Assassin attack chaining

Standard attack chain

See also: Dagger attack

The skills below follow the standard assassin attack chain of File:Lead Attack.pngLead Attack→File:Off-Hand Attack.pngOff-Hand Attack→File:Dual Attack.pngDual Attack.

Lead Attacks	Off-Hand Attacks	Dual Attacks
File:Black Lotus Strike.jpg Black Lotus Strike	File:Fox Fangs.jpg Fox Fangs	File:Blades of Steel.jpg Blades of Steel
File:Black Mantis Thrust.jpg Black Mantis Thrust	File:Golden Fang Strike.jpg Golden Fang Strike	File:Critical Strike.jpg Critical Strike
File:Desperate Strike.jpg Desperate Strike	File:Jungle Strike.jpg Jungle Strike	File:Death Blossom.jpg Death Blossom
File:Disrupting Stab.jpg Disrupting Stab	File:Lotus Strike.jpg Lotus Strike	File:Horns of the Ox.jpg Horns of the Ox
File:Golden Fox Strike.jpg Golden Fox Strike	File:Temple Strike.jpg Temple Strike	File:Nine Tail Strike.jpg Nine Tail Strike
File:Golden Lotus Strike.jpg Golden Lotus Strike	File:Wild Strike.jpg Wild Strike	File:Shattering Assault.jpg Shattering Assault
File:Jagged Strike.jpg Jagged Strike		File:Trampling Ox.jpg Trampling Ox
File:Leaping Mantis Sting.jpg Leaping Mantis Sting		File:Twisting Fangs.jpg Twisting Fangs
File:Unsuspecting Strike.jpg Unsuspecting Strike		File:Vampiric Assault.jpg Vampiric Assault
File:Dancing Daggers.jpg Dancing Daggers
File:Iron Palm.jpg Iron Palm
File:Sneak Attack.jpg Sneak Attack (PvE only)
File:Shadow Theft.jpg Shadow Theft (PvE only)

Conditional attack chain

The following skills have different requirements than the normal attack chain.

Off-Hand Attacks		Dual Attacks		Other skills
Req	Skill	Req	Skill	Req	Skill
Hex	File:Black Spider Strike.jpg Black Spider Strike	Lead Attack	File:Exhausting Assault.jpg Exhausting Assault	Dual Attack	File:Assault Enchantments.jpg Assault Enchantments
Knockdown	File:Falling Lotus Strike.jpg Falling Lotus Strike			Off-Hand Attack	File:Blinding Powder.jpg Blinding Powder
Knockdown	File:Falling Spider.jpg Falling Spider			Lead Attack	File:Entangling Asp.jpg Entangling Asp
Enchantment	File:Golden Phoenix Strike.jpg Golden Phoenix Strike			Dual Attack	File:Impale.jpg Impale
Dual Attack	File:Moebius Strike.jpg Moebius Strike			Dual Attack	File:Signet of Deadly Corruption (PvP).jpg Signet of Deadly Corruption (PvP)
Off-Hand Attack	File:Repeating Strike.jpg Repeating Strike
None	File:Mantis Touch.jpg Mantis Touch
None	File:Palm Strike.jpg Palm Strike
Enchantment	File:Golden Skull Strike.jpg Golden Skull Strike

Skill nomenclature

See also: Skill nomenclature

Many Assassin skills have key words in the "Prefix-" / "-Suffix" skill name, indicating special effects or requirements of the skill.

Prerequisite		Effects on target		Effects on user
Keyword	Prerequisite	Keyword	Effect	Keyword	Effect
Black	Hex on target.	Fang	Deep Wound1	Critical	Increases chance of a critical hit
Falling	Target must be knocked down	Mantis	Crippled	Fox	Unblockable attack
Golden	User must be enchanted	Ox	Knockdown	Lotus	Energy gain
		Prison	Snare	Way of...	Attack modifier
		Spider / Asp	Poison
		Skull / Temple	Dazed
		Sneak	Blind
		Jagged	Bleeding
		Wild	Removes a Stance

¹ Fox Fangs does not cause Deep Wound.