Assassin

Assassin
Job Base(s):	Thief
Job Type:	2-1
Race:	Human
Changes At:	Sograt Desert 16
Number of Skills:	10
Total Skill Points:	85
Total Quest Skills:	2
Job Bonuses
STR AGI VIT INT DEX LUK +6 +10 +2 +4 +8 +0

Overview

Assassins (and their transcended Assassin Cross) are able to equip a weapon in each hand and the exclusive users of Katar weapons. Assassins have a variety of damage dealing and poisoning skills. The Assassin are the only class who can walk slightly faster than any other class ingame as long as they leveled the proper skill (Thief's Improve Dodge). The Katar wielding Assassins also receive double the normal amount of critical hit rate. Therefore, whatever amount of critical rate Assassins have, it would always be doubled.

The doubled CRIT while wielding Katars will NOT show in the status screen. A sample calculation using the following formula:

2 x (CRIT Stat + CRIT modifiers)

CRIT Stat	CRIT Modifiers	Final CRIT
20% (from LUK)	15% (e.g. 15% to demi-human from shoes)	70%

Job Change Guide

See Assassin Job Change Guide for detailed information.

Changing into an Assassin from a Thief requires the player to complete a number of tasks:

• A Written Test
• An Assassination Test
• An Endurance Test
• A Maze test

After completing these tests, the player will be transformed into an Assassin. All this takes place inside the Assassin Guild in the Morroc Desert (moc_fild16 205, 292).

Builds

As a note of clarification, most Assassin stat builds are very similar to one another. For example, the terms 'equip critical', and 'DD' describe equipment preferences, but the actual stats of these two builds are similar.

The skills which most Assassins will get is very similar, because of the relative weakness of the poison skills, and the small number of available assassin skills:

• Righthand Mastery Lv. 5
• Lefthand Mastery Lv. 5
• Katar Mastery Lv. 10 (for katar builds - though many DD sins max this as well to increase damage from Sonic Blow and Grim Tooth)
• Sonic Blow Lv. 10
• Grimtooth Lv. 5
• Enchant Poison

This leaves 5~15 points to use for poison skills, depending on the level of Enchant Poison and Cloaking.

Equip Critical

• STR: 60-90
• AGI: 70-90
• VIT: 50-80
• INT: 1
• DEX: 40-60
• LUK: 40

This build is very similar to that of a Dual Dagger Assassin, the difference being that they use Katars with cards that add to the CRIT rate of attacks. Even if your HIT is not high enough to hit the monster with your auto attacks, a CRIT will still land. A small amount of DEX is still necessary for skill usage, as many skills require DEX to land the hit on the monster.

Examples of Useful Cards:

• Soldier Skeleton Cards: (CRIT +9)
• +7 CRIT vs. Race, +10% crit damage cards (commonly referred to as "Racial Crit" cards, such as Assaulter Card)
• Kobold Cards: (STR +1 and CRIT +4 each)
• Zhu Po Long Cards: (AGI +1 and CRIT +3 each)

Natural Critical

Natural Critical Assassins are built almost the same as the Equipment Critical Assassins but with less DEX, more LUK (around 50~60), and sometimes less STR. They're equipped with damage cards (i.e. Hydra, Santa Poring, etc) instead of critical rate enhancement cards for the Equip Critical Assassins. Natural Critical builds are not very effective and are generally not worth the tradeoffs.

Double Attack Katar

• STR: 70-90
• AGI: 70-90
• VIT: 50-80
• INT: 1
• DEX: 40-60
• LUK: 20-40

There are two ways to accomplish this: a high ATK Katar (like a Jamadhar) carded with one Sidewinder Card or with a Chick Hat. It is important to note that multi slotted low ATK weapons is not effective in Zero anymore, and it is usually best to go with the highest ATK weapon available (level 3 or 4 weapon preferred).

Dual Dagger

• STR: 70-90
• AGI: 70-90
• VIT: 50-80
• INT: 1
• DEX: 40-60
• LUK: 20-40

This is the quick build for leveling an Assassin. Note that the stats are similar to those of an Equip Critical build, and a Dual Dagger Assassin could pick up the gear of an Equip Critical build and have comparable performance. The main difference is the weapons used.

Note: the following information may be outdated. It may be better to use high ATK weapons instead of multiple carded weapons now. It is safer to just go with a Katar build.

Common Dagger Setup:

• Triple Size Damage carded Gladius or elemental Damascus on the right-hand, Quad Race or Element Damage carded Main Gauche on the left-hand.
  • The ideal combination for a map with low-defense monsters is a Single Race, Single Element, Single Size carded Gladius + Double Race or Element), Single Element or Race, Single Size carded Main Gauche + the correct endow.
  • Without size cards, the ideal setup is Double Race or Element, Single Element or Race carded Gladius + Double Race, Double Element carded Main Gauche + the correct endow.
• Ice Pick on the right-hand, Quad Race or Element Damage / Double Element and Double Race carded Main Gauche on the left-hand (for high DEF monsters).

For a sorted list check out Card Reference.

Example of Useful Cards:

• Damage by race
  • Hydra Cards: (+20% damage to Demi Human)
• Damage by size
  • Skel Worker Cards: (ATK +5, +15% damage to Medium Size)
• Damage by element
  • Vadon Cards: (+20% Damage to Fire Element)
• Added damage
  • Andre Cards: (ATK +20)
  • Hillsrion Cards: (ATK +25)
  • Zipper Bear Cards: (ATK +30, Drains 1 SP from its owner on each attack)

Cheap Healing

Many players find that leveling AGI classes can become expensive due to the need for healing on high HIT mobs (and in Zero, many mobs have had their HIT increased drastically). There is a simple solution that wont bankrupt new players starting out with little money to spend with: Fresh Fishes. This cheap, yet viable option is a great substitute for the ever expensive Potions sold by Tool Vendors (and their weight is only 2 each). They can be purchased from the Chef's Assistant in the center of Prontera (156, 212) as well as other locations for only 250z each (190z with max Discount).

Equipment

General Equipment Recommendations

Main article: Equipment

The Equipment article lists some general all purpose equipment that is useful through the PVM phase and also for endgame use as well.

Weapons

After considering what requirement skills have (some skills can only be used with certain weapon types), the Weapon Search tool within the Control Panel is very helpful. Generally, for physical classes (both melee and ranged), something with high ATK is best. For magic classes, something with high MATK is best.

Link to the Control Panel Weapon Search: https://cp.playragnarokzero.com/item/

Weapon	Description
Ice Pick Ice Pick [1]	Primary Dagger-type weapon for leveling on high DEF monsters.
Jur [3]	Katar-type weapon with many slots. Normally compounded with +CRIT or Race cards. In Zero, this is no longer an optimal weapon due to increased importance of weapon attack. (ATK 125)
Katar [2]	Katar-type weapon with a higher level and attack power than a Jur, but one less slot. (ATK 148, DEX +1)
Crimson Katar [2]	Katar-type weapon that has a random Element when dropped, and an ATK bonus that scales with upgrade level and user base level. (ATK 130)
Infiltrator [1]	Katar-type weapon that is very effective against Demi Human monsters. (ATK 140, DEF +3, FLEE +5, Perfect Dodge +2, +50% damage to Demi Human)
Main Gauche [4]	Left-hand Dagger due to the number of slots. Best used with damage cards. (ATK 43)
Knife [4]	Good for Status cards.
Gladius [3]	A good alternative to the Main Gauche. (ATK 105)
Damascus	Indestructible. Best dagger to be made elemental. (ATK 118)
Crimson Dagger [2]	Dagger-type weapon that has a random Element when dropped. Has an ATK bonus that scales with upgrade level and user base level, and a MATK bonus that scales with upgrade level. (ATK 55)
Brave Carnage Katar Valorous Carnage Katar Glorious Bloody Roar Glorious Jamadhar	Great PvP weapons obtainable from Battlegrounds.
Katar of Frozen Icicle Katar of Dusty Thornbush Katar of Raging Blaze Katar of Piercing Wind	Elemental Katars have good damage in PvM, and can have theirs slotted versions obtained through Socket Enchant.

Headgear

Top Headgears:

• Chick Hat
• Incubus Horn

Middle Headgears:

• Angel Wing Ears
• Dark Blinder
• Evil Wing Ears

Lower Headgears:

• Gangster Mask
• Pirate Dagger

Shield

• Buckler [1]
• Guard [1]
• Stone Buckler [1]
• Valkyrja's Shield [1]

Wearing shields while leveling is not necessary, unless it is for mobbing purposes.

• Vali's Manteau: Although non-slotted, a decent substitute for Raydric Card. (DEF 13, weight 60, -15% Damage from Neutral element)
• Undershirt: Cheap, can do a good combo with Pantie and can be slotted. (DEF 5, MDEF 1, weight 15)

Footgear

• Vidar's Boots

Accessories

• Clip [1]
• The Sign
• Medal of Honor (obtained from Battlegrounds)

Equipment Sets

A lot of Critical oriented Assassins choose to use the Morrigane's Equipment Set:

• Morrigane's Helm
• Morrigane's Manteau
• Morrigane's Belt
• Morrigane's Pendant

Class Data

Skills

See Thief Skills for first class skills.

Skill	Description	Levels	Type
Cloaking	Allows the character to disappear instantaneously and still move. Movement Speed (79~130%) is dependent on skill level. Drains SP while active. 1 SP every 0.5~9.0 seconds.	10	Active
Enchant Poison	Imbues the characters weapon with the Poison element for 30~165 seconds. Each attack has Poison element damage and to have a chance (3~7.5%) to inflict the Poison status.	10	Active
Grimtooth	An attack using a katar that hits a 3x3 area from up to 3~7 cells away while Hidden.	5	Offensive
Katar Mastery	Increases the damage done with Katar weapons by 3~30.	10	Passive
Righthand Mastery	Recovers up to 100% of the dual weilding damage penalty for the right hand.	5	Passive
Lefthand Mastery	Recovers up to 80% of the dual weilding damage penalty for the left hand.	5	Passive
Poison React	Counters a Poison element attack with a one time physical attack for 130~400% damage. Also has a chance to counter non-Poison element attacks with level 5 Envenom up to 5 times. Lasts 20~60 seconds.	10	Offensive
Sonic Blow	Deal 300~1200% physical damage with a Katar weapon with a 12~30% chance to Stun the target. Half damage multiplier and double SP cost when used with Enchant Deadly Poison.	10	Offensive
Venom Dust	Use a Red Gemstone to create a 2x2 Poison cloud for up to 50 seconds.	10	Active
Venom Splasher	Use a Red Gemstone to turn the target into a "Poison Bomb" to deal 500~1000% damage after a delay (11~2s). Not affected by Enchant Deadly Poison.	10	Offensive

Quest Skills

Skill	Description	Levels	Type	Job Level Requirement	Quest
Sonic Acceleration	Sonic Blow deals +10% damage and has +50% chance of landing a hit.	1	Passive	40	Sonic Acceleration Quest
Venom Knife	Throws a venom knife at a target and inflict the poison status ailment.	1	Offensive	None	Venom Knife Quest

Soul Link

See Assassin Spirit

Job Bonus

Stat\Amount	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+9	+10
STR	11	25	27	32	45	48
AGI	1	2	3	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
VIT	6	8
INT	4	14	38	42
DEX	9	24	30	31	40	41	46	50
LUK

ASPD

Equip Attack Speed From Thief Bare Handed 156 0 Shield -6 0 Dagger -2 +6 Sword (One Handed) -10 0 Axe (One Handed) -11 +9 Katar -2 N/A Left Hand Dagger -10 N/A Left Hand Sword -12 N/A Left Hand Axe -12 N/A

ASPD Potions Usable Concentration ✔ Awakening ✔ Berserk ✘

Dual Wielding Interface

In the equipment window (ALT+Q) the righthand weapon is in the left column, next to the sprite's right hand, and the lefthand weapon is in the right column, next to the sprite's left hand. If the character has no weapons or shields equipped, then the first single-handed weapon equipped goes into the right hand. If any weapon is in the right hand (including a katar) then the next single-handed weapon equipped goes onto the left hand. This means that if you have a katar equipped, the first single-handed weapon you equip goes onto the left hand (also un-equipping the katar) and the second one goes onto the right hand, while if you start out empty handed the first equipped goes onto the right hand and the second onto the left hand.