You can now see how much IAS you need for a given claw type.

The best way to understand how Burst of Speed and Claw types relate to each other is to use the Assassin IAS Tables If you are using Fade, look at the BoS level 0 row. An 6 frame attack means a bit more than four attacks per second, about 80% of the damage of a 5 frame attack. A 5 frame attack means 5 attacks per second. Diablo 2, including Resurrected, is based on frames, with 25 frames to a second. Hitting faster is normally better than hitting harder, as long as you don’t compromise your gear by trying to hit an unrealistic breakpoint. Generally speaking D2 is about how fast you can hit and deal the damage. – Which out of Fade / BoS you are going to use. You need to decide which one and plan accordingly. Your build is likely to use one or other of them (even for a single skill point investment) all the time. Fade gives a big resistance boost and %DR, Burst of Speed (BoS) gives faster run/walk and increased attack speed. The assassin has two ‘aura’ like skills and both cannot be used at the same time. I’ll assume you have already read a build guide if you are making something else. There are others, but I think these cover the main areas. Phoenix Striker (Or other skills on the left side on the MA tree.) – Greater / Runic Talons (also -30 WSM) only need 26% IAS to reach 8 fpa. – A phase blade (-30 WSM) needs 54% IAS with no BoS to reach 8 fpa TS/CS/PS The base speed of the strike charge-ups is also faster when using claws (meaning they need less IAS to reach the same speed compared with other 1-handers). With claws the max speed is 7 fpa, while with other 1-handers you can never go faster than 8 fpa. The only thing that affects it is the skill level.Īssassins have an attack speed advantage when using claws with the strike charge-ups. This skill is also independent of dexterity and character level. Blizzard, Bone Spears, Bone Spirits, Tornadoes can all be blocked.

This gives a maximum of 60% chance to block physical attacks but, unlike a shield, it can also block most magical attacks. However for many physical damage based assassins - Blade Fury, Tiger Strike, Dragon Talon- they may just be used as a switch to pre-buff skills like Shadow Master, Fade, Burst of Speed and Venom.Ī major advantage of using two claws is Weapon Block. Diablo 2 Assassin Guide Introduction Why use claws?Ĭlaws are a good choice for many assassins, particularly if they rely on +skills to be effective, like Trappers or Phoenix Strikers. Diablo 2 Assassin Guide IntroductionįPA – Frames Per Attack (1 second = 25 frames)Īlvl – Affix Level.

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