Help me pick a Sovereign rune for my Assassin

[bendover]

Don't worry too much about DT, that's not your endgame gear. The Epic Vulkoorim Fighting Leathers are better than any DT combination. The base item, seal and shard all drop from An Offering Of Blood, and the scroll is not hard to find.

This. These leathers are highly highly underrated. It offers you a +4 to-hit and the extra +3 to-hit on sneak attacks. Also gives you a blue and colorless slot. But if you have to have DT go with Destruction.

[suszterpatt]

This. These leathers are highly highly underrated. It offers you a +4 to-hit and the extra +3 to-hit on sneak attacks. Also gives you a blue and colorless slot. But if you have to have DT go with Destruction.

Well the thing is, I can get better SA bonus from Tharne's Goggles, +15 Hide AND +15 MS from epic Dustless Boots (takes some farming, granted), fire res from ship buff and wands, and a DT with desctruction would give the entire party an effective +4 attack, not just me (also, the +4 attack doesn't stack with bard songs).

So, while the eVFL is indeed a very good item, eventually each of its bonuses can be superseded by another item that provides other good bonuses as well. Except the slots, I guess.

[.Revenga.]

You'll want destruction.

I have a destruction DT armor set just for epics and i'm not badly geared. There are some epic mobs and bosses
that have a crazy ac and if you dont hit, you can just lie down at the start of the quest and wait it out. I find it extremely frustrating to miss.

I happen to know something about your build, I think you'll want it even more then me. You can't assasinate on
a miss.

The eVFL are just meh in my opinion. The slots are nice, but all the rest is just subpar or a convienience to have.
DT offers so much versatility.

Use another set for regular quests, earthen guard or radiance are nice ones in amrath with all the glancing blows.

[Feithlin]

I'm planning for two sets: One for DPS in groups, one for DPS when soloing. The former is a +5 Res/Healing Amp/Tharnes, the latter one will be +5 Res/Healing Amp/Radiance Guard.

I would do the same. Imo, destruction isn't really worth it as you can get a bigger effect from swaping an imp. destruction weapon, then back to your dps weapons.

[Ookami007]

I'd go Tharnes for the -20% threat, then load yourself up with the Claw set from Fens. The Tharnes will help offset set the 20% threat gain from the set bonus and +4 to damage to every swing is SWEET - it's like having +8 STR... all the time!

[SableShadow]

a bigger effect from swaping an imp. destruction weapon,

The description on Imp Destruction doesn't match the current implementation...they tweeked it at some point.

So, if you want the -8, you put destruction on DT and then hit it with a Rhal's...or do a weapon set, one with imp and one with regular.

[Feithlin]

The description on Imp Destruction doesn't match the current implementation...they tweeked it at some point.

So, if you want the -8, you put destruction on DT and then hit it with a Rhal's...or do a weapon set, one with imp and one with regular.

Good to know, thanks for info.