Linking Skills[]
Many of the assassin's skills give additional effects or alter another skills provided it is cast within a short window of time. Because of the varying animation time of skills some are much faster than others, allowing you to cast more before your window of opportunity passes.
Nimble Dash is an assassins most important skill, and add or changes most other assassin skills.
These are currently estimates, thorough testing is required.
Fast Skills[]
(less than 1 second in animation)
- Nimble Dash
- Flash Cut (When enchanted by a Nimble Dash)
- Moonlight Edge (Each cast by itself)
Medium Skills[]
(1-2 seconds in animation)
- Flash Cut (When cast normally)
- Dagger Rush
- Roundhouse
- Killer's Cross
- Thorn Kick
- Crescent Kick
- Ankle Breaker
Slow Skills[]
(2+ seconds in animation)
- Whirling Blades (The full combo)
- Moonlights Edge (The full combo)
- Whirling Shadow
Active Skills[]
Active skills can be placed as hot keys.
Below is a list of assassin's active skills.
Icon | Skill
Name |
Level
Unlocked |
Type | Target | Cast
Type |
Cooldown | Cost | Range | Damage | Description | Link Skill | |
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Flash Cut | Flash Cut | Unleashes two lightning-fast attacks.
Activate this skill immediately after a Nimble Dash to change the attack to a charging slash that hits all enemies within 2m. |
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Dagger Rush | Dagger Rush | Effect:
Dashes into the enemy with both blades out. Hits up to 5 additional enemies within 2m of the target. |
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Chain Pull | Chain Pull | Throws a spiked chain to pull you to the enemy.
Activate this skill after a Nimble Dash to add a stun effect to the attack. Can be used in the air. |
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Dagger Toss | Dagger Toss | Throws up to 4 daggers at your enemy.
Throwing multiple daggers will cause cumulative fatigue, consuming your stamina. Can be used in the air. |
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Roundhouse | Roundhouse | Effect:
A kick so hard it will spin the opponent 180 degrees. (Critical hits destabilize the enemy.) Silences the enemy for 1.5 seconds. Activating this skill after Nimble Dash will increase damage by 200% but remove the silencing effect. |
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Killer's Cross | Killer's Cross | Launches a deadly attack meant to kill a weakened enemy.
Deals 240% extra damage when you attack an enemy with less than 30% health. |
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Whirling Blades | Whirling Blades | Springs into a flashing attack that can hit up to 3 times.
Activate this skill after Crescent Kick for an aerial combo. |
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Thorn Kick | Thorn Kick | Knocks the enemy to the ground with a twirling kick. (Critical hits destabilize the enemy.)
Activate Whirling Blades after a successful Thorn Kick to gain a critical rate boost. Airborne enemies are slammed to the ground. |
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Crescent Kick | Crescent Kick | Launches the target into the air with a powerful kick. (Critical hits destabilize the enemy.)
Activate this skill after a Nimble Dash to deal an additional 150% damage. |
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Moonlight Edge | Moonlight Edge | Effect:
Slashes through enemies at range up to 5 times. Activate this skill after a Nimble Dash to increase your critical rate by 15%. The fifth hit will launch your target into the air. |
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Ankle Breaker | Ankle Breaker | Sweeps your enemy's ankle, launching them into the air. (Critical hits destabilize the enemy.)
Can be used after Thorn Kick. Airborne enemies are slammed to the ground. |
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Whirling Shadow | Whirling Shadow | Stuns your target with a dizzying assault before whirling behind them. | ||||||||||
Cold Blood | Cold Blood | Your calm energy decreases your threat level by 99%. | ||||||||||
Getaway | Getaway | Swiftly dash away when you are stunned or affected by a disabling status effect.
Can be used while knocked down. |
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Poisoned | Poisoned | Applies different poison to your dagger, based on how many times the skill is used.
Applies to all dagger skills. Deadly Poison: Decreases HP. |
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Dagger's Song | Dagger's Song | Spins backward and throws multiple daggers forward at once.
Can be used in the air. |
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Danger Zone | Danger Zone | Strikes the ground to summon a field of poison.
Poison deals 283 damage per second for 15 seconds. This skill can be modified based on your equipped talent. |
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[Ancient] Moonlight Assault | This skill can be learned through Weapon Awakening. | Attack (Combo) | Enemy | Instant | 25 sec | 5 Stamina | 17.0m | 3500 | Effect: Afflicts Stun for 0.5 sec.
- Deals 30% attack damage to enemies at a 3m radius around the target per hit. - Deals an additional 20% when hitting the same target twice in succession. - On the 5th hit, Fatal Laceration is applied to the target dealing sustained 30% attack damage (5% in PvP) every 2 seconds for 10 seconds. - Also applies Moonlight Refraction to self on the 5th hit that increases evasion by 10%. |
Passive Skills[]
Passives skills can not be placed as hot keys, there effects are automatic.
Below is a list of assassin's passive skills.
Icon | Skill
Name |
Level
Unlocked |
Type | Description | |
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Endless Endurance | Endless Endurance | Your excellent conditioning helps you recover stamina, even during combat.
Stamina recovery rate will be reduced by 50% when you're being attacked. | |||
Aerial Lift | Aerial Lift | Thrusts you into the air for a double jump.
Press the spacebar while jumping. | |||
Nimble Dash | Nimble Dash | Performs a swift dash that makes you harder to hit. Double-tap W, A, S, or D to activate. | |||
Chilling Shadow | Chilling Shadow | Utilizes stealth and surprise to destroy your targets.
Attacking from behind increases attack by 50% and critical hit by 20%. | |||
Fleet Step | Fleet Step | Effects: Evasion Power increased by 15. Increases evasion by 15 when you move during combat. | |||
Deep Wound | Deep Wound | Your most powerful attacks will inflict devastating wounds.
Attacking a wounded enemy increases critical chance by 50%. | |||
Death Whisper | Death Whisper | Strikes fear into your target's hearts to turn them away.
Decreases your threat level by 10% during melee attacks. | |||
Swirling Leaves | Swirling Leaves | Spins rapidly in the air to attack the target, consuming 5 stamina. (Critical hits destabilize the enemy.)
To activate, first use Crescent Kick to launch an enemy, then use Whirling Blades three times. | |||
Living Dagger | Living Dagger | Utilizes the hidden potential of the assassin.
Increases physical critical damage by 300. This skill can only be obtained from a skill book | |||
Cautious Movement | Cautious Movement | Effects: Increases Move Speed by 5% for 10 sec. Tunes your reflexes to increase agility. When attacked, your move speed increased by 5% Stacks up to 5 times. This skill can only be obtained from a skill book. | |||
Deadly Grit | Deadly Grit | Enhances the physical capabilities of the assassin.
??? This skill can only be obtained from a skill book. | |||
Sharpened Dagger | Sharpened Dagger | Masters the techniques of the assassin.
Increases physical critical hit by 3%. This skill can only be obtained from a skill book. | |||
Stab the Wound | Stab the Wound | Unleashes a powerful strike on a wounded enemy.
Enhances Whirling Blade. Deals 2000 extra damage to wounded enemies. 0.3% chance to decrease health by 0.1%. |