Animation Sync Issue: Stalker/Staff/Assassin's Staff

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It seems like the animation on this power is shorter than the activation time. Or something. Basically, the effect happens long after the animation is done, which causes weird issues.

 

When I use Assassin's Staff, the animation finishes, the target and adjacent mobs are notified, and THEN the attack actually hits/"Assassin's Strike" text pop-up/damage occurs. The mis-synced power is jarring to watch. But more importantly, this can allow the target mob to get off an attack between end of animation and damage, even if the attack one-shots them.