Assassin Skills

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
Flash Cut	Flash Cut	Level ?		Attack	Enemy	Instant	1.6 Sec	0 Stamina	Melee	?	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.
Dagger Rush	Dagger Rush	Level ?		Attack	Enemy	Instant	7 sec	5 Stamina	12m	?	Effect: Decreases Accuracy by 5% for 10 sec. Dashes into the enemy with both blades out. Hits up to 5 additional enemies within 2m of the target.
Chain Pull	Chain Pull	Level ?		Attack	Enemy	Instant	20 sec	5 Stamina	17m	?	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.
Dagger Toss	Dagger Toss	Level ?		Combo	Enemy	Instant	5 sec	0 Stamina	22m	3 damage (lv. 1)	Throws up to 4 daggers at your enemy. Throwing multiple daggers will cause cumulative fatigue, consuming your stamina. Can be used in the air.
Roundhouse	Roundhouse	Level ?		Attack	Enemy	Instant	7sec	5 Stamina	Melee	?	Effect: Afflicts Stun for 1.5 sec. 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.	Killer's CrossSkill Bonus: Increases Killer's Cross Damage by 50%.
Killer's Cross	Killer's Cross	Level ?		Attack	Enemy	Instant	7 sec	5 Stamina	Melee	?	Launches a deadly attack meant to kill a weakened enemy. Deals 240% extra damage when you attack an enemy with less than 30% health.
Whirling Blades	Whirling Blades	Level ?		Combo	Enemy	Instant	30 sec	5 Stamina	6m	?	Springs into a flashing attack that can hit up to 3 times. Activate this skill after Crescent Kick for an aerial combo.	Swirling LeavesSkill Bonus: Increases critical rate by 5%.
Thorn Kick	Thorn Kick	Level ?		Attack	Enemy	Instant	10 sec	5 Stamina	3.5m	?	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.
Crescent Kick	Crescent Kick	Level ?		Attack	Enemy	Instant	10 sec	5 Stamina	3.2m	?	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.	Whirling BladesSkill Bonus: Increases critical rate by 5%.
Moonlight Edge	Moonlight Edge	Level ?		Combo	Enemy	Instant	45 sec	5 Stamina	17m	88 damage (lv. 1)	Effect: Afflicts Stun for 0.5 sec. 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.
Ankle Breaker	Ankle Breaker	Level 18		Attack	Enemy	Instant	10 sec	5 Stamina	12m	198 damage (lv.1)	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.
Whirling Shadow	Whirling Shadow	Level 23		Attack	Enemy	Instant	40 sec	5 Stamina	Melee	?	Stuns your target with a dizzying assault before whirling behind them.
Cold Blood	Cold Blood	Level 25		Buff	Self	Instant	7 min	0 Stamina	Melee	-	Your calm energy decreases your threat level by 99%.
Getaway	Getaway	Level 25		Attack	No Target	Instant	30 sec	0 Stamina	Melee	-	Swiftly dash away when you are stunned or affected by a disabling status effect. Can be used while knocked down.
Poisoned	Poisoned	Level 27		Buff	Self	Instant	10 Sec	30 Stamina	-	-	Applies different poison to your dagger, based on how many times the skill is used. Applies to all dagger skills. All poisons can stack up to 3 times. Deadly Poison: Decreases HP. Crippling Poison: Decreases move speed. Weakening Poison: Decreases attack speed.
Dagger's Song	Dagger's Song	Level 30		Attack	Enemy	Instant	20 Sec	5 Stamina	22m	2032 damage (Lv. 1)	Spins backward and throws multiple daggers forward at once. Can be used in the air.
Danger Zone	Danger Zone	Level 35		Attack	No Target	Instant	40 Sec	20 Stamina	Melee	500-600 damage (Lv. 1)	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.
	[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. Slashes through enemies at range up to five times like a storm of daggers. - 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
Endless Endurance	Endless Endurance	Level ?		Passive	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	Level ?		Passive	Thrusts you into the air for a double jump. Press the spacebar while jumping.
Nimble Dash	Nimble Dash	Level ?		Passive	Performs a swift dash that makes you harder to hit. Double-tap W, A, S, or D to activate.
Chilling Shadow	Chilling Shadow	Level ?		Passive	Utilizes stealth and surprise to destroy your targets. Attacking from behind increases attack by 50% and critical hit by 20%.
Fleet Step	Fleet Step	Level ?		Passive	Effects: Evasion Power increased by 15. Increases evasion by 15 when you move during combat.
Deep Wound	Deep Wound	Level ?		Passive	Your most powerful attacks will inflict devastating wounds. Attacking a wounded enemy increases critical chance by 50%.
Death Whisper	Death Whisper	Level ?		Passive	Strikes fear into your target's hearts to turn them away. Decreases your threat level by 10% during melee attacks.
Swirling Leaves	Swirling Leaves	Level 25		Passive	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. This skill will be available after the third strike of Whirling Blades.
Living Dagger	Living Dagger	Level 33		Passive	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	Level 38		Passive	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	Level 40		Passive	Enhances the physical capabilities of the assassin. ??? This skill can only be obtained from a skill book.
Sharpened Dagger	Sharpened Dagger	Level 43		Passive	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	Level 48		Passive	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%.