3 questions from a pure WW'er

[Hoppipola]

1. I am building a pure WW assasin and am wondering if i should max out mind blast and shadow master.

My current skills are

20 venom
20 claw mastery
9 claw block (with items i hit 60%)
10 fade (already have enough DR)

I have 35 points left to allocate.

2. Purchasing a decent chaos claw has been tough. Most of the ones made have useless skills included so I'm wondering if I do spot a great one, say +3 venom +2 DF, how much should I be paying HR wise? I am on USWest ladder. Also for those of you who have bothered to have read this far, if you have a good chaos or fury claw for trade please do not hesistate to email.

3. I'm not a big fan of enigma but I do recognize the loss of footspeed as a concern when wearing bramble or CoH so I'm wondering if stacking faster R/W scs instead of 20 life scs could be viable or is the loss of life too much of a sacrifice.

thx for reading

[Sechler]

Well, I didn't see anything in WoF. You should get a pt in there for helping w/ stunlock...once you learn to you use it, you'll appreciate having it. Then instead of maxing one or the other of mb or sm, spread the pts between them. That's the indecisive answer tho :wink:

[Quietus]

Well, I didn't see anything in WoF. You should get a pt in there for helping w/ stunlock...once you learn to you use it, you'll appreciate having it. Then instead of maxing one or the other of mb or sm, spread the pts between them. That's the indecisive answer tho :wink:


My opinion differs from Sechler's a bit - Personally, since you already have +17 to shadow skills, I'd say put one point into shadow master, then max mind blast. Shadow Master gets all her gear at level 17, if memory serves, so one point will be plenty. Maxing mind blast gives the stun a longer stun length, increases your master's mind blast level, and causes your master to cast mind blast more often. Paired with a single point in lightning sentry and wake of fire, you'll be able to lay a few traps, mind blast, using the traps to keep your opponent stunned while you whirl.

However, this tactic will only work well if you plan your equipment around it, getting enough fast cast and trap laying speed to be able to drop these attacks quickly and effectively.