Assassin

Learn the best abilities, weapons, and strategies to master the Assassin class in Dragon Age: Inquisition. Flank enemies, stay hidden, and deal massive damage.

The Assassin in Dragon Age: Inquisition excels at flanking enemies and remaining hidden, utilizing abilities to stay in stealth for extended periods. The primary objective is to stay ahead of your party, target priority enemies like archers and wraiths from behind, and support your team by thinning out threats.

Unlock Order: Prioritize acquiring abilities by first obtaining 'I Was Never Here,' followed by 'Knife in the Shadows.' Fully upgrade all abilities, then select the remaining passive abilities based on your preference.

Strategy:

• Always aim to flank enemies and remain hidden.
• Use your ability combo to stay in stealth as much as possible.
• Stay ahead of your party and attack enemies from behind.
• Prioritize targeting archers and wraiths, as they pose the greatest threat to your party on higher difficulties.
• Crucially, DO NOT attack first. Attacking first, even from stealth, can cause archers to lock onto you, making you vulnerable. Allow a party member to draw aggro before engaging, unless only melee units are present.
• Your role is primarily supportive, dealing significant damage when attacking from the side or rear, thereby easing the burden on your party.
• The ability 'Shadow Strike' is bugged and should be avoided as it prevents the use of 'I Was Never Here' upon killing from stealth.

Recommended Abilities:

• Fallback Plan: Marks a fallback location, allowing you to return to it at your previous health. (Duration: 15s, Cooldown: 32s, Cost: 35 Stamina)
• Flank Attack: Leaps through shadows to strike foes from behind. (2 hits, 200% weapon damage per hit, Cooldown: 8s, Cost: 35 Stamina)
• Stealth: Becomes nearly invisible, granting a damage bonus on attacks from stealth. Attacking reduces cooldown. (Damage bonus: 50%, Duration: 30s, Cooldown: 24s, Cost: 20 Stamina)
• Hidden Blades: Delivers a flurry of strikes from multiple angles. (3 hits, 300% weapon damage per hit, Cooldown: 32s, Cost: 65 Stamina)

Best Weapons (Daggers):

• Blade of Red Birth (Unique, Item Level 23, DPS 373, Damage 145)
• Wicked Grace (Unique, Item Level 21, DPS 339, Damage 122)
• Walking Death (Unique, Item Level 21, DPS 326, Damage 127)
• Agony (Unique, Item Level 20, DPS 324, Damage 126)
• Colied Strike (Rare, Item Level 20, DPS 292, Damage 114)