Assassin

This page is about the Ascendancy class. For the Ascendant passive, see Assassin (Ascendant passive).

Death is a banquet. It's up to the murderer to write the menu.

The Assassin is an Ascendancy class for Shadows.

Overview

The Assassin is a offense-oriented class centered around critical strikes. The class offers enhanced crits on full or low life enemies and enhancing their power charges. His tree also has options for damage over time with bleeding and poison with added synergy with critical strikes.

Passive skills

Minor skills

This class has the following minor passive skills:

Name	Bonuses
Critical Strike Chance and Multiplier	+15% to Critical Strike Multiplier 15% increased Critical Strike Chance
Critical Strike Chance, Power Charge Duration	10% increased Power Charge Duration 15% increased Critical Strike Chance
Critical Strike Chance, Damage Over Time	15% increased Critical Strike Chance 15% increased Damage over Time

Notable skills

The class has the following notable passive skills:

Skill	Modifiers	Prerequisite	Preceding Passive
Ambush	100% more Critical Strike Chance against Enemies that are on Full Life +40% to Critical Strike Multiplier against Enemies that are on Full Life		Critical Strike Chance and Multiplier
Assassinate	Critical Strikes have Culling Strike Hits deal 30% increased Damage against Enemies that are on Low Life 100% more Critical Strike Chance against Enemies that are on Low Life	Ambush	Critical Strike Chance and Multiplier
Unstable Infusion	10% chance to gain a Power Charge on non-Critical Strike		Critical Strike Chance, Power Charge Duration
Deadly Infusion	+8% to Critical Strike Multiplier per Power Charge +2% Critical Strike Chance while at maximum Power Charge +1 to Maximum Power Charge	Unstable Infusion	Critical Strike Chance, Power Charge Duration
Noxious Strike	40% chance to Poison on Hit against Bleeding Enemies 50% chance for Attacks to Maim on Hit against Poisoned Enemies Attacks have 30% chance to cause Bleeding 30% increased Skill Effect Duration if you've Killed a Maimed Enemy Recently		Critical Strike Chance, Damage Over Time
Toxic Delivery	10% reduced Damage taken from Damage Over Time 20% of Physical Damage gained as Extra Chaos Damage against Bleeding Enemies Poison you inflict with Critical Strikes deals 30% more Damage Bleeding you inflict on Maimed Enemies deals 30% more Damage	Noxious Strike	Critical Strike Chance, Damage Over Time