Claw Mastery [1], Psychic Hammer [1], Burst of Speed [6], Cloak of Shadows [12], Weapon Block [12], Fade [18], Shadow Warrior [18], Mind Blast [24], Venom [30], Shadow Master [30]

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 and Fade 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
X% Chance of Critical Strike	3	6	9	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	21

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
Magic 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

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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

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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)
Defense Bonus +X%	10	13	16	19	22	25	28	31	34	37	40	43	46	49	52	55	58	61	64	67
Enemy Defense -X%	15	18	21	24	27	30	33	36	39	42	45	48	51	54	57	60	63	66	69	72
Duration X Seconds	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27

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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.

Fade has a hidden bonus to Physical Resistance. Being hidden, it doesn't display on your character or on the skill. It is capped at 50%.

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
Physical Resist +X%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20

Shadow Warrior Casting Delay: 6 Seconds 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, can cast spells that you do not have so consider this before spending many points in Shadow Warrior.

Shadow Warriors have a base strength and dexterity equal to their level * 10. Also, the Shadow Warrior gains +4 resistance to all per level, to a max of level 75.

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36
Life	376	432	488	545	601	658	714	770	827	883	940	996	1052	1109	1165	1222	1278	1334	1391	1447
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

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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
Stun Length X Sec.	2	2.2	2.4	2.6	2.8	3	3.2	3.4	3.6	3.8	4	4.2	4.4	4.6	4.8	5	5.2	5.4	5.6	5.8

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 0.4 Seconds	60-80	75-95	90-110	105-125	120-140	135-155	150-170	165-185	185-205	205-225	225-245	245-265	265-285	285-305	305-325	325-345	350-370	375-395	400-420	425-445
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 Casting Delay: 6 Seconds 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 Resistances, higher Attack Rating, 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.

Shadow Masters have a base strength and dexterity equal to their level * 10.

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana Cost	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44
Life	376	432	488	545	601	658	714	770	827	883	940	996	1052	1109	1165	1222	1278	1334	1391	1447
Attack Rating +%	40%	80%	120%	160%	200%	240%	280%	320%	360%	400%	440%	480%	520%	560%	600%	640%	680%	720%	760%	800%
Resist All +%	16	16	25	32	38	42	46	49	51	54	56	58	59	61	62	63	65	65	66	67