To remain protected from exposure to the potential corruption of magic, Assassins must defeat their sorcerous opponents without actually using spells themselves. To this end, they have mastered the clandestine talents, as well as the arts of obfuscation, and honed their latent psychic abilities to develop the Shadow Disciplines. These skills represent the end result of generations of strict mental conditioning and intensive stealth training.

Burst of Speed, Fade, and Venom cannot be used at the same time. You can only use one of them at a time.

You can have a Shadow Warrior or a Shadow Master but you cannot have both at the same time.

Claw Mastery Required Level: 1 Prerequisites: None

Passive Effect: Well-disciplined training in this skill improves the artistry with which an Assassin wields her unique Claw-class weapons.

 

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Attack Rating +%	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	110	120	130	140	150	160	170	180	190	200	210	220
Damage Bonus +%	35	39	43	47	51	55	59	63	67	71	75	79	83	87	91	95	99	103	107	111

Psychic Hammer Required Level: 1 Prerequisites: None

Effect: By utilizing her intense mental prowess, an Assassin creates a powerful force of mental energies and directs it towards a hostile creature, blasting it backwards.

Psychic Hammer is effective early in the game. You don't have to aim it so it's easy to use, and it pushes enemies back.

 

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost	4	4.2	4.5	4.7	5	5.2	5.5	5.7	6	6.2	6.5	6.7	7	7.2	7.5	7.7	8	8.2	8.5	8.7
Damage	2-5	3-6	4-7	5-8	6-9	7-10	8-11	9-12	10-13	12-15	13-16	15-18	16-19	18-21	19-22	21-24	23-26	25-28	27-30	29-32

Burst of Speed Required Level: 6 Prerequisites: Claw Mastery [1]

Effect: Increases Attack And Movement Speed For A Period Of Time

 

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost: 10
Attack Speed Bonus +%	21	27	31	34	37	41	42	44	44	45	46	47	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	52
Run/Walk Speed Bonus +%	23	29	34	39	42	45	47	49	51	52	54	55	56	57	57	59	59	60	60	61
Duration in Seconds	120	132	144	156	168	180	192	204	216	228	240	252	264	276	288	300	312	324	336	348

Cloak of Shadows Required Level: 12 Prerequisites: Psychic Hammer [1]

Effect: Moving through the darkness, unseen by her foes, the enshrouded Assassin can steal past opponents or ambush her unsuspecting victims with devastating attacks.

Cloak of Shadows causes the sky to become dark. If the sky suddenly becomes dark, possibly an Assassin is nearby using this skill. In addition to the darkness, enemy Defense is reduced. This is a handy skill that almost all Assassins will want to take advantage of.

 

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost: 13
Range: 20 (yards)
Enemy Defense -%	21	27	31	34	37	39	41	42	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	51	51	52	52
Duration: 8 seconds

Weapon Block Required Level: 12 Prerequisites: Claw Mastery [1]

Passive Effect: After developing this skill, an Assassin wielding two Claw-class weapons can use her blades to deflect incoming attacks, thus giving herself a defensive edge without using a shield. (Requires two equipped Claw-class weapons.)

Weapon Block allows Assassins to use two Katar (or Claw Weapons) while still having Blocking. Assassins that use two Katars will want to invest heavily in this skill. Even a 1% Increase in Blocking will provide a great amount of protection.

 

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Chance To Block +%	26	32	36	39	42	44	46	47	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	56	56	57	57

Fade Required Level: 18 Prerequisites: Claw Mastery [1], Burst of Speed [6]

Effect: An Assassin can will her physical being to shift partially into the astral planes. As her body becomes less substantial, she becomes less susceptible to the effects of elemental attacks and magical curses.

 

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost: 10
Curse Duration Reduced By %	47	53	58	62	65	67	69	71	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	80	81	81	82
Resist All +%	19	27	33	38	42	45	47	50	52	54	56	57	58	60	60	62	62	63	63	64
Duration in Seconds	120	132	144	156	168	180	192	204	216	228	240	252	264	276	288	300	312	324	336	348

Shadow Warrior Required Level: 18 Prerequisites: Claw Mastery [1], Psychic Hammer [1], Weapon Block [12], Cloak of Shadows [12]

Effect: The Assassin trained in this discipline has the ability to project a "shadow" of herself. The Shadow Warrior makes use of the two skills the Assassin has readied for herself.

Shadow Warrior uses the skills you have selected. This allows you to control what kind of spells she will use.

The Shadow Master, the next minion, has more Life at higher levels, less Mana Cost, and can cast spells that you do not have so consider this before spending many points in Shadow Warrior.

 

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43	45	47	49	51	53	55	57	59	61	63	65
Life	124	138	153	168	183	198	213	228	243	257	272	287	302	317	332	347	362	376	391	406
Attack Rating +%	-	15	30	45	60	75	90	105	120	135	150	165	180	195	210	225	240	255	270	285
Defense +%	-	12	24	36	48	60	72	84	96	108	120	132	144	156	168	180	192	204	216	228

Mind Blast Required Level: 24 Prerequisites: Psychic Hammer [1], Cloak of Shadows [12]

Effect: Focusing her anima, an Assassin using this potent ability can crush the will of a group of enemies, stunning them and confusing the feebleminded into attacking their comrades.

 

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost: 15
Duration: 6-10 Seconds
Damage	10-20	12-22	14-24	16-26	18-28	20-30	22-32	24-34	29-39	34-44	39-49	44-54	49-59	54-64	59-69	64-74	72-82	80-90	88-98	96-106
Chance To Convert %	18	21	24	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	36

Venom Required Level: 30 Prerequisites: Claw Mastery [1], Burst of Speed [6], Fade [18]

Effect: Poison use is another technique an Assassin has to help even the odds when battling demons and their ilk. An Assassin who has mastered this skill secretly coats her weapons with vile toxins.

 

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost: 12
Poison Damage over 2 Seconds	37-78	50-90	62-103	75-115	87-128	100-140	112-153	125-165	143-184	162-203	181-221	200-240	218-259	237-278	256-296	275-315	300-340	325-365	350-390	375-415
Duration in Seconds	120	124	128	132	136	140	144	148	152	156	160	164	168	172	176	180	184	188	192	196

Shadow Master Required Level: 30 Prerequisites: Claw Mastery [1], Psychic Hammer [1], Weapon Block [12], Cloak of Shadows [12], Shadow Warrior [18]

Effect: This discipline allows an Assassin to project an even more powerful shadow avatar. The Shadow Master has access to all of the Assassin skills.

The Shadow Master has more Life and less Mana Cost at higher levels when compared to the Shadow Warrior. Most players choose the Shadow Master for play past level 30 although the Shadow Warrior offers more control over which skills and spells she casts.

 

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost: 40
Life	188	216	244	272	300	329	357	385	413	441	470	498	526	554	582	611	639	667	695	723
Attack Rating +%	-	15	30	45	60	75	90	105	120	135	150	165	180	195	210	225	240	255	270	285
Resist All +%	16	16	25	32	38	42	46	49	51	54	56	58	59	61	62	63	65	65	66	67