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Assassin build · 5v5 arena

Assassin Arena 5v5: the best AION 2 build

Your job: let the enemy melee spend their controls, then dive the Cleric or Chanter. Infiltrate breaks shields, Spiral Slice strips buffs, Smoke Bomb blinds (AoE at tier 10) and Apply Poison lowers healing received. With a single life, surviving matters as much as the burst.

  • Role : Melee DPS
  • WeaponDaggers
  • Inferred
  • Updated 13/11/2026
  • Global · level 45
Difficulty
Sources
10
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LevelingSolo farmDungeon DPSSurvival dungeonLudra raidArena 1v1Solo AbyssGroup AbyssBattleground

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Target gear · 3,000

  • +15ArtisanatWorn by 100% of top players
    Details

    +15 ; percée +4 à +5

    Where to get it : Artisanat : héritage de la pièce Roi dragon sage (Élyséens) / sombre (Asmodiens) iLvl 94 vers l'éclatante iLvl 102 (Égo de rage, Essence de Balaur, Odyle radieux) ; réussite garantie, liée à l'artisan. Depuis le 11/11, les matériaux de rage tombent du Difficile du palier 3 et du groupe 5 de Ludra (100 %)

    Options and stones to aim for

    • Pierres de mana abyssales : Boost de DGT JcJ · Abyssal stones roll PvP lines; PvP Evasion or PvP Accuracy beside it depending on the school (Aion 2 Maps)
    • Lignes d'âme : VIT de combat, Boost de DGT d'arme, Boost de DGT, Force · same lines as PvE (Aion 2 Maps)

    Weapon of all top 60. At stage 5: Attack +73 and 5% Damage Boost; stage 5 alone is half the Kinah (≈13.1M of 26.2M) and only succeeds 20% of the time (+1% per failure).

    Other choices

    • Ludra's Claw
  • +15ArtisanatWorn by 100% of top players
    Details

    +15 ; percée +4 à +5

    Where to get it : Artisanat : héritage de la pièce Roi dragon sage (Élyséens) / sombre (Asmodiens) iLvl 94 vers l'éclatante iLvl 102 (Égo de rage, Essence de Balaur, Odyle radieux) ; réussite garantie, liée à l'artisan. Depuis le 11/11, les matériaux de rage tombent du Difficile du palier 3 et du groupe 5 de Ludra (100 %)

    Options and stones to aim for

    • Pierres de mana abyssales : Boost de DGT JcJ · Abyssal stones roll PvP lines; PvP Evasion or PvP Accuracy beside it depending on the school (Aion 2 Maps)
    • Lignes d'âme : VIT de combat, Boost de DGT d'arme, Boost de DGT, Force · same lines as PvE (Aion 2 Maps)

    100% of the top 60. Same line pool as the weapon; Amp it before the accessories (Aion 2 Maps).

    Other choices

    • Ludra's Heart
  • +15ArtisanatWorn by 75% of top players
    Details

    +15 ; percée +1 à +3

    Where to get it : Artisanat (armures) : héritage de la pièce Roi dragon sage (Élyséens) / sombre (Asmodiens) iLvl 94 vers l'éclatante iLvl 102 (Égo de rage, Essence de Balaur, Odyle radieux) ; réussite garantie, liée à l'artisan. Depuis le 11/11, les matériaux de rage tombent du Difficile du palier 3 et du groupe 5 de Ludra (100 %)

    Options and stones to aim for

    • Lignes d'âme : RÉS aux altérations d'état sur chaque pièce d'armure · creator advice quoted by Aion 2 Maps (Nov 12)
    • Pierres de mana abyssales : Boost de DGT JcJ, Précision JcJ ou Esquive JcJ · depending on the school (offensive or evasion)

    In PvP, armor Amp matters more: at stage 5, 2.5% Damage Tolerance, +2.5% HP and Defense, all of which count against players (client data, Aion 2 Maps).

    Other choices

    • Nuakum Breastplate
  • +15ArtisanatWorn by 75% of top players
    Details

    +15 ; percée +1 à +3

    Where to get it : Artisanat (armures) : héritage de la pièce Roi dragon sage (Élyséens) / sombre (Asmodiens) iLvl 94 vers l'éclatante iLvl 102 (Égo de rage, Essence de Balaur, Odyle radieux) ; réussite garantie, liée à l'artisan. Depuis le 11/11, les matériaux de rage tombent du Difficile du palier 3 et du groupe 5 de Ludra (100 %)

    Options and stones to aim for

    • Lignes d'âme : RÉS aux altérations d'état sur chaque pièce d'armure · creator advice quoted by Aion 2 Maps (Nov 12)
    • Pierres de mana abyssales : Boost de DGT JcJ, Précision JcJ ou Esquive JcJ · depending on the school (offensive or evasion)

    In PvP, armor Amp matters more: at stage 5, 2.5% Damage Tolerance, +2.5% HP and Defense, all of which count against players (client data, Aion 2 Maps).

    Other choices

    • Nuakum Greaves
  • +15ArtisanatWorn by 78% of top players
    Details

    +15 ; percée +1 à +3

    Where to get it : Artisanat (armures) : héritage de la pièce Roi dragon sage (Élyséens) / sombre (Asmodiens) iLvl 94 vers l'éclatante iLvl 102 (Égo de rage, Essence de Balaur, Odyle radieux) ; réussite garantie, liée à l'artisan. Depuis le 11/11, les matériaux de rage tombent du Difficile du palier 3 et du groupe 5 de Ludra (100 %)

    Options and stones to aim for

    • Lignes d'âme : RÉS aux altérations d'état sur chaque pièce d'armure · creator advice quoted by Aion 2 Maps (Nov 12)
    • Pierres de mana abyssales : Boost de DGT JcJ, Précision JcJ ou Esquive JcJ · depending on the school (offensive or evasion)

    In PvP, armor Amp matters more: at stage 5, 2.5% Damage Tolerance, +2.5% HP and Defense, all of which count against players (client data, Aion 2 Maps).

    Other choices

    • Nuakum Helm
  • +15ArtisanatWorn by 73.3% of top players
    Details

    +15 ; percée +1 à +3

    Where to get it : Artisanat (armures) : héritage de la pièce Roi dragon sage (Élyséens) / sombre (Asmodiens) iLvl 94 vers l'éclatante iLvl 102 (Égo de rage, Essence de Balaur, Odyle radieux) ; réussite garantie, liée à l'artisan. Depuis le 11/11, les matériaux de rage tombent du Difficile du palier 3 et du groupe 5 de Ludra (100 %)

    Options and stones to aim for

    • Lignes d'âme : RÉS aux altérations d'état sur chaque pièce d'armure · creator advice quoted by Aion 2 Maps (Nov 12)
    • Pierres de mana abyssales : Boost de DGT JcJ, Précision JcJ ou Esquive JcJ · depending on the school (offensive or evasion)

    In PvP, armor Amp matters more: at stage 5, 2.5% Damage Tolerance, +2.5% HP and Defense, all of which count against players (client data, Aion 2 Maps).

    Other choices

    • Nuakum Pauldrons
  • +15ArtisanatWorn by 76.7% of top players
    Details

    +15 ; percée +1 à +3

    Where to get it : Artisanat (armures) : héritage de la pièce Roi dragon sage (Élyséens) / sombre (Asmodiens) iLvl 94 vers l'éclatante iLvl 102 (Égo de rage, Essence de Balaur, Odyle radieux) ; réussite garantie, liée à l'artisan. Depuis le 11/11, les matériaux de rage tombent du Difficile du palier 3 et du groupe 5 de Ludra (100 %)

    Options and stones to aim for

    • Lignes d'âme : RÉS aux altérations d'état sur chaque pièce d'armure · creator advice quoted by Aion 2 Maps (Nov 12)
    • Pierres de mana abyssales : Boost de DGT JcJ, Précision JcJ ou Esquive JcJ · depending on the school (offensive or evasion)

    In PvP, armor Amp matters more: at stage 5, 2.5% Damage Tolerance, +2.5% HP and Defense, all of which count against players (client data, Aion 2 Maps).

    Other choices

    • Nuakum Gloves
  • +15ArtisanatWorn by 73.3% of top players
    Details

    +15 ; percée +1 à +3

    Where to get it : Artisanat (armures) : héritage de la pièce Roi dragon sage (Élyséens) / sombre (Asmodiens) iLvl 94 vers l'éclatante iLvl 102 (Égo de rage, Essence de Balaur, Odyle radieux) ; réussite garantie, liée à l'artisan. Depuis le 11/11, les matériaux de rage tombent du Difficile du palier 3 et du groupe 5 de Ludra (100 %)

    Options and stones to aim for

    • Lignes d'âme : RÉS aux altérations d'état sur chaque pièce d'armure · creator advice quoted by Aion 2 Maps (Nov 12)
    • Pierres de mana abyssales : Boost de DGT JcJ, Précision JcJ ou Esquive JcJ · depending on the school (offensive or evasion)

    In PvP, armor Amp matters more: at stage 5, 2.5% Damage Tolerance, +2.5% HP and Defense, all of which count against players (client data, Aion 2 Maps).

    Other choices

    • Nuakum Boots
  • +15ArtisanatWorn by 96.7% of top players
    Details

    +15 ; percée +3 à +5

    Where to get it : Artisanat (joaillerie) : héritage de la pièce Roi dragon sage (Élyséens) / sombre (Asmodiens) iLvl 94 vers l'éclatante iLvl 102 (Égo de rage, Essence de Balaur, Odyle radieux) ; réussite garantie, liée à l'artisan. Depuis le 11/11, les matériaux de rage tombent du Difficile du palier 3 et du groupe 5 de Ludra (100 %)

    Options and stones to aim for

    • Pierres de mana abyssales : Boost de DGT JcJ · then PvP Accuracy or PvP Evasion

    Accessories of nearly all top players (96 to 98%, AION 2 Meta). Amp 5: 2.5% Damage Boost per accessory (102 necklace: Attack +36, Defense +73).

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Skills and specializations

target levels at this level; yours in orange when it is below

  • Shadowstrike

    12
    • 50% chance to inflict Seal for 5s on hit
    • 50% chance to inflict Root for 5s on hit

  • Quick Slice

    16
    • Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as a Critical Hit
    • -1s [Insignia Explosion] cooldown on hit

  • Heart Gore

    16
    • Resets [Heart Gore] cooldown on landing a Critical Hit
    • Engraves 1 Insignia for 10s on hit

  • Insignia Explosion

    16
    • +1s Stun duration
    • -3s cooldown

  • Shadow Fall

    12
    • Absorbs 10% HP
    • +1s Knockdown duration

  • Flash Slice

    12
    • +6m Range
    • +1 consecutive use

  • Infiltrate

    12
    • Breaks Protective Shields on landing [Infiltrate]
    • Adds [Dark Strike] Chain Skill

  • Defiance

    16
    • +50% PvE Damage Tolerance and +25% PvP Damage Tolerance for Tenacity duration
    • +2s Tenacity duration

  • Savage Roar

    12
    • -1s [Shadowstrike] cooldown on hit
    • +20% Skill Speed

  • Ambush

    8
    • Absorbs 3% HP

Stigmas

4 of 4 slots open at this level · share of top players

  • Illusive Clone

  • Swift Contract

  • Spiral Slice

  • Evasion Stance

Options depending on content

  • Smoke Bomb

  • Shadowstep

  • Shadow Walk

  • Triniel's Dagger

Stats to aim for

in priority order; your value when your sheet gives it

  1. 1RÉS aux altérations d’étatPriority #1 in Korean PvP (Inven 23140): Resist lines on every armor piece (aion2maps); crafted consumables: Status Effect Resist Scroll (blocks 1 effect for 60 s), Superior Healing Potion (removes 2 effects, not stuns), White Dragon foods (+10%).
  2. 2Taux d’altération d’étatSo that Shadowstrike's Stun, Seal and Root go through: the base chance is 30 to 75% against a player (tooltips); Illusive Clone tier 5 adds +10% (Inven 23140, aion2maps).
  3. 3Précision ou Esquive JcJPlayers block, parry and evade: Accuracy rather than Evasion at launch (Inven 23140, 24113); disagreement, Evasion builds exist at the very top (aion2maps).
  4. 4Boost de DGT JcJAbyssal manastones: the only ones to roll PvP lines, PvP Damage Boost first (Inven 18756, aion2maps); Fierce Battle Amulet (+20% PvP Damage Boost) in place of the Revelation Amulet.
  5. 5Boost de DGT d’armeAgainst a moving player, hitting from behind is rare: prefer this over Back Attack Damage Boost (Inven 18206).
  6. 6CRIT et Boost de DGT CRITHeart Gore still depends on Crit; PvP crits deal ×1.25 (aion2maps).
  7. 7PV et DÉFFragile class: a bit of survivability keeps you from dying to the first crowd control; Defense counts 10 times less in PvP than in PvE.
Known thresholds and caps
  • Evasion build: only worth it beyond ~5,500 Evasion with very strong gear; otherwise Accuracy + PvP Damage Boost (Inven 23140); aion2maps notes that builds split between PvP Evasion and PvP Accuracy.
  • PvP on Global: Smite ×1.5 (×2 in PvE), Defense cuts only 1% of its value (10% in PvE), Crit ×1.25; healing received −20 to −30% (aion2maps, client).
  • No global-client PvP data before Oct 5: Korean values, to be rechecked.

Daevanion

board order

  1. 1Azphel
  2. 2Nezekan
  3. 3Zikel
  4. 4Vaizel
  5. 5Triniel
Advised nodes per board
  • Azphel : PvP nodes: PvP Damage Boost and PvP Damage Tolerance, PvP Accuracy, PvP Critical Hit and PvP Evasion, Status Effect Resist and Status Effect Chance.

Arcana

Arcana: 5 slots on the official Global sheet (Mein-MMO says 4: to check in game). Each card raises skill levels and gives a deity stat; several cards of the same set add a PvE bonus. Open the Arcana sheet

No Arcana recommended for this build.

Rotation and macro

5v5 arena: PvE line on the targeted healer

Macro by aion2maps (PvP preset)Single source

  • PvP
  • From level 45
  • 4 Stigmas out of 4

Hold X1 with LMBside mouse button, suggested: the game assigns no key

  1. Step 1: RMB, Insignia Explosion, Heart Gore, Savage Roar
  2. looping, 10 ms
ConsumablesF1F2F3F4F5F6F7F8X: auto potion
Why this macro, step by step

Same macro as the 1v1 arena: aion2maps keeps the PvE line in every PvP preset, and no Global source publishes a 5v5-specific macro. What changes is when you hold it: only once on the called healer, after Infiltrate or Shadowstrike and Spiral Slice on its buffs; held in the middle of the brawl, the line would hit anyone.

  1. Insignia Explosion : Priority 0: against a player, 10% stun chance per Insignia, 50% at 5.
  2. Heart Gore : Priority 1: fires on every crit; under Illusive Clone, on a loop: that is your burst.
  3. Savage Roar : Priority 2: filler that engraves Insignias again between two Explosions.
Keep it manual
  • Infiltrate or Shadowstrike on the healer, Spiral Slice on its buffs.
  • Swift Contract and Illusive Clone for the called burst.
  • Shadowstep and Evasion Stance to fall back if the focus turns on you.
How to set it up in game

Separate PvP skill preset (each preset keeps its own Stigmas and levels); a single step, key A with Insignia Explosion, Heart Gore and Savage Roar, 10 ms delay. Hold left click (Quick Slice) and the macro key only once your target is controlled.

  1. Open your skills (K), then the macro button at the top right.
  2. Add one step per blue key, in the order of the numbers: click its icon and pick the slot.
  3. Delay of each step: 10 ms.
  4. Settings, Keys, General, Skill macro: bind the key that holds it.
Where this macro comes from

aion2maps, Global Assassin guide, PvP tab (updated Nov 8, 2026): "keep the macro to your PvE line" in every PvP preset; no ranked Global player has published a readable PvP macro.

Sources:aion2maps.com

Picked for you: your build's macro · made for: PvP

Why this bar
  • RMBInsignia Explosion › Heart Gore › Savage Roar : The macro line: Insignia Explosion (priority 0), Heart Gore (1), Savage Roar (2). The stack fires the first ready skill: the Explosion as soon as it is back, Heart Gore after every crit, the Roar to fill. Ambush second only once it has been raised (Hoppang, IruMinaTi).
  • QSpiral Slice : Changed for your build: its Stigmas take the place of Savage Fang, Triniel's Dagger, which the class template had.
  • EStorm Rampage : Storm Rampage: only on a staggered boss, hold it for the whole window; −1 s on all cooldowns per hit at level 16. Off the macro line so it doesn't cost the line hits (Hoppang).
  • 1Swift Contract › Illusive Clone : Burst: Swift Contract then Illusive Clone, two presses. The Contract first: under +20% Combat Speed, the Clone's animation is shorter (Hoppang, aion2maps).
  • 2Shadowstrike › Infiltrate : Back behind the target: Shadowstrike (20 m, 3 s stun, +20% crit damage for 10 s with the level-8 pick) whenever it is back; if it is on cooldown, Infiltrate after a dodge.
  • 3Flash Slice : Flash Slice: when you end up facing the boss, it takes you to the far side, so behind it (2 charges at level 12).
  • 4Ambush : Ambush on its own key (aion2maps): from behind, +30% damage and a 3% HP absorb (level-8 pick), each time it is back; in the line it makes the Assassin stutter while it is still low.
  • 5Whirlwind Slice : Whirlwind Slice: lights up right after a successful evade; a short rush that keeps you in melee (+16 m with the level-8 pick).
  • 6Defiance : Defiance: frees you from a stun, grab or knockdown, then 5 s of status immunity; also on a mouse button so you react without letting go of the macro (Hoppang).
  • 7Shadow Fall : Shadow Fall: rush onto a stunned target within 10 m and a 3 s knockdown; 10% HP absorb with the level-8 pick, to heal yourself solo.
  • 8Evasion Stance : Situational Stigma: Evasion Stance (evades everything for a moment, 2 charges at tier 5) for progression and Ludra, or Throw Shadowblade in the farming preset. For your build: without Throw Shadowblade, which it doesn't equip.