Assassin PvE build

Explore the AION 2 Assassin PvE build: skills, stigmas, hotbar, rotation, equipment priorities and Daevanion routes for Global.

Updated: Oct 7, 2026 Patch: Season 1 · Sourced community recommendations. Check Global skill descriptions and your group requirements.

Skills & specializations

• Heart Gore · Level 16 20

  Triggers on landing a Critical Hit, dealing X damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and restores 100 MP.
  
  5 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 8 Absorbs 0.7% HP
  • 16 Resets [Heart Gore] cooldown on landing a Critical Hit
  • 20 Multi-Hit on hit
• Insignia Explosion · Level 16 20

  Selects a target within 20m and deals X damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m, inflicting Stun for 3s.
  Stun chance is doubled on NPC targets.
  
  Damage and Stun chance increase based on Insignia stacks.
  1 stack: X damage, 10% Stun chance
  2 stacks: X damage, 20% Stun chance
  3 stacks: X damage, 30% Stun chance
  4 stacks: X damage, 40% Stun chance
  5 stacks: X damage, 50% Stun chance
  
  7 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 8 Keep 2 stacks of Insignias after [Insignia Explosion]
  • 16 -3s cooldown
  • 20 +50% Multi-Hit on hit
• Quick Slice · Level 16 20

  Deals X damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and restores 100 MP.

  • 12 -1s [Insignia Explosion] cooldown on hit
  • 16 Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as a Critical Hit
  • 20 +50% Multi-Hit on hit
• Ambush · Level 16

  Deals X damage to a target within 4m. Increases damage by 30% on landing as a Back attack.
  
  7 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 8 Engraves 2 Insignias for 10s on landing as a Back attack
  • 16 +2 consecutive uses
• Storm Rampage · Level 16

  Deals X damage to a target afflicted with Stagger within 4m.

  • 12 Multi-Hit on hit
  • 16 -1s all skill cooldowns on hit
• Defiance · Level 12 16

  Removes Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Grab, Frost, and Fear from the caster and grants Tenacity for 5s.
  Tenacity: Grants Status Effect Immunity
  
  Unaffected by cooldown reduction effects.

  • 8 Restores 20% HP on using [Defiance]
  • 12 +2s Tenacity duration
• Savage Roar · Level 12

  Deals X damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and engraves 1 Insignia for 10s.
  
  2 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 8 +20% Skill Speed
  • 12 -1s [Shadowstrike] cooldown on hit
• Shadowstrike · Level 12

  Moves behind a target within 20m and deals X damage, rotates, and inflicts Stun for 3s.
  
  10 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 8 +20% caster Critical Damage Boost for 10s on hit
• Flash Slice · Level 12

  Moves to the opposite side of a target within 4m and deals X damage to up to 4 enemies, with a 40% chance to inflict Blind for 3s.
  100% chance to inflict Blind on NPC targets.
  
  7 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 8 +6m Range
  • 12 +1 consecutive use
• Infiltrate · Level 12

  Moves behind a target within 10m and deals X damage with a 50% chance to inflict Blind for 3s after using [Dodge] or while flying.
  100% chance to inflict Blind on NPC targets.
  
  10 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 8 Restores 300 Stamina on landing [Infiltrate]
  • 8 +10m [Infiltrate] range
• Whirlwind Slice · Level 12

  Deals X damage to a target within 4m with a 40% chance to rotate and inflict Stun for 3s on Evasion.
  100% to inflict Stun on NPC targets.
  
  7 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 8 +50% Multi-Hit on hit
  • 8 +16m range
• Shadow Fall · Level 12

  Moves to a target afflicted with Stun within 10m, deals X damage, and inflicts Knockdown for 3s.
  Has a 5% chance to trigger on attacking a target with Incapacitated Immunity.
  
  10 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 8 Absorbs 10% HP
  • 8 -5s cooldown
• Illusive Clone · Level Lv 20

  Removes [Heart Gore] cooldown and deals 20% of damage dealt as extra damage for 10s.

  • 5 +10% Status Effect Chance for the duration
  • 10 +20% Critical Damage Boost for the duration
  • 15 x1.5 [Exploit Weakness] effect for the duration
  • 20 50% chance to deal extra damage on Critical Hit for the duration
• Swift Contract · Level Lv 15

  Increases the caster's Combat Speed by 20% for 10s.

  • 5 -20% MP Cost for the duration
  • 10 x1.5 [Rear Smite] effect for the duration
  • 15 x1.5 [Assault Stance] effect for the duration
• Savage Fang · Level Lv 15

  Deals X damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and engraves 5 Insignias for 10s.
  
  50 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 5 Up to +20% damage when more targets hit
  • 10 +50 Stagger Gauge Damage
  • 15 +10% PvE Damage Boost and +5% PvP Damage Boost for 10s on hit
• Triniel's Dagger · Level Lv 10

  Deals X damage to a target within 4m and increases all of the target's skill cooldowns by 5% of their duration. Increases damage by 30% if attacking from behind the target.
  
  20 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 5 Changes to mobile skill
  • 10 -10% all skill cooldowns on hit
• Evasion Stance · Level Lv 5–10

  Grants guaranteed evasion of all damage for a brief duration. Restores 110 MP and Stamina once on Evasion.

  • 5 +1 consecutive use
  • 10 Changes to mobile skill
• Throw Shadowblade · Level farming

  Deals X damage to a target within 20m and inflicts Slow, which reduces Move Speed by 40% for 5s.
  
  15 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 5 Adds [Shadowblade Pursuit] Chain Skill
  • 10 Resets cooldown on defeating an enemy

Stigma skills

• Illusive Clone · Level Lv 20

• Swift Contract · Level Lv 15

• Savage Fang · Level Lv 15

• Triniel's Dagger · Level Lv 10

Passive skills

• Rear Smite · Level

• Exploit Weakness · Level

• Assault Stance · Level

• Determination · Level

Hotbar & rotation

Damage line · Key E · Savage Roar → Ambush → Heart Gore → Insignia Explosion

Buff line · Key 7 · Triniel's Dagger → Savage Fang → Swift Contract → Illusive Clone

Global preset ·

Daevanion boards

• Nezekan · Unlock level 12
• Zikel · Unlock level 20
• Vaizel · Unlock level 30
• Triniel · Unlock level 40
• Azphel · Unlock level 45

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