//Assassin — Class

Assassins specialise in single-target elimination: stealth windows, amplified critical damage, and mobility to escape after the strike.

▸Role

▸Tactics & Synergy

Assassins operate on the periphery. They wait for Fighters to engage and then strike the backline. They are highly dependent on Recon vision to locate isolated targets. Without a clear exit plan, an Assassin is often a "once per engagement" threat.

▸Design Notes

• ▪Precision: Provide clear entry/exit telegraphs and reward precision; include tools for disengage and re-engagement.
• ▪Stealth: Visual effects for stealth should be subtle enough to reward observers, but effective enough to allow for flanking.

▸Typical Abilities (design template)

• ▪Passive — Shadow Strike: dealing damage from stealth or flanking grants a 20% critical damage bonus for 3 seconds.
• ▪Tactical (1) — Stealth Cloak: become invisible and gain a small movement boost for 4 seconds.
• ▪Core (2) — Precision Blade: a high-damage single-target strike that applies a bleeding debuff.
• ▪Special (3) — Dash Reposition: a fast horizontal dash that resets its cooldown if it gets a killing blow.
• ▪Ultimate (4) — Grand Execution: a massive burst of high-damage strikes on a single target, ignoring a portion of their armor.

▸Synergies & Counters

• ▪Synergies: Recon (target vision), Fighter (distraction engagement), Vandal (disruption chaining).
• ▪Counters: Sentinel (defensive buffs), Bulwark (high-soak absorption), Controller (zoning/trapping).

▸Example Operatives

• ▪Hiroyuki — water/dark assassin with lethal single-target combos.
• ▪Xenia — dynaxis assassin with teleport-bleed mechanics.
• ▪Scott — avanza assassin who excels at single-target picks.
• ▪Nicole — dark/psionic Spektra assassin.
• ▪Ulrich — ghost/metal antagonist assassin with high lethality.
• ▪Kazuo — dark/metal assassin with brutal follow-ups.