Assassin Build Guide
Stigmas
Illusive CloneStigma Lv. 20
Swift ContractStigma Lv. 15
Triniel's DaggerStigma Lv. 10
Throw ShadowbladeStigma Lv. 1
At Level 12
New at This Level
- The Nezekan board opensShow Path
Shadow FallNew skill
Spend Your PointsNot checked in game yet: the number of skill points, the character level each skill level needs, and how crystals are split between boards while leveling. All values the guide uses are listed at the bottom of the page.
Exploit WeaknessSkill level 3 → 4 · 1 skill point
AmbushSkill level 3 → 4 · 1 skill point
Quick SliceSkill level 4 → 5 · 2 skill points
ShadowstrikeSkill level 4 → 5 · 2 skill points
Savage RoarSkill level 4 → 5 · 2 skill points- NezekanPath steps 1–3 · 3 crystals3 stat nodesShow Path
Your Build at Level 12Not checked in game yet: the number of skill points, the character level each skill level needs, stigma points and their costs, and how crystals are split between boards while leveling. All values the guide uses are listed at the bottom of the page.
- Stigmas
Nothing yet
- Daevanion
- NezekanStep 3 of 88 · 3 crystalsShow Path
- Quick Slice5
Heart Gore4- Savage Roar5
Flash Slice3- Ambush4
Storm Rampage2- Shadowstrike5
Infiltrate2
Whirlwind Slice2- Shadow Fall1
- Exploit Weakness4
Rear Smite2
Heightened Sixth Sense4
Apply Poison2
Skill levelsQuick Slice 5 · Heart Gore 4 · Savage Roar 5 …
By Level 12
- Skill points
- 1 of 35 unspent
- Stigma points
- 0 of 0 unspent
- Crystals
- 2 of 5 unspent
Save Skill Points ForNot checked in game yet: the number of skill points and the character level each skill level needs. All values the guide uses are listed at the bottom of the page.
Assault StanceSkill Lv. 2 from level 13 · 1 skill point- InfiltrateSkill Lv. 3 from level 13 · 1 skill point
- Heart GoreSkill Lv. 5 from level 13 · 2 skill points
Coming Up
- The plan counts 384 skill points by level 45: from level-ups, sealed dungeons and regional quests. With fewer points the order stays the same, you just get there later. Not checked in game yet: the number of skill points. All values the guide uses are listed at the bottom of the page.
- Built from the final builds of level-45 players: it shows what to raise first, not the order they really took.
Full Plan: Level 1 to 45Not checked in game yet: the levels of the stigma slots, the number of skill points, the character level each skill level needs, stigma points and their costs, and how crystals are split between boards while leveling. All values the guide uses are listed at the bottom of the page.
Levels 1–11
- Level 1
- New
- Quick Slice, Shadowstrike, Savage Roar, Heightened Sixth Sense
- Level 3
- New
- Ambush
- Level 4
- New
- Heart Gore
- Skill levels
- Quick Slice 1 → 2
- Level 5
- New
- Storm Rampage
- Skill levels
- Shadowstrike 1 → 2, Heart Gore 1 → 2, Savage Roar 1 → 2
- Level 6
- New
- Exploit Weakness
- Skill levels
- Exploit Weakness 1 → 2, Heightened Sixth Sense 1 → 2
- Level 7
- New
- Whirlwind Slice
- Skill levels
- Ambush 1 → 2, Storm Rampage 1 → 2, Whirlwind Slice 1 → 2
- Level 8
- New
- Flash Slice
- Skill levels
- Flash Slice 1 → 2, Quick Slice 2 → 3
- Level 9
- New
- Apply Poison
- Skill levels
- Apply Poison 1 → 2, Shadowstrike 2 → 3, Heart Gore 2 → 3
- Level 10
- New
- Infiltrate
- Skill levels
- Infiltrate 1 → 2, Exploit Weakness 2 → 3
- Level 11
- New
- Rear Smite
- Skill levels
- Rear Smite 1 → 2, Savage Roar 2 → 4, Flash Slice 2 → 3, Heightened Sixth Sense 2 → 4, Ambush 2 → 3, Quick Slice 3 → 4, Shadowstrike 3 → 4, Heart Gore 3 → 4
Levels 12–19
- Level 12
- New
- The Nezekan board opens, Shadow Fall
- Skill levels
- Exploit Weakness 3 → 4, Ambush 3 → 4, Quick Slice 4 → 5, Shadowstrike 4 → 5, Savage Roar 4 → 5
- Path steps
- Nezekan 1–3 · 3 stat nodes
- Level 13
- New
- Assault Stance
- Skill levels
- Assault Stance 1 → 2, Infiltrate 2 → 3, Heart Gore 4 → 5, Heightened Sixth Sense 4 → 5, Quick Slice 5 → 6, Shadowstrike 5 → 6, Savage Roar 5 → 6
- Path steps
- Nezekan 4–6 · 2 stat nodes, Savage Roar +1
- Level 14
- New
- Insignia Explosion
- Skill levels
- Insignia Explosion 1 → 2, Rear Smite 2 → 3, Flash Slice 3 → 4, Shadow Fall 1 → 2, Storm Rampage 2 → 4, Apply Poison 2 → 3, Whirlwind Slice 2 → 4
- Path steps
- Nezekan 7–9 · 2 stat nodes, Rear Smite +1
- Level 15
- New
- Impact Hit
- Skill levels
- Impact Hit 1 → 2, Exploit Weakness 4 → 5, Shadow Fall 2 → 3, Apply Poison 3 → 4, Ambush 4 → 5, Storm Rampage 4 → 5
- Path steps
- Nezekan 10–12 · 2 stat nodes, Quick Slice +1
- Level 16
- New
- Defiance
- Skill levels
- Defiance 1 → 2, Assault Stance 2 → 3, Infiltrate 3 → 4, Heart Gore 5 → 6, Quick Slice 6 → 7, Savage Roar 6 → 7
- Path steps
- Nezekan 13–15 · 3 stat nodes
- Level 17
- New
- Ambush Stance
- Skill levels
- Ambush Stance 1 → 2, Insignia Explosion 2 → 3, Rear Smite 3 → 4, Flash Slice 4 → 5, Shadowstrike 6 → 7, Whirlwind Slice 4 → 5, Heightened Sixth Sense 5 → 6
- Path steps
- Nezekan 16–18 · 2 stat nodes, Heart Gore +1
- Level 18
- Skill levels
- Impact Hit 2 → 3, Exploit Weakness 5 → 6, Apply Poison 4 → 5, Ambush 5 → 6, Storm Rampage 5 → 6
- Path steps
- Nezekan 19 · Combat Speed
- Level 19
- Skill levels
- Assault Stance 3 → 4, Infiltrate 4 → 5, Heart Gore 6 → 7, Quick Slice 7 → 8
- Path steps
- Nezekan 20–21 · 1 stat node, Exploit Weakness +1
Levels 20–29
- Level 20
- New
- The Zikel board opens
- Skill levels
- Ambush Stance 2 → 3, Insignia Explosion 3 → 4, Rear Smite 4 → 5, Flash Slice 5 → 6, Savage Roar 7 → 8
- Path steps
- Zikel 1–4 · 3 stat nodes, Ambush Stance +1
- Level 21
- New
- Defense Break
- Skill levels
- Defense Break 1 → 2, Impact Hit 3 → 4, Exploit Weakness 6 → 7, Shadowstrike 7 → 8, Defiance 2 → 3, Heightened Sixth Sense 6 → 7
- Path steps
- Zikel 5–6 · 2 stat nodes
- Level 22
- New
- Stigma slot 1 opens
- Skill levels
- Assault Stance 4 → 5, Infiltrate 5 → 6, Heart Gore 7 → 8
- Stigmas
- Illusive Clone, Illusive Clone 0 → 1
- Path steps
- Zikel 7–10 · 3 stat nodes, Savage Roar +1
- Level 23
- New
- Revitalization Contract
- Skill levels
- Revitalization Contract 1 → 3, Ambush Stance 3 → 4, Insignia Explosion 4 → 5, Rear Smite 5 → 6, Flash Slice 6 → 7
- Stigmas
- Illusive Clone 1 → 2
- Path steps
- Zikel 11 · Damage Boost
- Level 24
- Skill levels
- Defense Break 2 → 3, Impact Hit 4 → 5, Exploit Weakness 7 → 8, Quick Slice 8 → 9
- Stigmas
- Illusive Clone 2 → 3
- Path steps
- Zikel 12–13 · 1 stat node, Insignia Explosion +1
- Level 25
- New
- Determination
- Skill levels
- Determination 1 → 7, Assault Stance 5 → 6, Infiltrate 6 → 7
- Stigmas
- Illusive Clone 3 → 4
- Path steps
- Zikel 14–16 · 2 stat nodes, Impact Hit +1
- Level 26
- Skill levels
- Ambush Stance 4 → 5, Insignia Explosion 5 → 6, Rear Smite 6 → 7, Flash Slice 7 → 8
- Stigmas
- Illusive Clone 4 → 5
- Path steps
- Zikel 17–19 · 2 stat nodes, Defense Break +1
- Level 27
- New
- Stigma slot 2 opens
- Skill levels
- Defense Break 3 → 4, Impact Hit 5 → 6, Determination 7 → 8
- Stigmas
- Swift Contract, Swift Contract 0 → 1
- Path steps
- Zikel 20–21 · 2 stat nodes
- Level 28
- Skill levels
- Assault Stance 6 → 7, Heart Gore 8 → 9, Exploit Weakness 8 → 9, Determination 8 → 9
- Stigmas
- Swift Contract 1 → 2
- Path steps
- Nezekan 22–23 · 1 stat node, Assault Stance +1Zikel 22 · Quick Slice +1
- Level 29
- Skill levels
- Ambush Stance 5 → 6, Insignia Explosion 6 → 7, Rear Smite 7 → 8
- Stigmas
- Swift Contract 2 → 3
- Path steps
- Nezekan 24–25 · 1 stat node, Exploit Weakness +1Zikel 23 · 1 stat node
Levels 30–39
- Level 30
- New
- The Vaizel board opens
- Skill levels
- Defense Break 4 → 5, Impact Hit 6 → 7, Savage Roar 8 → 9, Flash Slice 8 → 9
- Stigmas
- Swift Contract 3 → 4
- Path steps
- Vaizel 1–4 · 4 stat nodes
- Level 31
- Skill levels
- Assault Stance 7 → 8, Quick Slice 9 → 10, Heart Gore 9 → 10
- Stigmas
- Swift Contract 4 → 5
- Path steps
- Vaizel 5 · Impact Hit +1
- Level 32
- New
- Stigma slot 3 opens
- Skill levels
- Ambush Stance 6 → 7, Insignia Explosion 7 → 8, Rear Smite 8 → 9
- Stigmas
- Triniel's Dagger, Triniel's Dagger 0 → 1
- Path steps
- Vaizel 6–8 · 2 stat nodes, Insignia Explosion +1
- Level 33
- Skill levels
- Defense Break 5 → 6, Impact Hit 7 → 8, Exploit Weakness 9 → 10
- Stigmas
- Triniel's Dagger 1 → 2
- Path steps
- Vaizel 9–11 · 2 stat nodes, Heart Gore +1
- Level 34
- Skill levels
- Assault Stance 8 → 9, Determination 9 → 10, Revitalization Contract 3 → 4, Defiance 3 → 5
- Stigmas
- Triniel's Dagger 2 → 3
- Path steps
- Vaizel 12–13 · 1 stat node, Quick Slice +1
- Level 35
- Skill levels
- Insignia Explosion 8 → 9, Rear Smite 9 → 10, Revitalization Contract 4 → 5, Defiance 5 → 6
- Stigmas
- Triniel's Dagger 3 → 4
- Path steps
- Vaizel 14–16 · 2 stat nodes, Assault Stance +1
- Level 36
- Skill levels
- Impact Hit 8 → 9, Revitalization Contract 5 → 6, Defense Break 6 → 7, Ambush 6 → 7
- Stigmas
- Triniel's Dagger 4 → 5
- Path steps
- Vaizel 17–19 · 2 stat nodes, Defense Break +1
- Level 37
- New
- Stigma slot 4 opens
- Skill levels
- Assault Stance 9 → 10, Storm Rampage 6 → 7, Defiance 6 → 7, Ambush Stance 7 → 8
- Stigmas
- Throw Shadowblade, Throw Shadowblade 0 → 1
- Path steps
- Vaizel 20–22 · 2 stat nodes, Rear Smite +1
- Level 38
- Skill levels
- Insignia Explosion 9 → 10, Infiltrate 7 → 8
- Path steps
- Vaizel 23–24 · 1 stat node, Savage Roar +1
- Level 39
- Skill levels
- Impact Hit 9 → 10, Ambush 7 → 8, Defense Break 7 → 8
- Stigmas
- Illusive Clone 5 → 6
- Path steps
- Zikel 24 · Damage Tolerance
Levels 40–44
- Level 40
- New
- The Triniel board opens
- Skill levels
- Heightened Sixth Sense 7 → 8, Storm Rampage 7 → 8, Ambush Stance 8 → 9
- Stigmas
- Illusive Clone 6 → 7
- Path steps
- Triniel 1–2 · 2 stat nodes
- Level 41
- Skill levels
- Shadowstrike 8 → 9, Ambush 8 → 9, Heightened Sixth Sense 8 → 9
- Stigmas
- Illusive Clone 7 → 8
- Path steps
- Triniel 3–6 · 3 stat nodes, Heart Gore +1
- Level 42
- Skill levels
- Defense Break 8 → 9, Storm Rampage 8 → 9, Savage Roar 9 → 10
- Stigmas
- Illusive Clone 8 → 9
- Path steps
- Triniel 7–8 · 2 stat nodes
- Level 43
- Skill levels
- Ambush Stance 9 → 10, Flash Slice 9 → 10, Heightened Sixth Sense 9 → 10
- Stigmas
- Illusive Clone 9 → 10
- Path steps
- Triniel 9–11 · 2 stat nodes, Quick Slice +1
- Level 44
- Skill levels
- Ambush 9 → 10, Shadow Fall 3 → 5, Whirlwind Slice 5 → 6, Apply Poison 5 → 6
- Stigmas
- Swift Contract 5 → 6
- Path steps
- Triniel 12–13 · 1 stat node, Multi-Hit Chance
Level 45
- Level 45
- New
- The Azphel board opens, Arcana opens: equip the cards from the build summary
- Skill levels
- Defense Break 9 → 10, Shadow Fall 5 → 7, Revitalization Contract 6 → 7, Whirlwind Slice 6 → 7
- Stigmas
- Swift Contract 6 → 7
- Path steps
- Triniel 14–15 · 1 stat node, Insignia Explosion +1
How This Guide Is Made
From the builds of the top 97 Assassin players by combat power (131,108–185,917), read between 12 Oct 2026 and 13 Oct 2026. Updated
Builds: we group the top players by the stigmas and skills they use. A group becomes a build of its own only with at least 15% of the players and at least 2 visible differences (stigmas or skills on the bar).
Daevanion path: every step opens a node next to one you already have. The nodes most top players opened come first, weighted by their crystal cost.
Leveling plan: we only see the final builds at level 45, not the order the players took. The plan buys first what almost every top player has, within the game’s level limits.
Most used does not always mean strongest.
Game Values Used16 confirmed in game, 8 assumed
Assumed
Not checked in game yet. When a value is checked, every guide is recomputed with it.
- Highest trained skill level: 10 (bonuses from Daevanion, arcana and gear come on top)
- Each further skill level needs 3 more character levels; passive skills from level 23 have no such limit
- Skill points from level-ups by the level cap: 203
- Skill points from sealed dungeons and regional quests: about 181, spread from level 10
- Stigma slots open at character levels 22 / 27 / 32 / 37
- Stigma points: 1 per level from level 22, 2 per level from level 40, 30 in total
- Stigma points per stigma level in blocks of 5 levels (1–5, 6–10, 11–15, 16–20): 1 / 2 / 4 / 8
- While leveling, each crystal goes to the open board that is furthest behind its share of the top players’ crystals (our model: the character pages only show finished builds)
Confirmed in game
- Highest character level: 45
- Crystals per Daevanion node by grade: Common 1 · Rare 2 · Epic 3 · Unique 4
- A node opens next to the start or an open node (up, down, left or right)
- Boards open at character level: Nezekan 12 · Zikel 20 · Vaizel 30 · Triniel 40 · Azphel 45
- Paid with its own currency instead of crystals: Azphel
- 4 crystals per level from level 12 (117 by level 40)
- The Daevanion boards have no presets
- Skill points per skill level, level 2 to 10: 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 4 / 4 / 4
- Every skill unlocks with the character level alone, without a quest
- Skill presets: 3 (the character pages show only the active one)
- Specialization slots per skill: 3
- Specialization options unlock at skill levels 8 / 12 / 16
- Stigma slots: 4
- Stigma slot 1 opens at character level 22, after the quest “The One Who Hears the Voice”
- Stigma specializations at stigma levels 5 / 10 / 15 / 20
- Arcana opens at character level 45
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