Notes from author
Rawr, just testing things around:
Stamina/Defense Aspect:
-5 poise to prevent thorn armor from staggering
-Weight allows the ninja flips of dark wood grain ring
-Max stamina (only 1 endurance over, no waste)
-Child mask allows quicker stamina regen and helps my carry weight greatly, allowing more dodging
Bleed:
-Sage and Maiden + the bite ring + 1 extra end allows me to swing the lifehunt 14 times without any recoil
-Gold tracer: easy to build towards blood proc close range and compliments the range of the lifehunt
-Lifehunt: insane bleeding pressure, foes rolling away from the gold tracer will be finished (and most likely overkilled) by the final bleed hit from this
-40 dex makes this combo deal an insane amount of damage even without the bleed
Conclusion: Very quick and cant be cheesed on the defense with good stamina management. High bleed pressure that fares well against all foes in pvp and pve, on top of a high dps. A perfect kiting-assassin build, level caps at 75 (as a reasonable level to finish regular NG with/be on par with your friends that you wish to fight alongside).
For best results: this build revolves around my personal strengths. It relies on kiting and quick combos/anticipation, yet its not the typical high dps low defense class. With its enormous bleed pressure, it can assume the role of support to a heavier/more vulnerable defensively build. It can compete with other fast builds by ripping them to shreds, and larger builds are forced to keep you in their view while fighting your partner(s). Supportive/Pressure based dps kite.
