Why do you choose to play a Shadow?

Because Dagger CI/GR with Flicker Strike, Whirling Blades, and Phase Run makes me feel like Nightcrawler.

What's better than being able to cast magic spells while dealing close range damage at monsters. Pretty much tell those mobs "In Your Face"

I was a duelist forever... but with this new class, I immediately grabbed it up because the guy just looks cool and has a great personality.

The skill tree offers a lot of free to where I can make him a fast attacking assassin type, a magical ranged artist, or a melee dps/tank type. The freedom is great.

sin sin sin...assasin...never liked them...can de match up against Marauder and templar in pvp...

i'm interrested by shadow class because i would like to play a magical character but not only magical and i'm not very attract by strength, so shadow look like the better choice

The easy access to increased critical chance and multiplier nodes, the starting location lets you easily dip into witch or ranger, and you can focus on ES if you don't like evasion.

I liked the idea of a magical assassin, being able to kill guys quickly with dual weapons and spells. My first build focused on crit, which was very fun. Since then I've always considered Shadows my favorite class.

First I was very skeptical about its potential when the shadow was introduced as the 6th class;

now I try to make the best from the options he offers between intelligence (for mana) and dexterity (for traps, as example) - and starting to like it... ^^

For me, shadow and templar offer better access to mana control, combined with the potential of strength resp. dex.

to be a ninja...but turning the voice volume off for this one