Assassin
The Assassin uses stealth to hide from enemies before striking from behind. Armed with daggers in both hands, they boast rapid attack speed and employ various combo attacks utilizing poison or stun skills.
Names in other regions: Korean
KR살성
Assassin builds
How the Assassin plays
The Assassin is the burst-window class: dual daggers, stealth openers and combo chains laced with poison and stun. The rhythm is distinctive — approach unseen, open from behind for amplified damage, chain a fast flurry of combo skills, then reset with mobility tools before the target can answer. It has the highest attack speed in the game and rewards players who enjoy optimizing sequences: every fight is a plan, not a slugging match. The trade-off is thin margins; caught outside stealth in the wrong place, an Assassin dies faster than any other melee class.
Skill chains
Built-in chains are always on; the others need a Specialty option or a stigma level.
- Quick Slice then Breaking Slice then Swift SliceAlways on
- Savage Roar then Savage Back Kick then Savage SmashAlways on
- Infiltrate then Dark StrikeSpecialty 4 · skill Lv 12
- Defiance then Storm SliceSpecialty 1
- Stigma Lv 5
- Stigma Lv 10
Assassin skills
The skills of the in-game skill window, by tab. Each skill page has its damage, learning cost and Specialty options.
All 12 Assassin actives in unlock order, with cooldown, MP cost and range.Sortable list
- Quick SliceLv. 1 · 4 m
Deals 61 + 70% of Attack damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and restores 100 MP.
- ShadowstrikeLv. 1 · Cooldown 20 s · 150 MP · 20 m
Moves behind a target within 20m and deals 52 + 100% of Attack damage, rotates, and inflicts Stun for 3s.
- Savage RoarLv. 1 · 120 MP · 4 m
Deals 68 + 83.5% of Attack damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and engraves 1 Insignia for 10s.
- AmbushLv. 3 · Cooldown 10 s · 100 MP · 4 m
Deals 126 + 138% of Attack damage to a target within 4m. Increases damage by 30% on landing as a Back attack.
- Heart GoreLv. 4 · Cooldown 5 s · 4 m
Triggers on landing a Critical Hit, dealing 111 + 122% of Attack damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and restores 100 M…
- Storm RampageLv. 5 · 4 m
Deals 107 + 82.5% of Attack damage to a target afflicted with Stagger within 4m.
- Whirlwind SliceLv. 7 · Cooldown 10 s · 4 m
Deals 300 + 177% of Attack damage to a target within 4m with a 40% chance to rotate and inflict Stun for 3s on Evasion.…
- Flash SliceLv. 8 · Cooldown 10 s · 50 MP · 4 m
Moves to the opposite side of a target within 4m and deals 181 + 107% of Attack damage to up to 4 enemies, with a 40% c…
- InfiltrateLv. 10 · Cooldown 20 s · 10 m
Moves behind a target within 10m and deals 239 + 105% of Attack damage with a 50% chance to inflict Blind for 3s after…
- Shadow FallLv. 12 · Cooldown 20 s · 100 MP · 10 m
Moves to a target afflicted with Stun within 10m, deals 465 + 204% of Attack damage, and inflicts Knockdown for 3s. Has…
- Insignia ExplosionLv. 14 · Cooldown 10 s · 200 MP · 20 m
Selects a target within 20m and deals 663 + 220% of Attack damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m, inflicting Stun for 3s.…
- DefianceLv. 16 · Cooldown 1 min
Removes Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Grab, Frost, and Fear from the caster and grants Tenacity for 5s. Tenacity: Grants S…
- Heightened Sixth SenseLv. 1
Increases the caster's Evasion by 200 and HP by 150. Increases Max HP by an extra 6% and restores 85-102 HP on Evasion.
- Exploit WeaknessLv. 6
Increases caster's Critical Hit by 100. Has a 25% chance to increase Attack by 5.5% for 10s, and a 7% chance to summon…
- Apply PoisonLv. 9
Has a 15% chance to reduce the target's Incoming Heal by 12% and inflict Poison for 10s on landing an attack. Poison de…
- Rear SmiteLv. 11
Increases the caster's Back Attack Damage Boost by 3%, PvE Damage Boost by 3%, and PvP Damage Boost by 1.5%.
- Assault StanceLv. 13
Increases the caster's Critical Damage Boost by 6%.
- Impact HitLv. 15
Increases the caster's Impact-type Chance by 11.2% and Double Chance by 0.3%.
- Ambush StanceLv. 17
Grants Ambush Stance for 10s when using skills that rush or involve movement. Ambush Stance: Has a 50% chance to deal 1…
- Defense BreakLv. 21
Reduces the target's Defense by 12% and Status Effect Resist by 11% for 10s when landing an attack on a target afflicte…
- Revitalization ContractLv. 23
Increases the caster's Status Effect Resist by 17%. Increases Status Effect Resist by 10% for 5s when hit while afflict…
- DeterminationLv. 25
Deals 228 + 37.5% of Attack damage when landing an attack on a target with 30% HP or less.
Stigmas are equippable skills, unlocked at level 22.Sortable list
- Throw ShadowbladeLv. 22 · Cooldown 30 s · 20 m
Deals 778 + 145% of Attack damage to a target within 20m and inflicts Slow, which reduces Move Speed by 40% for 5s.
- Evasion StanceLv. 22 · Cooldown 20 s
Grants guaranteed evasion of all damage for a brief duration. Restores 110 MP and Stamina once on Evasion.
- ShadowstepLv. 22 · Cooldown 45 s · 100 MP · 4 m
Deals 832 + 155% of Attack damage to a target within 4m. The caster moves back and gains Stealth for 3s.
- Shadow WalkLv. 22 · Cooldown 2 min
Grants Stealth for 20s. Cannot be used in combat and the effect is removed upon entering combat.
- Aerial BindLv. 22 · Cooldown 2 min · 150 MP · 4 m
Deals 837 + 156% of Attack damage to a target within 4m, with a 50% chance to inflict Airborne for 3s. Has a 100% chanc…
- Smoke BombLv. 22 · Cooldown 30 s · 100 MP · 10 m
Deals 966 + 180% of Attack to a target within 10m and inflicts Blind for 5s.
- Savage FangLv. 22 · Cooldown 1 min · 200 MP · 4 m
Deals 1,074 + 200% of Attack damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and engraves 5 Insignias for 10s.
- Spiral SliceLv. 22 · Cooldown 1 min 30 s · 200 MP · 20 m
Rushes to a target within 20m and deals 1,074 + 200% of Attack damage, removing 1 buff.
- Triniel's DaggerLv. 22 · Cooldown 45 s · 200 MP · 4 m
Deals 1,374 + 256% of Attack damage to a target within 4m and increases all of the target's skill cooldowns by 5% of th…
- Illusive CloneLv. 22 · Cooldown 1 min 30 s · 200 MP
Removes [Heart Gore] cooldown and deals 20% of damage dealt as extra damage for 10s.
- Evasion ContractLv. 22 · Cooldown 1 min 30 s
Removes Slow and Root from the caster and increases the caster's Evasion by 200 for 10s. Grants Slow and Root Immunity.
- Swift ContractLv. 22 · Cooldown 1 min
Increases the caster's Combat Speed by 20% for 10s.
- Assault AmbushLv. 22 · Cooldown 2 min · 20 m
Selects a target within 20m and deals 977 + 182% of Attack damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m, with a 30% chance to in…
Assassin FAQ
What role does the Assassin play in Aion 2?
The Assassin is a pure Dealer class specializing in stealth openers and rapid melee combos. It deals concentrated burst damage from behind targets, using poison and stun effects to control the fight.
What weapons does the Assassin use?
Dual Daggers — one in each hand. Daggers give the Assassin the fastest attack speed of any Aion 2 class.
Is the Assassin good in PvP?
Stealth openers, stuns and burst windows are classic PvP tools, and the Assassin has all three. It excels at picking targets and deciding when fights start — the archetypal skirmisher in faction conflict.
Is the Assassin beginner-friendly?
It is one of the harder classes to start with. Its damage depends on positioning behind targets, managing stealth and executing combo chains in order; misplayed, it feels fragile. Gladiator or Ranger are gentler introductions to dealing damage.