Does Assassin III vorpal work w/ ranged?

[Creeper]

Does the vorpal strike from Assassin III work w/ ranged weapons?

Forum search hasn't turned up anything for me.

[twix]

Very highly doubtful

[kamimitsu]

Yes. Cache and I tested it when it first came out on Lamannia, and you can indeed vorpal with ranged (if memory serves, he was using a repeater). You can also vorpal unarmed. Karate chop dim-mok!

Keep in mind, though, that your attack has to register as a Sneak Attack for the death strike. So, you need to be pretty close AND not have aggro.

[Doxmaster]

You can shield bash and sneak attack. Thus, you can vorpal with a shield.

Wicked.

Does anyone else see something AWESOME when they think of that?

[MrCow]

Yep, it works within sneak attack range. My favorite ranged vorpal via Assassin III was on an unsuspecting spider I floated down near, vorpal'd with a Sun Flask.

[Creeper]

Yep, it works within sneak attack range. My favorite ranged vorpal via Assassin III was on an unsuspecting spider I floated down near, vorpal'd with a Sun Flask.

Last questions, I promise!

If a mob is on auto-crit (stat drained) will it work if you have aggro?
If a mob is blinded or decepetion is used and you have aggro will it work?
And if these things are true (on auto-sneak attacks) will it work at any range?

And if THAT is true does anyone on G server have a WEF repeater they would like to sell me?


Thanks in advance for all the helpful info!

[Varr]

Anyone put together an elven arcaine archer assassin 20 pure rogue yet. Heavy repeaters with radiance heavy repeater and silver arrows.

Feats....wow not sure enough....

Need what, point blank, focus ranged, heavy repeater, many shot, ic ranged, precise shot, improved precise shot. There is seven. Want rapid reload in there, might have missed a pre requirement to. 18/2 maybe?

[Creeper]

Anyone put together an elven arcaine archer assassin 20 pure rogue yet. Heavy repeaters with radiance heavy repeater and silver arrows.

Feats....wow not sure enough....

Need what, point blank, focus ranged, heavy repeater, many shot, ic ranged, precise shot, improved precise shot. There is seven. Want rapid reload in there, might have missed a pre requirement to. 18/2 maybe?

Don't think arcane archer would be useful on a repeater build as it doesn't work with xbows.

You have to have SP to so not possible on a pure rogue.

[Marcus-Hawkeye]

iirc Manyshot does not work with repeaters

[Varr]

Don't think ya can manyshot a repeater either. Perhaps a 18/1/1 assassin ranger wizard elf. Go with longbow, freezing ice with silver arrows. Hum....

[Varr]

Don't think ya can manyshot a repeater either. Perhaps a 18/1/1 assassin ranger wizard Aa elf. Go with longbow, freezing ice with silver arrows. Hum....

Gah, double post....still need radiance bow though, freezing ice won't get ya in vorp condition. Hum 10% crit range for radiance is skinny.

[Creeper]

Don't think ya can manyshot a repeater either. Perhaps a 18/1/1 assassin ranger wizard elf. Go with longbow, freezing ice with silver arrows. Hum....

You can't, and the slayer/acid/terror etc. effects don't work with bolts or xbows either.

[Varr]

You can't, and the slayer/acid/terror etc. effects don't work with bolts or xbows either.

Yep, conceded repeaters already.

Even with bow though....other than some boss damage, slayer arrows don't add a ton to the build.

Back to the scrap heap with this idea. Your pure repeater still plays though

[kamimitsu]

Last questions, I promise!

If a mob is on auto-crit (stat drained) will it work if you have aggro? Yes.
If a mob is blinded or decepetion is used and you have aggro will it work? Yes.
And if these things are true (on auto-sneak attacks) will it work at any range? I'm not sure, but I believe not. You MUST be within sneak attack range to register Sneak Attack damage regardless of the monster's condition

And if THAT is true does anyone on G server have a WEF repeater they would like to sell me? No. I have one, but you can't have it.


Thanks in advance for all the helpful info!

Responses in steel blue.

[Alektronic]

Assassin III vorpal strike is on a natural 20. That means, it don't matter what weapon you use, you still have to roll a 20 (5% chance).

"◦Your lethality is unmatched in battle. Grants an +1d6 sneak attack bonus to damage, +2 bonus to Bluff, Hide, and Move Silently skills and Fortitude saves against poison. Also, any sneak attack also counts as a vorpal strike (natural 20 followed by critical confirmation) that you make will kill most living targets"
-ddo wiki

[Ookami007]

"◦Your lethality is unmatched in battle...Also, any sneak attack also counts as a vorpal strike (natural 20 followed by critical confirmation) that you make will kill most living targets"-ddo wiki

Your lethality is unmatched... until you encounter your first Epic and realize that your 2nd and 3rd tier abilities are worthless.

Sign the petition to get Epic usefulness from our prestige class on Epic:

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php...=1#post3372479

[Creeper]

Assassin III vorpal strike is on a natural 20. That means, it don't matter what weapon you use, you still have to roll a 20 (5% chance).

"◦Your lethality is unmatched in battle. Grants an +1d6 sneak attack bonus to damage, +2 bonus to Bluff, Hide, and Move Silently skills and Fortitude saves against poison. Also, any sneak attack also counts as a vorpal strike (natural 20 followed by critical confirmation) that you make will kill most living targets"
-ddo wiki

The worst kind of thread necro; an answer to a question that has been resolved for two and a half months