Archfae's Assassin Rogue Build

[Archfae]

Pre-post Notes: This is mainly a reference for me. Dex based assassin rogue isn't new. I wanted something easy for me to pull up for when doing TRs and for sharing gear setup (which at the moment is more of a gear wishlist as I grind out some key pieces)

Levels: 20 Rogue
Race: Wood Elf (if you have less than 7 racial AP), Halfling (if you have more than 7 racial AP),

Starting Stats:
Strength - 8 (6 if halfling)
Dexterity - 20
Constitution - 18
Intelligence - 10 (12 if halfling)
Wisdom - 8
Charisma - 8

Feats:
Heroic
1) Two Weapon Fighting
3) Past Life: Sneak of Shadows (completionist, if you have it)
6) Precision
9) Improved Two Weapon Fighting
12) Improved Critical: Piercing Weapons
15) Greater Two Weapon Fighting
18) Improved Feint

Rogue
10) Improved Evasion
13) Opportunist
16) Defensive Roll
19) Slippery Mind

Epic
21) Overwhelming Critical
24) Improved Sneak Attack
26) Perfect Two Weapon Fighting
27) Epic Damage Reduction
28) Elusive Target
29) Dire Charge (potentially Deific Warding could be more optimal if you run in a static group, would also free up gearing requirements)
30) Epic Reflexes (potentially sneak of shadows if you have completionist)
30) Scion of Ethereal

Enhancements:
Non-racial AP (81 points) Better Defense
42 assassin (2 points measure the foe, max all other tier 5s), 26 acrobat (core 4, improved defensive roll, 2 points of no mercy), 6 vistani (rapid attack and deflect arrows), 7 harper (KTA rank 2)

Non-racial AP (81 points) Better Offense
41 assassin (2 points measure the foe, 2 points light armor, grab all other T5s), 26 vistani (double daggers, vkt 4, celerity), 8 harper (KTA rank 3), 6 acrobat (fast movement + sly flourish rank 2 + subtlety rank 1)

Racial AP Wood Elf (becomes less ideal beyond 7 racial ap)
Grab cores

Racial AP Halfling (very good choice if you have more than 7 racial ap)
Grab all cores except last (6), 1 cunning, 1 guile (tier 2), acrobatic + nimble reaction (6)

Epic Destiny:
Shadowdancer (grab consume, executioners strike, shadow form, lithe, etc.)

left over stuff to do

[Archfae]

Gear List (U47 - no Feywild gear; I'll do another gear list with feywild gear once I sort it out, but as I don't have the xpac atm and won't anytime soon its not a priority)

Head: Legendary Umber Brim (improved quelling strikes, insightful accuracy +16, insightful deception +8, profane well rounded +2, green slot)
Goggles: Legendary Collective Sight (constitution +21, insightful con +10, quality resistance +4, blue slot)
Necklace: The Family's Blessing (quality assassinate +2, insight armor pierce +16, deadly +17, doublestrike 24%, yellow slot, blue slot, leg part of the family set)
Trinket: Heart of Suulomades (quality constitution +5, resistance +18, devils blood, fire absorb 31%, evil absorb 31%, blue slot, green slot, yellow slot, mantle of suulomades set)
Cloak: Silver Dragonscale Capelet (insightful dex +10, dodge 21%, insightful sheltering +28, cold absorp 51%, green slot, yellow slot)
Bracers: Devilscale Bracers (improved deception, assassinate +10, insightful assassinate +4, deception +18, yellow slot, blue slot, mantle of suulomades set)
Gloves: Legendary Hammerfist (insightful doublestrike +11%, cannith combat infusion, seeker +21, insightful deadly +8, blue slot, leg part of the family set)
Ring 1: Legendary Celestial Ruby Ring (dex +21, stunning +23, accuracy +33, ghostly, green slot)
Ring 2: Slavers Ring (wisdom +17, armor piercing +28, tendon slice, quality dex +4)
Belt: Legendary Belt of Sure Strikes (magical sheltering +54, insightful seeker +10, quality combat mastery +5, quality accuracy +8, green slot)
Boots: Legendary Flightfoot Greaves (freedom of movement, speed +30, natural armor +19, reflex save +16, yellow slot)
Armor: Legendary Wildcard (fort +214%, physical sheltering +54, healing amplification +85, false life +81, green slot, leg part of the family set)

Mainhand Weapon: Pain (for trash swap to dull dagger unlocked, if have)
Offhand Weapon: Suffering

Sentient Filigrees (Mainhand weapon) - todo

Swap: dust, ash, affirmation

Gear Bonuses:
Attribute (max available) [value]

Dexterity (+22) +21
Insightful Dexterity (+10) +10
Quality Dexterity (+5) +4

Constitution (+22) +21
Insightful Constitution (+10) +10
Quality Constitution (+5) +5

Wisdom (+22) +17

Profane Well Rounded (+2) +2

Accuracy (+34) +33
Insightful Accuracy (+17) +16
Quality Accuracy (+8) +8

Deadly (+17) +17
Insightful Deadly (+9) +8
Quality Deadly (+5) NA

Deception Bonus (+18) +18
Insightful Deception Bonus (+9) +8
Quality Deception Bonus (+4)

Insightful Deception - Weapon - True (not for swaps)
Insightful Deception - Equip - True

Seeker (+21) +21
Insightful Seeker (+10) +10
Quality Seeker (+5) NA
Exceptional Seeker (+5) NA

Armor Piercing (36%) 28%
Insightful Armor Piercing (16%) 16%

Assassinate (+10) +10
Insightful Assassinate (+4) +4
Quality Assassinate (+2) +2

Stunning Enhancement (+24) +23
Quality Combat Mastery (+5) +5

Resistance (+22) +18
Insightful Resistance (+8) NA
Quality Resistance (+4) +4

PRR (+54) +54
Insightful PRR (+28) +28
Quality PRR (+14) NA

MRR (+55) +54
Insightful MRR (+28) +28
Quality MRR (+13) NA

False Life (+81) +81
Insightful False Life (+40)
Quality False Life (+20)
Profane False Life (+72)
Vitality (+67)

Dodge () +21%

FoM True
Speed (XV) XV

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[kamimitsu]

I believe that someone's testing (and subsequent dev response) showed that KtA didn't stack with Insightful Deadly, which means that on a lower-ish INT build like this you may find the AP better spent elsewhere. I dropped it the past few past lives once I had a decent Insightful Deadly item, but I often forget to hit it anyway. :)

https://ddowiki.com/page/Deadly

[Archfae]

I believe that someone's testing (and subsequent dev response) showed that KtA didn't stack with Insightful Deadly, which means that on a lower-ish INT build like this you may find the AP better spent elsewhere. I dropped it the past few past lives once I had a decent Insightful Deadly item, but I often forget to hit it anyway. :)

https://ddowiki.com/page/Deadly

KTA applies with stats at the time of activation. With an int swap item (something you want anyways for traps), you can get a very reasonable 25 int mod, which is a +12 insight deadly bonus + insight stunning. This is a net +4 insight deadly bonus, and +12 dire charge DC.

It might be worth it to drop it if you aren't running dire charge, but reasonably I don't see it as a choice otherwise. There's virtually no way to get ~115-120+ dire charge on a dex build without it (without sacrificing big otherwise). This is not a nofail DC, but its good enough for troublesome mobs.

Thanks for the advice though, appreciate it. I actually didn't know that trance no longer stacked, so thanks for the info.

[kamimitsu]

KTA applies with stats at the time of activation. With an int swap item (something you want anyways for traps), you can get a very reasonable 25 int mod, which is a +12 insight deadly bonus + insight stunning. This is a net +4 insight deadly bonus, and +12 dire charge DC.

It might be worth it to drop it if you aren't running dire charge, but reasonably I don't see it as a choice otherwise. There's virtually no way to get ~115-120+ dire charge on a dex build without it (without sacrificing big otherwise). This is not a nofail DC, but its good enough for troublesome mobs.

Thanks for the advice though, appreciate it. I actually didn't know that trance no longer stacked, so thanks for the info.

Fair enough. I hadn't made the connection with KtA and Dire Charge. That said, I find Dire Charge lands very consistently (at least enough for me, who usually doesn't run above R1).