SK relative uselessness in PvE is somewhat offset by the fact that they're indisputably S-tier in PvP.
They're really just a nightmare to deal with, and like all melees, they only get stronger with gear as the timeline progresses. They're jousting you with high damage 2H weapons, lifetapping you at range, dropping DoTs to gradually wear you down, can cast lev and both types of invis to chase you anywhere, can see invis, can FD so they don't care about fighting around mobs or deep inside dungeons. They also have shadow step (hugely underrated PvP spell) and a pet that both allow them to pull a lot of tricks the other melee classes can't. Oh, and that otherwise useless Harm Touch ability is suddenly extremely dangerous, especially vs. low HP casters. Just a godlike PvP class.
Those who have only ever played on a Blue server will never appreciate the full power of the SK class.
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