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11 This provisional PvE plan helps a new Assassin learn its resource and positioning loop. It uses Global skill behavior as a starting point; encounter-specific endgame optimization is still being developed. Begin with the tools currently unlocked, then add the later skills as they become available.
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33 Build around the skill conditions
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55 PriorityPurposeQuick SliceRestore MP with the basic chain when repeated spending drains your resources.Savage Roar and Insignia ExplosionEngrave Insignia, then spend the stacks. More stacks strengthen the explosion, so watch the target rather than pressing the spender blindly.Heart GoreUse it when a critical hit enables it. Its MP restoration also supports continued attacking.Ambush and rear positioningAmbush gains from a back attack. Shadowstrike or Infiltrate can help reach the rear, but check the target's facing again afterwards.
66 For passive investment, Rear Smite supports rear attacks, while Exploit Weakness connects critical hits to additional Insignia generation. Assault Stance supports critical damage. Ambush Stance adds value to movement skills, making repositioning part of the offensive plan. These are priorities to consider as points become available.
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88 Choose Stigmas for the next encounter
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1010 Illusive Clone creates a short attacking window by removing Heart Gore's cooldown and adding damage to hits. Swift Contract raises Combat Speed. Savage Fang supplies Insignia quickly, and Triniel's Dagger rewards a rear attack. Choose among these as your Stigma options open; keep Evasion Stance or Evasion Contract available as an alternative when survival is the greater problem.
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1212 Practice a flexible sequence
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1414 Approach from a safe angle, establish Insignia and look for a rear opening. Use your offensive buffs when the target is likely to remain reachable, take enabled Heart Gore opportunities and spend Insignia with the stacks in view. Return to Quick Slice when MP becomes limiting. Break off to avoid a dangerous attack, then reassess facing before re-entering.
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1616 Keep Dodge and Defiance accessible. Storm Rampage needs Stagger, so it is an opportunity skill rather than a guaranteed step in every sequence. Check Assassin Skills for unlocks and specialties, and Global Progression Walkthrough for the route that supplies your next progression resources.
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18+Heart Gore damage loadout
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20+These are effective-level targets for one loadout example. Mastery skill points raise a skill to level 10; equipment, Arcana and the Daevanion Board supply additional levels. Keep the activation conditions and available specialty slots in the skill tables when choosing options.
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22+Skill familyEffective levelPriority skillsActive20Heart Gore; Quick Slice; Insignia ExplosionActive16Shadowstrike; Flash Slice; InfiltrateActive15Savage RoarActive5Whirlwind Slice; Storm RampagePassive20Exploit WeaknessPassive15Apply Poison; Rear Smite; Assault Stance; Ambush Stance; Defense Break; Determination; Heightened Sixth Sense
23+Selected StigmaEffective levelPurposeIllusive Clone20Open the damage window that removes Heart Gore's cooldown.Swift Contract20Raise Combat Speed before committing to the burst window.Triniel's Dagger20Add a rear attack and pressure the target's skill cooldowns.Savage Fang20Apply five Insignia stacks before spending them with Insignia Explosion.
24+Prepare Swift Contract and Illusive Clone, move behind the target with Shadowstrike, then use Triniel's Dagger and Savage Fang before Insignia Explosion and Heart Gore. Keep the rear position when the boss turns; a movement skill spent on damage may be unavailable when the next mechanic forces you away.
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26+Heart Gore retains its critical-hit activation condition; Illusive Clone removes its cooldown during its window. Build Insignia again with the Savage Roar chain and use Quick Slice to restore MP between spenders. Storm Rampage belongs in the Stagger window, and Whirlwind Slice needs its evasion trigger. Keep Defiance available for control effects rather than treating every skill as part of one repeating queue.
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28+Favor attack, critical performance and Combat Speed for the rear damage window. Keep enough MP recovery in the loop to continue after the opening burst.