Assassin

The Assassin is a light melee combat class specializing in stealth and teleportation abilities allowing them to ambush their enemies. Assassins possess a wide range of attacks to unleash their fury in a fast paced barrage of attacks to control the fight and finish opponents quickly. With their close range and light armor, Assassins continuously walk a fine line between damage dealt and damage suffered.
==Traditional Assassin Weapons==
*Quarter Staff
*One-Handed Sword
*Dual Wield Daggers
Special and heavy attacks are designed to destroy individual opponents without mercy.
==Current Skills==
Level	Spell 	Cast time	Target 	Range	Cooldown	Energy cost	Description 	Stance
1 	Recuperate 	Channel 	- 	- 	- 	- 	Heal for a large amount of health while channeling for several seconds. Recuperate can only be used outside of combat. 	-
1 	Stealth 	Instant 	- 	- 	5 sec 	- 	Blend the environment around yourself in order to remain hidden. 	-
1 	Stance: Prime Killer 	Instant 	- 	- 	5 sec 	- 	Enter a damage dealer stance unlocking abilities that focus on that role. 	-
1 	Venom Strike 	Instant 	Enemy 	350 	30 sec 	- 	Deal damage to the target and place a Poison debuff on it for 20 seconds. 	Prime Killer
1 	Poison Vial 	Instant 	Location	1350 	30 sec 	- 	Deal damage to all enemy targets caught in the area and add a Poison debuff on them for 20 seconds. 	Prime Killer
25 	Break 	Instant 	Enemy 	500 	60 sec 	- 	Disconnects the target making him unable to take actions. The effect breaks when the target takes damage or 30 seconds pass. Usable only out of combat. 	Prime Killer
35 	Vile Ground 	Instant 	Self 	300 	50 sec 	- 	Deal damage and knockdown all enemy targets near you. 	Prime Killer
55 	Unleash 	2 sec 	Enemy 	300 	35 sec 	- 	Add a Poison debuff to all enemy targets near you for 20 seconds. 	Prime Killer
5 	Stance: Prime Defender	Instant 	- 	150 	5 sec 	- 	Enter a tank stance unlocking abilities that focus on that role. Additionally while in this stance whenever you dodge or parry and attack you get healed for a small amount.	-
5 	Taunt 	Instant 	Enemy 	750 	30 sec 	- 	Throw a damaging projectile at the target and force it to attack you. 	Prime Defender
5 	Obliterate 	Instant 	Enemy 	1250 	10 sec 	- 	Teleport to the target and deal damage to it. 	Prime Defender
25 	Wicked Heart 	Instant 	Self 	- 	20 sec 	- 	Place a healing over time effect on yourself for 10 seconds. 	Prime Defender
45 	Escape Artist 	Instant 	Enemy 	- 	25 sec 	- 	Free yourself from all stun, root, slow and sleep effects. 	Prime Defender
55 	Razor Field 	Instant 	Self 	200 	20 sec 	- 	Deal damage to all enemy targets near you. 	Prime Defender
== Previous Skills (Before Patch 5.6.49) ==
Level	Spell 	Cast time	Target 	Range	Cooldown	Energy cost	Description 	Stance
1 	Stealth 	Instant 	- 	- 	5 sec 	- 	Blend the environment around yourself in order to remain hidden. 	-
15 	Vanish 	Instant 	- 	- 	180 sec 	- 	Break from combat and enter stealth. 	-
1 	Stance: Prime Killer 	Instant 	- 	- 	5 sec 	- 	Adopt an intrusive stance increasing attack power on all attacks. 	-
9 	Hyper Link 	Instant 	Enemy 	350 	30 sec 	- 	Place a limiter on the target. If they get too far away the limiter will trigger rooting them in place for a time. 	Prime Killer
12 	Wrack 	Instant 	Enemy 	500 	45 sec 	- 	Inflict debilitating pain on your target reducing their damage output for a short time. 	Prime Killer
18 	Vitality 	Instant 	- 	500 	45 sec 	- 	Boosts your party health regeneration. 	Prime Killer
1 	Obliterate 	Instant 	Enemy 	50 	10 sec 	- 	Interupting attack that does increased damage when used from stealth. 	Prime Killer
4 	Poison Cloud 	Instant 	Location	1200 	40 sec 	- 	Infuse the nearby area with poison damaging all nearby enemies. 	Prime Killer
21 	Self Sacrifice 	3 sec 	- 	150 	5 sec 	- 	Deal damage to yourself in order to magnify and transmit that damage to all enemies nearby. 	Prime Killer
9 	Stance: Prime Defender	Instant 	- 	- 	5 sec 	- 	Adopt an elusive stance increasing chance to bend incoming attacks as well as increasing threat generated by all damage done. 	-
9 	Redirect 	Instant 	Enemy 	350 	30 sec 	- 	Taunt the target and decrease its power. 	Prime Defender
12 	Invert 	Instant 	Enemy 	500 	45 sec 	- 	Heals your party whenever you dodge an attack. 	Prime Defender
18 	Silent Cry 	Instant 	- 	500 	45 sec 	- 	Boosts your party critical chance. 	Prime Defender
9 	Waylay 	Instant 	Enemy 	50 	10 sec 	- 	Deals a large amount of damage and increases your threat when in stealth. Deals a moderate amount of damage and does not increase the threat if not in stealth.	Prime Defender
9 	Acid Cloud 	Instant 	Location	1200 	40 sec 	- 	Infuses selected area with acid lowering the defense of all enemies inside it. 	Prime Defender
21 	Concussion 	3 sec 	- 	1500 	5 sec 	- 	Damage yourself and decrease the heavy and special energy of enemies around you. 	Prime Defender
1 	Recuperate 	Channel 	- 	- 	- 	- 	heal a large amount of health while channeling for several seconds. Recuperate can only be used outside of combat. 	-
==Gear==
Assassin gear will have a purple background behind the item icon on crafted gear. You will want to equip peices that have more Agility than Strength as Agility will give you a slight bonus when you view the item in your player window.
Stat Weights for an Assassin are Agility > Strength.
Category:Classes