Assassin Dual Blades
Backstab specialist. Dagger Master + Backstab Mastery + Poisoned Blades opens fights from stealth; Silent Stride + Updraft chains escapes when burst doesn't kill.
Skills in this build
Stat priority
- Primary
- DEX — dagger damage scales hard with DEX; Backstab multiplier amplifies the same value.
- Secondary
- Endurance — stealth requires stamina; without it you break cover.
Recommended weapons
- Primary
- [Daggers](/enshrouded/weapons/category/daggers) — best base damage with crit-on-backstab mod.
- Secondary
- Second dagger or short sword for dual-wield. Match crit-chance mods.
Armor
Light hide — [Ranged Armor catalog](/enshrouded/armor/category/ranged-armor). Stack stealth + movement mods over raw armor.
Food & consumables
- Stamina-regen tea (priority — stealth bleeds stamina)
- Crit-chance dish before boss pulls
- Poison-coat oil — extra damage tier on every swing
Playstyle
Open every fight from stealth — Silent Stride lets you walk into Backstab range. Land the opening Backstab + Poison Blades combo; the Poison Mastery DoT carries 40% of total damage. If the target survives, dash to a 90° angle and reset stealth via Updraft. Kick is the panic interrupt when something locks you down. The build's identity: assassinate priority targets in 2 hits, vanish before retaliation lands.
Strengths & weaknesses
Pros
- Highest opener burst against unaware enemies
- Poison DoT trivialises high-HP single targets
- Strong gap-makers (Silent Stride + Updraft) for kiting trash
Cons
- Useless once detected — sustained melee DPS is worst-in-class
- Boss fights with no stealth window punish hard
- Poison-immune enemies (Hollow + some Vukah) negate 40% of damage
Synergies & counters
Pairs with
- · Healer Support — covers your sustain gap during failed-stealth fights
- · Ice Mage CC — frozen targets eat doubled Backstab damage
Struggles against
- · Open-arena bosses with no cover for stealth
- · Poison-immune enemies — your damage profile collapses
Level-by-level skill order
Suggested progression by level band. The planner enforces the 184-point cap; click any skill to jump to its detail page.
| Level band | Skill | Tree | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lv 1-15 |  Dexterity | Ranger | 1p |
| Endurance | Ranger | 1p | |
 Dagger Master | Ranger | 3p | |
| Lv 15-30 | Backstab Mastery | Ranger | 4p |
| Silent Stride | Ranger | 3p | |
| Poisoned Blades | Ranger | 3p | |
| Lv 30-45 | Poison Mastery | Ranger | 4p |
 Updraft | Ranger | 4p | |
 Kick | Ranger | 3p |
Why pick these skills in this order (expand per-band focus)
Lv 1-15
DEX + Endurance + Dagger Master base.
Lv 15-30
Backstab Mastery + Silent Stride form the stealth core.
Lv 30-45
Poison Mastery + Updraft + Kick — the survival kit and damage capstone.
FAQ
- Assassin vs Ranger Sniper?
- Sniper is ranged precision; Assassin is melee burst. They share the DEX scaling but solve different problems — Sniper for boss fights, Assassin for trash assassination.
- Best daggers for Assassin?
- Highest base-damage dagger with crit-on-backstab mod. Dual-wield two dagger variants if you have them; the offhand triggers Poison Mastery on its own.
- Does this build work in groups?
- Yes for trash clearing — your stealth lets you flank during a tank's pull. Boss fights are harder; the build wants stealth openers that group encounters break.
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- Multi-Shot BowmasterA
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