality
Level 54	Death Sentry	5 Vitality
Level 55	Fire Blast	5 Vitality	Fire Blast for Light Immunes
–	Fire Blast		Hell Den of Evil
Level 56	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
Level 57	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
Level 58	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
Level 59	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
Level 60	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
–	Fire Blast		Hell Radament
Level 61	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
Level 62	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
Level 63	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
–		5 Vitality	Hell Lam Esen’s Tome
Level 64	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
Level 65	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
–	Fire Blast		Hell Izual
–	Fire Blast		Hell Izual
Level 66	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
Level 67	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
Level 68	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
Level 69	Fire Blast	5 Vitality
Level 70	Shock Web	5 Vitality
Level 71	Shock Web	5 Vitality
Level 72	Shock Web	5 Vitality
Level 73	Shock Web	5 Vitality
Level 74	Shock Web	5 Vitality
Level 75	Shock Web	5 Vitality

Assassin Items & Weapons Build

Lightning/Death Sentry Assassin (Trapsin) Build

Gear	Info
Weapon	Heart of the Oak (commonly known as Hoto)
Weapon Swap	Call to Arms and Spirit Monarch Shield
Shield	32%+ Faster Cast Rate Spirit Monarch Shield
Body Armor:	Enigma
Helm	Harlequin Crest
Gloves	Trang-Oul’s Clawss or Magefist ( Trang-Oul’s Clawss preferred for Cold Resistance)
Boots:	Ethereal Sandstorm Treks
Belt	Arachnid Mesh
Ring 1	The Stone of Jordan or Bul-Kathos’ Wedding Band, or Raven Frost if you want Cannot Be Frozen
Ring 2	The Stone of Jordan or Bul-Kathos’ Wedding Band
Amulet	Mara’s Kaleidoscope
Charm 1:	Assassin Hellfire Torch
Charm 2:	Annihilus
Charm 3:	9x Trap Skiller Grand Charms with Life or Faster Hit Recovery to reach 86% Faster Hit Recovery
Charm 4:	10 Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery depending on needs

Trapsin Breakpoints

Hit Recovery Breakpoints

Frames to perform action	9	8	7	6	5	4	3
Faster Hit Recovery required to reach frame	0	0,07	0,15	0,27	0,48	0,86	2

Faster Cast Rate Breakpoints

Frames to perform action	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9
Faster Cast Rate required to reach frame	0	0,08	0,16	0,27	0,42	0,65	1,02	1,74

Faster Block Rate Breakpoints

Frames to perform action	5	4	3	2
Faster Block Rate required to reach frame	0	0,13	0,32	0,86

Attack Speed with Flails

Frames to perform action	14	13	12	11	10	9
Increased Attack Speed required to reach frame	0	0,06	0,16	0,3	0,52	0,89

Assassin Skills Build

Stat Points and Attributes:

Strength	Dexterity	Vitality	Energy
Enough for gear; around 150	Enough for gear, generally none	Everything else	None

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