Dragon Tail Assassin

The Dragon Tail Assassin is a unique martial arts build that focuses on area-of-effect fire explosions through the Dragon Tail finishing move. This skill creates devastating fire explosions around targets, making it excellent for crowd clearing and area denial. The build combines charge-up skills to build elemental charges, then releases them through Dragon Tail's explosive kicks, creating a "demolition ninja" that excels at wiping out entire groups of enemies with fiery explosions. Add 1 point to the following skills to start off: Dragon Claw, Cobra Strike, Fists of Fire, Burst of Speed, Weapon Block, Shadow Master, Shadow Master, Mind Blast and Cloak of Shadows. Max out the following skills: Dragon Tail, Phoenix Strike, Claw Mastery, Tiger Strike and Fade.

Attributes, start off with getting a HellFire Torch and an Annihilus Charm. Add Strength to just enough to wear your gear. Dexterity add to reach about 200, no points in Energy and then the rest into Vitality.

For your Weapons, start with Mosaic Claws with +3 Dragon Tail in both hands and as a bonus you can try to get also 3 to Phoenix Strike along with Dragon Tail. Armor, you want to go for Enigma or Chains of Honor. Your Helmet should be either Shako, Crown of Ages or a Rare Circlet with 2 assassin skills and other bonuses like Faster Cast Rate. Gloves, go for a Dracul's Grasp or a Rare Glove with 2 Martial Art Skills and 20 Increased Attack Speed, you can also get a Magic Glove with 3 Skills and 20 IAS. Your Belt, go for a Arachnid Mesh or a Verdungo's Hearty Cord. Boots you should go for a Gore Rider or a War Traveler if you want some Magic Find. Rings, you want to go for Raven Frost, Stone of Jordans and/or Rare Rings with Faster Cast Rate and other bonuses. Amulet, go for a Highlord's Wrath or a Mara's Kaleidoscope. You can also go for a Crafted Amulet with 20 Faster Cast Rate.

Inventory, you want Martial Art Skill Charms with Faster Hit Recovery or Life. Small Charms with Resistances and Life. Do not forget HellFire Torch and Annihilus Charm.

Act 2 Mercenary with Might Aura or Holy Freeze. For the gear, go for a Vampire Gaze or Andariel's Visage. Weapon, Infinity in a Thresher base. Armor, an Ethereal Archon Plate Fortitude.