CoreAssassin. Critical Strikes 15Shadow TheftElite SkillShadow Step to target foe. For 20 seconds that foe's attributes are reduced by 5 and your attributes are increased by 5. This skill counts as a Lead Attack. PvE only.5¼20
FactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 20Fox FangsOff-Hand AttackMust follow a lead attack. Fox Fangs cannot be blocked and strikes for +43 damage if it hits.5½3
FactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 20Death BlossomDual AttackMust follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Death Blossom strikes target foe for +53 damage and all adjacent foes take 53 damage.52
FactionsAssassin. Critical Strikes 20Critical EyeSkillFor 43 seconds, you have an additional 19% chance to land a critical hit when attacking. You gain 1 Energy whenever you score a critical hit.530
Drunken MasterEotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Drunken MasterStanceFor 72..90 seconds, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 10..15%. If you are drunk while activating this Skill, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 25..33% instead. PvE only.560
Critical AgilityNightfallAssassin. Sunspear rank Critical AgilityEnchantment SpellFor 4 seconds and 1 second for each rank of Critical Strikes you attack 33% faster and gain 10..25 armor. This Skill reapplies itself every time you land a critical hit. PvE only.5130
FrenzyCoreWarrior. UnlinkedFrenzyStanceFor 8 seconds, you attack 33% faster but take double damage.54
Variable skill slots 2 and 3
Asuran ScanEotNNo Profession. Asura rank Asuran ScanHex SpellFor 9..12 seconds your attacks cannot miss target foe. Killing a foe hexed with Asuran scan removes 5% death penalty. PvE only.55
"I Am Unstoppable!"EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "I Am Unstoppable!"ShoutFor 16..20 seconds, you have +24 armor and cannot be knocked down or Crippled. PvE only.530
"Save Yourselves!"FactionsWarrior. Kurzick rank "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick)ShoutFor 4..6 seconds, all other party members gain 100 armor. PvE only.8
Balanced StanceCoreWarrior. Tactics 8Balanced StanceStanceFor 14 seconds, you cannot be knocked down and you do not suffer extra damage from a critical attack.530 - only with Critical Agility and one of the above PvE-only skills.
Wild BlowCoreWarrior. UnlinkedWild BlowMelee AttackLose all adrenaline. If it hits, this attack will result in a critical hit and any Stance being used by your target ends. This attack cannot be blocked.58 - stance removal on demand.
Demonic FleshCoreNecromancer. Blood Magic 8Demonic FleshEnchantment SpellFor 46 seconds, whenever you use a skill that targets a foe, you deal 13 shadow damage to all other foes adjacent to you.5130 – additional AoE per attack skill.
Conjure FlameCoreElementalist. Fire Magic 8Conjure FlameEnchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, if you're wielding a fire weapon, your attacks strike for an additional 13 fire damage.10145/Conjure FrostCoreElementalist. Water Magic 8Conjure FrostEnchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, if you're wielding a cold weapon, your attacks strike for an additional 13 cold damage.10145/Conjure LightningCoreElementalist. Air Magic 8Conjure LightningEnchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, if you're wielding a lightning weapon, your attacks strike for an additional 13 lightning damage.10145 - additional damage per strike.
Variants
Unsuspecting StrikeFactionsAssassin. Critical Strikes 20Unsuspecting StrikeLead AttackIf this attack hits, you strike for +35 damage. If your target was above 90% Health you deal an additional 95 damage.102 - Replace Jagged Strike for a significant DPS increase. Note that this is much harder on energy and thus may not work well with some other optional skills.
Note
If running 6 points in a tertiary attribute, consider using a superior rune of dagger mastery to make up for the lost point in dagger mastery.
Shadow step to your target with Shadow TheftCoreAssassin. Critical Strikes 15Shadow TheftElite SkillShadow Step to target foe. For 20 seconds that foe's attributes are reduced by 5 and your attributes are increased by 5. This skill counts as a Lead Attack. PvE only.5¼20.
Maintain the buffed Critical EyeFactionsAssassin. Critical Strikes 20Critical EyeSkillFor 43 seconds, you have an additional 19% chance to land a critical hit when attacking. You gain 1 Energy whenever you score a critical hit.530.
Use the dagger attack chain Jagged StrikeFactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 20Jagged StrikeLead AttackIf Jagged Strike hits, your target suffers from Bleeding for 25 seconds.5½1→Fox FangsFactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 20Fox FangsOff-Hand AttackMust follow a lead attack. Fox Fangs cannot be blocked and strikes for +43 damage if it hits.5½3→Death BlossomFactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 20Death BlossomDual AttackMust follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Death Blossom strikes target foe for +53 damage and all adjacent foes take 53 damage.52↺ on recharge.
Counters[]
Standard anti-physical.
Standard anti-melee.
Notes[]
Compared to a WotA Dagger Spammer, this variant provides increased damage output and speed due to a shadowstep. However, it has fewer open PvE-only skill slots for utility skills such as Asuran ScanEotNNo Profession. Asura rank Asuran ScanHex SpellFor 9..12 seconds your attacks cannot miss target foe. Killing a foe hexed with Asuran scan removes 5% death penalty. PvE only.55, "I Am Unstoppable!"EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "I Am Unstoppable!"ShoutFor 16..20 seconds, you have +24 armor and cannot be knocked down or Crippled. PvE only.530, and "Save Yourselves!"FactionsWarrior. Kurzick rank "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick)ShoutFor 4..6 seconds, all other party members gain 100 armor. PvE only.8.
Under the effect of Shadow TheftCoreAssassin. Critical Strikes Shadow TheftElite SkillShadow Step to target foe. For 5..17..21 seconds that foe's attributes are reduced by 1..4..5 and your attributes are increased by 1..4..5. This skill counts as a Lead Attack. PvE only.5¼20 you'll gain 4 instead of 3 energy per critical hit. The break point for the additional energy gain is at 18 critical strikes.
Asuran Scan 
