Assassin

Class Information for Assassin

Type:

Predator ( Scout )

City:

All Cities

Primary Stat:

Agility

Armor:

Chain Armor

Weapons:

Sword, Axe, Spear, Rapier, Dagger, Bow, Thrown; may dual-wield; may use poisons

Shields:

Bucklers, Round Shields

Expert Spells:

Combat Arts ( Rare Loam )

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Spells

Equipment

AAs and Prestige

The Assassin profession is ideal for those who wish to master sinister strikes and hidden attacks. The Assassin serves his party best in the frontlines of combat. He surveys the battle for potential prey and attacks of opportunity, striking from the shadows to inflict massive damage.

Class Armor Edit

Phantasma (Armor Set) (20) - Armor Questline treasured assassin set (starts with Custom Fitted Armor - Part I )
Nightbane Blood Mail (Armor Set) (37) - Deathfist Citadel mastercrafted set
Darkstrike (Armor Set) (67) - Quest rewards from Cloud Mount Timeline
Nemesis (Armor Set) (67) - complete set drops from Named Monsters in the The Laboratory of Lord Vyemm
Nightfall (Armor Set) (67) - Kingdom of Sky assassin Relic Armor
Kithicor's Nighthunter (Armor Set) (69) - Echoes of Faydwer legendary predator set
Cunning (Armor Set) (70) - Echoes of Faydwer fabled assassin set
Impetuous Strikes (Armor Set) (77) - Rise of Kunark legendary scout set
Dead-Eye (Armor Set) (78) - Rise of Kunark fabled predator set
Insidious (Armor Set) (80) - Rise of Kunark fabled assassin set
Marauder's Guile (Armor Set) (80) - The Shadow Odyssey T1 legendary predator set
Ravaged Vigor (Armor Set) (80) - The Shadow Odyssey T2 legendary predator set
Deadly Eruption (Armor Set) (80) - The Shadow Odyssey T3 fabled predator shard armor set
Tainted Shadowsteel (Armor Set) (80) - The Shadow Odyssey fabled assassin set

Epic Weapon Edit

Assassin Epic Weapon Timeline (80) - Rise of Kunark Assassin Epic Weapon

Combat Arts By Category Edit

The first spell (and level) of each type is listed. See the detailed description for the full upgrade line.

Ranged Attack CAs

Any Position

Damage x 2: Deadly Shot (3)
Damage even with no ranged weapon: Improvised Weapon (30)

Flanking or Behind

Damage: Head Shot (26)

Behind

Damage: Spine Shot (15)

Melee Attack CAs

Any Position

damage + DoT (slash): Quick Strike (1)
damage + DoT(pierce), ending damage(piercing): Gushing Wound (2)
damage + DoT(pierce): Impale (13)
damage + root(5%break): Paralyzing Strike (32)

Flanking or Behind

damage + stealth: Masked Strike (5)
damagex3 if <20% health: Death Blow (58)
damage + debuff defense: Crippling Strike (44)

From Stealth

damage: Ambush (2)
damage to all in area: Massacre (19)
damage + stifle: Jugular Slice (20)
damage(great): Mortal Blade (24)
damage + DoT(pierce) to all in area: Stealth Assault (28)
damage(best): Assassinate (50)

Flanking or Behind from Stealth

damage(good): Eviscerate (10)

Following Stealth CA

damage according to how many stealth CAs used last 10s, usable after stealth CA: Fatal Followup (80)

Other CAs

Stealth

stealth: Stealth (1)
(See Shrouded Attack under Melee/Flanking or Behind)
(See Stalk under Hate Control)
Instant Out of Combat Stealth and See Invisibility: Slip Away (22)

Short Duration Self Buffs

Attack Speed: Honed Reflexes (35)
DPS + Pierce + Slash : Deadly Focus (40)
Enter Stealth after CA use, -Hate Gain: Concealment (55)
CA Dmg + reuse timers of <1min reuse CAs: Exacting (65)

Self Buffs

Prevent AOE Melee/Ranged Attack: Singular Focus (1)
Agi + DPS: Villainy (13)
Offensive Stance: Whirling Blades (17)
Defensive Stance: Cunning Defense (18)

Ally Buffs

non-poison capable class gets hemotoxin: Apply Poison (52)

Group Buffs

move speed: Pathfinding (4)

Hate Control

lower hate: Evade (6)
transfer hate gain: Murderous Design (11)
lower hate + stealth: Stalk (14)

Debuffs

Stun + restun weak: Cheap Shot (4)
poison resist + snare: Caltrops (7)
defense & trauma: Torture (8)
chance of taking piercing damage for next 5 hits after taking a hit: Death Mark (20)
Snare(breakable) + debuff magic resist(chance of root): Trick of the Hunter (20)

Fun

rat minion: Greth's Willing Scout (20)
Illusion: Disguise: High Elf (40)
Illusion: Shadowed Form of the Assassin (50)

Misc

Track: Tracking (1)
HO Starter: Lucky Break (5)
Evac: Escape (25)
Damage + stun vampire: Dreadfang (35)
Damage and heal self on hitting vampire: Thirsting Veil (35)

Combat Arts by Tier and Level Edit

Tier 1 Level 1 - 9	Tier 2 Level 10 - 19	Tier 3 Level 20 - 29	Tier 4 Level 30 - 39
1 : Quick Strike 1 : Tracking 1 : Stealth 1 : Singular Focus 2 : Ambush 2 : Gushing Wound 3 : Deadly Shot 4 : Cheap Shot 4 : Pathfinding 5 : Lucky Break 5 : Masked Strike 5 : Sinister Strike ◊ 6 : Evade 6 : Hilt Strike 7 : Caltrops 8 : Quick Strike II 8 : Torture 9 : Ambush II	10 : Eviscerate ¥ 11 : Murderous Design 12 : Gushing Wound II ¥ 13 : Impale ¥ 13 : Villainy ¥ 14 : Stalk 15 : Quick Strike III 15 : Spine Shot 16 : Deadly Shot II 17 : Whirling Blades 18 : Cunning Defense 18 : Evade II 19 : Masked Strike II 19 : Massacre	20 : Death Mark 20 : Jugular Slice ¥ 20 : Greth's Willing Scout ♣ 20 : Trick of the Hunter ∅ 21 : Ambush III ¥ 22 : Slip Away 22 : Torture II 23 : Caltrops II 24 : Mortal Blade ¥ 24 : Eviscerate II ¥ 25 : Escape 25 : Murderous Design II 26 : Gushing Wound III 26 : Head Shot 27 : Villainy II 27 : Impale II 28 : Stealth Assault 28 : Stalk II 29 : Spine Shot II 29 : Quick Strike IV	30 : Deadly Shot III ¥ 30 : Improvised Weapon 31 : Whirling Blades II 32 : Cunning Defense II 32 : Paralyzing Strike ¥ 32 : Evade III 33 : Masked Strike III ¥ 33 : Massacre II 34 : Jugular Slice II ¥ 34 : Death Mark II 35 : Honed Reflexes † 35 : Ambush IV 35 : Thirsting Veil † 36 : Torture III 37 : Caltrops III 38 : Eviscerate III 38 : Mortal Blade II 39 : Murderous Design III
Tier 5 Level 40 - 49	Tier 6 Level 50 - 59	Tier 7 Level 60 - 69	Tier 8 Level 70 - 79
40 : Head Shot II ¥ 40 : Disguise: High Elf ♣ 40 : Deadly Focus 40 : Gushing Wound IV 41 : Impale III ¥ 41 : Villainy III 42 : Stealth Assault II 42 : Stalk III 43 : Quick Strike V ¥ 43 : Spine Shot III 44 : Crippling Strike 44 : Deadly Shot IV 44 : Improvised Weapon II ¥ 45 : Whirling Blades III 46 : Cunning Defense III 46 : Evade IV 46 : Paralyzing Strike II 47 : Masked Strike IV 47 : Massacre III 48 : Death Mark III 48 : Jugular Slice III 49 : Ambush V ¥	50 : Torture IV 50 : Assassinate 50 : Shadowed Form of the Assassin ♣ 51 : Caltrops IV 52 : Apply Poison 52 : Mortal Blade III ¥ 52 : Eviscerate IV ¥ 53 : Murderous Design IV 54 : Deadly Focus II 54 : Head Shot III 54 : Gushing Wound V ¥ 55 : Concealment 55 : Impale IV 55 : Villainy IV 56 : Stalk IV 56 : Stealth Assault III 57 : Quick Strike VI 57 : Spine Shot IV 58 : Deadly Shot V 58 : Improvised Weapon III 58 : Crippling Strike II 58 : Death Blow 59 : Whirling Blades IV	60 : Cunning Defense IV 60 : Evade V 60 : Paralyzing Strike III 61 : Masked Strike V ¥ 61 : Massacre IV ¥ 62 : Jugular Slice IV ¥ 62 : Death Mark IV ¥ 63 : Ambush VI 64 : Torture V 65 : Caltrops V 65 : Exacting 65 : Vanish 66 : Eviscerate V 66 : Mortal Blade IV 67 : Deadly Focus III 68 : Gushing Wound VI 68 : Head Shot IV 69 : Impale V 69 : Villainy V	70 : Stealth Assault IV 70 : Assassinate II 70 : Stalk V 71 : Deadly Shot VI 71 : Quick Strike VII ¥ 71 : Spine Shot V 72 : Whirling Blades V 72 : Apply Poison II 72 : Crippling Strike III 72 : Improvised Weapon IV 73 : Evade VI 73 : Massacre V ¥ 73 : Cunning Defense V 73 : Paralyzing Strike IV 74 : Masked Strike VI 74 : Jugular Slice V 74 : Death Mark V ¥ 75 : Ambush VII ¥ 75 : Torture VI 76 : Death Blow II 76 : Caltrops VI 77 : Eviscerate VI 77 : Mortal Blade V 78 : Head Shot V 78 : Gushing Wound VII 79 : Impale VI 79 : Villainy VI
Tier 9 Level 80 - 89	Tier 10 Level 90 - 99	Tier 11 Level 100 - 109
80 : Assassinate III 80 : Fatal Followup 80 : Stalk VI 80 : Stealth Assault V 81 : Quick Strike VIII 81 : Spine Shot VI 81 : Deadly Shot VII 82 : Apply Poison III 82 : Crippling Strike IV 82 : Improvised Weapon V 82 : Whirling Blades VI 83 : Paralyzing Strike V ¥ 83 : Cunning Defense VI 83 : Massacre VI 83 : Evade VII 84 : Death Mark VI ¥ 84 : Masked Strike VII ¥ 84 : Jugular Slice VI ¥ 85 : Ambush VIII 85 : Torture VII 86 : Death Blow III 86 : Caltrops VII 87 : Mortal Blade VI 87 : Eviscerate VII 87 : Deadly Focus IV 88 : Gushing Wound VIII 88 : Head Shot VI 89 : Impale VII 89 : Villainy VII	90 : Assassinate IV 90 : Fatal Followup II 90 : Stalk VII 90 : Stealth Assault VI 91 : Deadly Shot VIII 91 : Quick Strike IX 91 : Spine Shot VII 92 : Apply Poison IV 92 : Crippling Strike V 92 : Improvised Weapon VI 92 : Whirling Blades VII 93 : ^{[ information needed ]} 93 : Evade VIII 94 : ^{[ information needed ]} 95 : ^{[ information needed ]}	spells
¥ - Available as a Grandmaster choice. See below. ♣ - Fun Spell ◊ - from completing any Lore and Legend quest . † - from Bloodline Chronicles Adventure Pack ∅ - from Splitpaw Saga Adventure Pack - improves with level up to 50 ¹ - from Echoes of Faydwer Expansion ² - from Rise of Kunark Expansion

Grandmaster Training Choices Edit

Tier 2 - Level 14	Tier 3 - Level 24	Tier 4 - Level 34	Tier 5 - Level 44
Eviscerate Gushing Wound II Impale Villainy	Jugular Slice Ambush III Mortal Blade Eviscerate II	Deadly Shot III Masked Strike III Paralyzing Strike Jugular Slice II	Head Shot II Impale III Quick Strike V Improvised Weapon II
Tier 6 - Level 54	Tier 7 - Level 64	Tier 8 - Level 75	Tier 9 - Level 85
Ambush V Mortal Blade III Eviscerate IV Gushing Wound V	Masked Strike V Massacre IV Jugular Slice IV Death Mark IV	Quick Strike VII Massacre V Death Mark V Ambush VII	Jugular Slice VI Masked Strike VII Death Mark VI Paralyzing Strike V
Tier 10 - Level 95
spells

Achievements Edit

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Assassin AAs

Subcategories

This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.

A

Assassin AAs ‎ (1 C, 32 P)
[ × ] Assassin Dragon AAs ‎ (1 P)
[ × ] Assassin Prestige ‎ (1 P)

A cont.

[ × ] Assassin Shadows AAs ‎ (8 P)
Assassin Subclass Prestige ‎ (1 C, 3 P)

P

Predator AAs ‎ (1 C, 27 P)

P cont.

[ × ] Predator Heroic AAs ‎ (7 P)

Pages in category "Assassin"

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Assassin AAs

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