Aion 2 Assassin

The Assassin is Aion 2's Melee DPS class. NCSOFT describes it as: “Precision-based melee specialist.” It is playable by both Elyos and Asmodian.

At a glance

Skills (47)

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  Quick SliceLv 1NontargetMobile

  Deals 61 (+70% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and restores 100 MP.

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  Throw ShadowbladeLv 22Mobile

  Deals 778 (+145% Attack) damage to a target within 20m and inflicts Slow, which reduces Move Speed by ?% for ?. 15 Stagger Gauge Damage

• Breaking SliceNontargetMobile

  Deals 65 (+77.5% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and restores 105 MP.

• Swift SliceNontargetMobile

  Deals 73 (+92% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and restores 120 MP.

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  Flash SliceLv 8

  Moves to the opposite side of a target within 4m and deals 181 (+107% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies, with a ?% chance to inflict Blind for ?. 100% chance to inflict Blind on NPC targets. 7 Stagger Gauge Damage

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  AmbushLv 3

  Deals 126 (+138% Attack) damage to a target within 4m. Increases damage by 30% on landing as a Back attack. 7 Stagger Gauge Damage

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  ShadowstrikeLv 1

  Moves behind a target within 20m and deals 52 (+100% Attack) damage, rotates, and inflicts Stun for ?. 10 Stagger Gauge Damage

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  Evasion StanceLv 22Sustained Skill

  Grants guaranteed evasion of all damage for a brief duration. Restores ? MP and Stamina once on Evasion.

• Shadowblade Pursuit

  Moves to a target within 20m and deals 856 (+159.5% Attack) damage. 15 Stagger Gauge Damage

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  Savage RoarLv 1NontargetMobile

  Deals 68 (+83.5% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and engraves 1 Insignia for ?. 2 Stagger Gauge Damage

• Savage Back KickNontargetMobile

  Deals 73 (+91.5% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and engraves 1 Insignia for ?. 2 Stagger Gauge Damage

• Savage SmashNontargetMobile

  Deals 78 (+101% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and engraves 1 Insignia for ?. 2 Stagger Gauge Damage

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  Insignia ExplosionLv 14Mobile

  Selects a target within 20m and deals 663 (+220% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m, inflicting Stun for ?. Stun chance is doubled on NPC targets. Damage and Stun chance increase based on Insignia stacks. 1 stack: 742 (+246.4% Attack) damage, ?% Stun chance 2 stacks: 822 (+272.8% Attack) damage, ?% Stun chance 3 stacks: 902 (+299.2% Attack) damage, ?% Stun chance 4 stacks: 981 (+325.6% Attack) damage, ?% Stun chance 5 stacks: 1,061 (+352% Attack) damage, ?% Stun chance 7 Stagger Gauge Damage

• Shadowstep

  Deals 832 (+155% Attack) damage to a target within 4m. The caster moves back and gains Stealth for ?.

• Frenzied AccordMobile

  Increases PvE Damage Boost by ?% and PvP Damage Boost by ?% for the caster and nearby party members within 40m for ?.

• Apply PoisonMobile

  Has a ?% chance to inflict Poison on the target on hit, taking Damage over Time of ?-? every 1s for ?.

• Surging BloodlustMobile

  Increases damage of the next ? skills by ?% and restores ? MP for ?.

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  Shadow WalkLv 22Mobile

  Grants Stealth for ?. Cannot be used in combat and the effect is removed upon entering combat.

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  Whirlwind SliceLv 7

  Deals 300 (+177% Attack) damage to a target within 4m with a ?% chance to rotate and inflict Stun for ? on Evasion. 100% to inflict Stun on NPC targets. 7 Stagger Gauge Damage

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  Shadow FallLv 12

  Moves to a target afflicted with Stun within 10m, deals 465 (+204% Attack) damage, and inflicts Knockdown for ?. Has a ?% chance to trigger on attacking a target with Incapacitated Immunity. 10 Stagger Gauge Damage

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  Aerial BindLv 22

  Deals 837 (+156% Attack) damage to a target within 4m, with a ?% chance to inflict Airborne for ?. Has a ?% chance to inflict Airborne for ? on targets with 5 stacks of Insignia. 100% chance to inflict Airborne on NPC targets. 20 Stagger Gauge Damage

• Aerial Slaughter

  Deals 1,256 (+234% Attack) damage to a target within 4m, making them fall and inflicting Knockdown for ?.

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  Smoke BombLv 22Mobile

  Deals 966 (+180% Attack) to a target within 10m and inflicts Blind for ?. 15 Stagger Gauge Damage

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  DefianceLv 16Nontarget

  Removes Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Grab, Frost, and Fear from the caster and grants Tenacity for ?. Tenacity: Grants Status Effect Immunity Unaffected by cooldown reduction effects.

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  Savage FangLv 22

  Deals 1,074 (+200% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and engraves 5 Insignias for ?. 50 Stagger Gauge Damage

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  Spiral SliceLv 22

  Rushes to a target within 20m and deals 1,074 (+200% Attack) damage, removing 1 buff. Deals 386 (+72% Attack) extra damage based on the number of buffs removed. 20 Stagger Gauge Damage

• Prepare to AssassinateMobile

  Grants Stealth for ?. Cannot be used in combat and the effect is removed upon entering combat.

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  Triniel's DaggerLv 22

  Deals 1,374 (+256% Attack) damage to a target within 4m and increases all of the target's skill cooldowns by ?% of their duration. Increases damage by 30% if attacking from behind the target. 20 Stagger Gauge Damage

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  Illusive CloneLv 22Mobile

  Removes [Heart Gore] cooldown and deals ?% of damage dealt as extra damage for ?.

• Storm SliceNontarget

  Deals 518 (+133% Attack) damage to up to 4 targets within 4m and rotates and inflicts Stun for ?.

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  Storm RampageLv 5

  Deals 107 (+82.5% Attack) damage to a target afflicted with Stagger within 4m.

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  Heart GoreLv 4Mobile

  Triggers on landing a Critical Hit, dealing 111 (+122% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and restores 100 MP. 5 Stagger Gauge Damage

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  InfiltrateLv 10

  Moves behind a target within 10m and deals 239 (+105% Attack) damage with a ?% chance to inflict Blind for ? after using [Dodge] or while flying. 100% chance to inflict Blind on NPC targets. 10 Stagger Gauge Damage

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  Evasion ContractLv 22Mobile

  Removes Slow and Root from the caster and increases the caster's Evasion by ? for ?. Grants Slow and Root Immunity. Unaffected by cooldown increase effects.

• Dark Strike

  Deals 311 (+136.5% Attack) damage to a target within 4m and push them for ?m.

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  Swift ContractLv 22Mobile

  Increases the caster's Combat Speed by ?% for ?.

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  Assault AmbushLv 22

  Selects a target within 20m and deals 977 (+182% Attack) damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m, with a ?% chance to inflict Blind for ?. 100% chance to inflict Blind on NPC targets. Increases Defense by up to 20% proportional to the number of targets hit.

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  Heightened Sixth SenseLv 1

  Increases the caster's Evasion by ? and HP by ?. Increases Max HP by an extra ?% and restores ? HP on Evasion. Cooldown: ?

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  Exploit WeaknessLv 6

  Increases caster's Critical Hit by ?. Has a ?% chance to increase Attack by ?% for ?, and a ?% chance to summon up to 5 clones on landing a Critical Hit. Each clone deals 17 (+13.8% Attack) damage and inflicts Insignia that lasts for ? (up to 5 Insignia stacks). Clone cooldown: ? Attack increase cooldown: ?

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  Apply PoisonLv 9

  Has a ?% chance to reduce the target's Incoming Heal by ?% and inflict Poison for ? on landing an attack. Poison deals ?~? Damage over Time every 1s. Cooldown: ?

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  Rear SmiteLv 11

  Increases the caster's Back Attack Damage Boost by ?%, PvE Damage Boost by ?%, and PvP Damage Boost by ?%.

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  Assault StanceLv 13

  Increases the caster's Critical Damage Boost by ?%.

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  Impact HitLv 15

  Increases the caster's Impact-type Chance by ?% and Double Chance by ?%.

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  Ambush StanceLv 17

  Grants Ambush Stance for 10s when using skills that rush or involve movement. Ambush Stance: Has a ?% chance to deal 152 (+39% Attack) damage on landing an attack. Cooldown: ?

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  Defense BreakLv 21

  Reduces the target's Defense by ?% and Status Effect Resist by ?% for ? when landing an attack on a target afflicted with Stagger or an Impact-type status. Cooldown: ?

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  Revitalization ContractLv 23

  Increases the caster's Status Effect Resist by ?%. Increases Status Effect Resist by ?% for ? when hit while afflicted with Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Frost, or Fear (up to 10 stacks). Immediately restores ?% Max HP when HP is 10% or less. Healing Cooldown: ? Status Effect Resist Cooldown: ?

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  DeterminationLv 25

  Deals 228 (+37.5% Attack) damage when landing an attack on a target with ?% HP or less. Cooldown: ?

Names and tooltips are the official English from the global client. A ? is a number that changes with skill rank; those values are in the client's data tables and are not published here yet. We do not estimate them. Icons © NCSOFT, from the AION 2 client.

Other Melee DPS classes

• Gladiator
• Brawler

Next

• Assassin gear progression
• Compare all eight classes
• Aion 2 release date and launch details

Class name, role and description from NCSOFT's official English materials. NCSOFT has not published a per-class weapon list in English, so the weapons above are corroborated from community wikis and marked as such — they will be confirmed against the game client rather than left as hearsay.