Talk:Assassin/@comment-99.42.138.160-20130715230154/@comment-11368851-20130716043900

Well, if you're going to use swords you should stick with the cookie-cutter sword Assassin loadout: Great Windmill, Dire Gouge, and Clairvoyance. You pretty much NEED Dire Gouge for bosses so keep socketed at all times. Windmill and Clairvoyance are great when surrounded by Grimgoblins and the like, so you kind of need those too.

I highly suggest using a bow and not a shield if you want to be able to deal with ranged and flying enemies. The Assassin augment Preemption multiplies damage x2 if you attack an enemy that isn't in battle stance, which is impossible to do at close range. Combine that with the assassin bow skill Lyncean Sight and aim for headshots for even more damage and you basically become a Sniper.