Ninja Asn: Is this build viable, or even exists??

[Cloudparter]

I was thinking today (rare of me I don't think at all) of creating an Assassin that specializes in Blade Fury. Do you think this build will work, or has anyone attempted it and can point me to a guide? It seem's like a pretty cool skill (used it on my MA assassin back in 1.10) and if you slap a big 2 hand damage weapon on her it would be pretty great, for dishing out fast damage, silently (gonna use COS with it).

There's several questions which haunt me though. So here goes.

1) I would like to know how IAS is decided for Blade Fury. Also does BOS affect the Blade Fury, and does WIAS affect Blade Fury more or the base weapon type and speed?

2) About Venom. Does the Venom passive skill get added to the Blade Fury. Seems at lvl 20-25 it add's about 600 damage over 0.4. Sounds like a good skill to get some extra damage boost to me and Blade Fury will need all the extra damage I can get from. Also Does Venom work with BOS or Fade? I know you can't have BOS and Fade at the same time but I heard they changed Venom to work with one of these skills so it would be more viable.

3) I'm still having a hard time figuring out why Blizzard didn't make a synergy for Blade Fury, Blade Sentinel and Blade Shield (would be a pretty cool build if they did). Does anyone use Sentinel and Shield and are they any good at ALL or just totally worthless?

4) Does Blade Fury leech (Mana, Health or both)? I can't remember but I know it ITD. I mean it must right if there's no AR bonus for the skill.

5) I guess for this build to work too you'd need a BIG 2 handed damage weapon, a Might Merc, and maybe something that cause's Amplify Damage. My question though is if I max Claw Mastery does that damage increase get added to the Blade Fury?

Thanks for any help and advice in advance.

[Ichthyoid]

This is called the Furysin. You can check the diablo strategy compendium for it.

[ilkori]

I second Ichthyoid completely - the rest of the details are there. This is just a quick "answer questions" kind of thing.

1) The speed is fixed at 6 frames per blade - nothing can speed this up or slow it down

2) Venom adds damage, but goes through the same scale reduction as other damage (3/4 for 1-h weapons; 3/8 for 2-h weapons).

3) That would have been nice, I agree. Blade Sentinal is very nice for early leveling, but I don't use it past that. Blade Shield is worthless on this build since you don't want them near you anyway. (It is fairly useless on other builds also.)

4) Yes, BF leeches. ITD works if you have the mod. Otherwise, it carries the same AR as your normal attack (no charge-ups!)

5) Yes, Claw Mastery works if you are using Claws. Unfortunately, Claws are some of the worst choices. Look for Crushing Blow and better damage on a 1-h weapon (Hammers are wonderful). See Ristev's guide for the rest of the story.

[Cloudparter]

Ya I just read the sticky at the top of the page and followed it to this guide (http://strategy.diabloii.net/news.php?id=566). Pretty good guide, I like this build, I just don't like the fact that you have to rely on DT for Bosses and Champions (coupled with TS and CS). I wanted to go strictly BF but I guess you gotta do what you gotta do to get by.

Also seeing as the BF doesn't ITD passively I guess that mean's i'll be maxing COS.

I got one more question. Does piercing work with BF as well? A Buriza would be a pretty good weapon for wasting monsters with BF then i'll just go with a switch for DT and CS, TS.

[ilkori]

The one we were pointing to was actually this one: http://strategy.diabloii.net/news.php?id=565

Ristev goes by SonOfRa sometimes, and I didn't realize that was how he is known in the Strategy Compendium. (I always go straight from the builds sticky.)


Don't max CoS. The long duration makes you unable to recast the skill even if new monsters enter your area, or if everything affected is blown away.

[rutgerzak]

i do play a assa based on b sentinal :P
dealing 1k dmg using glimmer but i wasted about 20 skill points and her gear sux but she can play a1 hell efectifly at lvl 72 using ele dmg which can come in huge amouths on varius weapons (glimmer, demon arch, rare wands) but i imagne useing forti and grief a phisical dmg based build could also be posible

[zergling]

QUESTION!!! If you equip 2 claws do you get (claw1 damage+claw2 damage)x 3/4? If it did i think this would be a lot more stronger.... It gets most of its damage from its weapon so i think all you need is 1 point. WWsin first then 2x shadow killers on switch. Now watch...
+170-220% Enhanced Damage (varies)
-25% Target Defense
Freezes Target +2
+10-15 To Mana After Each Kill (varies)
33% Chance To Cast Level 8 Frost Nova On Striking
Indestructible
Ethereal (Cannot Be Repaired)*
that is one hell of a lot of frost novas, and frost nova=look cool. It could actually make a good support skill. Freeze/chill monsters then whirl thru em.
That is...if 2x claws doubles your damage...

[rutgerzak]

only primairy dmg claw counts mods like ow and cb carrie over tho