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{{Enemy Infobox|image =File:Chaos V Enemy - Dark Assassin.png|enemy_types = Description =Melee, Chaos, Flying|lane_type =[[File:Ground Spawn Symbol.png|30px]] Ground [[File:Jordan-kerbow-flyingassassin2Air Spawn Symbol.jpgpng|thumb30px]] Air (Onslaught)|rightappearances = [[Expeditions]], [[Onslaught]], [[Incursions]], [[Mastery]], and [[Survival]]The Assassin makes its first appearance in Chaos 5|schedule_icon = File:Dark_Assassin_Icon. It is a heavy damage dealer png}}Shadowy foes that is invisiblelatch onto their prey, and renders the player unable to attack on initial engagement. Their whispers can be heard if they are nearby. Indicators that they are about to attack are '''Dark Assassin''' is a purple glowing swirl surrounding the neck and head of its victim. The Assassin will leave the hero unable to attack but able to move while it deals heavy damage to them. This last for about 5 seconds before the Assassin will let go and attack another victimfeatured [[Expeditions | Chaos]] enemy.
==StrategyBehavior==A good strategy for dealing with Assassins [[File:Dark Assassin%27s Attack.gif|270px|left]]<div class="thumb tleft"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:250px;">[[File:DarkAssassinTarget.ogg]]<div class="thumbcaption">Target sound effect</div></div></div>Unlike most conventional enemy types, the Dark Assassin's core purpose is standing in auras or in front disrupting the function of heavy hitting towers so that a player's hero. The attack pattern starts when a Dark Assassin has randomly chosen a player target. Teleporting to it's victim, it grabs on, stabbing them multiple times before disappearing back to spawn to begin the pattern again. Being grabbed last for about 5 seconds before the duration you Assassin lets go. Players are unable to attackor upgrade/sell/repair defenses while grabbed, your towers/auras but canstill move around (double-jumping seems to be disabled). Towers that While multiple Assassins can stunning abilitiesswarm a player, such as the Serpent's Coilduration of a hero being grabbed fortunately do not extend. After retreating, can knock off the AssassinDark Assassins may also heal before attacking again. Pet abilities Whispers can be utilized even while under heard if they are nearby. Indicators that Assassins are about to attackare the purple glowing and swirling fog surrounding the neck and head of its victim, so it is coupled with a good idea to activate it to kill unique targeting sound effect. You are not safe from the Dark Assassinif using the [[Lavamancer]] [[:Submerge/Emerge]].<br/> A common issue players will have with Assassins is their splash damage when they first grab a victim. This splash can damage, or destroy, a core if the hero picked by the Assassin is near one at the time of their attack. It is a good idea to stay away from the main objectives in Chaos V and above. ==Strategies==* Standing in auras or in front of heavy hitting towers so that for the duration you are unable to attack, your towers/auras can. Towers with the ability to stun or knock enemies up, such as the '''[[Viper's Fangs]]''', '''[[Geyser Trap]]''' or '''[[Earthshatter Tower]]''' (with '''Earth Toss''' shard equipped), can consistently remove the Assassin. '''[[Frost Strikes Aura]]''' with '''Lingering Frostfire''' mod and '''Water Elemental''' Shard can also freeze the assassin off you. * [[Pet_Abilities|Pet Abilities]] can be utilized, even while being latched on. '''Sparkle Party''' and '''Stalagmite''' are good abilities to use to get an Assassin off you. * Shards like '''Taser Suit''' or Mods like '''Shackled''' will have a chance to stun Dark Assassins off when they're attacking a hero. * Having 10/10 '''Tenacity Chip''' in all four armor pieces grants the equipped player full immunity to being latched on. Full Tenacity can also be achieved with only a gilded '''Escape Artist''' Shard if you're playing as [[Mercenary]]. * If you're playing as [[Barbarian]], activating '''[[Turtle Stance]]''' will have a player be immune to being targeted by Dark Assassins and if the stance is triggered when an Assassin's targeting is in effect, the player will not be latched on when the Assassin teleports to them. * If you're playing as [[Hunter]], having '''[[Cloaked]]''' activated will have Assassins teleport back to spawn immediately after teleporting to you. * '''Pest Repellant Chip''' can be used to increase survivability to an extent against Dark Assassin attacks. ==Appearances==For Expeditions, Incursions and Mastery, Dark Assassin first appears in [[Expeditions#Chaos_V | Chaos 5]] and all subsequent Chaos tiers. They spawn from ground lanes. In Onslaught, the Assassins starts appearing in floor 17 onwards as part of air lane schedules with "Stabby" prefixes. Other schedules include:* Carnival Flyer* Air Raid {{Enemy Infobox|name = Skarnash the Terrible|image = File:Chaos V Enemy - Skarnash the Terrible.png|enemy_types = Melee, Chaos, Miniboss, Flying|lane_type = Ground|appearances = [[Expeditions]], [[Onslaught]], [[Incursions]], [[Mastery]], and [[Survival]]|schedule_icon = File:Skarnash_Miniboss_Icon.png}}== Miniboss Variant - Skarnash the Terrible ==The mini-boss variant for Dark Assassin is Skarnash the Terrible, a silver and black armored Dark Assassin. Just like regular Dark Assassins, Skarnash teleports to players from spawn. It is immune to being knocked up, but can still be stunned. Skarnash usually have a chance appear at wave 5 in Chaos V Expeditions or in Omega Waves at the Lost Temple for Onslaught. == Incursion Variant - Altar Assassin ==This variant of Assassins found only in [[Incursions#Altar_of_the_Athame|Altar of the Athame]] Incursions visually resembles a regular Dark Assassin, only bigger in size. The main difference comes in behavior - unlike those Chaos V enemies where they teleport to attack players, Altar Assassins will just slowly float toward their target (towers or heroes) without any tricks. Aside from differences in behavior, their main gimmick is tied to how the Incursion works where Altar Assassins are invulnerable to any forms of damage - in this state, these Assassins are entirely covered in purple color to visually indicate their invulnerability. This immunity can only be removed by completing the Incursion's Dark Ritual has been completed and deafeating all of them will end a wave. The Altar Assassins can also be stunned by activating Assassin's Bells found within Crumbled Bulwark. == Notes and Trivia ==* Altar Assassins were originally introduced before Dark Assassins. Because of how content revolves more around Chaos tiers as updates passes by, Incursions ended up falling out of prominence resulting in Dark Assassins becoming the main thing that comes into people's mind when it comes the Assassin's enemy model.* Tier 1-3 forms has already been concepted for Assassins. However only Tier 3 version has been used for both Dark and Altar Assassins. Even Skarnash is a retexture of a Tier 3 Assassin. * The icon for Dark Assassins features the head of a Tier 2 Assassin instead of Tier 3. == Gallery =={| class="wikitable"|-| <gallery>File:Dark Assassin Unused Trials Teaser.jpg|<sub>Unreleased Dark Assassin Teaser. Artwork by Michael Drake.</sub></gallery>||<gallery>File:Assassin Concept Art.jpg|<sub>Dark Assassin Tiers Concept by Enrique Rivera.</sub></gallery>||<gallery>File:DD2 Altar Assassin Artwork.jpg|<sub>The Dark Altar Artwork featuring Altar Assassins.</sub></gallery>||<gallery>File:Barbarian vs Dark Assassin Artwork.jpg|<sub>Barbarian facing off a Dark Assassin. Promotional art used for social media.</sub></gallery>|} == History ==* '''[Early Access] 19.0''' : Introduced Dark Assassins.* '''[Early Access] 15.4''' : Introduced Altar Assassins.
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