anyone want illusionist assassin skill build?

Sorry guys for the inactiveness the past three days. college started and so did c9.

To compensate for this, i will be making a detailed guide of MY preffered build on the assassin and illusionist class. these are my main two classes on the korean server and i have plenty of experiences in both class.

I will provide each skill and a rating of a 1-10 scale as to why  you should have this skill.
Also I will explain if it will be useful in pvp/pve.


THE GUIDE IS SUBJECT TO UPDATE. I HAVE COLLEGE CLASSES EVERYDAY SO I WILL UPDATE IT REGULARLY. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

FAQ
1- Is this the best guide?

No. It is something I made highlighting important skills players SHOULD get and what I would recommend.

2- Can I email you asking about your build?

Go ahead. I dont mind. Please note that because college season has started for me, I will take usually a day to reply.

3- Can I copy and paste this guide elsewhere?

Only on this server and on webzen.com


Illusionist

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Elec Swing

Rating: 2

Honestly, This move is pratically useless. While it might be useful in PvP with DarkEmotion Combo, this skill has a VERY short range. It is a waste of SP and I would NOT recommend players to add to this skill. There are better skills out there for players to invest their skill points in.

Phantom Wall

Rating: 1

I give it a 1 mainly because it has totally useless. In PvP, players who touch it wont even get stunned. In PvE, its totally useless. It doesnt even have the aggro feature, which Alluring Illusion does. Useless.

Ice Spear

Rating: 10

Ok. This is probably your BEST single target Move. It covers a LONG freaking range. Plus Damage is awesome. Three Hits followed by an explosive on fourth which does x2 the damage. Add water elements on your staff and basically in PvP, you'll be dragging down at least 1/5 of your opponents hp if it directly hits. PvE wise, it is very useful for finishing a monster. It is VERY effective against bosses since they just stand there most of the time.

Lighting Bolt

Rating: 7

This skill is a bit funky.  Number 1, in PvP, there is a nerf right there already. 10% decrease damage. This is to prevent the massive DoT following it. The drawback is, the range will NEVER increase for this skill. Secondly, it is a casting time and it will take a bit of time to cast in PvP. PvE wise, it is an awesome skill and does massive DoT. This is probably the AoE youll be relying on frequently.

Fireball

Rating: 20/10

This skill is hacks. Its monster hacks. For a single target intended purpose skill, if it explodes, it has a freaking huge range. And to top it off, the damage is Above average. What else? The DoT is ridiculous. PvP, you dont even have to directly aim it at the person. As long as the explosion range touches the player, THEY WILL GET DAMAGED. PvE wise, it is  effective against both mobs and boss. Also has a low CD rate so it is spammable. EVERY shaman should max this.


Dark Emotion

Rating:  7/10

Great Move. Knocks people off the ground. Awesome in PvP and many follow up moves can follow this skill. Pve Wise, its pretty useless but can serve as a combo linker.

Illusion Flame

Rating PvE : 1/10
Rating PvP: 9/10

This skill is pratically USELESS in PvE. Stamina cost is pratically ridiculous for such a short ranged move. PvP wise, it is awesome. It WILL hit players on the ground and it WILL do massive damage. Choose this if you want to PvP

Soul Chaser

Rating: 20/10

Another awesome skill. First lets talk about the most unique ability about this skill. Its a honing skill. Meaning, yes it will follow you. And yes it will hit you five times if it hits. Also has a debuff which will reduce enemy / player if they get hit. It has tracking , player speed reduction, and high damage. GET THIS. Awesome in PvP and PvE.

Phantom Cry
PvE: 5/10
PvP: 8/10

PvE, its pretty meh. You would only take it if you are soloing or just love rushing. Using this has a very high chance of stun. If you dont plan on PvPing, I recommend putting at least one point in this skill. Range doesnt increase that much and stun level is the same throughout. You only want this for the stuff. PvP wise, this is a good skill for rushing blademasters and assassins. This will save your butt a lot of time given that you can time this skill correctly.

Mana Protect

Rating: 10/10

Get level one. Absorb 30 % is already good enough. Increases by like 2% each level which is pretty worthless IMO. And the effectiveness is also decreased by 50% in PvP so Just put lv one for this.

Phantom Upper

Rating: 8/10

AWESOME IN PvP. YOU WILL NEED THIS SKILL IN PvP. The range is mediocre and serves as a HUGE combo linker. PvE wise it also serves as a combo linker. One point.

Phantom Blade

Rating: ????

Now this is a funky skill. Depending on how you use it, it will be on of your BEST skills in PvP. It will cast an invisible blade to everyone, including you. By detonating phantom crash at the right time, you will be able to use that instant to combo your enemy and basically kill them. It is honestly pretty useless in PvE and I've never used it as much. However you should get a minimum of 5 at least for a prerequisite

Alluring Illusion
PvE: 5/10
PvP: 8/10

PvE. Honestly I havent seen many idiot monsters fall for this. However, this thing does aggro monsters to one spot, allowing you to spam your skill on them. PvP wise, this serves as a nice shield. You can also hide behind it and time the explosion.

Soul Aura

Rating: 10/10

INVINCIBLE? YES. ONLY GET ONE ON THIS. Having a one second extra duration during level up is pretty useless. Level one is sufficient.

Phantom Scrape

Rating: ????

Phantom Blade with more damage. Again this can be an awesome skill if you can use it correctly. At higher level, it will do massive damage if hit.

Phantom Tornado.

10/10

Max. Even though it requires skill stones to cast, at max level, range is ridiculous. its so big idk what to say at all LOL. and this skill is glitchable. In PvP if players get hit, expect them to lose at least half their hp.

Passive.

Fast Casting.

10/10

GET. MUST GET. GET GET GET . Decrease Casting time? Hell yes. Will allow you to cast phantom storm and other skills faster.

Furious Storm

One point. Increase Phantom storm ability.

Mentalism I

Get. Mg regen and Wisdom. Why not? MP regen is a huge bonus for PvE as we will be spamming a lot of skills. Wisdom = free magical damage. why not again?

Mentalism II

MP REGEN WISDOM AND CASTING SPEED? Get please.

Focus.

Up to you. Honestly, with mentalism increasing your mp regen like crazy, mana cost decrease is pretty insignificant. Get if you have skill points I guess.

Max HP

GET GET GET GET GET. More hp = survive longer in PvP. Understand?

Max MP

GET GET GET GET. More mp= more skills. Understand?

Critical

I honestly never put any on critical. Most of my critical came from my armor and I believe am doing enough damage. It is a waste of skill points imo but you can put if you want.



ASSASSIN

Will work on it. am busy with college atm. will also update illusionist with other skills when i have time

Finally see your guides, great! Have a question, I know fireball is important for Shaman, but it's interrupted frequently when I use it(I always feel it needs some more casting time0_0), is there anything going wrong?

[SMILE=3]thanks for sharing

If you havn't already, max out fast casting whenever you get a chance. That should help out with Fireball. Also distance yourself from mobs if possible. I do alot of running backwards in PVE so I can drop a blade and kite the mobs onto my blade and then explode them for maximum damage. Use Illusion wind for an ultra quick get away!

Although with a higher level build I don't have fireball anymore. Phantom blade, excalibur, ascent, and phantom scrape are enough to keep me occupied and most of them are instant cast (except scrape - which is like Lighting bolt- requires cast time and proper placement but does massive dmg if done properly)

Reply 3#  dulfy

yes which is why i put ???? on the rating.illusionist isnt like elementalist. the main different is that it requires more precise control.you have to know the placement and the timing of the phantom blade and knowing when to explode themid suggest illusionist only to players who have plenty of experience.dont be offended though, newcomers can also play as an illusionist. it takes time to get used to it

Reply 4#  kimsteparu

Aye, that is a very good point. Elementalist fits more traditional description of a mage (in this case shaman). Fireballs, big explosions etc - You hit what you see. Illusionist has bit of planning involved - it always feel like playing a rogue in other games. Laying down traps around enemies, "blinking" away from danger etc.

I enjoyed the Illusionist alot more over the elementalist but seeing the meteor ability of elementalist is just sooo satisfying lol.

assassin please ^^

ice spear is only useful for Continent 1,2 for PvE
In continent 3 the monsters are water element ..= crappy damage T^T

but they're good for combo before then lol

And fireballs is useful for start, but once higher skills unlocks..I find SP limited and fireballs just had to be washed away. There are skills to be replaced by it =(
Especially if you want to balance PvE and PvP later on.
Just my opinion though XD

Wating for the assassin guide :)

Im waiting curious for the Assassin Guide :D

I sincerely apologize for the delays. I am writing the guide day by day. I will most likely complete it by this week

Are we there yet?

yeah me too I lke assins for fast and dealy attacks like Ezio Auditore de firenze

Waiting assassin skill build....

what about command skills?

i would highly recommend putting 5 on mana cipher, get pahntom hand, and phantom punch.
phantom punch is an awesome pickup skill and can be comboed easily

Now That i`ve Reached Lv35 need To Know if i Shd Lvl Up Phantom Blade Or Get Phantom Scythe( Excalibur ) and lvl it up ?!

this is an really old guide but

you should get lv 5 on blade to get excaliber.

its not only awesome in pvp , its also usable on huge boss on pve.

gl

Reply 17#  kimsteparu

Just To Make Sure .... So Now I`ll Just Keep Phantom Blade Lv.5 And Wont Lvl It Up Anymore & Start To use excaliber and lv it up right ?

[b]Reply [url=http://forum.mmosite.com/thread/2/35/20120206/anyone_want_illusionist_assassin_skill_build-4f30cefa983c95113-1.html#p4f30cefa983c95]0#[/url] [i]kimsteparu[/i][/b] [br] [br]ok nice builds but disagree on some stuff like spark swing it should be max and is very useful in pvp its range/dmg is nice at max plus can counter bm's counter also alluring illusion should be max too because its awesome if you use it right before the enemy gets to u it will take a lot of hp the ice spear spell i agree with u nice dmg so pretty good so far i think ur build is nice