The new MMORPG Lost Ark presents the Assassin class in its class preview videos. It comes with three swords or even as a half-demon. We introduce you to the classes.
What is the Assassin? With the Assassin, you won’t find what you are used to from games like Assassin’s Creed. You don’t necessarily sneak, nor do you kill secretly. However, what awaits you is fast-paced and action-packed gameplay.
The Assassin is fast and armed to the teeth. Her job is to deal damage and then disappear as quickly as possible. The quick fighter can’t take much damage.
Although the Assassin, similar to the Mage, has some ranged abilities, her main area of expertise is melee combat. So if you want to plunge into battle as an Assassin in the upcoming beta of the game, you’re in the right place.
Deathblade and Shadowhunter – The 2 subclasses of the Assassin and their skills
How does the class system work? In Lost Ark, you choose a base class, in this case, the Assassin. Once you have played her to level 10, you can choose a subclass. If you already have a character at level 10, you can skip this process with your next characters and directly select your subclass.
In this video, you can see the Assassin in action:
What can the Deathblade do? Armed with two small swords and a large sword, the Deathblade deals significant damage in melee. She relies on a mix of lighter, faster attacks with the small swords and slower, heavy blows with the greatsword.
With the skill Blitz Rush, she can charge her chaos energy and then strike through multiple enemies. The skill Death Sentence lifts her into the air and then lets her crash down with immense force to cause massive area damage.
The ability Moonlight Sonic allows the Deathblade to briefly vanish, unleashing a storm of strikes on her enemies. If you enjoy the mix of fast-paced action and charged heavy strikes, the Deathblade is definitely the right choice.
What can the Shadowhunter do? The second subclass of the Assassin is the Shadowhunter. She wields two demonic blades and relies heavily on power in combat. Compared to the Deathblade, she is the slower of the two Assassins, but still quite fast in the general class comparison.
With her identity ability, she can transform into a demon that can deal a lot of damage quickly. Even her normal attacks are characterized by dark and demonic power.
She shoots a massive beam of demonic power forward with the skill Demon Vision, injuring all enemies in its path. With the skill Demonic Clone, she summons a large demon that delivers some heavy hits for her and causes area damage.
However, her blades also play a significant role, whether she throws them spinning with the skill Grind Chain or spins through enemy hordes with Sharpened Cut.
So much for the two Assassin classes in Lost Ark. If you prefer melee fighters but find the frantic gameplay of the fragile Assassin unappealing, you can find the slightly tougher warrior of Lost Ark with its three variants here.
