Dragon Tail Assassin Build BiS Gear and Runes for Diablo 2 Resurrected
Below, we detail which items and stats you should prioritise for your Dragon Tail Assassin and Mercenary in Diablo 2.
Dual Claw Build
This build takes advantage of Dual Mosaic Claws which can use Weapon Block as well as build charges faster for many of the Martial Arts Skills and will not lose charges.
- Weapons: 2x +3 Dragon Tail Mosaic Claws. Any base will work as both 3 frame and 4 frame attacks have their own advantages due to how Next Hit Delay works in the game.
- Weapon Swap: Call to Arms and Spirit
- Body Armor: Chains of Honor or Enigma
- Helm: Flickering Flame
- Gloves: +3 Martial Arts Skiller Gloves
- Boots: Upped Gore Rider Myrmidon Greaves
- Belt: Arachnid Mesh
- Ring 1: Raven Frost
- Ring 2: The Stone of Jordan or Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band
- Amulet: Mara's Kaleidoscope
- Charm 1: Assassin Hellfire Torch
- Charm 2: Annihilus
- Charm 3: 8x Martial Arts Skiller Grand Charms with Life or enough % Faster Hit Recovery to hit 86%
- Charm 4: 1x Fire Sunder Charm
- Charm 5: 10 Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs
Magic Find Build
This build takes advantage of Dual Mosaic Claws which can use Weapon Block as well as build charges faster for many of the Martial Arts Skills and will not lose charges. It should be able to clear Players 8 content and still get great Magic Find going.
- Weapons: 2x +3 Dragon Tail Mosaic Claws. Any base will work as both 3 frame and 4 frame attacks have their own advantages due to how Next Hit Delay works in the game.
- Weapon Swap: Call to Arms and Spirit
- Body Armor: Enigma
- Helm: Harlequin Crest
- Gloves: Chance Guards
- Boots: Upped Gore Rider Myrmidon Greaves
- Belt: Goldwrap
- Ring 1: Raven Frost
- Ring 2: Nagelring
- Amulet: Mara's Kaleidoscope
- Charm 1: Assassin Hellfire Torch
- Charm 2: Annihilus
- Charm 3: 40% Magic Find Gheed's Fortune
- Charm 4: 1x Fire Sunder Charm
- Rest of Charms: 7% Magic Find Small Charms
Budget Build Items
This is a variety of cheap gear sets to get you started.
- Weapon: Natalya's Mark, Bartuc's Cut-Throat, Pattern, Malice, Shadow Killer, or Strength
- Shield: Spirit, Rhyme, Lidless Wall, or Ancient's Pledge
- Body Armor: Treachery, The Spirit Shroud, Duriel's Shell, Skin of the Vipermagi, Que-Hegan's Wisdom, or Stealth
- Helm: Lore, Peasant Crown, Rockstopper, or Tarnhelm
- Gloves: Laying of Hands, Bloodfist, or Sander's Taboo
- Boots: Gore Riders, Goblin Toe, Waterwalk, Natalya's Soul
- Belt: String of Ears, Goldwrap, or Nightsmoke
- Ring 1: Raven Frost
- Ring 2: Rare ring with Life, Resistances, and primary attributes, Dwarf Star, or Angelic Halo
- Amulet: The Eye of Etlich, Amulet with +3 to Martial Arts, Angelic Wings
- Charm 1: Any Hellfire Torch for stats, even if it is not Assassin-specific
- Charm 2: Annihilus
- Charm 3: Any Martial Arts Skiller Grand Charms
- Charm 4: Any Charm with Life, Resistances, Faster Hit Recovery, or useful Primary Attributes
- Charm 5: 1x Fire Sunder Charm
Mercenary
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.
Mercenary Gear
Optimal Mercenary Gear
This is one of the best Mercenary gear setups across many characters, including the Martial Arts Assassin.
- Weapon: Ethereal Infinity
- Body Armor: Ethereal Fortitude
- Helm: Ethereal Andariel's Visage socketed with a Ral Rune
Budget Mercenary Gear
This is a cheap gear set to get your Mercenary some damage and survivability on a budget.
- Weapon: Insight or Obedience
- Body Armor: Treachery
- Helm: Vampire Gaze
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