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== Optional Feats ==
*Craven (Champions of Ruin) to add more sneak attack damage
*Improved Buckler Defense (Complete Warrior) for more AC
*Two-Weapon Defense line for more AC
*Shadow Blade (Tome of Battle) to add dex to damage
*Deepspawn (Lords of Madness) for more attacks per round
*Snap Kick (Tome of Battle) for more attacks per round
*Vexing Flanker (Player's Handbook 2) for for a higher attack bonus when flanking
*Telling Blow (Player's Handbook 2) when combined with a keen kukri will let you Sneak Attack more often
*Sacred Strike (Book of Exalted Deeds) upgrades your sneak attack dice from d6 do d8 against evil creatures
*Staggering Strike (Complete Adventurer) will limit your foes to a single standard action
*Go Human or Changeling and pick up Able Learner (Races of Destiny) to have the opportunity to maintain high trapfinding skills (Search, Disable Device) throughout your progression
*Surprising Riposte, especially when combined with Scarlet Corsair or Invisible Blade, can be really good for combining full attacks with feints