Assassin Backstab (Bloodfeather + Crystal Knives)

Notes

Backstab specialist for single-target work. Bloodfeather Chest (+25 Cutting / +25 Fire) and Helmet (+25 Blunt / +25 Ice) compound with Sneak Attack and Backstab Mastery on the same hit, and the new Focus and heavy-attack profile front-loads even more onto the opener. Crystal Knives at 0.4s attack speed land 4-5 backstabs in the stealth window. Where it struggles: daggers thin out fast against two or more enemies. The reach is short, the stealth reset is unreliable after Update 8, and you only delete one body per opener while the rest close the gap. Bring this to elite ambushes and lone targets. Hand crowded rooms to a caster.

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