6/5/26 Update
Adjusted the build to reflect the change to Flurry being moved from Swordsman to Teras Kasi.

For those less fortunate to die being hunted by this build you may want to understand how it hurts so much.
The build is originally based off of the Bounty Hunter/Pikeman Enhanced Build. With the new Damage Stance, I thought why not push the damage as high as I can, so I switched the expertise to hold onto Assassin but also to gain Damage Stance from Teras Kasi Master. The damage uplift was good but decided to take it further, one of the issues in PVP is even thou you may hit hard, your hits get reduced significantly by armor, so I pushed to get higher Strikethrough, over 30%, easy enough with Razor Cat Jewelry Set, not so easy if you wanted Advanced Smoke Bomb from the Assassin Jewelry Set. Only source of that is by pushing Strength higher.

Overview: Melee Assassin Bounty Hunter with Cloaking Ability optional. Can wear Cutthroat Jewelry Set, Assassin Jewelry Set, Razor Cat Jewelry Set, Steel Body Jewelry Set, and Dire Fate Jewelry Set.

Content Solo:
Sher Kar - YES (20-28k DPS)
Revanite Daily - YES (In Tank Stance, or with defense cooldowns like Shield in Damage Stance)
Hracca Daily - YES (with defense cooldowns like Shield)

Pros:
Cloaking to get out of combat
Powerful Cooldown Defenses via Bounty Hunter
Good defense with Steel Body Jewelry set.

Cons:
Surprisingly good defense but lacking heals so can easily die very quickly.

Brawler: Choosing Swordsman and taking Strength for additional Strikethrough and Damage.

Swordsman: Taken for the extra Strikethrough Chance, also the new Swordsman weapons from Kashyyyk hit really hard this build occasionally will get a standard strikethrough hit of 5k. With Chapter 6 we lost Flurry in Swordsman, so to obtain Flurry we now lose Vital Strike also.

Assassin: Normally I would take Assassin's Mark here for extra proc chance of hits, but with the new 2 speed weapons which hit harder the likelihood of the proc happening is lower, so instead pushed Strikethrough little higher with 1 points in Assassin's Blade providing an additional 2 Strikethrough. For highest Damage possible you can wear Razor Cat Jewelry Set. For cloak and dagger you can wear Assassin Jewelry Set, very recommended for PVP as you have very little healing.

Bounty Hunter: Any PVP build should have Bounty Hunter as it provides the most amount of Block Reduction. Provides one of the best Defense Cooldown in game Shields. Also gets a combined boost of damage of 55% when you use Underhand and Preperation. Fun little note Burn has a 30m range even with melee and Confusion Shot has a 45m range with melee, Confusion Shot thou has a very slow cooldown.

Teras Kasi Artist: Teras Kasi provides the best well rounded defense when fully buffed. Additionally the class provides a major uplift to Melee Damage of 28%. Provides the most amount of Block. A 20m range melee attack and optional Root ability. With Master Teras Kasi we get the new Tank Stance and Damage Stance, the later providing another 25% damage increase. Master Teras Kasi also allows you to wear Steel Body Jewelry Set which pushes your Parry, Block Chance, and Block Value very high providing some much more needed defense when not engaging in PVP.

Preferred Buffs and Gear:
Usual Stacked Buffs - Doctor, Squad Leader, Junk Dealer, Favor of the Elders, Tactical Stim, Lasting Performance, Familiar, Mustafar Injector, Imperial/Rebel Flag Buffs (all 9).
Less Common Buffs - Large Aurilian Crystal, Bantha Surprise, Wookie-ookies, Hoth Chocolate.
Food Buff - Rakririan Burnout, Mandalorian Wine.
Pet Buff - NO
Entertainer Inspiration - 3000 Kinetic, 3000 Energy, 6% Second Chance Heal, 5% Evasion, 240 Strength.
Jewelry Set - Assassin Jewelry Set, or Steel Body
Attachments - 9 Piece Strength, Luck, Precision.
Exotics - Weapon Damage, Two-Hand Melee Damage, Luck.
Powerups - 3 Weapon Damage Increase.
Stance - Damage

STATS: With Assassin Jewelry Set
Needs Update

STATS: With Steel Body Jewelry Set
Needs Update

Final Thoughts: Its a Glass Cannon build which is fine with the defense cooldowns. You will take out your target nice and fast and with shields popped on you will clear multiple players at once after you come out of Stealth using Assassin Jewelry Set. When not doing PVP the Steel Body Jewelry set pushes damage a bit higher with added Strength and much need defense through additional Block. Very fun to clear out mobs in Death Watch Bunker. With the 2 cone abilities you can line up Tuskan and watch them topple like dominos.

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