Skill / Shadowstrix
Crow Storm
A delayed area threat that makes a retreat lane costly and helps set up the burst sequence.
Skill familyCrow Storm
Class / weaponShadowstrix / Dagger
Combat roleDelayed area pressure
Skill purpose
Crow Storm makes a retreat lane expensive and gives the assassin time to choose the next angle. Use it to shape movement around the burst.
- Place it on the route the target wants to use.
- Combine it with a slow or mark.
- Leave when the area has done its job.
When to spend it
Use Crow Storm when it changes the next decision: it creates an opening, protects an interaction, or makes the route home safer.
- Spend it after the enemy commits to a readable action.
- Avoid using it on a target that can simply walk out of the effect.
- Keep the next escape or control tool in mind before committing.
Pairing notes
The best skill bar has an opener, a control or protection answer, a finisher, and a way to survive the response. Test the pairing in the intended mode before upgrading around it.
- Pair damage with a way to hold the target.
- Pair support with a way to move after the protection lands.
- Use the map route to decide whether utility is worth more than burst.