Honestly, Clawsin was in a much worse place a couple of patches ago because she couldn't do the Black Road challenge and Prismatic Cloak was a Black Road skill. Even back then with crappier TU's I was able to get 150 k defense on an assa, which is rather decent. Not great, but decent. I still died a lot, but you can always use summons from
Dar-Al-Harb
Dar-Al-Harb
Assassin Shields
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Runeword Level: 58
+(3 to 4) to Assassin Skill Levels
15% Cast Speed
0.25% to Fire Spell Damage (Based on Character Level)
0.25% to Lightning Spell Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(16 to 19) to Summon Darklings
+(19 to 22) to Skeletal Flayer
+25 to Dexterity
5% to Dexterity
+25 to Energy
Elemental Resists +10%
to have a little space so you won't get crowded.
And considering that there are items like this:
I do think Clawsin is in a MUCH better spot than last patch, just because of the new itemization.