Assassins are shadows in the night;
They abandoned the Samurai code for the art of stealth and deception.
― Gyozen
Assassin is a class in Ghost of Tsushima: Legends.
Gameplay[]
The Assassin has the highest potential stealth attack damage in the game, and his abilities revolve around increasing the potency of his stealth attacks and abilities. His ultimate attack is the only one that increases in damage with more stealth attack damage.
The assassin is the only class to have access to the blowpipe without an additional perk, and the only class besides the Ronin able to use all concussion bombs. Furthermore, the Assassin is the only class able to apply poison to Mongol enemies without additional perks, with the Toxic Vanish Perk. As the Ronin class requires the Ronin Unlock perk to use the blowpipe, the Assassin is also the only enemy able to apply the Hallucination effect on enemies, with both the appropriate perk selected on the Blowpipe as well as with the unique Hysteria perk on the Assassin Charm.
The assassin is the only class capable of executing the fastest assassination attacks in the game (identical to those of Jin in the story mode with the level 3 tanto).
Although the Samurai and Hunter can both aim their ultimate attacks, the Assassin's Shadow Strike is the only ultimate attack which gives the player a significant time period to choose which individual enemy to strike. Furthermore, it is the only melee attack in the game which has range. as the assassin is capable of teleporting across the battlefield to deliver a lethal strike.
The Assassin class represents the legendary Ghost of Tsushima, Jin Sakai.
The Assassin is also the only class able to use the epic rarity Assassin Charm, which grants two unique perks:
- Hysteria, which induces the hallucination effect after a successful assassination to all nearby enemies
- Chain Vanish, which re-activates invisibility on the assassin for a short period of time after a successful assassination. This allows for a potential three times the assassin can enter invisibility with one class ability activation.
Techniques[]
| Icon | Name | Unlock Requirement | Cost | Description |
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Shadow Strike | Unlocked by default | Enter the shadows and strike enemies from a distance +  to activate; Costs 3 Resolve
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Toxic Vanish | Unlocked by default | Vanish in a cloud of poison smoke that deals Stagger damage to nearby enemies to activate; Base cooldown: 62s
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Group Vanish | Essence | Vanish along with nearby allies to activate; Base cooldown: 50s
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| Refreshing Vanish | 5 Gear Mastery Activations | Vanish in a burst of energy that heals you and nearby allies
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Critical Hit | Essence | 30% more damage during assassinations | |
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Super Strike | Essence | Perform a stronger Stealth Attack dealing 2x normal damage from stealth to activate; Costs 1 Resolve
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Assassin Unleashed | Essence | Decrease class ability cooldown by 15% | |
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Legendary | 1 Gear Mastery Activation | Increases the number of Legendary items you can equip by 1 | |
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Light Step | Essence | You are silent when running | |
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Opportunist | Essence | Deals 50% bonus assassination damage to Staggered enemies | |
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Deft Hands | Essence | Critical Strikes and Assassinations reduce all Ghost Weapon cooldowns by 3s | |
| Deadly Nightshade | 2 Gear Mastery Activations | Poison also damages enemy health | ||
| Perk 3 | ||||
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Shadow Storm | Essence | Shadow Strike gains 2 extra strikes | |
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Chain Vanish | Essence | Successfully assassinating an enemy while vanished re-activates vanish and refreshes the duration | |
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Legendary | Essence | Increases the number of Legendary items you can equip by 1 | |
| Overshadowed | 3 Gear Mastery Activations | Shadow Strike attacks do 100% extra damage | ||
Appearance Items[]
Class Items[]
| Icon | Name | How to Obtain |
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White Kitsune | Unlocked by default |
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Shadow Kitsune | Reach Assassin Rank 3 |
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Blue Kitsune | Reach Assassin Rank 5 |
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Red Kitsune | Reach Assassin Rank 8 |
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Imperial | Earn 3 Trials of Iyo weekly rewards with this class |
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Red Oni | Reach Assassin Rank 10 |
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Shadow Oni | Reach Assassin Rank 13 |
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White Oni | Reach Assassin Rank 15 |
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Oni Thief | Reach Assassin Rank 17 |
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Tortured Marble | Collaborator: Purchase and Use Gift: Ignite Enemies, in Survival |
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Tortured Onyx | Honorable: Complete 10 bonus objectives in Survival missions |
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Tortured Gold | Dauntless: Complete a Quick Play Survival mission on Gold difficulty |
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Tortured Wood | Survivalist: Complete a Survival mission on Gold difficulty without losing a defense area |
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White Kappa | Kami Friend: Find 3 of Gyozen's Lost Scrolls |
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Red Kappa | Collector: Find and collect 3 oni treasure |
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Purple Kappa | Cursed: Survived Gyozen's Curse 3 times |
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Green Kappa | Scary Storyteller: Complete a Nightmare Story mission |
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Curse of Iyo | IYO THEME: Assassin: Ascension Heroic: Complete The Tale of Iyo - Chapter I with all hidden chests completed |
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Blood of Iyo | IYO THEME: Assassin: Blood and Mud Heroic: Complete The Tale of Iyo - Chapter II with all hidden chests completed |
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Rebirth of Iyo | IYO THEME: Assassin: Iyo Heroic: Complete The Tale of Iyo - Chapter III without any ghost reaching 5 stacks of corruption |
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Shadow Ginkgo | GINKGO THEME: Kami Friend: Find 10 of Gyozen's Lost Scrolls |
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Winter Ginkgo | GINKGO THEME: Cursed: Survived Gyozen's Curse 10 times |
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Celestial Ginkgo | GINKGO THEME: Collector: Find and collect 10 oni treasure |
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Ashen | FALLEN THEME: Reach Assassin Rank 19 |
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Sacrifice | FALLEN THEME: Honorable: Complete 25 bonus objectives in Survival missions |
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Yatate | FALLEN THEME: Persistent Ghost: Collect 3 weekly rewards |
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Smoldering Cinders | CINDER THEME: Survivalist: Complete a Survival mission on Gold difficulty without losing a defense area 3 times |
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Spirit Cinders | CINDER THEME: Sublime Survivalist: Complete a Nightmare Survival mission on Gold difficulty without losing a single defense area |
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Golden Cinders | CINDER THEME: Nightmare: Complete a Nightmare Story mission with all bonus objectives |
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Colossus Helm | CHARACTERS FROM PLAYSTATION: Complete a Story or Survival mission with the Assassin class to unlock (only available up to 15 January 2021, or complete the Shrine in Shadow.[Note 1] |
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Amaterasu Overgrowth | ASSASSIN: Ascendant Rivals: Win 1 matchmake Rivals missions on Gold or higher difficulty and complete all Bonus Objectives |
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Tsukiyomi Overgrowth | ASSASSIN: Mastery: Complete Mastery Challenges to level 1 piece of gear up to ki level 120 and unlock their second perk |
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Susanoo Overgrowth | ASSASSIN: Mastery: Complete Mastery Challenges to level 5 pieces of gear up to ki level 120 and unlock their second perk |
Body[]
| Icon | Name | How to Obtain |
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Apprentice Ghost | Unlocked by default |
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Apprentice Ghost White | Jin's Journey: Complete The Tale of Lord Shimura and choose the appropriate armor dye |
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Master Ghost White | Jin's Journey: Complete The Tale of Lord Shimura and choose the appropriate armor dye, then upgrade the Ghost Armor to Level III |
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Apprentice Ghost Ascendant | Jin's Journey: Obtain all the Base Game trophies |
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Master Ghost Ascendant | Jin's Journey: Obtain all the Base Game trophies and upgrade the Ghost Armor to level III |
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Fundoshi | Jin's Journey: Complete all 18 Hot Springs |
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Apprentice Ghost Yellow | Reach Assassin Rank 4 |
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Apprentice Ghost Shadow | Reach Assassin Rank 6 |
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Master Ghost | Reach Assassin Rank 9 |
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Master Ghost Yellow | Reach Assassin Rank 11 |
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Master Ghost Shadow | Reach Assassin Rank 14 |
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Apprentice Wanderer Shadow | Reach Assassin Rank 16 |
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Master Wanderer Shadow | Reach Assassin Rank 18 |
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Traveler Blue | The Shores of Vengeance: Complete wave 15 in Survival: The Shores of Vengeance |
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Traveler White | The Defense of Aoi Village: Complete wave 15 in Survival: The Defense of Aoi Village |
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Traveler Red | The Shadows of War: Complete wave 15 in Survival: The Shadows of War |
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Traveler Yellow | Blood in the Snow: Complete wave 15 in Survival: Blood in the Snow |
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Wanderer Blue | Group Assassination: Group Vanish 3 others at once and have each get a kill |
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Wanderer White | Fast Travel: Teleport a total of 80 meters during a single Shadow Strike |
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Wanderer Red | Silver Legend: Complete 3 Quick Play Story missions on Silver difficulty or higher |
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Wanderer Yellow | Gold Legend: Complete 3 Quick Play Story missions on Gold difficulty or higher |
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Apprentice Ghost Red | Jin's Journey: Complete The Tale of Lord Shimura and choose the appropriate armor dye |
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Master Ghost Red | Jin's Journey: Complete The Tale of Lord Shimura and choose the appropriate armor dye, then upgrade the Ghost Armor to Level III |
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Curse of Iyo | IYO THEME: Assassin: Ascension: Complete The Tale of Iyo - Chapter I |
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Blood of Iyo | IYO THEME: Assassin: Blood and Mud: Complete The Tale of Iyo - Chapter II |
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Rebirth of Iyo | IYO THEME: Assassin: Iyo: Complete The Tale of Iyo - Chapter III |
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Shadow Ginkgo | GINGKO THEME: Gold Legend: Complete 9 Quick Play Story missions on Gold difficulty or higher |
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Winter Ginkgo | GINGKO THEME: Blade in the Darkness: Assassinate 200 enemies |
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Celestial Ginkgo | GINGKO THEME: Shadow Figure: Kill 500 enemies with the Ultimate: Shadow Strike |
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Ashen | FALLEN THEME: Reach Assassin Rank 20 |
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Sacrifice | FALLE THEME: Complete 25 Daily Challenges |
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Yatate | FALLEN THEME: Collect 7 weekly rewards |
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Smoldering Cinders | CINDER THEME: Transcendent Survivalist: Complete a Survival Mission on Gold Difficulty while completing all bonus objectives |
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Spirit Cinders | CINDER THEME: The Terrifying Survivor: Complete the final wave of a Survival mission on Nightmare difficulty |
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Golden Cinders | CINDER THEME: Without A Scratch: Complete a Nightmare Story mission without any players getting wounded |
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Colossus | CHARACTERS FROM PLAYSTATION: Complete a Story or Survival mission with the Assassin class to unlock (before January 15, 2021)[Note 1] or complete the Shrine in Shadow on Iki Island |
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Avenging Spring | Jin's Journey |
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Avenging Spring | Jin's Journey |
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Traveler Winged Wayfarer | Jin's Journey |
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Traveler Winged Wayfarer | Jin's Journey |
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Amaterasu Overgrowth | ASSASSIN: Rivals: Win Matchmade Rivals in: Trials of the Kami |
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Tsukiyomi Overgrowth | ASSASSIN: Goodnight: Win Matchmade Rivals in on Nightmare difficulty |
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Susanoo Overgrowth | ASSASSIN: Binding: Connect 5 gear pieces to this glass to gain ki |
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Unburdened heart | Jin's Journey |
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Raw Courage | Jin's Journey |
Sword Kit[]
| Icon | Name | How to Obtain |
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Gyozen's Gift | Unlocked by Default |
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Twilight Oni | Complete all story missions |
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Dueling Festival | Complete the final wave of a Survival mission |
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Mamushi Venom | Complete the final wave of a Survival mission on Silver difficulty or higher |
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Warrior's Shadow | Complete the final wave of a Survival mission on Gold difficulty or higher |
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Prowling Tiger | Purchase and activate a Gift in Survival |
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Moon Bear's Paw | Complete 1 Daily Challenge |
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Fuujin's Secret | Complete 5 Daily Challenges |
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Bishamon's Fortune | Complete 10 Daily Challenges |
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Spring Bamboo | Complete 20 Daily Challenges |
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Yuzu Peel | Complete 30 Daily Challenges |
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Warrior's Brush | Complete 50 Daily Challenges |
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Azure Dragon | Complete 75 Daily Challenges |
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Omukade's Revenge | Complete 100 Daily Challenges |
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Island's Keeper | Complete 150 Daily Challenges |
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Heavenly Falcon | Find 1 Gyozen's Lost Scrolls |
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Tanuki's Brush | Reroll 1 empty Daily Challenge slot |
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Yasha's Embers | Kill 1 enemy by causing them to fall from high places |
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Hidden Forest | Kill 5 enemies by causing them to fall from high places |
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Hijiki in Sunlight | Kill 10 enemy by causing them to fall from high places |
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Shogun's Storm | Reach rank 20 with all classes |
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Hunting Bear | Complete 1 Survival bonus objective |
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Eye's of a snow demon | Complete 5 Survival bonus objectives |
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Izanami's Grief | Complete 10 Survival bonus objectives |
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Midnight Hanabi | Complete 20 Survival bonus objectives |
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Emperor's Tears | Complete 30 Survival bonus objectives |
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Genbu's Darkness | Complete 50 Survival bonus objectives |
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Breath of Hachiman | Complete 75 Survival bonus objectives |
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Golden Koi River | Complete 100 Survival bonus objectives |
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Warrior's Faith | Complete 150 Survival bonus objectives |
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Sea Dragon's Wing | Find and collect Oni Treasure |
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Haunted Autumn | Complete the final wave of a Survival Mission 5 times |
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Bakekujira's Wrath | Complete the final wave of a Survival Mission 10 times |
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Dance of Onibi | Complete the Final wave of a Survival mission on Silver difficulty or higher 5 times |
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Kendatsuba's Retribution | Complete the Final wave of a Survival mission on Silver difficulty or higher 10 times |
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Sanguine Tendrils | Complete the Final wave of a Survival mission on Gold difficulty or higher 5 times |
| Hidden heart | Complete Custom Platinum Survival with all difficulty modifiers enabled with all bonus objectives completed, no deaths and no defence areas lost |
Gallery[]
Appearance Items[]
Class Items[]
Curse of Iyo
Golden Cinders
Red Kitsune
White Kitsune
White Oni
Yatate
Body[]
Archery Master's Attire
Apprentice Ghost Yellow
Apprentice Ghost
Apprentice Wanderer Shadow
Apprentice Ghost Shadow
Crimson Victory
Master Ghost Legends
Master Ghost Yellow
Master Wanderer Shadow
Monkey Eye
Traveler Blue
Traveler White
Traveler Red
Traveler Yellow
Wanderer Blue
Wanderer White
Wanderer Red
Wanderer Yellow
Apprentice Ghost Red
Apprentice Ghost White
Master Ghost Red
Master Ghost White
Apprentice Ghost Ascendant
Master Ghost Ascendant
Imperial Assassin
Raider's Regalia
Fundoshi
Fancy Fundoshi
Curse of Iyo
Blood of Iyo
Rebirth of Iyo
Shadow Gingko
Winter Gingko
Winter Gingko
Celestial Gingko
Ashen Assassin
Sacrifice
Yatate
Smoldering Cinders
Spirit Cinders
Golden Cinders Assassin
Colossus
Avenging Spring
Master Avenging Spring
Amaterasu Overgrowth
Tsukiyomi Overgrowth
Susasnoo Overgrowth
Unburdened Heart
Raw Courage
Sword Kit[]
Trivia[]
- The assassin is the only class to not have access to four sets of customizable vanity gear; the option for 'mask' has been removed, so the assassin can only select vanity gear from the class item
- Kills performed with the Assassin's Ultimate Ability Shadow Strike are classified as melee kills, however they do increase in power with both melee damage and stealth attack damage