In short: The Assassin (H) is an extremely agile melee fighter who survives by striking fast, dodging and landing heavy critical hits. It's for players who love speed, burst damage and hunting enemies like a silent predator.

Picture a warrior who chooses speed over heavy armor. The Assassin (H) dives into the fight, unloads a flurry of fast strikes and slips away before the enemy can react. It's the classic assassin fantasy: light, deadly and always one step ahead.

In practice, playing the Assassin (H) is a constant dance. You manage your stances (postures that act like buffs), keep your speed high and always look for the perfect angle to land a critical. It's thrilling, but it demands attention, because you can't take much damage in return.

Overview

Profile
Race	Assassin
Archetype	Melee combat
Playstyle	Fast crits
Difficulty	Medium
Main weapon	Fists/blades
Position in the line	3rd Class

The Assassin (H) is the final point of an evolution journey. The progression goes: Assassin (H) (Starter) → Assassin (H) (1st Class) → Assassin (H) (2nd Class) → Assassin (H) (3rd Class). Each step unlocks new skills and makes the character stronger and more complete.

Strengths

Sky-high Dexterity (DEX 38, top of the category) — DEX controls your critical chance and your accuracy. That means you hit often and turn many ordinary blows into devastating crits, which is the heart of this class's damage.
High Strength (STR 41) — STR is what makes your physical attacks hurt. With this value nearly maxed, every strike already lands hard, and combined with crits it becomes an explosive mix.
Solid toughness for an assassin (CON 38) — CON helps your health and resilience. While you're no tank, this decent value gives you a little extra breathing room so you don't fall too easily mid-fight.
Mobility and speed — with buffs like Wind Walk and Haste, you run faster and attack more often per second. In practice, you set the pace: you chase those who flee and flee from those who threaten you.
Respectable physical defense (pDef 80) — your defense against physical attacks is good for an agile class. That makes you more comfortable in auto-hunt zones packed with melee monsters.

Weaknesses

Low health (among the lowest in the game) — with around 3,113 HP at level 85, you die fast if you slip up. Tip: keep healing potions on auto-use at all times and avoid pulling large groups of monsters at once.
Almost no magic power (INT 15) — you deal no magic damage and don't miss it, but you're vulnerable to enemies who use magic. Tip: use the Magic Barrier buff against mages and watch out for anyone casting spells.
Reliant on buff upkeep — without your stances and buffs running, you lose a big chunk of your damage and speed. Tip: build the habit of re-enabling everything after each death or long trip.
Fragile in careless PvP — your short health bar punishes you in long trades. Tip: focus on starting the fight with an advantage and on already-weakened targets, rather than drawn-out duels.

Class-defining skills

Strike — your basic, reliable physical blow. It's the everyday tool for taking down monsters while you build up to your stronger attacks.
Shadow Attack — a strong physical strike learned later on. Use it as your main damage move when you want to drop a target fast.
Haste — a buff that shortens the time between attacks, meaning you hit more often per second. Keep it on at all times to maximize damage.
Wind Walk — a movement speed buff. Essential for chasing, fleeing and farming faster without wasting time walking around.
Berserker Spirit — goes into a frenzy: it raises your offensive power in exchange for a bit more risk. Great for speeding up hunts and important fights.
Wild Magic — increases your critical chance, reinforcing exactly what this class does best. Turn it on before charging into important targets.
Magic Barrier — a buff that raises your magic defense. Use it when facing mages or monsters that hurt with spells.
Восстановление HP (HP Recovery) — a heal over time (regenerates your health bit by bit). Activate it to stay on your feet during continuous farming.
Detection — reveals hidden enemies. Important in PvP and in areas with stealthy opponents, so you're not caught by surprise.

Attributes: what to prioritize

The Assassin (H) is a physical-crit machine, so anything that boosts melee damage, accuracy and critical chance is a priority. Extra health is also very welcome, since that's your biggest weakness.

DEX (Dexterity) — the star of the class: boosts crit and accuracy. Always prioritize it.
STR (Strength) — raises the physical damage of each blow. Your natural second priority.
CON (Constitution) — grants more HP and resilience, making up for your fragility.
MEN (Mentality) — helps with mana, useful for keeping buffs and skills running without running out of MP.

Recommended gear

For your weapon, focus on the fast-attack style native to the class (the fists/blades type), which suits your high attack rate. For armor, prefer light armor: it keeps your speed and dodge high, which is where the assassin shines.

Early on, prioritize upgrading your weapon above all else — more damage per blow speeds up your whole progress. Then invest in light armor and items that reinforce crit and health.

Beginner step-by-step

Create the character — pick the Assassin (H) line and enter the world. Don't worry about getting everything right the first time: you can learn by playing.
Do the first quests in the starting area — they teach the basics and give you gear, Adena and experience to start off well.
Turn on auto-hunt — this feature makes the character farm on its own against monsters your level. It's the most practical way to level up while you sort out everything else.
Follow the professions (base → 1st → 2nd → 3rd) — each class change grants new skills and makes you stronger. Advance as soon as each step unlocks.
Prioritize the right skills and buffs — keep Haste, Wind Walk and the crit buffs always active, and learn to use Shadow Attack as your main blow.
Gather Adena and L-Coin — Adena comes from farming and selling drops; L-Coin comes from missions and activities. Use both to buy potions and upgrades.
Keep weapon and armor updated — whenever possible, swap to better gear or upgrade it. Outdated gear stalls your progress.
Re-enable buffs after each death — make it a habit: if you die or return from a trip, switch everything back on before you keep hunting.

Where to farm

Auto-hunt on monsters your level — the everyday foundation: let the character farm on targets matched to your level to grow safely.
Move up to tougher zones as you evolve — as you get stronger, migrate to areas with tougher monsters that give more experience and better drops.
Form a party for raids and bosses — bosses are very rewarding but require a group. In a team, your job is to deliver fast, critical damage to the target.
Use the Season Pass and daily missions — they're steady sources of rewards, L-Coin and items that speed up your progress considerably.

Common beginner mistakes

Forgetting to keep buffs running — without Haste and the crit buffs, your damage plummets. Check them often.
Pulling too many monsters at once — with the assassin's low health, crowds kill you fast. Control the pace of your farming.
Letting your weapon fall behind — your class lives off damage per blow; a weak weapon delays everything. Upgrade the weapon as a priority.
Ignoring magic defense — mages can drop you before you react. Use Magic Barrier and respect anyone casting spells.

It's for you if…

You love speed and burst damage — you enjoy setting the pace of the fight and taking down targets fast.
You enjoy a risky, skill-based style — you don't mind being fragile, as long as you can strike and retreat smartly.
You want a class that prays for the crit — you take pleasure in watching big numbers leap with each well-aimed blow.

Quick summary

Attribute	Value
Archetype	Melee combat
HP at level 85	3113
MP at level 85	1385
Base physical attack	4
Base magic attack	6
Attack type	FIST

Assassin (H) class guide (Assassin) — strengths, skills and step-by-step