how to make a cool character in shadowbane
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I get quite a few tells a day on the War server for my template, so I thought I would just go ahead and post what I will be taking DURING respec. After playing with my current template and being around a few mage assassins in my guild, I have a pretty good idea what I want to have. Please keep in mind that I don't care to do the math, so if I am a few points off, don't get crazy on me. The bottom line is that I will point out the "MUST HAVES" and the "NICE TO HAVES".
Race: Irekei (MUST)
Starting stats: Buy every stat down by 5
Starting runes: Brilliant Mind, Wizard's Apprentice, Precise.
Applying a +30 int rune will leave you with
Int: 160
Con: 85
Spi: 74
I know some people will bitch about only having 74 spi vs 80 due to the precise rune, but I can tell you that I have a +10spi +100mana hood and a +10spi +10SM +30% mana regen ring that gives me a mana pool of 1260. This is VERY good for a mage assassin. I sacrifice a bit on Int and max damage, but the difference that precise makes to your spell's ATR is very big in my opinion. Right now I have an ATR of 1414 with my shadowbolt and most mage assassins are in the 1300s or lower. Trust me when I tell you that hitting for 5pts less on average per spell, but hitting almost everytime is more important that missing...