Assassin skill bar

Start with MP recovery; total 16 is a later critical/reset build target.

MP reduction first; speed after resources stabilize.

Use to reach the rear safely and obtain the critical-damage specialty buff before burst.

A sustain or situational attack; do not automatically replace the main proc loop with it.

Early HP absorption for solo comfort; total 16 enables the developed critical-reset option.

With its cooldown-reduction specialty, use stagger to recover burst buffs when they are on cooldown.

A conditional follow-up; compare its opportunity cost against your core attacks.

Opposite side is not always the rear. Use for deliberate repositioning.

A second rear gap closer. The range specialty makes reconnecting easier.

A control follow-up; do not expect it to form a reliable loop against immune bosses.

Favor useful cooldown/stack-retention options over a reset assumption your rank cannot support.

Hold for a control effect that threatens survival or the next necessary mechanic.

An early safety option when solo damage intake is the limiting factor.

One of the first offensive passives to prioritize.

Useful pressure/anti-healing; do not value it above the core burst passives without an encounter reason.

A main reason to maintain rear positioning through the fight.

Develop alongside sufficient critical chance and Heartcore availability.

A developed offensive passive after Exploit Weakness and Rear Smite.

Reposition with purpose; do not dash into danger merely to activate a passive.

A control-dependent debuff; its value changes against immune bosses.

Personal safety for pressure windows; keep active escape available.

An execute-oriented option after the primary damage passives.

No Shards allocated in this preset. Use as the stack-building opener before Insignia Explosion.

Learn at rank 1 once unlocked; establish the four-slot kit before raising this Stigma. Align with Elusive Clone and a safe rear damage window.

No Shards allocated in this preset. A control/safety flex rather than a required sustained boss damage slot.

Learn at rank 1 once unlocked; establish the four-slot kit before raising this Stigma. Use deliberately for a dangerous incoming attack instead of inside a damage macro.

No Shards allocated in this preset. A dispel/pressure flex when the target actually has removable buffs.

No Shards allocated in this preset. An approach/avoidance tool, not the main in-combat burst buff.

No Shards allocated in this preset. A useful farming option with its reset upgrade; separate that purpose from the dungeon burst loadout.

Learn at rank 1 once unlocked; establish the four-slot kit before raising this Stigma. Its own-cooldown recovery upgrade is a separate rank effect: use after your burst buffs when that milestone is unlocked.

No Shards allocated in this preset. An Insignia-based control tool rather than a default PvE damage slot.

Learn at rank 1 once unlocked; establish the four-slot kit before raising this Stigma. Your central burst buff. Save it for a window in which you can keep attacking from the rear.

No Shards allocated in this preset. A movement-escape flex; different from the channelled Evasive Stance block tool.

No Shards allocated in this preset. Situational pressure for grouped opponents.

No Shards allocated in this preset. A disengage tool. Do not confuse it with Shadow Strike, which moves behind the target.