Goon Shadowblade Guide 1.1.5

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Post: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3457973&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=217#post424030747 and http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3457973&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=218#post424041223

Shadowblades are pretty rad. I won with one a few days ago (this character then killed Atamathon while offline and then got murdered by Linaniil). http://te4.org/characters/104961/tome/d5e2402d-0f64-443c-b263-4f432df5e9d0

You're the glassest of glass cannons, especially as you need Dex, Magic and Cunning, so you don't have a lot of points for Con. Extended fights with multiple targets are bad for you. Shadowstep is what really makes the class work. For class points, I liked getting Dirty Fighting up early for the massive stun duration on any big threats, grab a point in Deadly Strikes early if only because it's another instant spike of damage, grab Shadowstep as soon as possible, Flurry is as broken as ever, Cripple is insanely good as almost nothing actually resists it, Illuminate is a nice AoE coverage and blind is always great. Cat point Temporal at 10 and grab Time Shield, an instant shield is really really helpful in making you less papery, and eventually you'll want Essence of Speed - of note here is that mana is almost never an issue for the Shadowblade, but I found myself low on stamina in a lot of prolonged fights.

For generics, 5/5 Phase Door as soon as possible, get Celestial/Light off an escort if at all possible, and go with your racials - I don't recommend Cornac, a racial tree is more useful for Shadowblades than the extra cat point. Combat Training: 5/5 Thick Skin, Accuracy, and Daggers, and 1/5 in Armor Training for gloves/boots/etc. You're not going to be using heavy armor.

Prodigies are Cauterize first and then either Arcane Might or Windblade (or Giant Leap but you really have plenty of mobility); I took Windblade and it was insanely helpful later, so personal bias goes that way.

I died a lot early by playing stupidly but I had a blast with this.

Stats

I spent almost the entire game going 1 dex/1 mag/1 cun for stats, only pumping Con when I started capping them, and occasionally switching a bit if I needed to hit prereqs, like Shadowstep. This did mean that I didn't get Thick Skin until late, and you may want to switch things around a bit - Magic in particular you can probably afford to neglect a bit. Early I'd raise Dirty Fighting and Illuminate for some control, get a point in Deadly Strikes, Shadow Feed, and Rush, and then work towards Shadowstep, Cripple, and Flurry maxed out. Cat point Temporal at 10 and get at least one point in Time Shield with the two points from the level, it's worth it. You may want to grab an infusion slot at 20 if you didn't get Light from an escort. Of note is that once you have Shadow Feed, especially with more than one point, you can probably ditch your manasurge rune; the only reason to keep it around is if you're worried about getting Mana Clashed - I did run with mine all the way, but it was probably a waste.


Other Links

http://forums.te4.org/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=39081 (version 1.0.4 Higher Shadowblade guide)

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