With the Assassin, Blizzard North are aiming at a mix of the Sorceress's projectile attacks with the Barbarian's melee attacks, the Traps allowing her to be more tactical when dealing with larger groups of monsters at once where the Barbarian can't. A fighter-mage combination, though she lacks the massive destructive powers of a Barbarian with Whirlwind her Martial Arts tree allows her to be a formidable hand to hand fighter.
{| width="50%" border="1"! Attribute! Starts! Per additional point! Each Level Up|-| Strength| 20| | |- class="altrow"| Dexterity| 20| | |-| Vitality| 20| + 3 <blockquote>The Assassins are an ancient order originally founded by the Vizjerei to Life, + 1hunt down and eliminate rogue mages within their own ranks.5 Employing secret disciplines to Stamina||- class="altrow"| Energy| 25| + 1combat and resist the magical abilities of their elusive quarry, the Assassin's bag of tricks includes traps and other infernal devices, martial arts, and powerful mental abilities.5 to Mana||-| Stamina| 95| | +1|- class="altrow"| Life| 50| | +2|-| Mana| 25| | +1Common people know nothing of the Assassins, but they are widely feared and respected by all who employ the magic arts.5|}</blockquote>
As Diablo II and LoD rounds down figures displayed so you will see a discrepancy at times. With the example above with 'Starting Attributes'Strength: 20Dexterity: 20Vitality: 20Energy: 25 Hit Points: 50Stamina: 95Mana reserves rising by 1.5 points each time the Assassin levels up, you will only see the figure rise by one but the 1.5 points of mana are applied in the game, it just rounds the display down.: ;25
Special Equipment: The new class of weapons that is expressly for 'Each Character Level the Assassin are the "Hand to Hand" weaponsgains:'Life: +2Stamina: +1. These are claw-like weapons that she wears on her hands, and can dual wield. They can only be worn by the Assassin, have very fast attack rate for her but not very high damage, and can be dual wielded or she can use one with a shield25Mana: +1.5
She 'Each Attribute Point grants the following bonuses:'1 Vitality point gives 3 Life1 Vitality point gives 1.25 Stamina1 Energy point gives 1.75 Mana All fractional values are calculated exactly, but are rounded down in the character window, so displayed values may vary slightly. 'Special Equipment'The new class of weapons that is expressly for the Assassin are the "Hand to Hand" weapons. These are claw-like weapons that she wears on her hands, and can dual wield. They can only character that does be worn by the Assassin, have very fast attack rate for her but not very high damage, and can be dual wielded or she can use one with a shield. Assassins do not require keys to open locked chests.
=Martial Arts=
