Wake of Fire Assassin

The Wake of Fire Assassin is a fire-based trap build that deploys expanding waves of fire damage to incinerate enemies. Unlike Lightning Sentry's projectile attacks, Wake of Fire creates seeking fire waves that spread outward from the trap location, providing excellent area coverage and damage. This build offers a unique "fire wave" playstyle that's both visually impressive and effective for crowd clearing, though it faces challenges with fire immune enemies in Hell difficulty. First start off with adding 1 point in the following skills: Lightning Sentry, Death Sentry, Shock Web, Charged Bolt Sentry, Fade, Burst of Speed, Shadow Master, Cloak of Shadows, Mind Blast, Weapon Block and Claw Mastery. Add 20 points to the following skills to ensure your build is efficient: Wake of Fire, Wake of Inferno and Fire Blast. Extra points can be added to Burst of Speed.

Attributes, Strength added to wear your gear. Dexterity, enough for Max Block if you get a shield. No Energy points and the rest into Vitality.

6 Trap skill Claws or a Heart of the Oak for your Weapon. Get a Shield if you desire, Stormshield or a Spirit Monarch. Armor, go for an Enigma or a Chains of Honor. Helmet, you will need a Shako, a Crown of Ages or a Rare Circlet. Gloves, you will need a Magefist or a Laying of Hands. Belt, get yourself an Arachnid Mesh. Boots, get a Sandstorm Trek or a War Traveler if you want Magic Find. Rings, you will want Stone of Jordan or Rare Rings with Faster Cast Rate. Amulet, a Crafted Amulet with 2 skills and 20 Faster Cast Rate or a Mara's Kaleidoscope.

For your Inventory, Trap Skill Charms with Faster Hit Recovery or Life. You can also add Small Charms with Resistances and Life or Faster Hit Recovery. Make sure to add a HellFire Torch and an Annihilus Charm.

Act 2 Mercenary with Vampire Gaze or Andariel's Visage. Infinity for Weapon in a Thresher base. Armor, Ethereal Archon Plate Fortitude is your best bet. Make sure to select Holy Freeze Aura Mercenary.