Assassin

“ Most rogues are looked upon with contempt or loathing by civilized folk, or simply ignored altogether. There are some among the ranks of the Thieves, however, who command respect through fear, and whose names are voiced with either dread or hatred: Assassins. Not content with stealing gold or plunder, these grim professionals steal lives instead, killing for their wages, trading blood for gold. Some Assassins are ruthless predators who've developed a taste for blood and thrill at the act of killing, while others are grim professionals, bringing a kind of honor even to the direst of professions. However they approach their profession, Assassins must be able to do three things: get close to their targets, kill them quickly, and escape uncaught. The ease with which an Assassin performs the first and third tasks marks the difference between an amateur and an artist. ” - Assassin Lore		Assassin  Harbinger of Death
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Overview The assassin is a stealth class that specializes in quickly eliminating one target. They are highly-prized in group fights for their ability to block all healing on a target with Shadow Mantle. Solo players will also find the assassin's kit quite versatile, however, they have few ranged weapon choices and no way to increase their speed, relying on Steal Breath to slow their target instead.		Assassin Information Base Classes Mage, Rogue Races Aelfborn, Aracoix, Elf, Human, Irekei, Nephilim, Shade, Vampire Disciplines Archer, Archmage, Artillerist, Battle Magus, Belgosch, Blade Weaver, Blood Prophet, Bounty Hunter, Conjurer, Enchanter, Gorgoi, Prospector, Rat Catcher, Saboteur, Savant, Shroudborne, Strigoi, Sun Dancer, Traveler, Undead Hunter, Wererat, Wyrmslayer Mastery Runes Master of Great Swords, Master of Staves, Master of Swords Loreplay Aracoix Kh'ree, High Court, Mercenary Company, Noble House, Temple of the Cleansing Flame, Thieves' Den, Unholy Legion, Virakt, Wizard's Conclave Skills Granted Shadowmastery (level 10), Dagger Mastery & Unarmed Combat Mastery (level 20) Assassin Static Powers Stances mage 20 35 25 stance details rogue 20 40 25 stance details Weapon Powers mage 20 25 25 25 rogue 10 5 30 40 5 30 30 40
Powers and Skills Level Icon Ability Description 10 Shadow Bolt Single-target cold Damage and short Stun Backstab Next weapon swing does extra damage ignores Passive Defense (requires Invisibility) Backstab: Pellegorn Damage over time, Health regeneratuion debuff (requires Invisibility) Backstab: Buchinine Stamina damage over time, ground, and stamina recovery debuff (requires Invisibility) Backstab: Magusbane Mana damage over time and mana recovery debuff (requires Invisibility) Backstab: Galpa Intelligence, Spirit, and spell damage debuff (requires Invisibility) Backstab: Gorgon's Venom Attack speed and melee damage debuff (requires Invisibility) Fade Personal Invisibility (mage only, cancelled if you move) 11 Cloak of Shadows Personal Defense and cold resistance buff 14 Blindness Single-target defense and attack rating debuff 15 Shadow Touch Single-target Stun Offensive Stance Personal combat stance Defensive Stance Personal combat stance Precise Stance Personal combat stance 16 Antidote Single-target remove poison 18 Poison Blade Target weapon may deal extra poison damage Steal Breath Singe target Snare and poison damage over time 19 Invisibility Personal Invisibility (allows movement, mage only) 20 Poison Tolerance Single-target poison damage resistance buff 24 Chilling Shadows Single-target attack speed debuff and remove attack speed buffs 26 Plague of Blindness AoE defense and attack rating debuff 28 Passwall Personal teleportation (requires Invisibility) 30 Counter Venom Personal poison damage Fortitude 34 Silence Single-target Chant removal, chant block, and chat silence 38 Slayer's Focus Personal Stun immunity buff 40 Aura of Silence AoE dispell chant, block chant, and chat silence 42 Shadow Mantle Single-target healing mantle (target cannot be healed) 50 Summon Darkspawn Summons a shadow Pet
Playstyle Tips Assassin's varied kit allows the class access to a variety of builds with focuses on different spells. While Shadowmantle is often the key spell in their arsenal, Assassins can be built to thrive in different PvP environment, with damage and support being their best roles. The choice of playstyle starts right from creation, when you pick your base class, as Rogue Assassins and Mage Assassins play very differently. Mage Shadow Bolt is your bread and butter spell on a damage-based Mage Assassin and Steal Breath allows you to kite very effectively. Support-based Mage Assassins revolve around keeping Shadowmantle on a targeted enemy during a fight. Shadow Mantle is placed very far to the right on the effects bar so, with the plethora of Assassin and Mage debuffs, key moments of a fight are often spent trying to keep a debuff in front the Shadow Mantle effect so a Dispel Debuff spell doesn't remove Shadow Mantle. Though Mage defensive stance gives good spell resistances, Mage Assassins are light on defensive options so beware not to let someone get the jump on you! Rogue The power rank 40 backstabs are a tremendous boon to your burst damage. Due to the nature of the powers, you activate Backstab first and then cast one of its poison variants you can execute a double backstab! Dodge is the best passive defense in the game so it is very recommended to put at least some trains in it; however, high defense is often the primary damage mitigation method for Rogue-based prestige classes. Rogue Assassins are very tight on trains, so have a clear vision of what powers and focus lines are necessary in which to invest heavily.
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