Lost Ark: Assassin Class Guide (Best Weapons, Skills, & Items)
Lost Ark features five classes including the Assassin class, which is a DPS-oriented class with high offense and swift, powerful melee and AoE attacks. Assassins are deadly and agile fighters best suited to bombarding enemies with quick attacks or demonic AoE damage. Lost Ark players focused on racking up damage in as little time as possible are best suited to playing Assassins. The Assassin class is further broken down into two advanced subclasses starting at level 10.
Once players hit level 10, they will have a choice between two subclasses for the Assassin: Shadowhunter and Deathblade. Each of these classes has specific weapons, skills, and engravings for players to utilize while dealing and receiving damage. Unlike other close-range classes in Lost Ark, Shadowhunters shapeshift into lethal demonic forms that unleash chaotic power on enemies. Deathblades utilize three different swords and the power of chaos to rapidly slash at their enemies. Both subclasses are adept at dealing bursts of damage to multiple enemies at once with their widely dispersed AoE attacks and short melee strikes.
The Assassin subclasses in Lost Ark are fairly straightforward melee classes with some AoE attacks peppered throughout their arsenal. Shadowhunters and Deathblades are both pure offensive DPS classes with close-range capabilities. Deathblades are best suited to doing damage to groups of enemies with crowd control strikes, while Shadowhunters are best suited to dealing damage in columns or other geometrical AoE. Shadowhunters also have the ability to push back groups of enemies, creating space on the battlefield to find more Mokoko Seed locations in Lost Ark.
The Deathblade is the melee-based subclass for the Assassin in Lost Ark. Deathblades are focused more on dealing damage to multiple enemies in one swing and use Dual Blades as their main weapons.
- Tier 3 Dual Blades: Hero’s Worn Sword, Sunset Sword, Warm Evening Sword, Dazzling Twilight Sword, Dimensional Sword, Hero’s Tattered Sword.
- Deathblade Skills: Blitz Rush, Dark Axel, Death Sentence, Head Hunt, Moonlight Sonic, Spincutter, Surprise Attack, Upper Slash.
- Deathblade Engravings: Grudge, Adrenaline, Cursed Doll, Precise Dagger.
The Shadowhunter is a demonic melee subclass for the Assassin in Lost Ark. Shadowhunters are focused more on dealing damage with bursts of energy and use Shadowblades as their main weapons. Shadowblades differ from other melee classes like Warriors due to their demonic attacks.
- Tier 3 Shadowblades: Hero’s Worn Shadowblades, Sunset Shadowblades, Warm Evening Shadowblades, Dazzling Twilight Shadowblades, Dimensional Shadowblades, Hero’s Tattered Shadowblades.
- Shadowhunter Skills: Demon Vision, Demonic Clone, Demonic Slash, Grind Chain, Piercing Thorn, Rising Claw, Sharpened Cut, Thrust Impact.
- Shadowhunter Engravings: Cursed Doll, Adrenaline, Grudge, Master of Ambush.
Lost Ark is available on PC.