New Posts For Thread: Assassin Advice/Questionshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/28877063/Assassin_AdviceQuestionsHey all, I need a bit of advice regarding the creation of an original Assassin. Specifically regarding the fact that O-Assassins now have the ability to take the "Assassin's Strike" encounter power. Doing this means the player sacrifices access tAssassin's Strike is an encounter power, right? So that's 3d10 at level 7, once an encounter. That's... not that much. I can get a level 7 warlock|executioner to deal 4d8 at-will, no shrouds required, for two feats. You're also confusing max damage fhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/28877063/Assassin_AdviceQuestions?post_id=515616863#515616863Assassin's Strike is an encounter power, right? So that's 3d10 at level 7, once an encounter. That's... not that much. I can get a level 7 warlock|executioner to deal 4d8 at-will, no shrouds required, for two feats. You're also confusing max damage fFri, 27 Jan 2012 12:41:51 -0600Damn... was thinking of rolling this assassin instead of a bard. You guys are making me second guess myself now! Haha!http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/28877063/Assassin_AdviceQuestions?post_id=515615325#515615325Damn... was thinking of rolling this assassin instead of a bard. You guys are making me second guess myself now! Haha!Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:01:25 -0600The real problem with Assassins is that they have really sucky daily powers. Indeed, possibly the best power in their arsenal (Targeted for Death) is also one of the lowest level. You pretty much have to toake the d8 shroud feat, as it really bumps uhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/28877063/Assassin_AdviceQuestions?post_id=515615047#515615047The real problem with Assassins is that they have really sucky daily powers. Indeed, possibly the best power in their arsenal (Targeted for Death) is also one of the lowest level. You pretty much have to toake the d8 shroud feat, as it really bumps uFri, 27 Jan 2012 11:53:58 -0600I'm not sure I follow terribly. Assassin's Strike scales and fairly frequently too. By mid heroic, a reasonable assassin could do 1d8+mod (at-will) + 2d8 (2 shrouds [feat used to increase d6 to d8]) + 3d10. Thats 54 damage at level 7 on an at-will. Ohttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/28877063/Assassin_AdviceQuestions?post_id=515614523#515614523I'm not sure I follow terribly. Assassin's Strike scales and fairly frequently too. By mid heroic, a reasonable assassin could do 1d8+mod (at-will) + 2d8 (2 shrouds [feat used to increase d6 to d8]) + 3d10. Thats 54 damage at level 7 on an at-will. OFri, 27 Jan 2012 11:41:32 -06001. Your little bit of math is, I'm afraid, deceiving you: what looks like good spike damage at L1 is less than Slayers do at-will by mid-heroic and doesn't even pass competence in paragon. Assassin's Strike does very low damage and is horribly weak uhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/28877063/Assassin_AdviceQuestions?post_id=515611277#5156112771. Your little bit of math is, I'm afraid, deceiving you: what looks like good spike damage at L1 is less than Slayers do at-will by mid-heroic and doesn't even pass competence in paragon. Assassin's Strike does very low damage and is horribly weak uFri, 27 Jan 2012 10:14:39 -0600