Assassin

Bound to the shad­ows and wed­ded to death, war­ri­ors of the Assas­sin class are silent, face­less hunters. Even when you can see them, you can­not know them, for the true nature of an Assas­sin is always hid­den beneath a cold, fea­ture­less mask.

‘Men do not beat drums before hunt­ing tigers.’

Assas­sin Philosophy

Assas­sin philo­sophy is shrouded in mys­tery. By their very nature Assas­sins are cold and secret­ive, and to out­siders their mar­tial arts seem strange and obscure.

Regarded by many as wraiths, Assas­sins are mas­ters of ice-​based phys­ical attacks, deal­ing swift deadly blows before van­ish­ing into the shad­ows ready to stalk their next help­less victim.

Assas­sins’ Peak

Only the bravest war­ri­ors dare tread the path to Assas­sins’ Peak. The road is treach­er­ous, and the path is fraught with danger. A cold, oppress­ive mist hangs over the trail ready to devour hap­less wan­der­ers and lead them astray.

The Assas­sins’ home is loc­ated in Lady’s Palace, a well defen­ded fort­ress found high up in Assas­sins’ Peak just below the snow-​line. It is barely access­ible by nor­mal means, and only a nar­row rope-​bridge stands between safety and obli­vion. It is here an Assas­sin may find an abund­ance of icy foun­tains from which to draw energy and grow in power. Not only do the icy foun­tains provide ample resources in terms of magic, but also provide an excel­lent source of irrig­a­tion for the Assas­sins’ grape crop, which is said to be the best in the whole of China.

Class Char­ac­ter­ist­ics

Though they are neither the strongest, nor the har­di­est war­ri­ors in China, the Assas­sin class has one of the most inter­est­ing and use­ful skill sets of all. Just as the fol­low­ers of Voo­doo are reli­ant on poison, so the Assas­sins are reli­ant on ice. Fur­ther to their power­ful ice attacks how­ever, they have one skill in par­tic­u­lar that makes them stand out above the rest: Invisibility.

With the power to cloak them­selves, or even their allies, in a veil of Invis­ib­il­ity, Assas­sins are more than a match for any opponent.

Com­bat Characteristics

Born scouts, war­ri­ors of the Assas­sin class rely on their reflexes and dex­ter­ity in com­bat. Their philo­sophy puts an emphasis on agil­ity and the quick demise of oppon­ents. Everything Assas­sins do is focussed on strik­ing an enemy at cru­cial points for a swift kill. They are com­par­able to other classes in many attrib­utes, but excel in none in par­tic­u­lar. Their main strength lies in their power­ful combo-​attacks com­bined with their excel­lent ice magic and class skills such as Invisibility.

Class Over­view

• High dam­age skills
• Best area-​damaging skill of all nine classes
• Highest crit­ical hit percentage
• Access to five invis­ib­il­ity skills
• Good for advanced play­ers who like to util­ize a hit-​and-​hide technique

To learn more about the Assas­sin class, please see our guide to Assas­sin Class Skills.