Assassin Ascendancy - Path of Exile

1. PoE Assassin Build Leveling Guide

The Assassin is an Ascendancy class for Shadows. The Assassin is a offense-oriented class centered around critical strikes. The class offers skills that enhance their power charges and bonus to critical strike effectiveness and utility under certain conditions. He has access to poison themed skills like Noxious Strike, as well as allowing poisons to synergize off of critical strikes to higher levels via Toxic Delivery. Furthermore with Mistwalker the Assassin has the ability to gain the Elusive buff on critical strikes and additional benefits while being affected by it.

  • Spark: 29%
  • Cyclone: 22%
  • Penance Brand: 12%
  • Ice Nova: 11%
  • Storm Brand: 8%
  • Divergent Cyclone: 7%
  • Ice Spear: 6%
  • Divergent Spark: 5%
  • Eye of Winter: 5%
  • Power Siphon: 5%

2. Assassin Ascendancy Passive Skills

Name Category Stats
Critical Strike Chance, Power Charge Duration
Basic 15% increased Critical Strike Chance
15% increased Power Charge Duration
Unstable Infusion
Notable 20% chance to gain a Power Charge on Non-Critical Strike
10% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical Strike
+1 to Maximum Power Charges
Deadly Infusion
Notable +5% to Critical Strike Multiplier per Power Charge
+1.5% Critical Strike Chance while at maximum Power Charges
Critical Strike Chance and Multiplier
Basic 15% increased Critical Strike Chance
+10% to Critical Strike Multiplier
Ambush and Assassinate
Notable +40% to Critical Strike Multiplier against Enemies that are on Full Life
100% more Critical Strike Chance against Enemies that are on Full Life
Critical Strikes have Culling Strike
15% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies that are on Low Life
100% more Critical Strike Chance against Enemies that are on Low Life
Opportunistic
Notable Damage from your Critical Strikes cannot be Reflected
20% reduced Damage taken while there are at least two Rare or Unique Enemies nearby
25% more Damage while there is at most one Rare or Unique Enemy nearby
Critical Strike Chance, Damage Over Time
Basic 15% increased Critical Strike Chance
10% increased Damage over Time
Toxic Delivery
Notable Poison you inflict with Critical Strikes deals 25% more Damage
+0.5% to Critical Strike Chance per Poison affecting Enemy, up to +2.0%
Noxious Strike
Notable 5% increased Poison Duration for each Poison you have inflicted Recently, up to a maximum of 100%
Recover 0.5% of Life per Poison affecting Enemies you Kill
40% chance to Poison on Hit
Critical Strike Chance, Elusive Effect
Basic 15% increased Critical Strike Chance
10% increased Elusive Effect
Mistwalker
Notable 50% increased Elusive Effect
You take no Extra Damage from Critical Strikes while Elusive
Gain Elusive on Critical Strike

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