Shadeblade

Melee burst · Dual daggers

A dual-wielding assassin. Strikes from the shadows, steps through enemies and bursts down single targets.

Identity

Flanking: Backstab deals +50% damage from behind, and Shadow Step puts you there. Stealth (Vanish) and Evasion keep you alive.

• Stats
• Skills
• Skill tree
• Armour tiers

Stats

Skills

Skills unlock by level; you choose which go on the 8-slot action bar. Mana cost and cooldown are base values (talents change some). Movement lock: in the 3D game a skill stops you for its animation (so nothing slides); movement and escape skills don't stop you, and some end a running lock.

From abilities.json. AP = Attack Power, SP = Spell Power; skill damage also grows 10% per character level. 1 tile = 1 m.

Level	Skill	Mana	Cooldown	Target / range	Movement lock	Effect
1	Backstab	6	—	Enemy 1.6 m	0.4 s	Stab the target. +50% damage from behind.16 + 1× AP damage
1	Shadow StepOff global cooldownBreaks a movement lock	15	10 s	Enemy 8 m	none	Step through the shadows to behind the target. Off the global cooldown.
3	Fan of Knives	14	6 s	Self	0.4 s	Throw knives at every enemy within 2.5 tiles; they bleed for 4 s.8 + 0.5× AP damage; 4 ticks of 3 + 0.15× AP; radius 2.5 m
6	Execution	20	8 s	Enemy 1.6 m	0.5 s	A heavy finisher. x2.5 damage against targets under 30% health.24 + 1.4× AP damage
10	Kidney Shot	12	16 s	Enemy 1.6 m	0.4 s	Stun the target for 2.5 s (a stun interrupts a spell being cast).6 + 0.4× AP damage; stun 2.5 s
14	Smoke VeilBreaks a movement lock	20	20 s	Self	none	Blind enemies within 3 tiles for 3 s: they can't attack and lose their wind-up or spell.radius 3 m
18	EvasionOff global cooldownBreaks a movement lock	10	30 s	Self	none	Dodge 60% of attacks for 5 s. Off the global cooldown.lasts 5 s
22	Marked for DeathOff global cooldown	10	20 s	Enemy 8 m	none	The target takes 15% more damage from everyone for 10 s. Off the global cooldown.lasts 10 s
26	VanishOff global cooldownBreaks a movement lock	15	45 s	Self	none	Drop all threat and vanish for 4 s. Your next attack is a critical hit.lasts 4 s
30	Death BlossomUltimate	30	60 s	Self	0.5 s	Ultimate. A whirl of blades hits up to 5 enemies within 3 tiles.18 + 1.1× AP damage; radius 3 m

Skill tree

One point per level from level 2 (29 at level 30). Nodes open at their tier's level and take 1-3 points; a tier needs no points in the tiers below it, so builds can mix branches. This tree has 30 ranks in all, so you can't fill every branch. Free reset in town.

Assassination

Level 5

Precision3 ranks

+2% critical hit per rank.

Level 10

Opportunist2 ranks

Backstab's bonus from behind +15% per rank.

Level 15

Lethality3 ranks

+10% critical damage per rank.

Level 20

Executioner2 ranks

Execution works below 35%/40% health.

Level 25

Cold Blood1 rank

Your first attack after Shadow Step is a critical hit.

Shadow

Level 5

Elusiveness2 ranks

Evasion lasts 1 s longer per rank.

Level 10

Shadow Mastery2 ranks

Shadow Step cooldown -2 s per rank.

Level 15

Thick Smoke2 ranks

Smoke Veil radius and duration +0.5 per rank.

Level 20

Night's Gift2 ranks

Vanish cooldown -10 s per rank.

Level 25

Shadow Dance1 rank

Vanish also restores 40 mana and resets Shadow Step.

Blades

Level 5

Sharpened3 ranks

+3% damage per rank.

Level 10

Serrated2 ranks

Bleeds deal 20% more per rank.

Level 15

Wide Arc2 ranks

Fan of Knives radius +0.5 per rank.

Level 20

Kidney Mastery2 ranks

Kidney Shot stuns 0.5 s longer per rank.

Level 25

Endless Blossom1 rank

Death Blossom cooldown -20 s and hits 2 more enemies.

Armour tiers

Gear shows its tier on the armour itself: recoloured materials and added pieces, from Common to Legendary (no glow).