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This is an Assassin based build focusing on the Frost Blades. This is an awesome build, with great clear speed and endgame potential.

Pros

• Awesome Clear Speed

• Easy to play

• Great Endgame killer

• Great Single Target Damage

• Very Fast and Fun

Cons​

• If using Abyssus for more damage you also take more physical damage

[Cheap Gear Here]

• BODY ARMOUR

- The best body armour for this build would be an Elder one with a lot life, and more critical strike chance for attacks. Examples here.

- As a budget option I recommend a Belly of The Beast, it provides up to 40% increased maximum life and 15% to all elemental resistances.

• SWORDS

- Ichimonji is cheap and awesome for this build, It has up to 270 DPS, 5% reduced mana reserved, 10% increased effect of your buffs and 25% increased attack speed.

- If currency is not a problem you can treat yourself some rare foils with high physical DPS, Attack speed and Critical Chance. Examples here.

• HELMET

- I recommend Starkonja's Head because with this helmet you'll hardly die, it provides up to 100 maximum life and a huge evasion buff when on low life.

-But if you want to be super strong and less tanky use Abyssus , because it gives a huge amount of extra damage. You become vulnerable to physical damage though.

- Rat's Nest is a good balance between defensive (Starkonja's) and offensive (Abyssus), it provides 15% attack speed and up to 75% increased critical chance.

- ​You can also use a rare helmet with life, elemental resistances and armour. Examples here.

• GLOVES

- Rare gloves with life, elemental resistances and dexterity. Examples here.

• BOOTS

- ​Rare boots with movement speed, life, elemental resistances and armour. Examples here.

• BELT

- ​A rare belt with life and elemental resistances. Examples here.

• RING #1

- A rare ring with life, elemental resistances and elemental damage with attacks. Examples here.

• RING #2

- ​A rare ring with life, elemental resistances and elemental damage with attacks. Examples here.

• AMULET

- ​The Pandemonius is expensive and not mandatory, but if you have the money to buy it you should. This amulet grants 20% cold penetration, 30% increased cold damage and it blinds your enemies granting more survivability.

- A rare amulet with life, elemental resistances and Intelligence. Examples here.

• FLASKS

- Divine Life Flasks. Look for mods like ''instant recovery'', ''removes bleeding'' and ''removes freeze''. Examples here and here.

- Diamond Flask for more critical strikes. Look for mods like "increased duration" and "increased armour during flask effect". Examples here.

- The good old Atziri's Promise for a big boost to your damage and life leech. 

- A Lion's Roar to boost your armour and melee physical damage.

- A Wise Oak to boost your damage with cold penetration. Remember that your uncapped cold resistance must be the highest. Details here.

• ENCHANTMENTS

- ​Helmet: 40% Increased Frost Blades Damage.

- Gloves: Of Fury

- Boots: Elemental Penetration

P.S. Enchantments are not super important, so don't feel bad if you don't have the right ones ;)

• RECOMMENDED ANOINTMENTS

- ​First Choice: Primeval Force (Azure + Violet + Silver)

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- Alternative Option #2: //

• FULL BUILD ATTRIBUTE REQUIREMENTS

- ​Strength: 155

- Dexterity: 155

- Intelligence: 73

• BODY ARMOUR

Frost Blades

Close Combat

Multistrike

Ancestral Call

Elemental Damage With Attacks (If 5 Sockets Linked)

Melee Physical Damage (If 6 Sockets Linked)

• GLOVES, BOOTS OR HELMET

Herald of Ice

Hatred

Precision (level 12)

Enlighten

• GLOVES, BOOTS OR HELMET

Cast When Damage Taken (level 11)

Steelskin (level 16)

Vaal Grace

Increased Duration

• GLOVES, BOOTS OR HELMET

Vaal Ancestral Warchief

Multiple Totems

Culling Strike

Ancestral Protector

• MAIN HAND

Frost Bomb

Spell Cascade

Summon Ice Golem

• OFF-HAND

Leap Slam

Blood Rage

Fortify