Assassinate

This article is about the PvE action. For the PvP action, see Assassinate (PvP).

 

Assassinate

Acquired

 NIN (actions)

Level

40

Type

Ability

Casting

Instant

Recast

60s

Range

3y

Targeting

Enemy

Patch

2.4

“

Delivers an attack with a potency of 200.

— In-game description

Assassinate is an action unlocked at level 40. It is available for Ninja.

Related traits

•   Adept Assassination (Lv. 56) - Upgrades Assassinate to Dream Within a Dream.
  

Related actions

•   Dream Within a Dream

History

• Patch 6.0 (2021-12-07):
  • Now acquired at level 40 (previously level 60).
  • Deleted "Delivers a critical direct hit with a potency of 200. Can only be executed when Assassinate Ready."
• Patch 5.0 (2019-07-02):
  • Now acquired by the ninja job.
  • Now acquired at level 60 (previously level 12).
  • Recast time has been reduced from 40 seconds to 1 second.
  • Now guarantees a critical direct hit.
  • The requirement "Can only be executed when target's HP is below 20%." has been changed to "Can only be executed when Assassinate Ready."
• Patch 2.4 (2014-10-28): Added.