Nor will anything else in the area of effect for that matter. If you target a PI, it will take neither fire nor physical damage.

Fire immunes take no damage from the fire damage, but if you target a FI with DTail, it will be damaged by the physical part of the kick. Fire immunes and Physical immunes take no damage. And this is one of the criticisms of Dragon Tail – It suffers from two immunities. The important thing to note from the sequence above is that the fire damage is dependent on your applied physical damage.

Give it a visit and whilst you are there you may want to re-acquaint yourself with What Works with Kicks. This whole process is explained in detail, with equations and a worked example, in the Martial Arts section of The Assassin FAQ, so I’m not going to repeat it here. The physical damage is applied only to the target monster. This damage is applied to all enemies in the fixed 4 yard radius of effect.Ĥ. The physical damage as applied to the target monster is multiplied by the fire damage bonus from Dragon Tail. The physical resistance of the target monster is applied.ģ. Remember that critical strike and deadly strike do not work with kicks.Ģ. Your physical damage is calculated, including any bonuses from gear, mercenary / parts auras etc. The experienced Assassin can deliver a kick so powerful it actually causes an explosion on impact, sending any nearby victims sprawling.Īs usual the in game description is a bit cryptic and tells us little about how the skill actually works. Please bear in mind that I do play SC twinked, so you will need to use some of your own experience and judgement if you are going HC untwinked. I have tried to write the guide to cover both Hardcore and Softcore play, twinked and un-twinked. Plus of course, if you can get through the game solo, you can get through the game in a party. If you are going to play in a party, the guide should give you enough information to be able to work out which other character skills complement the build best.

The Tiger Strike / Dragon Tail Assassin Build Guide is written for playing through all three difficulties solo.

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