Diablo 2 Guide: The Tiger Strike/Dragon Tail Martial Artist Assassin
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Heya, nice solid guide.
Tiger Strike/Dragon Tail/Traps is my favorite build.
She does all content at minimum P3. P7 Pits, Ancient Tunnels and Key farming. Has 200mf+
With all the plus skills you should have 4 kick Dragon Talon, so you can do Ubers if you wear Chains of Honour for the resistance.
If you are curious, this is my setup:
Helm: Shako (socket with Um, Ist, Ber or Cham – 15 All res Jewel with 7 FHR is also great)
Armour: Enigma
Sheild: Spirit
Boots: Gore Riders (upped)
Belt: Arachnids Mesh
Gloves: Crafted blood gloves with 20% IAS, 2 Martial Arts,10% CB, 3% LS, 3% MS, resists/mf. Draculs Grasp is okay too.
Amulet: Caster Amulet (10-20% FCR, 2 Assassin skills, Resists, MF etc.)
Ring 1: Raven Frost.
Ring 2: Ring to balance stats.
Weapon: Stormlash (Ber) (Option 2 is Bartucs with Ber)
Switch: CTA/Spirit and You need Demon Limb for Enchant
Act 2 Merc: Infinity and Blessed Aim aura.
Charms: Anni, Torch, Gheeds. Small charms will needed for resistances and FHR breakpoint. Grand charms for traps/MA are good. Attack rating is needed too.
Skills: 20 Tiger Strike, 20 Dragon Tail, 20 Death Sentry, 20 Lighting Sentry, 1 Cloak, 1 Mind Blast, 1 Burst of Speed and the rest into Shock Web (only as synergy). Character reaches final form at level 98.
Stats: Strength for gear and max Vita. No Dexterity as blocking is terrible for the assassin kicks – if you block mid-kick it will still show the kick animation even though the kick was cancelled.