1. Basic Skills and Damage Rotation
Ambush and Eviscerate: Generate and consume combo points
Shadowstrike: Powerful combo point generation from stealth (utilize Shadow Dance)
Shadow Dance and Symbols of Death: Attack power increase buff, can be used simultaneously as they are off the GCD
Basic damage rotation: Shadow Dance Symbols of Death Shadowstrike, Eviscerate repeat
2. Tips for Utilizing Shadow Dance and Symbols of Death
Shadow Dance and Symbols of Death can be used simultaneously as they are off the GCD
Macros can be used (but separating Shadow Dance and Symbols of Death is recommended)
Useful macros are shared in the video description
3. Advanced Shadow Dance Usage
Why Shadowstrike generates 3 or more combo points (Premeditation, Weapon Specialization, Shadow Stalker)
Darkest Night: Reduces Shadow Dance cooldown when combo points are spent
Find Weakness: Extends Symbols of Death duration
4. Rupture and Secret Technique
Rupture: Combo point spending DoT skill, recommended to refresh at 9 seconds or less
Secret Technique: Powerful Eviscerate skill, use when Shadow Dance and Symbols of Death are active
Use Cold Blood with Secret Technique (use a macro)
5. Cooldown Skills: Flagellation and Shadow Blades
Flagellation: Increases Mastery, lasts 24 seconds
Shadow Blades: Adds Shadow damage, generates maximum combo points
Use Flagellation and Shadow Blades together (same cooldown)
6. Opening Damage Rotation
Start with Shadowstrike after stealth (7 combo points generated with Premeditation)
Rupture after Flagellation
Shadow Dance Symbols of Death Shadowstrike
Cold Blood Secret Technique
Shadow Blades Shadowstrike
Spam Shadowstrike and Eviscerate (utilize Shadow Stalker)
Maintain Shadow Dance and Symbols of Death, repeat every 1 minute 30 seconds
Macro usage tips (refer to video description)
7. AoE Damage Rotation
Shuriken Storm (replaces Ambush, Shadowstrike)
Black Powder (replaces Eviscerate)
8. Hero Talent: Deathstalker
Increases target's attack power, enhances Finishing Blow
Nimble Wind: Deals AoE damage to nearby enemies when attacking a single target (maintain single target damage rotation up to 8 targets)
Unseen Blade: Stacking blades when using Ambush/Shadowstrike, triggers Finality at 4 stacks (12 combo point Eviscerate)
9. Item Setup
Mastery and Versatility are important
If there is no Agility option, Mastery/Versatility items are more powerful even if the item level difference is large
1 minute 30 second cooldown trinket is essential (e.g., Sinful Gladiator's Medallion)