Assassin skills quick reference

This skill may be earned from a quest. See skill information for details.
Energy requirement	Lead Attack required
Activation time	Off-Hand Attack required
Recharge time	Dual Attack required
Upkeep cost	Must strike Hexed foe
	Must be Enchanted

Critical Strikes

	Assassin's Remedy	Enchantment Spell. For 30 seconds, the next 1...8 attack skills you use remove one condition.	5 1 20
			Nightfall
	Assault Enchantments	Elite Skill. Must follow a dual attack. Target foe loses all enchantments.	5 ¼ 8
			Nightfall
	Black Lotus Strike	Lead Attack. If it hits, Black Lotus Strike strikes for +10...27 damage. If target foe is suffering from a hex, you gain 5...11 Energy.	10     6
			Factions
	Critical Defenses	Enchantment Spell. For 4...9 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block. Critical Defenses refreshes every time you land a critical hit.	10 1 30
			Factions
	Critical Eye	Skill. For 10...30 seconds, you have an additional 3...13% chance to land a critical hit when attacking. You gain 1 Energy whenever you score a critical hit.	5     30
			Factions
	Critical Strike	Dual Attack. Must follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, this attack strikes for +10...26 damage, results in a critical hit, and you gain 1...3 Energy.	5     6
			Factions
	Dark Apostasy	Elite Enchantment Spell. For 3...14 seconds, every time you successfully land a critical hit, you remove one enchantment from your target. If you remove an enchantment in this way, you lose 10...5 Energy or Dark Apostasy ends.	10 ¼ 15
			Factions
	Deadly Haste	Enchantment Spell. For 10...30 seconds, half-ranged spells cast 5...41% faster and recharge 5...41% faster.	10 1 20
			Nightfall
	Locust's Fury	Elite Enchantment Spell. For 10...30 seconds, you have an additional 50% chance to double strike while using daggers.	10 1 10
			Factions
	Malicious Strike	Melee Attack. If this attack hits a foe suffering from a condition, you deal +10...26 damage and this attack results in a critical hit.	5     6
			Nightfall
	Palm Strike	Elite Skill. Target touched foe takes 10...54 damage and is Crippled for 1...4 seconds. This skill counts as an off-hand attack.	5 ¾ 7
			Factions
	Seeping Wound	Elite Hex Spell. For 1...6 seconds, target foe moves 33% slower. That foe takes 5...25 damage each second while suffering from a condition. This spell has half the normal range.	15 ¼ 12
			Factions
	Sharpen Daggers	Enchantment Spell. For 5...25 seconds, your dagger attacks cause Bleeding for 5...13 seconds.	5 1 20
			Factions
	Shattering Assault	Elite Dual Attack. Must follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, you deal 5...41 damage and target foe loses one enchantment. This attack cannot be blocked.	10     6
			Nightfall
	Twisting Fangs	Dual Attack. Must follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Twisting Fangs strikes for +10...18 damage and struck foe suffers from Bleeding and Deep Wound for 5...17 seconds.	10     15
			Factions
	Unsuspecting Strike	Lead Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +19...29 damage. If your target was above 90% Health you deal an additional 15...63 damage.	10     2
			Factions
	Way of the Assassin	Elite Stance. For the next 20 seconds while wielding daggers, you attack 5...17% faster and have a +5...29% chance to land a critical hit.	5     12
			Nightfall
	Way of the Master	Enchantment Spell. For 60 seconds, while holding a non-dagger weapon, you have an additional 3...27% chance to land a critical hit.	5 ¼ 30
			Eye of the North

Dagger Mastery

	Black Mantis Thrust	Lead Attack. If this attack hits, you strike for +8...18 damage. If target foe is suffering from a hex, that foe is Crippled for 3...13 seconds.	5 1 6
			Factions
	Black Spider Strike	Off-Hand Attack. Must strike a hexed foe. If it hits, this attack strikes for +5...17 damage and target foe is Poisoned for 5...17 seconds.	10     12
			Nightfall
	Blades of Steel	Dual Attack. Must follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, this attack strikes for +5...14 damage (maximum bonus 60) for each recharging dagger attack.	5     8
			Factions
	Death Blossom	Dual Attack. Must follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Death Blossom strikes target foe for +20...40 damage and all adjacent foes take 20...40 damage.	5     2
			Factions
	Desperate Strike	Lead Attack. If you have less than 50...74% Health, you deal +15...51 damage.	5     6
			Factions
	Disrupting Stab	Lead Attack. If this attack hits, it interrupts target foe's action. If that action was a spell, it is disabled for 3...9 seconds.	5     10
			Factions
	Exhausting Assault	Dual Attack. Must follow a lead attack. Target foe's action is interrupted. If that action was casting a spell, target foe suffers from Exhaustion.	5 ½ 8
			Factions
	Falling Lotus Strike	Off-Hand Attack. Must strike a knocked-down foe. If it hits, you strike for +15...31 damage and gain 1...10 Energy.	5     12
			Eye of the North
	Falling Spider	Off-Hand Attack. Must strike a knocked-down foe. If it hits, Falling Spider strikes for +15...31 damage and target foe is Poisoned for 5...17 seconds.	5     8
			Factions
	Flashing Blades	Elite Stance. For 5...25 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block incoming attacks while attacking. If you block an attack in this way, your attacker takes 5...17 damage.	10     30
			Factions
	Fox Fangs	Off-Hand Attack. Must follow a lead attack. Fox Fangs cannot be blocked and strikes for +10...30 damage if it hits.	5 ½ 3
			Factions
	Fox's Promise	Elite Enchantment Spell. For 5...17 seconds, your dagger attacks cannot be blocked. This enchantment ends the next time you fail to hit.	10 1 20
			Nightfall
	Golden Fang Strike	Off-Hand Attack. Must follow a lead attack. If you are under the effects of an enchantment and this attack hits, target foe suffers from a Deep Wound for 5...17 seconds.	5     4
			Eye of the North
	Golden Fox Strike	Lead Attack. If this attack hits, target foe takes +10...26 damage. If you are under the effects of an enchantment, this attack cannot be blocked.	5     4
			Nightfall
	Golden Lotus Strike	Lead Attack. If it hits, this attack strikes for +5...17 damage. If you are under the effects of an enchantment, you gain 5...7 Energy.	5     5
			Factions
	Golden Phoenix Strike	Off-Hand Attack. If you are not under the effects of an enchantment, this skill misses. If it hits, Golden Phoenix Strike deals +10...26 damage and all adjacent foes take 10...26 damage.	5     8
			Factions
	Golden Skull Strike	Elite Off-Hand Attack. If you are under the effects of an enchantment and this attack hits, target foe is Dazed[sic] 1...4 seconds.	10     15
			Nightfall
	Horns of the Ox	Dual Attack. Must follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Horns of the Ox strikes for +1...9 damage. If struck foe is not adjacent to any allies, that foe is knocked down.	5     12
			Factions
	Jagged Strike	Lead Attack. If Jagged Strike hits, your target suffers from Bleeding for 5...17 seconds.	5 ½ 1
			Factions
	Jungle Strike	Off-Hand Attack. Must follow a lead attack. If it hits, this attack strikes for +10...22 damage. If it hits a foe that was Crippled, that foe and all adjacent foes take +1...25 damage.	5 ½ 10
			Factions
	Leaping Mantis Sting	Lead Attack. If Leaping Mantis Sting hits, target foe takes +14...19 damage. If this attack strikes a moving foe, that foe is Crippled for 3...13 seconds.	5 ½ 8
			Factions
	Lotus Strike	Off-Hand Attack. Must follow a lead attack. If it hits, this attack strikes for +10...22 damage and you gain 5...17 Energy.	10     12
			Eye of the North
	Moebius Strike	Elite Off-Hand Attack. Must follow a Dual Attack. If it hits, Moebius Strike strikes for +10...30 damage. If you strike a foe whose Health is below 50%, all your other attack skills are recharged.	5     2
			Factions
	Nine Tail Strike	Dual Attack. Must follow an off-hand attack. Nine Tail Strike cannot be blocked and strikes for +15...35 damage if it hits.	5     8
			Factions
	Repeating Strike	Off-Hand Attack. Must follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, this attack strikes for +10...26 damage. If it misses, it takes an additional 15 seconds to recharge.	5
			Factions
	Temple Strike	Elite Off-Hand Attack. Must follow a lead attack. If this attack hits, target foe is Dazed and Blinded for 1...8 seconds, and if target foe is casting a spell, that foe is interrupted.	15     20
			Factions
	Trampling Ox	Dual Attack. Must follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, you deal +5...17 damage. If you hit a Crippled foe, that foe is knocked down.	5     8
			Eye of the North
	Wild Strike	Off-Hand Attack. Must follow a lead attack. If it hits, this attack strikes for +10...30 damage and any stance being used by target foe ends. This attack cannot be blocked.	5     4
			Factions

Deadly Arts

	Assassin's Promise	Elite Hex Spell. For 5...13 seconds, if target foe dies, you gain 5...17 Energy and all your skills are recharged.	5 ¾ 45
			Factions
	Augury of Death	Hex Spell. For 5...29 seconds, the next time damage would drop target foe's Health below 50%, you inflict a Deep Wound for 5...17 seconds and Shadow Step to that foe. This Spell has half the normal range.	5 1 20
			Nightfall
	Crippling Dagger	Spell. Send out a Crippling Dagger at target foe. Crippling Dagger strikes for 15...51 earth damage if it hits, and Cripples moving foes for 3...13 seconds. This spell has half the normal range.	5 1 5
			Factions
	Dancing Daggers	Spell. Send out three Dancing Daggers at target foe, each striking for 5...29 earth damage if they hit. Dancing Daggers has half the normal range. This skill counts as a lead attack.	5 1 5
			Factions
	Dark Prison	Hex Spell. Shadow Step to target foe. For 1...5 seconds, that foe moves 33% slower.	10 ¼ 30
			Factions
	Deadly Paradox	Stance. All of your attack skills are disabled for 10 seconds. For 5...13 seconds, your Assassin skills activate and recharge 33% faster.	15     10
			Nightfall
	Disrupting Dagger	Spell. Send out a Disrupting Dagger at target foe that strikes for 10...30 earth damage. If that foe was activating a skill, that skill is interrupted. This spell has half the normal range.	5 ¼ 10
			Nightfall
	Enduring Toxin	Hex Spell. For 5 seconds, target foe suffers -1...4 Health degeneration. If that foe is moving when Enduring Toxin would end, Enduring Toxin is renewed for another 5 seconds.	5 ¼ 10
			Factions
	Entangling Asp	Spell. Entangling Asp must follow a lead attack. Target foe is knocked down and becomes Poisoned for 5...17 seconds.	10 1 20
			Factions
	Expose Defenses	Hex Spell. For 1...9 seconds, target foe cannot block your attacks.	10 1 25
			Factions
	Expunge Enchantments	Skill. Target foe loses 1 enchantment. All of your other non-attack skills are disabled for 10...6 seconds. For each skill disabled in this way, target touched foe loses 1 additional enchantment.	10 ¾ 30
			Factions
	Impale	Skill. Must follow a dual attack. Target foe is struck for 25...85 earth damage and suffers from a Deep Wound for 5...17 seconds.	5 1 15
			Factions
	Iron Palm	Skill. Target touched foe suffers 5...41 damage, and if that foe is suffering from a hex or condition that foe is knocked down. Iron Palm counts as a lead attack.	5 ¾ 20
			Factions
	Lift Enchantment	Skill. If target touched foe is knocked down, that foe loses one enchantment.	5 ¼ 10
			Nightfall
	Mantis Touch	Spell. Must follow a lead attack. Target foe becomes Crippled for 5...17 seconds. This skill counts as an off-hand attack.	5 ¾ 15
			Factions
	Mark of Death	Hex Spell. For 4...9 seconds, target foe gains 33% less benefit from healing.	10 ¼ 20
			Factions
	Mark of Insecurity	Elite Hex Spell. For 5...21 seconds, target foe suffers from -1..3 Health degeneration, and enchantments and stances on that foe expire 30..70% faster. All of your non-Assassin skills are disabled for 10 seconds.	5 1 10
			Nightfall
	Sadist's Signet	Signet. You gain 10...34 Health for each condition on target foe.	1 8
			Eye of the North
	Scorpion Wire	Hex Spell. For 8...18 seconds, the next time you and target foe are more than 100' apart, you Shadow Step to that foe and that foe is knocked down. This spell has half the normal range.	5 1 10
			Factions
	Shadow Fang	Hex Spell. Shadow Step to target foe. For 10 seconds, this hex does nothing. When this hex ends, you return to your original location and that foe suffers from a Deep Wound for 5...17 seconds.	10 ¼ 45
			Eye of the North
	Shadow Prison	Elite Hex Spell. Shadow Step to target foe. For 1...6 seconds, that foe moves 66% slower.	10 ¼ 25
			Nightfall
	Shameful Fear	Hex Spell. For 10 seconds, target foe moves 10% faster than normal. For each second, if that foe is moving, that foe takes 5...17 damage.	10 2 10
			Factions
	Shroud of Silence	Elite Hex Spell. All of your spells are disabled for 15 seconds. For 1...3 seconds, target touched foe cannot cast spells.	10 ¾ 30
			Factions
	Signet of Deadly Corruption	Signet. Target foe takes 5...29 damage for each condition on that foe (maximum 130 damage).	1 12
			Eye of the North
	Signet of Shadows	Signet. Target foe takes 5...29 damage. If your target was Blinded, that foe suffers an additional 15...51 damage.	1 30
			Factions
	Signet of Toxic Shock	Signet. If target foe is suffering from Poison, that foe takes 10...82 damage.	1 15
			Nightfall
	Siphon Speed	Hex Spell. For 5...13 seconds, target foe moves 33% slower and you move 33% faster. This spell has half the normal range. This spell recharges 50% faster if cast on a moving foe.	5 1 30
			Factions
	Siphon Strength	Elite Hex Spell. For 5...17 seconds, target foe deals -5...41 damage with attacks and all of your attacks against that foe have an additional 33% chance of being a critical hit.	10 1 10
			Factions
	Vampiric Assault	Dual Attack. Must follow an off-hand attack. If this attack hits, you steal 10...34 Health.	5     8
			Eye of the North
	Way of the Empty Palm	Elite Enchantment Spell. For 5...17 seconds, off-hand and dual attacks cost no Energy.	5 ¼ 10
			Factions

Shadow Arts

	Beguiling Haze	Elite Spell. Shadow Step to target foe. That foe becomes Dazed for 3...8 seconds.	15 ¼ 20
			Factions
	Blinding Powder	Spell. Must follow an off-hand attack. Target foe and all adjacent foes become Blinded for 3...13 seconds.	5 ¼ 20
			Factions
	Caltrops	Spell. Target foe and all foes adjacent to your target are Crippled for 5...13 seconds. Caltrops has half the normal range.	10 ¼ 10
			Factions
	Dark Escape	Stance. For 5...13 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack.	5     30
			Factions
	Death's Charge	Spell. Shadow Step to target foe. If that foe has more Health than you, you are healed for 65...173.	5 ¼ 30
			Factions
	Death's Retreat	Spell. Shadow Step to target ally. If you have less Health than that ally, you gain 40...112 Health.	5 ¼ 20
			Nightfall
	Feigned Neutrality	Enchantment Spell. For 4...9 seconds, you have +7 Health regeneration and +80 armor. This enchantment ends if you successfully hit with an attack or use a skill.	5 ¼ 25
			Nightfall
	Heart of Shadow	Spell. You are healed for 30...126. Shadow Step to a nearby location directly away from your target.	5 ¼ 15
			Factions
	Hidden Caltrops	Elite Hex Spell. Your non-Assassin skills are disabled for 10 seconds. For 1...8 seconds, target foe moves 50% slower. When this hex ends that foe is crippled for 1...12 seconds.	5 1 12
			Nightfall
	Mirrored Stance	Hex Spell. For 10...30 seconds, whenever target foe enters a stance, you enter the same stance.	5 ¼ 15
			Factions
	Return	Spell. All adjacent foes are Crippled for 3...7 seconds. Shadow Step to target other ally's location.	5 ¼ 15
			Factions
	Shadow Form	Elite Enchantment Spell. For 5...18 seconds, you cannot be the target of enemy spells, and you gain 5 damage reduction for each Assassin enchantment on you. You cannot deal more than 5...21 damage with a single skill or attack.	5 1 30
			Factions
	Shadow Refuge	Enchantment Spell. For 6 seconds, you gain 5...9 Health regeneration. When Shadow Refuge ends, you gain 40...88 Health if you are attacking.	5 1 8
			Factions
	Shadow Shroud	Elite Hex Spell. For 3...8 seconds, target foe cannot be the target of enchantments.	10 1 20
			Factions
	Shadow of Haste	Stance. For 10...34 seconds you move 15% faster than normal. When Shadow of Haste ends, you Shadow Step to your original location.	5     45
			Factions
	Shadowy Burden	Hex Spell. For 3...13 seconds, target foe moves 25% slower and while target foe has no other hexes, that foe has 20 less armor against your attacks.	10 ¼ 15
			Factions
	Shroud of Distress	Enchantment Spell. For 30...54 seconds, if you are below 50% Health, you have +3...7 Health regeneration and a 75% chance to block attacks.	10 1 45
			Factions
	Smoke Powder Defense	Stance. For 8 seconds, the next time you are struck, you take half damage and all adjacent foes are Blinded for 2...5 seconds.	5     20
			Eye of the North
	Unseen Fury	Stance. All adjacent foes are Blinded for 3...9 seconds. For 11...26 seconds, you cannot be blocked by Blinded foes.	5     20
			Factions
	Viper's Defense	Spell. All adjacent foes are Poisoned for 5...17 seconds. Shadow Step to a nearby location directly away from your target.	5 ¼ 10
			Factions
	Way of Perfection	Enchantment Spell. For 60 seconds, whenever you successfully land a critical hit, you gain 10...34 Health.	5 ¼ 30
			Factions
	Way of the Fox	Enchantment Spell. For 10...30 seconds, your next 1...5 attacks cannot be blocked.	5 ¼ 45
			Factions
	Way of the Lotus	Enchantment Spell. For 20 seconds, the next time you hit with a dual attack skill, you gain 5...17 Energy.	5 ¼ 20
			Factions

No Attribute

	Aura of Displacement	Elite Enchantment Spell. When you cast Aura of Displacement, Shadow Step to target foe. When you stop maintaining Aura of Displacement you return to your original location.	-1 10 ¼ 20
			Factions
	Dash	Stance. For 3 seconds, you run 50% faster.	5     8
			Factions
	Mark of Instability	Hex Spell. For 20 seconds, the next time you hit target foe with a dual attack skill that foe is knocked down.	10 ¼ 20
			Factions
	Recall	Enchantment Spell. While you maintain Recall, nothing happens. When Recall ends, you Shadow Step to the ally you targeted when you activated this skill, and all of your skills are disabled for 10 seconds.	-1 15 1 10
			Factions
	Shadow Meld	Elite Enchantment Spell. Shadow Step to target other ally. When you stop maintaining this enchantment, you return to your original location.	-1 10 ¼ 20
			Nightfall
	Shadow Walk	Stance. Shadow Step to target foe. For 1 second, your attack skills are disabled. For 30 seconds, you cannot cast enchantments. When this stance ends, you return to your original location.	5     30
			Nightfall
	Signet of Malice	Signet. For each condition suffered by target foe, you lose one condition.	¼ 5
			Factions
	Signet of Twilight	Signet. For each hex on target foe, that foe loses one enchantment.	2 20
			Nightfall
	Spirit Walk	Spell. Shadow Step to target spirit.	5 ¼ 8
			Factions
	Swap	Spell. You and target summoned creature Shadow Step to each other's location.	5 ¼ 10
			Nightfall
	Wastrel's Collapse	Elite Skill. Shadow Step to target foe. If that foe is not using a skill, that foe is knocked down. All your non-dagger attack skills are disabled for 10 seconds.	5 ¼ 20
			Nightfall

Allegiance rank

	Shadow Sanctuary	Enchantment Spell. You are Blinded for 5 seconds. For 10 seconds, you gain 7...9 Health regeneration and +40 armor.	5 ¼ 30
			Factions	PvE only

Sunspear rank

	Critical Agility	Enchantment Spell. For 4 seconds and 1 second for each rank of Critical Strikes, you attack 33% faster and gain +15...23 armor. This skill reapplies itself every time you land a critical hit.	5 1 30
			Nightfall	PvE only

Skill Nomenclature

Many Assassin skills have key words in the skill name, indicating special effects or requirements of the skill.

Has requirement for use or conditional effects:

• Black requires a Hex on the target.
• Falling requires a knocked down target.
• Golden requires an Enchantment on the user.

Cause effects to target:

• Fang inflicts Deep Wound condition.
• Mantis inflicts Crippled condition.
• Ox causes knockdown.
• Prison indicates a snare.
• Spider inflicts Poisoned condition.

Cause effects to user:

• Critical indicates a Critical Hit modifier.
• Fox indicates an unblockable attack.
• Lotus indicates energy gain.
• Way of... indicates an attack modifier.