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This exploit has probably already been done but I wanted to toss my take on the cunning sneak/shadow walk combo on the board. It's a level 30 build but should be playable at all levels of play. some things that I'm not sure of are the order of feat aquisition after level 11 and a few of the attack power choices. One other thing I'm not sure works is the method I was using to spend eyebite on the mage's parrying dagger to refresh suprise strike.

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Mika, level 30
Human, Assassin/Rogue, Daggermaster, Perfect Slayer
Hybrid Assassin Option: Hybrid Assassin Fortitude
Pact Initiate Option: Pact Initiate (fey pact)
Hybrid Talent Option: Rogue Tactics (Hybrid)
Rogue Tactics (Hybrid) Option: Cunning Sneak (Hybrid)
Outlaw Level 5 Feature Option: Forest
Human Power Selection Option: Heroic Effort
Dark Sun
Born Under a Bad Sign (Born Under a Bad Sign Benefit)
Theme: Outlaw
 
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
STR 12, CON 10, DEX 30, INT 20, WIS 12, CHA 16
 
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
STR 10, CON 8, DEX 18, INT 13, WIS 10, CHA 13
 
 
AC: 46 Fort: 45 Ref: 46 Will: 45
HP: 157 Surges: 6 Surge Value: 39
 
TRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +30, Athletics +21, Bluff +23, Intimidate +25, Perception +21, Stealth +37, Streetwise +25, Thievery +30
 
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Arcana +20, Diplomacy +18, Dungeoneering +16, Endurance +15, Heal +16, History +20, Insight +16, Nature +16, Religion +20
 
POWERS
Basic Attack: Melee Basic Attack
Basic Attack: Ranged Basic Attack
Outlaw Attack: Surprise Strike
Human Racial Power: Heroic Effort
Assassin Feature: Assassin's Shroud
Wild Talent Cantrip: Body Equilibrium
Assassin Attack 1: Inescapable Blade
Rogue Attack 1: Gloaming Cut
Warlock Attack 1: Eyebite
Rogue Utility 2: Great Leap
Assassin Utility 6: Ghost of the Rooftops
Warlock Utility 10: Ethereal Sidestep
Daggermaster Attack 11: Critical Opportunity
Daggermaster Utility 12: Meditation of the Blade
Rogue Utility 16: Trap Master
Assassin Attack 17: Shadow Fire
Assassin Attack 19: Phantom Assault
Daggermaster Attack 20: Deep Dagger Wound
Rogue Utility 22: Somersault Dodge
Rogue Attack 23: Killer's Retreat
Assassin Attack 25: Assassin's Scalpel
Perfect Slayer Utility 26: Killer's Judgment
Assassin Attack 27: Last Word
Rogue Attack 29: Assassin's Point
 
FEATS
Level 1: Cursed Shadow
Level 1: Pact Initiate
Level 2: Hybrid Talent
Level 4: Mark of Passage
Level 6: Hidden Insight
Level 8: Roguish Killer
Level 10: Acolyte Power
Level 11: Arcane Familiar (Arcane Wisp)
Level 12: Light Blade Expertise
Level 14: Lethal Shroud
Level 16: Backstabber
Level 18: Weapon Focus (Light blade)
Level 20: Brutal Shroud
Level 21: One with Shadow
Level 22: Superior Initiative
Level 24: Great Fortitude
Level 26: Superior Will
Level 28: Epic Fortitude
Level 30: Epic Will
 
ITEMS
Battle Harness Swordwing Armor +6 x1
Timeless Locket +6 x1
Belt of Vim (epic tier) x1
Circlet of Indomitability (paragon tier) x1
Lightstep Slippers x1
Reflexive Psychic Shroud (heroic tier)
Ring of Giants x1
War Ring x1
Devastating Ki Focus +6 x1
Shadowdancer's Gloves x1
Executioner's Bracers (paragon tier) x1
Mage's Parrying dagger +1 x1
Rhythm Blade Dagger +1 x1
Fleet Hero Tattoo (paragon tier) x1
Exodus Knife
Thieves' Tools
Adventurer's Kit
Climber's Kit
Disguise Kit
Footpads
Silk Rope (50 ft.)
Glass Cutter
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I might consider doing some more crit related feats but I'm not sure what I should drop most of the feats are built around the stealth combo and at-will utilities (Ethereal Sidestep and Somersault Dodge). One with shadows or maybe superior initiative? Or should I be less concerned with my defenses?

Now I may have to respectfully disagree as far as I know the only ways to access shadow walk and cunning sneak (and not the once per encounter version) without paragon hybrid or multiclassing is to hybrid rogue and assassin and use hybrid talent to achieve cunning sneak and pact initiate to access cursed shadow and unlock shadow walk. As for perfect slayer so long as I have a shroud on a target I have CA and once per encounter I can break the 2 shroud cieling and have it stick indefinitly at the top of the progression.

resulting in MAD I'd rather have a strong focus in Dex than split Dex/Cha. Also in my opinion Shroud allows you to stagger striking dice and Roguish killer makes shroud more desirable than curse since if you miss your rogue dice kick in adding to the hybrid's synergy.

Edit: Also as much as people hate on shroud 24-36 (lethal/brutal shroud x 2)  is a better avg. than 15-33 (Brutal/Killing Cursed Spell (assuming a 28 Int)) and if it's only used at full charge alternating with Rogues 5-40 (Backstabber Sneak Attack) the bonus dice outshine even straight warlock with the same feat investment by 2.25 per turn.

again I have to disagree Warlock is only slightly more durable roguish killer is far more usefull when your cracking shrouds more often and the reason I normally hate dice stacking hybrids (like rogue, warlock, and ranger) when mixed is because you have to invest in both to have them be completly useless to half of the attacks, where as assassin|rogue sneak atk acts as filler while you charge your shrouds and as a safety net for when you roll like garbage on a shroud activation (like I often do with my terrible luck).