About Assassin
Melee striker: poison, blades and shadow - fast crits from behind.
Class overview
- Role
- Elementalist
- Combat
- Melee
- Armor
- Medium
- Weapon
- Viper Fang
- Offhand
- Shadow Dirk
- Skills
- 20 skills · 4 skill lines
Weapon & offhand
Class equipment bases and the stats they can roll.
Skills
Assassin has 20 skills across 4 lines. Read each effect and base cooldown below; select a card for its full details.
Venomcraft
Poisoned Blade
Venomcraft · Tier 1
The blade need not go deep if it is wet.
- Cooldown
- 8s
- Effect type
- Damage over time
- Scaling stat
- Poison
Toxic Pool
Venomcraft · Tier 2
The flask bursts on the ground and the poison spreads into a pool that burns.
- Cooldown
- 9s
- Effect type
- Area damage
- Scaling stat
- Poison
Paralyzing Toxin
Venomcraft · Tier 3
It doesn't kill: it locks. The enemy slows inside its own body.
- Cooldown
- 12s
- Effect type
- Crowd control
- Scaling stat
- Chill
Deadly Venom
Venomcraft · Tier 4
The poison kept for when it cannot go wrong.
- Cooldown
- 8s
- Effect type
- Damage over time
- Scaling stat
- Poison
Dagger Plague
Venomcraft · Tier 5
The plague he has carried in his sheath for years.
- Cooldown
- 16s
- Effect type
- Ultimate
- Scaling stat
- Poison
Blades
Stab
Blades · Tier 1
Flips over the target and stabs from above before it notices.
- Cooldown
- 6s
- Effect type
- Direct damage
- Scaling stat
- Attack
Double Cut
Blades · Tier 2
Two blades, two beats, one movement.
- Cooldown
- 6s
- Effect type
- Direct damage
- Scaling stat
- Attack
Slash Apart
Blades · Tier 3
Many shallow cuts, so the bleeding never stops.
- Cooldown
- 8s
- Effect type
- Damage over time
- Scaling stat
- Bleed
Dance of Blades
Blades · Tier 4
Blades of light spin through the horde, cut everyone and return to his hand.
- Cooldown
- 9s
- Effect type
- Area damage
- Scaling stat
- Attack
Thousand Cuts
Blades · Tier 5
Nobody counts how many. Not even him.
- Cooldown
- 16s
- Effect type
- Ultimate
- Scaling stat
- Bleed
Execution
Vital Point
Execution · Tier 1
He knows where the heart beats without having to look.
- Cooldown
- 6s
- Effect type
- Buff
- Scaling stat
- Crit Chance
Mortal Blow
Execution · Tier 2
The strike he practises when nobody is watching.
- Cooldown
- 6s
- Effect type
- Direct damage
- Scaling stat
- Attack
Death Mark
Execution · Tier 3
Marks the target. After that it is only a matter of time.
- Cooldown
- 10s
- Effect type
- Debuff
- Scaling stat
- Expose
Execute
Execution · Tier 4
One clean blow, to put it down for good.
- Cooldown
- 6s
- Effect type
- Direct damage
- Scaling stat
- Attack
Decapitate
Execution · Tier 5
One clean motion. The whole group learns to finish the job.
- Cooldown
- 16s
- Effect type
- Ultimate
- Scaling stat
- Crit Chance
Shadow
Shadow
Shadow · Tier 1
Vanishes into smoke and only reappears to strike, always from a new side.
- Cooldown
- 14s
- Effect type
- Buff
- Scaling stat
- Dodge
Shadow Sweep
Shadow · Tier 2
Slides low along the ground like a shadow and topples anyone in the way.
- Cooldown
- 8s
- Effect type
- Movement
- Scaling stat
- Dodge
Ambush Strike
Shadow · Tier 3
Slides along a rope of light over the horde and drops on the other side.
- Cooldown
- 6s
- Effect type
- Direct damage
- Scaling stat
- Attack
Smoke
Shadow · Tier 4
Smoke in the face: it blinds whoever was aiming.
- Cooldown
- 10s
- Effect type
- Debuff
- Scaling stat
- Blind
Phantom Assault
Shadow · Tier 5
Strikes from every side at once, and the group takes the opening.
- Cooldown
- 16s
- Effect type
- Ultimate
- Scaling stat
- Penetration
Skins
Assassin appearances in the beta client catalog. Current availability is controlled by the game.
Phantom Thief
Phantom Thief is a Eternal appearance for Assassin, from the Signature collection.
Void Blade
Void Blade is a Mythic appearance for Assassin, from the Abyss Awakened collection.
Dawn Blade
Dawn Blade is a Mythic appearance for Assassin, from the Celestial Dawn collection.
Kitsune
Kitsune is a Legendary appearance for Assassin, from the Trades and Worlds collection.
Scales of the Maw
Scales of the Maw is a Mythic appearance for Assassin, from the Boss Trophies collection.
Base stats
Class defaults before equipment, passives and other modifiers. Health, Regen and Absorption use their character-sheet display scales.
| Stat | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Attack | 13 |
| Crit Chance | 2% |
| Haste | 0.4% |
| Health | 700 |
Beta values
Values describe the 0.7.3 beta client. Runtime balance settings and server-controlled availability or prices may differ.