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	*'''Bladestorm''' is a costly ability, but will be your most reliable as well. It is your hardest hitting ability AND damages multiples targets as well.		*'''Bladestorm''' is a costly ability, but will be your most reliable as well. It is your hardest hitting ability AND damages multiples targets as well.

	*Although '''Distracting Throw''' is a cost inefficient skill (deals damage similar to melee but costs rage), it can allow you to bring a single enemy to you if there are too many enemies around it.		*Although '''Distracting Throw''' is a cost inefficient skill (deals damage similar to melee but costs rage), it can allow you to bring a single enemy to you if there are too many enemies around it.

	*'''Hamstring''' has a long cooldown and similarly low amounts of damage, but has a chance to stun.		*'''Hamstring''' has a long cooldown and similarly low amounts of damage, but has a chance to stun.

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	=== What to train ===		=== What to train ===
	'''Strength''' and '''Stamina''' are the two stats you should prioritize, with more emphasis on '''Strength''' (70/30 ratio) early on.		'''Strength''' and '''Stamina''' are the two stats you should prioritize, with more emphasis on '''Strength''' (70/30 ratio) early on.

	*Slowly shift to a 50/50 ratio as while you'll eventually outscale the cost of abilities with a high enough '''Stamina''', you still need a ton of health late game.		*Slowly shift to a 50/50 ratio as while you'll eventually outscale the cost of abilities with a high enough '''Stamina''', you still need a ton of health late game.

	'''Agility''' and '''Intellect''' has its uses with '''Agility''' scaling better. But despite being an Assassin, its a trap to invest in agility too much (intellect too obviously).		'''Agility''' and '''Intellect''' has its uses with '''Agility''' scaling better. But despite being an Assassin, its a trap to invest in agility too much (intellect too obviously).

	*The diminishing return are too great to justify prioritizing this more than '''Strength''' and '''Stamina'''.		*The diminishing return are too great to justify prioritizing this more than '''Strength''' and '''Stamina'''.

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	Therefore your training energy should never touch stats other than '''Strength''' and '''Stamina'''.		Therefore your training energy should never touch stats other than '''Strength''' and '''Stamina'''.

	*Your points still focused on these two stats unless you have some you can afford to spare on '''Agility''' and '''Intellect'''.		*Your points still focused on these two stats unless you have some you can afford to spare on '''Agility''' and '''Intellect'''.

	=== Talents ===		=== Talents ===
	One tree is more defensive with slight utility while the other tree is full on offense, the latter of course has more priority.		One tree is more defensive with slight utility while the other tree is full on offense, the latter of course has more priority.

	*You can effectively double the duration of bleeds while increasing your critical chance on bleeding targets as well.		*You can effectively double the duration of bleeds while increasing your critical chance on bleeding targets as well.

	*'''Stab's''' crit chance itself can be raised fairly high while '''Bladestorm's''' duration can be cut in half.		*'''Stab's''' crit chance itself can be raised fairly high while '''Bladestorm's''' duration can be cut in half.

	*And against physical attacks, you can increase your chance to dodge, decrease your damage taken, and decrease the chance you get critically hit by them.		*And against physical attacks, you can increase your chance to dodge, decrease your damage taken, and decrease the chance you get critically hit by them.

	*Eventually you can also improve the '''Stealth''' ability by reducing your detection range and increasing your critical chance while sheathed.		*Eventually you can also improve the '''Stealth''' ability by reducing your detection range and increasing your critical chance while sheathed.

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	===Tree 2===		===Tree 2===
	*'''Improved Stab''' is the top priority as its your most reliable ability at the start. There is no reason not to increase your critical chance by up to 30% ~~<br>~~		*'''Improved Stab''' is the top priority as its your most reliable ability at the start. There is no reason not to increase your critical chance by up to 30%
	*'''Improved Sever''' is also important, but no equally so even though its required to learn Bloodletting (and increase crit chance on bleeding targets). ~~<br>~~
	**You need to invest 3 points to even unlock the ability to rank up the next talent. 30% critical chance on stab has way more tangible value than a longer bleed at face value ~~<br>~~		*'''Improved Sever''' is also important, but no equally so even though its required to learn Bloodletting (and increase crit chance on bleeding targets).
			**You need to invest 3 points to even unlock the ability to rank up the next talent. 30% critical chance on stab has way more tangible value than a longer bleed at face value

	*'''Improved Strength''' can be easily skipped as it will take much later before you actually see any benefit from the increased total strength.		*'''Improved Strength''' can be easily skipped as it will take much later before you actually see any benefit from the increased total strength.

	===Tree 1===		===Tree 1===
	*'''Improved agility''' falls into the same pitfall and actually suffers even more. definite skip for now ~~<br>~~		*'''Improved agility''' falls into the same pitfall and actually suffers even more. definite skip for now
	*'''Thick Armor''' increases your armor from items, but '''Flexibility''' has a chance to completely dodge them. Also Thick Armor has a similar issue as Improved Strength/Agility ~~<br>~~
			*'''Thick Armor''' increases your armor from items, but '''Flexibility''' has a chance to completely dodge them. Also Thick Armor has a similar issue as Improved Strength/Agility
	**'''Flexibility''' wins, but since you need 2 more points to access Tier 2 talents '''Thick armor''' is easily the next choice		**'''Flexibility''' wins, but since you need 2 more points to access Tier 2 talents '''Thick armor''' is easily the next choice

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	===Tree 2===		===Tree 2===
	*Despite needing only 5 points to unlock tier 2 talents, Assassin should maximize the ranks of both '''Improved Sever''' and '''Improved Stab''' before ranking up '''Bloodletting''' first (over '''Pain'''). ~~<br>~~		*Despite needing only 5 points to unlock tier 2 talents, Assassin should maximize the ranks of both '''Improved Sever''' and '''Improved Stab''' before ranking up '''Bloodletting''' first (over '''Pain''').
	**The critical chance increase on bleeding enemies completely beats out Pain's general critical chance increase. ~~<br>~~		**The critical chance increase on bleeding enemies completely beats out Pain's general critical chance increase.
	*'''Improved Bladestorm''' is actually ridiculously good. ~~<br>~~
	**The only issue is the rage cost you will eventually overcome. ~~<br>~~		*'''Improved Bladestorm''' is actually ridiculously good.
			**The only issue is the rage cost you will eventually overcome.
	**Therefore theres no rush to rank this up yet.		**Therefore theres no rush to rank this up yet.

	===Tree 1===		===Tree 1===
	I want to mention that while Assassin has plenty of talents that deal with physical damage, it has no innate defense against magic damage. ~~<br>~~		I want to mention that while Assassin has plenty of talents that deal with physical damage, it has no innate defense against magic damage.
	*Therefore '''Focus''' is easily the most useful tier 2 talent on Tree 1. It'll indirectly increase your damage by reducing the cost of abilities. ~~<br>~~
	**The 12% rage cost decrease also makes for great value when compared to actually investing into intellect ~~<br>~~		*Therefore '''Focus''' is easily the most useful tier 2 talent on Tree 1. It'll indirectly increase your damage by reducing the cost of abilities.
			**The 12% rage cost decrease also makes for great value when compared to actually investing into intellect

	*Personally between '''Discipline''' and '''Channel Energy''', the latter feels more enticing. Its sorta hard to determine how much less physical damage you actually take from decreased critical hits taken when compared to a tangible damage decrease.		*Personally between '''Discipline''' and '''Channel Energy''', the latter feels more enticing. Its sorta hard to determine how much less physical damage you actually take from decreased critical hits taken when compared to a tangible damage decrease.

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	Strong physical attacks cut through your enemies. Evade your foes and strike from the shadows ~~with agility and stealth~~.		Strong physical attacks cut through your enemies. Evade your foes and strike from the shadows.

	The Assassin fights with '''rage''', strikes fast and from hiding, and avoids being hit rather than taking it.		The Assassin fights with '''rage''', strikes fast and from hiding, and avoids being hit rather than taking it.

	=== How it plays ===		=== How it plays ===
	Early on, '''Melee''' and '''Stab''' will be the primary buttons you'll use. '''Sever''' will bleed the target and inflict damage over time, which should be reapplied after it wears off. '''Bladestorm''', '''Distracting throw''', and '''Hamstring''', all are damaging abilities you'll eventually use just as often. ~~<br>~~		Early on, '''Melee''' and '''Stab''' will be the primary buttons you'll use. '''Sever''' will bleed the target and inflict damage over time, which should be reapplied after it wears off. '''Bladestorm''', '''Distracting throw''', and '''Hamstring''', all are damaging abilities you'll eventually use just as often.
	*'''Bladestorm''' is a costly ability, but will be your most reliable as well. It is your hardest hitting ability AND damages multiples targets as well. ~~<br>~~
	*Although '''Distracting Throw''' is a cost inefficient skill (deals damage similar to melee but costs rage), it can allow you to bring a single enemy to you if there are too many enemies around it. ~~<br>~~		*'''Bladestorm''' is a costly ability, but will be your most reliable as well. It is your hardest hitting ability AND damages multiples targets as well.
	*'''Hamstring''' has a long cooldown and similarly low amounts of damage, but has a chance to stun. ~~<br>~~
	To summarize, these 3 abilities can drain your rage quickly and should be used strategically early on to conserve and use rage efficiently. ~~<br>~~		*Although '''Distracting Throw''' is a cost inefficient skill (deals damage similar to melee but costs rage), it can allow you to bring a single enemy to you if there are too many enemies around it.

			*'''Hamstring''' has a long cooldown and similarly low amounts of damage, but has a chance to stun.

			To summarize, these 3 abilities can drain your rage quickly and should be used strategically early on to conserve and use rage efficiently.

	'''Assassins' Vigor''' is effectively a permanent self-buff to damage and should always be up. '''Stealth''' is Assassin's "signature" skill that allows you to hide from enemies and later on allow you to deal more damage.		'''Assassins' Vigor''' is effectively a permanent self-buff to damage and should always be up. '''Stealth''' is Assassin's "signature" skill that allows you to hide from enemies and later on allow you to deal more damage.

	=== What to train ===		=== What to train ===
	'''Strength''' and '''Stamina''' are the two stats you should prioritize, with more emphasis on '''Strength''' (70/30 ratio) early on. ~~<br>~~		'''Strength''' and '''Stamina''' are the two stats you should prioritize, with more emphasis on '''Strength''' (70/30 ratio) early on.
	*Slowly shift to a 50/50 ratio as while you'll eventually outscale the cost of abilities with a high enough '''Stamina''', you still need a ton of health late game. ~~<br>~~
	'''Agility''' and '''Intellect''' has its uses with '''Agility''' scaling better. But despite being an Assassin, its a trap to invest in agility too much (intellect too obviously). ~~<br>~~		*Slowly shift to a 50/50 ratio as while you'll eventually outscale the cost of abilities with a high enough '''Stamina''', you still need a ton of health late game.
	*The diminishing return are too great to justify prioritizing this more than '''Strength''' and '''Stamina'''. ~~<br>~~
	'''Spirit''' effectively only increases your absorb (magic dodge) and therefore should barely be touched. The hp/rage regeneration falls off too early to be that useful. ~~<br>~~		'''Agility''' and '''Intellect''' has its uses with '''Agility''' scaling better. But despite being an Assassin, its a trap to invest in agility too much (intellect too obviously).
	~~<br>~~
	Therefore your training energy should never touch stats other than '''Strength''' and '''Stamina'''. ~~<br>~~		*The diminishing return are too great to justify prioritizing this more than '''Strength''' and '''Stamina'''.

			'''Spirit''' effectively only increases your absorb (magic dodge) and therefore should barely be touched. The hp/rage regeneration falls off too early to be that useful.

			Therefore your training energy should never touch stats other than '''Strength''' and '''Stamina'''.

	*Your points still focused on these two stats unless you have some you can afford to spare on '''Agility''' and '''Intellect'''.		*Your points still focused on these two stats unless you have some you can afford to spare on '''Agility''' and '''Intellect'''.

	=== Talents ===		=== Talents ===
	One tree is more defensive with slight utility while the other tree is full on offense, the latter of course has more priority. ~~<br>~~		One tree is more defensive with slight utility while the other tree is full on offense, the latter of course has more priority.
	*You can effectively double the duration of bleeds while increasing your critical chance on bleeding targets as well. ~~<br>~~
	*'''Stab's''' crit chance itself can be raised fairly high while '''Bladestorm's''' duration can be cut in half. ~~<br>~~		*You can effectively double the duration of bleeds while increasing your critical chance on bleeding targets as well.
	*And against physical attacks, you can increase your chance to dodge, decrease your damage taken, and decrease the chance you get critically hit by them. ~~<br>~~
			*'''Stab's''' crit chance itself can be raised fairly high while '''Bladestorm's''' duration can be cut in half.

			*And against physical attacks, you can increase your chance to dodge, decrease your damage taken, and decrease the chance you get critically hit by them.

	*Eventually you can also improve the '''Stealth''' ability by reducing your detection range and increasing your critical chance while sheathed.		*Eventually you can also improve the '''Stealth''' ability by reducing your detection range and increasing your critical chance while sheathed.

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	=== How it plays ===		=== How it plays ===
	'''~~Stealth~~''' ~~hides~~ the ~~Assassin from its enemies, so it picks when a fight starts~~. '''Sever''' ~~makes~~ the target ~~bleed for 10 to 15 seconds;~~ '''~~Stab~~''' ~~is the main attack~~, ~~with~~ '''~~Melee~~''' ~~in between~~, ~~which costs nothing~~. '''~~Hamstring~~''' ~~stuns for up to 5 seconds (it breaks when the target~~ is ~~attacked)~~, '''Distracting Throw''' ~~hits from afar~~ to ~~pull an~~ enemy, and '''~~Blade Storm~~''' ~~hits~~ up ~~to ten enemies around it~~. '''~~Assassin~~'~~s Vigor~~''' ~~raises its strength by 15% for 5 minutes: keep it up~~.		Early on, '''Melee''' and '''Stab''' will be the primary buttons you'll use. '''Sever''' will bleed the target and inflict damage over time, which should be reapplied after it wears off. '''Bladestorm''', '''Distracting throw''', and '''Hamstring''', all are damaging abilities you'll eventually use just as often. <br>
			*'''Bladestorm''' is a costly ability, but will be your most reliable as well. It is your hardest hitting ability AND damages multiples targets as well. <br>
			*Although '''Distracting Throw''' is a cost inefficient skill (deals damage similar to melee but costs rage), it can allow you to bring a single enemy to you if there are too many enemies around it. <br>
			*'''Hamstring''' has a long cooldown and similarly low amounts of damage, but has a chance to stun. <br>
			To summarize, these 3 abilities can drain your rage quickly and should be used strategically early on to conserve and use rage efficiently. <br>
			'''Assassins' Vigor''' is effectively a permanent self-buff to damage and should always be up. '''Stealth''' is Assassin's "signature" skill that allows you to hide from enemies and later on allow you to deal more damage.

	=== What to train ===		=== What to train ===
	'''Strength''' ~~for damage~~ and '''Agility''' ~~for critical strikes~~ and ~~dodging melee attacks~~, ~~which is the Assassin~~'~~s defence;~~ '''Stamina''' ~~for health~~ and rage. '''Intellect''' ~~lowers its rage costs. Spirit gives it little~~.		'''Strength''' and '''Stamina''' are the two stats you should prioritize, with more emphasis on '''Strength''' (70/30 ratio) early on. <br>
			*Slowly shift to a 50/50 ratio as while you'll eventually outscale the cost of abilities with a high enough '''Stamina''', you still need a ton of health late game. <br>
			'''Agility''' and '''Intellect''' has its uses with '''Agility''' scaling better. But despite being an Assassin, its a trap to invest in agility too much (intellect too obviously). <br>
			*The diminishing return are too great to justify prioritizing this more than '''Strength''' and '''Stamina'''. <br>
			'''Spirit''' effectively only increases your absorb (magic dodge) and therefore should barely be touched. The hp/rage regeneration falls off too early to be that useful. <br>
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			Therefore your training energy should never touch stats other than '''Strength''' and '''Stamina'''. <br>
			*Your points still focused on these two stats unless you have some you can afford to spare on '''Agility''' and '''Intellect'''.

	=== Talents ===		=== Talents ===
	One tree keeps it alive: '''Flexibility''' (dodge), '''Thick Armor''', '''Discipline''' (fewer critical strikes against it), '''Channel Energy''' (less physical damage taken), '''Focus''' (less rage for every attack) and, after Focus, '''Improved Stealth''': enemies notice it at half the ~~distance and its first strikes on them have 50% more critical strike chance. The~~ other tree is ~~damage: '''Improved Strength'''~~, ~~'''Improved Stab''', '''Improved Sever''' and after it '''Bloodletting''' (~~more critical ~~strikes~~ on bleeding targets), '''~~Pain~~''' ~~and after it~~ '''~~Penetration~~''' ~~(enemies~~' ~~armour counts a quarter less)~~, '''~~Improved Bladestorm~~'''~~. Bleed~~ and critical ~~strikes go together: Sever, then Bloodletting and Pain~~.		One tree is more defensive with slight utility while the other tree is full on offense, the latter of course has more priority. <br>
			*You can effectively double the duration of bleeds while increasing your critical chance on bleeding targets as well. <br>
			*'''Stab's''' crit chance itself can be raised fairly high while '''Bladestorm's''' duration can be cut in half. <br>
			*And against physical attacks, you can increase your chance to dodge, decrease your damage taken, and decrease the chance you get critically hit by them. <br>
			*Eventually you can also improve the '''Stealth''' ability by reducing your detection range and increasing your critical chance while sheathed.

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Talents (In-Depth)

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			== Talents (in-depth) ==



			'''Tree 2''' should be prioritized first to maximize damage. the talents on '''Tree 1''' aren't terrible per say, but they wont benefit you as much early on.

			==Tier 1==

			===Tree 2===
			*'''Improved Stab''' is the top priority as its your most reliable ability at the start. There is no reason not to increase your critical chance by up to 30% <br>
			*'''Improved Sever''' is also important, but no equally so even though its required to learn Bloodletting (and increase crit chance on bleeding targets). <br>
			**You need to invest 3 points to even unlock the ability to rank up the next talent. 30% critical chance on stab has way more tangible value than a longer bleed at face value <br>
			*'''Improved Strength''' can be easily skipped as it will take much later before you actually see any benefit from the increased total strength.

			===Tree 1===
			*'''Improved agility''' falls into the same pitfall and actually suffers even more. definite skip for now <br>
			*'''Thick Armor''' increases your armor from items, but '''Flexibility''' has a chance to completely dodge them. Also Thick Armor has a similar issue as Improved Strength/Agility <br>
			**'''Flexibility''' wins, but since you need 2 more points to access Tier 2 talents '''Thick armor''' is easily the next choice

			==Tier 2==

			===Tree 2===
			*Despite needing only 5 points to unlock tier 2 talents, Assassin should maximize the ranks of both '''Improved Sever''' and '''Improved Stab''' before ranking up '''Bloodletting''' first (over '''Pain'''). <br>
			**The critical chance increase on bleeding enemies completely beats out Pain's general critical chance increase. <br>
			*'''Improved Bladestorm''' is actually ridiculously good. <br>
			**The only issue is the rage cost you will eventually overcome. <br>
			**Therefore theres no rush to rank this up yet.

			===Tree 1===
			I want to mention that while Assassin has plenty of talents that deal with physical damage, it has no innate defense against magic damage. <br>
			*Therefore '''Focus''' is easily the most useful tier 2 talent on Tree 1. It'll indirectly increase your damage by reducing the cost of abilities. <br>
			**The 12% rage cost decrease also makes for great value when compared to actually investing into intellect <br>
			*Personally between '''Discipline''' and '''Channel Energy''', the latter feels more enticing. Its sorta hard to determine how much less physical damage you actually take from decreased critical hits taken when compared to a tangible damage decrease.

			==Tier 3==

			===Tree 2===
			*'''Penetration''' is a straight forward talent that allows you to deal more damage. Nothing wrong with reducing defense.

			===Tree 1===
			*'''Improved Stealth''' is a solid talent bogged down by the fact you have to invest in a defensive tree over an offensive one. Think of it as a late game goal.

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	This ability costs as much as Stab and should be used at the beginning of combat. This ability will deal damage 2 to 3 times (once every 5 seconds) and is the most cost-efficient ability. Improved Sever increases its duration by up to 3 ticks. Once you get bloodletting, applying a bleed becomes essential as it increases the crit chance of ALL attacks.		This ability costs as much as Stab and should be used at the beginning of combat. This ability will deal damage 2 to 3 times (once every 5 seconds) and is the most cost-efficient ability. Note that it does not deal initial damage and should only be used to reapply the bleed effect. Improved Sever increases its duration by up to 3 ticks. Once you get bloodletting, applying a bleed becomes essential as it increases the crit chance of ALL attacks.
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	Unlocked at Level 1 and Rank increases every 20 levels		Unlocked at Level 1 and Rank increases every 20 levels
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	A ~~very~~ costly ability that deals massive aoe damage. This a pretty good ability even if it only hits one enemy. You can simply use lower ranks of the ability if you want to conserve rage~~. And since its your strongest ability, its the prime candidate to use under stealth~~. If you can afford to spam it, then Improved Bladestorm helps to reduce it's cooldown by up to 50%.		A costly ability that deals massive aoe damage. This a pretty good ability, even if it only hits one enemy, since its also your strongest ability, its the prime candidate to use under stealth. You can simply use lower ranks of the ability if you want to conserve rage. If you can afford to spam it, then Improved Bladestorm helps to reduce it's cooldown by up to 50%.
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	Formerly an ability unlocked from the talent tree, Hamstring does slightly less damage than Stab and much more than Distracting Throw and Melee. I consider this to be a filler and/or sparingly situational ability. It also has a chance to stun rather than it being guaranteed. In term of ratio, it requires more rage to damage than Bladestorm, but it has a fairly long cooldown so it shouldn't take too much rage from you overall. Therefore its still worth. more so than Distracting Throw.		Formerly an ability unlocked from the talent tree, Hamstring does slightly less damage than Stab and much more than Distracting Throw and Melee. I consider this to be a filler and/or sparingly situational ability. It also has a chance to stun rather than it being guaranteed. In term of ratio, it requires more rage to damage than Bladestorm, but it has a fairly long cooldown so it shouldn't take too much rage from you overall. Therefore its still worth using more so than Distracting Throw.
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	Unlocked at Level 10 and Rank increases every 20 levels		Unlocked at Level 10 and Rank increases every 20 levels

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Stat Build

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	*Both your health/rage and damage will increase exponentially, scaling by level.		*Both your health/rage and damage will increase exponentially, scaling by level.
	**Your base health/rage increases <b>every level</b>		**Your base health/rage increases <b>every level</b>
	**Your base damage increases <b>every 20 levels</b> or so (melee is every 15 levels) ~~through an ability's rank~~.		**Your base damage, through an ability's rank, increases <b>every 20 levels</b> or so (melee is every 15 levels) .
	*In that case, I recommend prioritizing strength more over stamina.		*<s>In that case, I recommend prioritizing strength more over stamina.
	**The rage cost of each ability increases drastically		**The rage cost of each ability increases drastically</s>
	[[File:Bladestorm1-6.PNG\|~~thumb~~\|~~360px~~\|~~none~~\|The increase is most notable between rank 1 and 2. Rage cost might not be accurate because of rage cost reduction]]		*I would still suggest raising your strength more than stamina, but the rage cost increase between ranks has been reduced by a decent amount.
	*The stamina required (early on) to use the higher ranked abilities is not worth the investment		[[File:Bladestorm1-6.PNG\|360px\|The increase is most notable between rank 1 and 2. Rage cost might not be accurate because of rage cost reduction]]
	**You're better off squeezing as much damage from rank 1 as possible through strength		[[File:NewBladestorm1-6.PNG\|350px\|The increase is most notable between rank 1 and 2. Rage cost might not be accurate because of rage cost reduction]]
	*You ~~also~~ have zero synergy with Stamina		<br>
			*Note that the difference in rage cost between rank 1 and 2 is much lower now, its cost having been reduced by about half the original value
			*Again the shown values take into account rage cost reduction, so the actual base cost will be different.
			*<s>The stamina required (early on) to use the higher ranked abilities is not worth the investment
			**You're better off squeezing as much damage from rank 1 as possible through strength</s>
			*You have zero synergy with Stamina
	**Despite Strength (damage) only increasing one thing compared to Stamina (health and rage), Assassin's benefits a lot from it and has more Synergy as well		**Despite Strength (damage) only increasing one thing compared to Stamina (health and rage), Assassin's benefits a lot from it and has more Synergy as well
	**Synergy with Strength includes the <b>Improved Strength</b> talent and the <b>Assassin's Vigor</b> Buff unlocked at level 30		**Synergy with Strength includes the <b>Improved Strength</b> talent and the <b>Assassin's Vigor</b> Buff unlocked at level 30
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	*Since Stamina boosts both your survivability (health) and resources (rage), you will effectively and eventually not worry about rage cost		*Since Stamina boosts both your survivability (health) and resources (rage), you will effectively and eventually not worry about rage cost
	[[File:Bar.PNG\|thumb\|180px\|none\|That is a lot of rage]]		[[File:Bar.PNG\|thumb\|180px\|none\|That is a lot of rage]]
	*~~That~~ is the point where you should continue to invest more Stamina, but not enough to simply forego Strength.		*Regardless. that is the point where you should continue to invest more Stamina, but not enough to simply forego Strength.
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	Agility seems to be useful but the diminishing returns are great. At the "Base" level you automatically get around 3.6% Crit/Dodge and raising it up to an even 4% is easy		Agility seems to be useful but the diminishing returns are great. At the "Base" level you automatically get around 3.6% Crit/Dodge and raising it up to an even 4% is easy
	*The value required to "advance" to the next tier (4%, 6%, etc.) increases exponentially.		*The value required to "advance" to the next tier (4%, 6%, etc.) increases exponentially.
	*Therefore its better to increase agility in batches (points only) to move up to the next tier (4%, 6%, etc).		*Therefore its better to increase agility in batches (points only) to move up to the next tier (4%, 6%, etc).
			*You also have talents that raise your base crit and one that raises dodge rate, so that helps to off-set an urgent need for agility
	[[File:Agility Percentages.JPG\|thumb\|160px\|none\|Rough estimate of agility required for each percent]]		[[File:Agility Percentages.JPG\|thumb\|160px\|none\|Rough estimate of agility required for each percent]]
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	Both Spirit and Intellect scale poorly and Spirit doesn't contribute as much.		Both Spirit and Intellect scale poorly and Spirit doesn't contribute as much.
	*Intelligence reduces rage cost but the terrible scaling is compounded on top of diminishing returns like agility.		*Intelligence reduces rage cost but the terrible scaling is compounded on top of diminishing returns like agility.
			**It's still significantly more useful than Spirit, so its good to invest somewhat.
	*Spirit's health and rage regen falls off after level 10 or so, around the time you enter the desert.		*Spirit's health and rage regen falls off after level 10 or so, around the time you enter the desert.
			**The points invested in spirit are better invested in more Strength and Stamina
	====<b>Key Points</b>====		====<b>Key Points</b>====
	*Strength and Stamina are equally as important with Strength having a slight advantage early on		*Strength and Stamina are equally as important with Strength having a slight advantage early on

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	*That is the point where you should continue to invest more Stamina, but not enough to simply forego Strength.		*That is the point where you should continue to invest more Stamina, but not enough to simply forego Strength.
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	Agility ~~seems~~ to be useful but the diminishing returns are great. At the "Base" level you automatically get around 3.6% Crit/Dodge and raising it up to an even 4% is easy		Agility eems to be useful but the diminishing returns are great. At the "Base" level you automatically get around 3.6% Crit/Dodge and raising it up to an even 4% is easy
	*The value required to "advance" to the next tier (4%, 6%, etc.) increases exponentially.		*The value required to "advance" to the next tier (4%, 6%, etc.) increases exponentially.
	*Therefore its better to increase agility in batches (points only) to move up to the next tier (4%, 6%, etc).		*Therefore its better to increase agility in batches (points only) to move up to the next tier (4%, 6%, etc).

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	Your gear scales best with Strength, Stamina, and Agility		Your gear scales best with Strength, Stamina, and Agility
			*Early on both your health/rage and damage scaling is garbage.
			*Both your health/rage and damage will increase exponentially, scaling by level.
			**Your base health/rage increases <b>every level</b>
			**Your base damage increases <b>every 20 levels</b> or so (melee is every 15 levels) through an ability's rank.
			*In that case, I recommend prioritizing strength over stamina.
			**The rage cost of each ability increases drastically
			[[File:Bladestorm1-6.PNG\|thumb\|360px\|none\|The increase is most notable between rank 1 and 2. Rage cost might not be accurate because of rage cost reduction]]
			*The stamina required (early on) to use the higher ranked abilities is not worth the investment
			**You're better off squeezing as much damage from rank 1 as possible through strength
			*You also have zero synergy with Stamina
			**Despite Strength (damage) only increasing one thing compared to Stamina (health and rage), Assassin's benefits a lot from it and has more Synergy as well
			**Synergy with Strength includes the <b>Improved Strength</b> talent and the <b>Assassin's Vigor</b> Buff unlocked at level 30
			*Once your level reaches the triple digits, at the very least, your base health/rage increase will gradually start to outscale your rage cost from abilities.
			**By then you should have plenty of strength compounded by various intrinsic buffs
			**Boosting Intellect just a little along with the Focus talent (eventually) helps to offset your upkeep
			*Since Stamina boosts both your survivability (health) and resources (rage), you will effectively and eventually not worry about rage cost
			[[File:Bar.PNG\|thumb\|180px\|none\|That is a lot of rage]]
			*That is the point where you should continue to invest more Stamina, but not enough to simply forego Strength.
	<br>		<br>
	Agility seems to be useful but the diminishing returns are great. At the "Base" level you automatically get around 3.6% Crit/Dodge and ~~doesn't take much to increase~~ it to an even 4~~, but the~~ value required to "advance" to the next tier (4%, 6%, etc.) increases exponentially.		Agility seems to be useful but the diminishing returns are great. At the "Base" level you automatically get around 3.6% Crit/Dodge and raising it up to an even 4% is easy
	~~<br>~~		*The value required to "advance" to the next tier (4%, 6%, etc.) increases exponentially.
			*Therefore its better to increase agility in batches (points only) to move up to the next tier (4%, 6%, etc).
	[[File:Agility Percentages.JPG\|thumb\|160px\|none\|Rough estimate of agility required for each percent]]		[[File:Agility Percentages.JPG\|thumb\|160px\|none\|Rough estimate of agility required for each percent]]
	Both Spirit and Intellect scale poorly and Spirit doesn't contribute as much. Intelligence reduces rage cost but the terrible scaling is compounded on top of diminishing returns		Both Spirit and Intellect scale poorly and Spirit doesn't contribute as much. Intelligence reduces rage cost but the terrible scaling is compounded on top of diminishing returns like agility.
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	====<b>Key Points</b>====		====<b>Key Points</b>====

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	**Your base health/rage increases <b>every level</b>		**Your base health/rage increases <b>every level</b>
	**Your base damage increases <b>every 20 levels</b> or so (melee is every 15 levels) through an ability's rank.		**Your base damage increases <b>every 20 levels</b> or so (melee is every 15 levels) through an ability's rank.
	*In that case, I recommend prioritizing strength over stamina.		*In that case, I recommend prioritizing strength more over stamina.
	**The rage cost of each ability increases drastically		**The rage cost of each ability increases drastically
	[[File:Bladestorm1-6.PNG\|thumb\|360px\|none\|The increase is most notable between rank 1 and 2. Rage cost might not be accurate because of rage cost reduction]]		[[File:Bladestorm1-6.PNG\|thumb\|360px\|none\|The increase is most notable between rank 1 and 2. Rage cost might not be accurate because of rage cost reduction]]
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	**Despite Strength (damage) only increasing one thing compared to Stamina (health and rage), Assassin's benefits a lot from it and has more Synergy as well		**Despite Strength (damage) only increasing one thing compared to Stamina (health and rage), Assassin's benefits a lot from it and has more Synergy as well
	**Synergy with Strength includes the <b>Improved Strength</b> talent and the <b>Assassin's Vigor</b> Buff unlocked at level 30		**Synergy with Strength includes the <b>Improved Strength</b> talent and the <b>Assassin's Vigor</b> Buff unlocked at level 30
	*Once your level reaches the triple digits~~, at the very least,~~ your base health/rage increase will gradually start to outscale your rage cost from abilities.		*Once your level reaches the triple digits (bare minimum) your base health/rage increase will gradually start to outscale your rage cost from abilities.
	**By then you should have plenty of strength compounded by various intrinsic buffs		**By then you should have plenty of strength compounded by various intrinsic buffs
	**Boosting Intellect just a little along with the Focus talent (eventually) helps to offset your upkeep		**Boosting Intellect just a little along with the Focus talent (eventually) helps to offset your upkeep
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	*That is the point where you should continue to invest more Stamina, but not enough to simply forego Strength.		*That is the point where you should continue to invest more Stamina, but not enough to simply forego Strength.
	<br>		<br>
	Agility ~~eems~~ to be useful but the diminishing returns are great. At the "Base" level you automatically get around 3.6% Crit/Dodge and raising it up to an even 4% is easy		Agility seems to be useful but the diminishing returns are great. At the "Base" level you automatically get around 3.6% Crit/Dodge and raising it up to an even 4% is easy
	*The value required to "advance" to the next tier (4%, 6%, etc.) increases exponentially.		*The value required to "advance" to the next tier (4%, 6%, etc.) increases exponentially.
	*Therefore its better to increase agility in batches (points only) to move up to the next tier (4%, 6%, etc).		*Therefore its better to increase agility in batches (points only) to move up to the next tier (4%, 6%, etc).
	[[File:Agility Percentages.JPG\|thumb\|160px\|none\|Rough estimate of agility required for each percent]]		[[File:Agility Percentages.JPG\|thumb\|160px\|none\|Rough estimate of agility required for each percent]]
	~~Both Spirit and Intellect scale poorly and Spirit doesn't contribute as much. Intelligence reduces rage cost but the terrible scaling is compounded on top of diminishing returns like agility.~~
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			Both Spirit and Intellect scale poorly and Spirit doesn't contribute as much.
			*Intelligence reduces rage cost but the terrible scaling is compounded on top of diminishing returns like agility.
			*Spirit's health and rage regen falls off after level 10 or so, around the time you enter the desert.
	====<b>Key Points</b>====		====<b>Key Points</b>====
	*Strength and Stamina are equally as important with Strength having a slight advantage early on		*Strength and Stamina are equally as important with Strength having a slight advantage early on
	*Agility and Intellect are moderately useful with Agility being much better		*Agility and Intellect are moderately useful with Agility being much better
			**Both should be trained in batches with points to move up to the next tier (4%, 6%, etc)
	*Spirit is almost useless since it really only affect magic dodge		*Spirit is almost useless since it really only affect magic dodge
	**The health and rage regen fall off early due to your exponential increase of base health and rage		**The health and rage regen fall off early due to your exponential increase of base health and rage

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