Talk:Ash/@comment-2601:646:4100:450:69DB:12EA:D2DF:3701-20171027020956/@comment-28106299-20180111162917

@OP : Good write-up, an interesting take on it.

I have to agree with you that Seeking Shuriken is indeed where Ash keeps his supremacy and that Bladestorm is a bit ... meh ... overall. Bladestorm has its uses since it completely ignores armor and deals alot of damage, but geared players probably won't use this ability much. However, I think there is one unique thing about Ash that's really important to mention, and especially for end-game purposes:

Ash is, as of yet, the only frame that can shred off and/or ignore armor in its entirety while also turning himself invisible. Well... I don't count Hydroid's pool of death as an invisibility skill, but I guess that could be argued. My point is, however, that invisibility allows you to hit hard with melee weapons (8x multiplier), so that while daggers are very strong due to Teleport enabling finishers on any enemy, Ash can also do riddicilously well with most other melee weapons deep into endless missions: high damage and no armor makes the Zenistar extremely dangerous for groups of enemies, the Galatine Prime with roflcopter combo destroys pretty much anything it touches, and whips with Maiming Strike can deal devastating crits to pretty much every enemy in a single room.

All in all, I just think Ash is absolutely superb for solo runs.