diff --git a/src/dom.js b/src/dom.js
index 03270db..5f873be 100644
--- a/src/dom.js
+++ b/src/dom.js
@@ -69,42 +69,54 @@ export { createElement as el };
 
 import { prop_process } from './dom-common.js';
 const { setDeleteAttr }= prop_process;
+const assign_context= new WeakMap();
 export function assign(element, ...attributes){
-	const _this= this;
-	const s= signals(this);
 	if(!attributes.length) return element;
+	assign_context.set(element, assignContext(element, this));
+	
+	for(const [ key, value ] of Object.entries(Object.assign({}, ...attributes)))
+		assignAttribute.call(this, element, key, value);
+	assign_context.delete(element);
+	return element;
+}
+export function assignAttribute(element, key, value){
+	/* jshint maxcomplexity:14 */
+	const { setRemoveAttr, s }= assignContext(element, this);
+	const _this= this;
+	
+	value= s.processReactiveAttribute(element, key, value,
+		(key, value)=> assignAttribute.call(_this, element, key, value));
+	const [ k ]= key;
+	if("="===k) return setRemoveAttr(key.slice(1), value);
+	if("."===k) return setDelete(element, key.slice(1), value);
+	if(/(aria|data)([A-Z])/.test(key)){//TODO: temporal as aria* exists in Element for some browsers
+		key= key.replace(/([a-z])([A-Z])/g, "$1-$2").toLowerCase();
+		return setRemoveAttr(key, value);
+	}
+	if("className"===key) key= "class";//just optimalization, `isPropSetter` returns false immediately
+	switch(key){
+		case "xlink:href":
+			return setRemoveAttr(key, value, "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink");
+		case "textContent": //just optimalization, its part of Node ⇒ deep for `isPropSetter`
+			return setDeleteAttr(element, key, value);
+		case "style":
+			if(typeof value!=="object") break;
+			/* falls through */
+		case "dataset":
+			return forEachEntries(s, value, setDelete.bind(null, element[key]));
+		case "ariaset":
+			return forEachEntries(s, value, (key, val)=> setRemoveAttr("aria-"+key, val));
+		case "classList":
+			return classListDeclarative.call(_this, element, value);
+	}
+	return isPropSetter(element, key) ? setDeleteAttr(element, key, value) : setRemoveAttr(key, value);
+}
+function assignContext(element, _this){
+	if(assign_context.has(element)) return assign_context.get(element);
 	const is_svg= element instanceof SVGElement;
 	const setRemoveAttr= (is_svg ? setRemoveNS : setRemove).bind(null, element, "Attribute");
-	
-	/* jshint maxcomplexity:13 */
-	Object.entries(Object.assign({}, ...attributes)).forEach(function assignNth([ key, attr ]){
-		attr= s.processReactiveAttribute(element, key, attr, assignNth);
-		const [ k ]= key;
-		if("="===k) return setRemoveAttr(key.slice(1), attr);
-		if("."===k) return setDelete(element, key.slice(1), attr);
-		if(/(aria|data)([A-Z])/.test(key)){//TODO: temporal as aria* exists in Element for some browsers
-			key= key.replace(/([a-z])([A-Z])/g, "$1-$2").toLowerCase();
-			return setRemoveAttr(key, attr);
-		}
-		if("className"===key) key= "class";//just optimalization, `isPropSetter` returns false immediately
-		switch(key){
-			case "xlink:href":
-				return setRemoveAttr(key, attr, "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink");
-			case "textContent": //just optimalization, its part of Node ⇒ deep for `isPropSetter`
-				return setDeleteAttr(element, key, attr);
-			case "style":
-				if(typeof attr!=="object") break;
-				/* falls through */
-			case "dataset":
-				return forEachEntries(s, attr, setDelete.bind(null, element[key]));
-			case "ariaset":
-				return forEachEntries(s, attr, (key, val)=> setRemoveAttr("aria-"+key, val));
-			case "classList":
-				return classListDeclarative.call(_this, element, attr);
-		}
-		return isPropSetter(element, key) ? setDeleteAttr(element, key, attr) : setRemoveAttr(key, attr);
-	});
-	return element;
+	const s= signals(_this);
+	return { setRemoveAttr, s };
 }
 export function classListDeclarative(element, toggle){
 	const s= signals(this);
@@ -137,7 +149,7 @@ function forEachEntries(s, obj, cb){
 	if(typeof obj !== "object" || obj===null) return;
 	return Object.entries(obj).forEach(function process([ key, val ]){
 		if(!key) return;
-		val= s.processReactiveAttribute(obj, key, val, a=> cb(...a));
+		val= s.processReactiveAttribute(obj, key, val, cb);
 		cb(key, val);
 	});
 }
diff --git a/src/signals-common.js b/src/signals-common.js
index d0b42c5..abe281a 100644
--- a/src/signals-common.js
+++ b/src/signals-common.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export const signals_global= {
 	isSignal(attributes){ return false; },
-	processReactiveAttribute(obj, key, attr, assignNth){ return attr; },
+	processReactiveAttribute(obj, key, attr, set){ return attr; },
 };
 export function registerReactivity(def, global= true){
 	if(global) return Object.assign(signals_global, def);
diff --git a/src/signals-lib.js b/src/signals-lib.js
index 6950dc2..f4c55dc 100644
--- a/src/signals-lib.js
+++ b/src/signals-lib.js
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ S.el= function(signal, map){
 import { typeOf } from './helpers.js';
 export const signals_config= {
 	isSignal,
-	processReactiveAttribute(_, key, attrs, assignNth){
+	processReactiveAttribute(_, key, attrs, set){
 		if(!isSignal(attrs)) return attrs;
-		const l= attr=> assignNth([ key, attr ]);
+		const l= attr=> set(key, attr);
 		addSignalListener(attrs, l);
 		removeSignalsFromElements(attrs, l, _, key);
 		return attrs();