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What you can do with Shadow Assassin: · Originally posted by Grafunkle

Ohhh snap. I was getting on the way to finish the Pros and Cons of Shadow Assassin and the backspace took me to a different page, resulting as loss of the whole guide.

EPIC FAIL.

Anyways.
Warning:
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Shadow Assassin:
Ideal hero for both 1v1 and team. The standard gear set might not be great for 1v1- you might need another hero to cover it or an epic gear. Usually viewed as a "newbie" hero, since it is the starter hero for LS. IMPORTANT: High rank restriction =/= Strong hero. Shadow Assassin is probably the hero almost everybody is familiar fighting with, so you will need a unique fighting style so you won't be figured out. 

Pros:
-Fast running speed. One of the fastest runners so far.
-The jump attack has a wide horizontal range.
-Dash attack is ideal for ripping gears off along with decent knockback on the third hit.
-Last hit of the 4 hit combo deals pretty high damage along with a far knockback.

Cons:
-Dash attack is unreliable, usually in teams because it will leave you wide open while doing so.
-It has a smaller range than it appears
-The standard skill set for Assassin is not so useful for combos.

Standard skill set:
Weapon: Assassin Claws
Allows you to use the skill "Assassinate". This skill makes you step up to your enemy in a flash and then faint them. This skill has an average cool down.
If you have noticed this skill does two hits, each one being a flinch. If one does not hit, it will not cause your enemy to faint.

Armor: Assassin Garb
Allows you to use the skill "Stealth". This skill will make you appear invisible in the screen, but not in the minimap. You can't run, aim(epic gear on a range hero), or use skill WHILE invisible. Proceeding to aim or using a skill while invisible will get you out of invisible status. This skill has an extremely short cool down.
If you cancel the skill before the time runs out, the cool down of the skill will be reduced for the next use of the skill.
Do not rely on this skill to surprise attack your opponents. If you are going to do so, jump while invisible, because your enemies do not have a way to know whether if you are jumping or not unless they see the little dust smoke that is made when landing on the ground. I use this skill to cancel opponents' skills faster than other skills, and possibly skill back while they are still in use of one.

Helm: Bamboo Hat
Allows you to use the skill "Hat-A-Rang". This skill will make you throw your hat forward and knock down every enemy in the way and the way back, unless you hit somebody that is in an invincible status (When you get lines around you of the color of your team), a barricade, or a wall. If you hit them or the object listed, the hat will immediately come back to you. This skill has an average cool down.
This skill is great for getting out of a crowd, or canceling your enemy's skill. You will also be able to jump/run out of danger even after the end of skill.

Trinket: Poison Jug
Allows you to use the skill "Poison Breath". This skill will make a poison fog in front of you that will get enemies in to poison status when touched. If you make a fog above a downed person, they will get hit by the fog while on the ground. This skill can hit airborne people, and surprisingly, has an extremely tiny knockback when hitting airborne people. When enemies are in poison status they will have their hp slowly decreasing, running disabled, decreased jump height, decreased walking speed.
I use this to cancel out an enemy's skill or get out of crowds/dangers, and when an enemy is on the ground. If this skill affects several people, take the advantage and make them waste their skills trying to get out of danger or get them with an attack that would be ridiculously hard to get out from when in poison status. (i.e. Blizzard of Ice Mage)

What you can do with Shadow Assassin:
Alternate use of Assassinate(Assassinate>DITCH>help your team mate)
Combo ditch(Assassinate>Throw>Jump Attack>Poison Breath>DITCH>help teammate)
Be annoying(Jump Attack, Jump Attack, Jump Attack, JUMP ATTACK)
Skill spam(RUN, CHARGE, USE, RUN)

Alright. That was a joke. You can go ahead and do the first two though; The others can ruin your reputation.

Tips for playing as Shadow Assassin:
-Fight normally, just Shadow Assassin is usually vulnerable when isolated from teammates.
-Make sure you are not in a middle of a crowd, none of the skills actually have a hit range behind you.
-The jump attack has a range to the left of you, so use that wisely.
-If you use Stealth to cancel a standard hit, your opponent will get a backfire. That's a chance for attacking.

If you feel like I need to add more stuff, let me know. Also point out my mistakes or suspicious parts.

Edited by mapletwintri - Jul 29 2010 at 3:24am