Shadowstrix

The Shadowstrix is a class built around stealth and assassination. Its fights are won through ambushes, backstabs, poisons, curses, and fast close-quarters strikes. These fighters move quickly enough to reach a target without being noticed, deliver a lethal combination, and pull away before any retaliation lands.

Both Daggers and Dual Blades are available to the class. The Dagger route favors concealment, sudden burst, disruption, and frequent returns to Shadow Veil. Dual Blades trade that for high attack frequency, aggressive pursuit, Wound buildup, and damage bonuses earned through consecutive hits.

Class Info

Overview

A fast melee assassin, Shadowstrix is organized around positioning, timing, and abrupt offensive pressure. Players who spot weakened targets, close in from a favorable angle, keep their attack chains running, and pull out before being encircled get the most out of the class.

The class cannot absorb damage the way frontline classes can; movement and first-move advantage carry it instead. Jumping into a fight at the wrong instant leaves the assassin exposed, whereas a well-set ambush removes an enemy before it can respond.

Role

As an assassin and mobile melee damage dealer, the Shadowstrix supports group fights by slipping past the frontline, pressuring fragile ranged targets, breaking up enemy formations, and securing kills on weakened opponents.

Solo, the class leans on stealth, terrain, mobility abilities, and fast burst rotations. Drawn-out fights call for caution unless the loadout is a Dual Blades build designed around steady damage stacking.

Combat Style

Controlling when an engagement starts and stops is the core of Shadowstrix combat. With a Dagger, enter Stealth first, take up a favorable position, and then cash in the damage or Energy bonuses that trigger once concealment is dropped.

Dual Blades players keep up pressure through rapid attacks and mobility, letting successive hits stack damage bonuses or pile on Wound effects according to the talents chosen.

Aggressive movement pays off with either weapon, but chasing too far can drain Energy and Dodge Energy to the point where escape is no longer possible.

Weapons

• Dagger — A short melee weapon whose focus is Stealth, Shadow Veil, backstabs, burst damage, mobility, and disruptive attacks.
• Dual Blades — A rapid melee weapon set centered on attack chains, Wound accumulation, damage stacking, pursuit, and sustained close-range pressure.

Strengths

• Exceptional mobility.
• Stealth access plus repeatable Shadow Veil effects.
• Strong ambush and burst-damage potential.
• Reliable options for both pursuit and disengagement.
• Can stun, slow, obscure vision, and shorten Dodge Distance.
• Dual Blades sustain high damage through repeated hits.
• Excellent at pressuring isolated or fragile targets.

Weaknesses

• Less durable than frontline classes.
• Exposed when mobility skills are unavailable.
• Energy and Dodge Energy demand careful management.
• A failed ambush leaves the class out in the open.
• Struggles against blocking, Super Armor, and heavy area control.
• Positioning and attack timing must be precise.
• Loses effectiveness when forced into prolonged unfavorable engagements.

Recommended Playstyle

On a Dagger build, close in with Sneak and line up a strike from an unexpected angle. Take charge of the engagement with Shadow Strike, Smoke Bomb, or Flash Stride, then back off or vanish back into concealment before the target can counterattack.

On Dual Blades, chain fast attacks to build pressure and activate Wound or damage-stacking talents. Tying together Flurry Strike, Fang Rush, Spinning Slash, and Bloody Blade Dance keeps you close to the enemy while holding back enough Dodge Energy for an emergency escape.

Skills

Shared Skills

Poisoned projectiles and area pressure available to both Dagger and Dual Blades — 2 skills.

Poison Crow Mark

Shared Skill

Hold to aim and toss a Poison Crow Mark in the target direction. Enemies struck take Physical Damage and have their Movement Speed and Dodge Distance reduced for a period of time.

Throwing weapons may have low damage, but when poisoned, they can be deadly.

Crow Storm

Shared Skill

Hold to aim and throw a black crow toward a selected area. When the crow reaches its destination, it creates a Crow Storm that continuously deals Physical Damage to enemies within range.

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Dagger Skills

Stealth, Shadow Veil, ambushes, rapid dashes, disruption, and short-term burst damage — 5 skills.

Sneak

Weapon Skill

Crush crow-feather dust to enter Stealth for a period of time. Stealth lets the Shadowstrix approach enemies unseen and prepare an ambush or escape from danger.

This technique, once exclusive to the “Shadow Blade” school, was leaked by a traitor and popularized by the “Master Thief” Skeet. To this day, assassins dream of killing that loose-lipped thief.

Shadow Wheel Slash

Basic Skill

Perform a three-stage attack sequence that deals Physical Damage to enemies hit.

After each stage of Shadow Wheel Slash, an attack input triggers a branching attack, and each branching attack restores a certain amount of Energy.

The window to continue the sequence between stages is limited. If the chain is not continued in time, Shadow Wheel Slash resets to its first stage.

Its creator, Assassin master Chiron, never faced an opponent who survived three attacks, so only three techniques were passed down.

Flash Stride

Weapon Skill

Dash forward a certain distance, dealing Physical Damage to enemies in your path.

In trio mode, Flash Stride has a shorter base cooldown.

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Smoke Bomb

Weapon Skill

Throw a Smoke Bomb at your feet so the vision of every target within the area becomes Obstructed.

While standing inside your own Smoke Bomb, your visible range is greater than that of other affected units.

Shadow Blade assassins attribute their successful escapes to the goddess Hermeil’s protection, but outsiders credit clever use of Smoke Bombs.

Shadow Strike

Weapon Skill

Leave a shadow at your starting position and Dash forward, dealing Physical Damage.

After a brief delay, the shadow dashes to your current position, dealing additional Physical Damage and inflicting Stunned on enemy targets it touches.

Shadow Blade assassins complete kills while hidden in shadows. Targets cannot resist, leaving no trace behind, and no one knows the task has been completed.

Dual Blades Skills

Rapid attack chains, Wound accumulation, damage stacking, pursuit, and sustained melee pressure — 7 skills.

Flurry Strike

Basic Skill

After a Light Strike performed with the left mouse button, press the right mouse button to move backward and then dash forward, dealing Physical Damage.

Hold the right mouse button to perform a Lv. 1 charge.

Lv. 1 Charge: Increases the Damage Multiplier and dash distance.

Since time immemorial, young Shadowstrixes are always taught one crucial lesson before finishing their training: killing is a means, not an end.

Bloody Blade Dance

Basic Skill

Hold the left and right mouse buttons to channel a continuous Blade Dance that repeatedly attacks the area in front of you, dealing Physical Damage to enemies hit.

Bloody Blade Dance deals increased damage to enemy Gyldhunters.

Before the apocalypse, the Bloodthorn School was never taken seriously—after all, how could anyone verify a target’s identity and collect the bounty if the body was mangled beyond recognition?

Fang Rush

Basic Skill

Press the left mouse button shortly after using Dodge to dash forward and deal Physical Damage.

After using Fang Rush, Dodge Energy does not recover for a period of time.

The creator of this killing technique didn’t leave their name, but since its rhythm is strikingly similar to that of the Shadow Blade School’s Shadow Wheel Slash, many speculate that the creators of these techniques trained under the same master.

Pursuit Strike

Basic Skill

Dash a short distance forward and perform a rapid multi-hit attack, dealing Physical Damage to enemies in front of you.

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Inspiring Impale

Weapon Skill

Thrust forward, dealing Physical Damage to enemies hit and restoring Energy.

Inspiring Impale has a shorter base cooldown in trio mode.

An injury to prey marks the beginning of death, as all predators become excited by the scent of blood.

Spinning Slash

Weapon Skill

Spin and dash forward with a powerful strike, dealing Physical Damage to enemies hit.

Spinning Slash has a shorter base cooldown in trio mode.

Spin to build power, then strike from an angle. Catching the enemy off guard is key to victory.

Phantom Shift

Weapon Skill

Hold to aim and select a destination; when aiming ends, teleport to the selected location.

After a successful teleport, gain increased Movement Speed for a period of time.

Phantom Shift has a maximum teleportation distance.

Mastering this elusive skill allows for setting up ambushes and escaping dire situations, enabling free movement anywhere.