This build's aim is to combine the usefulness of Exposing Strike with a decent amount of SA damage and Manyshot with a lot of SA damage. Using Balizarde against trash and crafted Rapiers against bosses, the racial enhancements enhance pinion as well. Thanks to Tempest's extra offhand chance and extra damage, the damage output of this is comparable to a pure rogue.

34pt Elf.
16 Str (all level-ups here)
17 Dex (+4 Tome to qualify for ISA)
14 Con
14 Int
8 Wis
10 Cha


Leveling Progression
1 Rogue
2 - 7 Ranger
8 Fighter
9 - 20 Rogue

Feats
1 Power Attack
3 Past Life: Sneak of Shadows
6 Dodge*
8 F: Point Blank Shot
9 Precision
12 IC:Piercing
15 GTWF
18 IC:Ranged*
21 Improved Sneak Attack
24 Combat Archery*
26 Elusive Target
27 Permahaste/Epic DR
28 PTWF

The feats with a * can be replaced by Cleave, GCleave, Overwhelming Critical if you want to emphasize constant melee damage over your burst dps. Having PA and Precision is a whim of mine - I like being able to SA high-fort raid bosses.

Enhancements
This is the point where I'm actually looking for advice. I'll post my questions in the next post and edit the OP as soon as I have some definitive-ish AP layout.

Killer is something I liked at first, after playing with it though I've dropped it. All stacks drop once the duration runs out. Against bosses it's useless, against trash it makes too little difference.

Given your not making a centered build, you should seriously consider crafted daggers or kukris against bosses and going t5 assassin for the +1 crit threat range and multiplier.

I still find killer quite handy. Just kill fast enough, you'll be fine.

rest wrote on Oct 9^th, 2013 at 3:36pm:



only useful mostly shortmanned or solo. If you have literally nothing better to spend the points on, ok.

aDifferentHandle wrote on Oct 9^th, 2013 at 3:48am:


I tried Dance of Death and it was useful very little of the time.  Feels like enemy mobs have to be lined up perfectly to hit more than one at once.  Growing Storm and A Thousand Cuts are nice, though not spectacular.  I tried Elaborate Parry, the benefit isn't noticeable.

That +3 seeker is gonna cost you 9 AP.   

rest wrote on Oct 9^th, 2013 at 3:41pm:


Would you mind posting a rough sketch of your AP distribution? Even though the build are a bit different, I think that there's enough similarity to get some ideas from it.

This build basically gives up Assassinate in favor of Manyshot; I'm aware of this.
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This tilts the APs towards Knife Specialization. Thanks for your input. If somone else is very happy with the investment into the clickies, please let me know!