Assassin

Agile striker built around critical hits and back attacks.

Role: Melee DPS
Skills: 12 active · 10 passive
Max-level characters found: 5,830
Highest combat power read: 117,878
Builds published: 3

What top players run

40 strongest Assassins whose skills we read

The game does not share macros, but it does share skill levels and equipped stigmas. This is what the 40 strongest Assassins whose skill list we could read put their points into.

Stigmas they equip

4 slots typical

Illusive Clone40 of 40 · avg Lv 13.8100%
Swift Contract40 of 40 · avg Lv 8.7100%
Savage Fang28 of 40 · avg Lv 6.470%
Triniel's Dagger25 of 40 · avg Lv 8.363%
Evasion Stance17 of 40 · avg Lv 5.443%
Throw Shadowblade6 of 40 · avg Lv 1515%
Shadow Walk3 of 40 · avg Lv 4.78%
Smoke Bomb1 of 40 · avg Lv 153%

Share of top players with the stigma equipped, and its average level among them.

Skills they level first

active

1Heart GoreLv 15.7
2Insignia ExplosionLv 15
3Quick SliceLv 14.8
4Savage RoarLv 14
5Storm RampageLv 13.4
6ShadowstrikeLv 12.9
7Flash SliceLv 12.2
8AmbushLv 12.1
9InfiltrateLv 11.7
10Whirlwind SliceLv 9.7

Ranked by average skill level among top players. Higher means more points spent.

Passives they push

passive

1Assault StanceLv 15.9
2Rear SmiteLv 15.8
3Exploit WeaknessLv 15.5
4DeterminationLv 14.3
5Impact HitLv 14.1
6Defense BreakLv 13.6
7Ambush StanceLv 13
8Heightened Sixth SenseLv 12.9

Passives also take skill points; these get the most.

Macros that fit it best

matched against the top players

Heart Gore Boss Burst
Assassin · by Atreia
PvE
+1
stigmas
8 steps · 0.40 s3 to level0 views · 22 hours ago
100% fit4/4 stigmas are top picks8/8 macro skills are ones they level
Insignia Dungeon Cycle
Assassin · by Atreia
PvE
stigmas
7 steps · 0.35 s3 to level0 views · 22 hours ago
100% fit4/4 stigmas are top picks7/7 macro skills are ones they level
Stealth Ambush PvP
Assassin · by Atreia
PvP
stigmas
4 steps · 0.20 s4 to level1 view · 22 hours ago
63% fit2/4 stigmas are top picks3/4 macro skills are ones they level

Fit compares skills and stigmas only. The step order comes from each build's author or guide, not from players.

Top builds

Most worn gear

across 45 Assassins we readAll Assassin gear

Strongest characters read

by combat powerAssassin ranks

Skills, passives and stigmas

straight from the game data

Active skills

Quick SliceLv 1
Savage RoarLv 1
ShadowstrikeLv 1
AmbushLv 3
Heart GoreLv 4
Storm RampageLv 5
Whirlwind SliceLv 7
Flash SliceLv 8
InfiltrateLv 10
Shadow FallLv 12
Insignia ExplosionLv 14
DefianceLv 16

Slotted on your hotbar

Passive skills

Heightened Sixth SenseLv 1
Exploit WeaknessLv 6
Apply PoisonLv 9
Rear SmiteLv 11
Assault StanceLv 13
Impact HitLv 15
Ambush StanceLv 17
Defense BreakLv 21
Revitalization ContractLv 23
DeterminationLv 25

Always on once learned

Stigmas

Savage FangLv 22
Swift ContractLv 22
Smoke BombLv 22
Evasion StanceLv 22
Spiral SliceLv 22
Shadow WalkLv 22
Throw ShadowbladeLv 22
Triniel's DaggerLv 22
Aerial BindLv 22
Illusive CloneLv 22
Evasion ContractLv 22
Assault AmbushLv 22
ShadowstepLv 22

Equipped in stigma slots