Assassin PvE · Aion 2 build

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Dungeon Assassin on Vakron and Aulamus at +10: Heart Gore at 19 resets on every crit, Insignia Explosion and Quick Slice are past their 16 breakpoints, and Illusive Clone opens the burst.

How it plays

An Assassin fights from behind the boss and lives on crits. Quick Slice puts an Insignia on the target with every hit, Insignia Explosion blows them all up at once, and Heart Gore shows up after every crit. Past 16, a crit also resets Heart Gore's cooldown, so the more you crit, the more Heart Gores you get. Illusive Clone pushes that even further: while it is up, Heart Gore has no cooldown at all.

This is what most strong Assassins wear right now: the Vakron set and Aulamus jewellery from the second expedition tier, both at +10, the Spiritforged Dagger still in hand, and green cards.

Where the levels come from

Source	Heart Gore	Insignia Explosion	Quick Slice
Skill points	10	10	10
Daevanion: a node on each of the four boards	+4	+4	+4
Green Parchment of Vigor	+2	+1	+1
Green Chalice of Vigor	+1	+2	—
Two Aulamus Rings	+2	—	+2
Total	19	17	17

At 16, Insignia Explosion comes back three seconds sooner and leaves two Insignias behind when it goes off, so the next one starts half full. Quick Slice at 16 ignores block and evasion and always crits, which makes every Quick Slice one more shot at resetting Heart Gore.

Priority

Order	Skill	When
1	Insignia Explosion	Whenever it is ready.
2	Heart Gore	Right after a crit; back to back under the clone.
3	Savage Roar	Filler while both are cooling down. It casts faster and takes a second off Shadowstrike.
Always	Quick Slice	In between everything else. Every hit adds an Insignia and takes a second off Insignia Explosion.
From behind	Ambush	Two Insignias when it lands on the back. At 12 it can also set off Whirlwind Slice.
Stagger	Storm Rampage	Keep it for the stagger window; at this level it is mostly there to refill MP.

Burst

Swift Contract
Attack speed first, so the clone comes out faster. At 10 it also makes Rear Smite hit 1.5 times harder.
Illusive Clone
No Heart Gore cooldown while it lasts; at 15 it boosts Exploit Weakness too.
Shadowstrike
Your crits hit 20% harder for 10 seconds, and it drops you back behind the target if you drifted.
Savage Fang and Triniel's Dagger
Savage Fang hits hardest into a group; Triniel's Dagger shaves 10% off every cooldown when it lands.
The full rotation
Insignia Explosion, Heart Gore and Quick Slice until the clone runs out.

Staying behind the boss

Everything that moves you is really a positioning tool. Shadowstrike and Infiltrate both land you behind the target, and Flash Slice has two charges at this level. Spend them when the boss turns, not for damage. Rear Smite, the passive behind half your damage, only counts from behind.

Gear

Piece	Lines	Stones
Weapon · Spiritforged Dagger +10	Fixed: Might, Critical Hit, MP, Block	Attack ×2, Critical Hit ×2 (Legend)
Off-hand · Vakron Guard +10	Weapon Damage Boost, Critical Hit, Back Attack, Accuracy	Attack ×2, Critical Hit ×2 (Legend)
Armour · Vakron Helm set +10	Attack, Critical Hit and Accuracy (combat speed on the gloves, move speed on the boots), plus one of Rear Smite, Assault Stance, Exploit Weakness, Impact Hit	Attack and Critical Hit (Legend), Accuracy and HP (Rare)
Earrings · Aulamus Earrings +10	Attack, Critical Hit, Accuracy, Rear Smite / Assault Stance	Same as the armour
Necklace · Aulamus Necklace +10	Combat Speed, Attack, Critical Hit, Exploit Weakness	Same as the armour
Rings · Aulamus Ring +10	Attack, Heart Gore, Quick Slice, Critical Hit	Same as the armour
Bracelets · two Ascension Bracelet +10	Fixed	Same as the armour

Arcana

A green card at +3 holds four lines and five levels between them, so each card leans on one skill and spreads the rest.

Card	Lines	Why
Parchment of Vigor	Heart Gore +2, Insignia Explosion, Quick Slice, Shadowstrike	Getting Heart Gore past 16 is this card's whole job
Chalice of Vigor	Insignia Explosion +2, Heart Gore, Rear Smite, Exploit Weakness	The second push on Insignia Explosion
Compass of Vigor	Savage Roar +2, Ambush, Storm Rampage, Flash Slice	Your filler and your opener from behind
Mirror of Vigor	Rear Smite +2, Exploit Weakness, Impact Hit, Determination	The passives your damage grows with
Bell of Magic	Assault Stance +2, Ambush Stance, Heightened Sixth Sense, Apply Poison	Destruction on this card means more attack

Passives

Eight passives at 10. Once the boards, the gear and the cards are counted, Rear Smite ends at 20, Assault Stance and Exploit Weakness at 19. Apply Poison stays at 5 and Revitalization Contract at 1; neither adds enough damage to be worth the points.

What's next

Ferocious Horn Den
Nuakum armour replaces Vakron piece by piece; transfer stones carry the enhancement over.
Dragon Lord crafting
The crafted dagger and jewellery, five lines a piece instead of four.
Unique arcana
Four lines and seven levels at +3 is what takes Heart Gore, Insignia Explosion and Quick Slice to 20.

Dungeon Assassin on Vakron and Aulamus at +10: Heart Gore at 19 resets on every crit, Insignia Explosion and Quick Slice are past their 16 breakpoints, and Illusive Clone opens the burst.

How it plays

This is what most strong Assassins wear right now: the Vakron set and Aulamus jewellery from the second expedition tier, both at +10, the Spiritforged Dagger still in hand, and green cards.

Where the levels come from

Source	Heart Gore	Insignia Explosion	Quick Slice
Skill points	10	10	10
Daevanion: a node on each of the four boards	+4	+4	+4
Green Parchment of Vigor	+2	+1	+1
Green Chalice of Vigor	+1	+2	—
Two Aulamus Rings	+2	—	+2
Total	19	17	17

Priority

Order	Skill	When
1	Insignia Explosion	Whenever it is ready.
2	Heart Gore	Right after a crit; back to back under the clone.
3	Savage Roar	Filler while both are cooling down. It casts faster and takes a second off Shadowstrike.
Always	Quick Slice	In between everything else. Every hit adds an Insignia and takes a second off Insignia Explosion.
From behind	Ambush	Two Insignias when it lands on the back. At 12 it can also set off Whirlwind Slice.
Stagger	Storm Rampage	Keep it for the stagger window; at this level it is mostly there to refill MP.

Burst

Swift Contract
Attack speed first, so the clone comes out faster. At 10 it also makes Rear Smite hit 1.5 times harder.
Illusive Clone
No Heart Gore cooldown while it lasts; at 15 it boosts Exploit Weakness too.
Shadowstrike
Your crits hit 20% harder for 10 seconds, and it drops you back behind the target if you drifted.
Savage Fang and Triniel's Dagger
Savage Fang hits hardest into a group; Triniel's Dagger shaves 10% off every cooldown when it lands.
The full rotation
Insignia Explosion, Heart Gore and Quick Slice until the clone runs out.

Staying behind the boss

Gear

Piece	Lines	Stones
Weapon · Spiritforged Dagger +10	Fixed: Might, Critical Hit, MP, Block	Attack ×2, Critical Hit ×2 (Legend)
Off-hand · Vakron Guard +10	Weapon Damage Boost, Critical Hit, Back Attack, Accuracy	Attack ×2, Critical Hit ×2 (Legend)
Armour · Vakron Helm set +10	Attack, Critical Hit and Accuracy (combat speed on the gloves, move speed on the boots), plus one of Rear Smite, Assault Stance, Exploit Weakness, Impact Hit	Attack and Critical Hit (Legend), Accuracy and HP (Rare)
Earrings · Aulamus Earrings +10	Attack, Critical Hit, Accuracy, Rear Smite / Assault Stance	Same as the armour
Necklace · Aulamus Necklace +10	Combat Speed, Attack, Critical Hit, Exploit Weakness	Same as the armour
Rings · Aulamus Ring +10	Attack, Heart Gore, Quick Slice, Critical Hit	Same as the armour
Bracelets · two Ascension Bracelet +10	Fixed	Same as the armour

Arcana

A green card at +3 holds four lines and five levels between them, so each card leans on one skill and spreads the rest.

Card	Lines	Why
Parchment of Vigor	Heart Gore +2, Insignia Explosion, Quick Slice, Shadowstrike	Getting Heart Gore past 16 is this card's whole job
Chalice of Vigor	Insignia Explosion +2, Heart Gore, Rear Smite, Exploit Weakness	The second push on Insignia Explosion
Compass of Vigor	Savage Roar +2, Ambush, Storm Rampage, Flash Slice	Your filler and your opener from behind
Mirror of Vigor	Rear Smite +2, Exploit Weakness, Impact Hit, Determination	The passives your damage grows with
Bell of Magic	Assault Stance +2, Ambush Stance, Heightened Sixth Sense, Apply Poison	Destruction on this card means more attack

Passives

What's next

Ferocious Horn Den
Nuakum armour replaces Vakron piece by piece; transfer stones carry the enhancement over.
Dragon Lord crafting
The crafted dagger and jewellery, five lines a piece instead of four.
Unique arcana
Four lines and seven levels at +3 is what takes Heart Gore, Insignia Explosion and Quick Slice to 20.

Main stats

Accuracy

Critical Hit

Resource

Movement

Attack

PvE

Recovery

Flight

Deity

Other

Main stats

Accuracy

Critical Hit

Resource

Movement

Attack

PvE

Recovery

Flight

Deity

Other

How it plays

Where the levels come from

Priority

Burst

Staying behind the boss

Gear

Arcana

Passives

What's next

How it plays

Where the levels come from

Priority

Burst

Staying behind the boss

Gear

Arcana

Passives

What's next