Trap Assassin

Just as an FYI, implement only helps with bosses, since pierce cap for normal mobs is 135 which you already get from maxing traps, dual sagittarius yields bigger dmg and life. As for helm and body armor you are probably better off with

Robe of Steel

Robe of Steel
Full Plate Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (6692 - 7471) to (8202 - 9156)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 469
Item Level: 105
+(11 to 20)% Bonus to Spell Focus
25% Cast Speed
+(21 to 30)% to Spell Damage
+(115 to 140)% Enhanced Defense
+100 to Strength
+100 to Energy
Elemental Resists +20%
+250 Life after each Demon Kill
50% Bonus to Defense
Requirements -33%
Socketed (6)

and a crafted circlet with +3sk and 20% spell dmg.

Nex upgrade for you will be

Witchcraft

Witchcraft
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
+2 to All Skills
20% Cast Speed
-5% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
Maximum Mana (-5 to 5)%
20% Bonus to Defense

and

Robe of Steel

Robe of Steel
Full Plate Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (6692 - 7471) to (8202 - 9156)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 469
Item Level: 105
+(11 to 20)% Bonus to Spell Focus
25% Cast Speed
+(21 to 30)% to Spell Damage
+(115 to 140)% Enhanced Defense
+100 to Strength
+100 to Energy
Elemental Resists +20%
+250 Life after each Demon Kill
50% Bonus to Defense
Requirements -33%
Socketed (6)

with +2 skill body enchantment and only if you get

Implement V.II

Implement V.II
Claws (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: 42 to 44
(Assassin Only)
Required Level: 120
Required Dexterity: 400
Item Level: 105
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
-25% to Enemy Elemental Resistances for Your Traps
+5 to Assassin Skill Levels
25% Block Speed
15% Life stolen per Hit
Fire Absorb 1%
Lightning Absorb 1%
+(300 to 400) Life on Melee Attack
Socketed (3)

with 10 spell from oil and 20 more from arcane hunger. Go for uniques only if you wanna hit -185 enemy res with phase bomb because 135 is enough for most of the game. Looks good

thx for tips guys

As far as I know, life/mana after kill doesn't work on traps. Correct me if I'm wrong.

IMO

Witchcraft

Witchcraft
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
+2 to All Skills
20% Cast Speed
-5% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
Maximum Mana (-5 to 5)%
20% Bonus to Defense

is overrated. Any day I would pick a lotteried

Ring of Regha

Ring of Regha
Ring
Item Level: 1
Adds 3-5 Damage
+5% to Spell Damage
+(5 to 15) to Strength
+(5 to 15) to Dexterity
Elemental Resists +10%

with fire/cold/light/physical and magical orbs in it. End result is a ring with +1 skills, 15% to all relevant spell damage and resistances. On the other hand, on Witchcraft, other than +2 skills, stats are useless. FCR is easily obtainable from other sources, mana may roll negative, pierce is useless and so is defense. Might be worth it if you can get it luckied/lotteried, but since it is a rare drop it will be a pain.

Johnny Impak wrote:As far as I know, life/mana after kill doesn't work on traps. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Indeed, it does not seem to work.

What about

Corrupted Wormhole

Corrupted Wormhole
Required Level: 100
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus

=> vita and %vita right ?

& thx for info about rings

I went lazy and mixed life/mana and vitality related on mine. If you get super lucky, you can put 1 assassin skills on it, but that never dropped for me.

If you can't get more damage, get more life.

I'd say for life/Mana cycles, they are only worth it if you get your hands on grand cycles. Small and medium can roll 0% which makes them borderline useless. I'd go with vit cycles until you can find several grand life/Mana cycles, since flat vit is still useful due to the large +% to vit from artifice mastery.

Diaco wrote:I'd say for life/Mana cycles, they are only worth it if you get your hands on grand cycles. Small and medium can roll 0% which makes them borderline useless. I'd go with vit cycles until you can find several grand life/Mana cycles, since flat vit is still useful due to the large +% to vit from artifice mastery.

I wholeheartedly approve of this. Very good explanation. Again this is all about having time to grind cycles/buying them.

I know little about assasins, I play HC. I was looking for something different to try. I read the original guide but then all the conflicting posts coming after it My head is spinning. Is it worth trying on HC or is it doomed from the start.

In terms of survivability, this sin build is imo the best. Items to get decent are rather cheap. Knowing what I am doing, I died like twice from start to 120. Both deaths were me getting greedy.