Blade Fury Assassin (Bladesin) Build BiS Gear and Runes for Diablo 2 Resurrected

This is a damage build using a shield for more defense and survivability.

• Weapon: Eth Death Berserker Axe or Last Wish
• Weapon Swap: Call to Arms and Spirit
• Shield: Phoenix
• Body Armor: Fortitude
• Helm: Guillaume's Face
• Gloves: Steelrend or Laying of Hands
• Boots: Gore Rider
• Belt: Verdungo's Hearty Cord
• Ring 1: Raven Frost
• Ring 2: Angelic Halo
• Amulet: Angelic Wings
• Charm 1: Assassin Hellfire Torch
• Charm 2: Annihilus
• Charm 3: Any Charm with Maximum Damage, Attack Rating, and Life
• Charm 4: Trap Skiller Grand Charms with Life
• Charm 5: 10 Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs

This is a dual claw build which utilises Weapon Block to better mitigate spell damage. Generally more affordable.

• Weapon: Fury
• Weapon 2: Jade Talon (if running Burst of Speed) or Bartuc's Cut-Throat (if running Fade)
• Weapon Swap: Call to Arms and Spirit
• Body Armor: Fortitude
• Helm: Guillaume's Face
• Gloves: Steelrend or Laying of Hands
• Boots: Gore Rider
• Belt: Verdungo's Hearty Cord
• Ring 1: Raven Frost
• Ring 2: Angelic Halo
• Amulet: Angelic Wings
• Charm 1: Assassin Hellfire Torch
• Charm 2: Annihilus
• Charm 3: Any Charm with Maximum Damage, Attack Rating, and Life
• Charm 4: Trap Skiller Grand Charms with Life
• Charm 5: 10 Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs

This is a variety of cheap gear sets to get you started.

• Weapon: Ethereal Fleshripper, Ghostflame, Strength or Black
• Shield: Rhyme, Spirit, Ancient's Pledge or Lidless Wall
• Body Armor: Duress, Duriel's Shell, Treachery, Smoke, Lionheart or Skin of the Vipermagi
• Helm: Guillaume's Face, Lore, Rockstopper or Tarnhelm
• Gloves: Laying of Hands, Sander's Taboo or Bloodfist
• Boots: Goblin Toe, Waterwalk, Infernostride or Hsarus' Iron Heel
• Belt: String of Ears, Goldwrap, Nightsmoke or Hsarus' Iron Stay
• Ring 1: Raven Frost or Rare ring with Life, Resistances, and useful stats
• Ring 2: Angelic Halo
• Amulet: Angelic Wings or Atma's Scarab
• Charm 1: Any Hellfire Torch for stats, even if it is not Assassin-specific
• Charm 2: Annihilus
• Charm 3: Any Charm with Maximum Damage, Attack Rating, and Life
• Charm 4: Trap Skiller Grand Charms
• Charm 5: 10 Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs

You can either hire a Defensive (Holy Freeze) or Offensive (Might) Desert Guard Mercenary in Act 2, Nightmare difficulty, depending on whether you want to slow monsters for added safety or improve the overall damage of your Mercenary.

This is one of the best Mercenary gear setups across many characters, including the Bladesin.

• Weapon: Pride or Infinity
• Body Armor: Ethereal Fortitude
• Helm: Ethereal Andariel's Visage with Ral Rune

This is a cheap gear set to get your Mercenary some damage and survivability on a budget.

• Weapon: Obedience
• Body Armor: Treachery
• Helm: Vampire Gaze