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** Mosaic, a Rune Word for Assassin Claws introduced in ''Resurrected'''s Patch 2.6 quickly catapulted Martial Arts Assassins as one of the most powerful builds in the game. In general it's a fairly solid Rune Word, with +2 to Martial Arts Skills, Attack Speed and Life Steal, good all-around damage and Prevent Monster Heal, and it makes Finishing Moves (such as Phoenix Strike) have a 50% chance to refresh your charges instead of consume them. What puts Mosaic in the broken territory is the fact Assassins can dual-wield it, and the aforementioned 50% chance stacks additively - in order words, with two Mosaics, your Finishing Moves ''will never consume charges'', allowing them to be spammed at full power so long as you don't let the charges' duration expire. Dual-wield Mosaic can also be a ''literal'' Game-Breaker in that Phoenix Strike is a very flashy skill, and spamming it to your heart's content can actually make lower-end devices struggle.

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** Mosaic, a Rune Word for Assassin Claws introduced in ''Resurrected'''s Patch 2.6 6, quickly catapulted Martial Arts Assassins as one of the most powerful builds in the game. In general it's a fairly solid Rune Word, with +2 to Martial Arts Skills, Attack Speed and Life Steal, good all-around damage and Prevent Monster Heal, and it makes Finishing Moves (such as Phoenix Strike) have a 50% chance to refresh your charges instead of consume them. What puts Mosaic in the broken territory is the fact Assassins can dual-wield it, and doubling every bonus the aforementioned 50% chance stacks additively Rune Word gets, including the ability to refresh charges - in order words, with two Mosaics, your Finishing Moves ''will never consume charges'', allowing them to be spammed at full power so long as you don't let the charges' duration expire.expire. It's regarded as so overpowered that every other Claw is considered completely outclassed by literally any non-Magic Claws with three sockets (even those without skill bonuses). Dual-wield Mosaic can also be a ''literal'' Game-Breaker in that Phoenix Strike is a very flashy skill, and spamming it to your heart's content can actually make lower-end devices struggle.

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