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Skills Index Martial Arts Skills Shadow Disciplines Traps Printable version of this page Icon Name Effect Req Char Lvl Prerequisite Claw Mastery Passive   Improves skill with claw-class weapons 1 none Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 +% Attack Rating 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 +% Damage Bonus 35 39 43 47 51 55 59 63 67 71 75 79 83 87 91 95 99 103 107 111 +% chance of Critical Strike 3 6 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 21 Icon Name Effect Req Char Lvl Prerequisite Psychic Hammer Creates a powerful force of energy, causing creatures to be pushed backwards 1 none Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Mana Cost 4 4.2 4.5 4.7 5 5.2 5.5 5.7 6 6.2 6.5 6.7 7 7.2 7.5 7.7 8 8.2 8.5 8.7 Damage 2-5 3-6 4-7 5-8 6-9 7-10 8-11 9-12 10-13 12-15 13-16 15-18 16-19 18-21 19-22 21-24 23-26 25-28 27-30 29-32 Magic Damage 2-5 3-6 4-7 5-8 6-9 7-10 8-11 9-12 10-13 12-15 13-16 15-18 16-19 18-21 19-22 21-24 23-26 25-28 27-30 29-32 Icon Name Effect Req Char Lvl Prerequisite Burst of Speed Increases Attack and Movement Speed Mana Cost: 10 6 Claw Mastery (1) Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 +% Attack Speed 21 27 31 34 37 41 42 44 44 45 46 47 49 50 51 51 51 52 52 52 +% Run/Walk Speed 23 29 34 39 42 45 47 49 51 52 54 55 56 57 57 59 59 60 60 61 Duration seconds 120 132 144 156 168 180 192 204 216 228 240 252 264 276 288 300 312 324 336 348 Icon Name Effect Req Char Lvl Prerequisite Cloak of Shadows Allows the assassin to move by creatures without being seen by them. Mana Cost: 13, Range: 20 yards 12 Psychic Hammer (1) Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 -% Enemy Defense 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72 +% Defense Bonus 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 55 58 61 64 67 Duration in seconds 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Icon Name Effect Req Char Lvl Prerequisite Weapon Block Passive   Gives the assassin defensive ability, while using two claw-class or two katar-class weapons. 12 Claw Mastery (1) Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 +% Chance to Block 26 32 36 39 42 44 46 47 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 56 56 57 57 Icon Name Effect Req Char Lvl Prerequisite Fade Allows the assassin to fade, and increases her resistances temporarily. Mana Cost: 10 18 Claw Mastery (1), Burst of Speed (6) Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 % Reduced Curse Length 47 53 58 62 65 67 69 71 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 80 81 81 82 +% Resist All 19 27 33 38 42 45 47 50 52 54 56 57 58 60 60 62 62 63 63 64 Duration seconds 120 132 144 156 168 180 192 204 216 228 240 252 264 276 288 300 312 324 336 348 +% Physical Resist 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Icon Name Effect Req Char Lvl Prerequisite Shadow Warrior Gives the ability to project a shadow of the assassin, which uses the two skills that are selected by the assassin. 18 Claw Mastery (1), Psychic Hammer (1), Weapon Block (12), Cloak of Shadows (12) Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Mana Cost 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 31 31 32 32 33 33 34 34 35 35 36 36 Life 376 435 488 545 601 658 714 770 827 883 940 996 1052 1109 1165 1222 1278 1334 1391 1447 +% Attack Rating 40 80 120 160 200 240 280 320 360 400 440 480 520 560 600 640 680 720 760 800 +% Defense 0 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144 156 168 180 192 204 216 228 Icon Name Effect Req Char Lvl Prerequisite Mind Blast Stuns nearby creatures and converts them to attack their comrades. Mana Cost: 15, Duration 6-10 seconds 24 Psychic Hammer (1), Cloak of Shadows (12) Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Damage 10-20 12-22 14-24 16-26 18-28 20-30 22-32 24-34 29-39 34-44 39-49 44-54 49-59 54-64 59-69 64-74 72-82 80-90 88-98 96-106 % Chance to Convert 18 21 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 32 33 33 34 34 35 35 35 35 36 Stun Length in seconds 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.8 5 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.8 Icon Name Effect Req Char Lvl Prerequisite Venom Adds poison damage to equipped weapons. Mana Cost: 12 30 Claw Mastery (1), Burst of Speed (6), Fade (18) Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Poison Damage 60-80 75-95 90-110 105-125 120-140 135-155 150-170 165-185 185-205 205-225 225-245 245-265 265-285 285-305 305-325 325-345 350-370 375-395 400-420 425-445 Duration in seconds 120 124 128 132 136 140 144 148 152 156 160 164 168 172 176 180 184 188 192 196 Icon Name Effect Req Char Lvl Prerequisite Shadow Master Projects a powerful shadow warrior, who has access to all of the assassin skills. 30 Claw Mastery (1), Psychic Hammer (1), Weapon Block (12), Cloak of Shadows (12), Shadow Warrior (18) Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Mana Cost 35 35 36 36 37 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 41 41 42 42 43 43 44 44 Life 376 432 488 545 601 658 714 770 827 883 940 996 1052 1109 1165 1222 1278 1334 1391 1447 +% Attack Rating 40 80 120 160 200 240 280 320 360 400 440 480 520 560 600 640 680 720 760 800 +% Resist All 5 17 27 35 42 47 51 55 57 61 62 65 67 68 70 71 73 73 74 75 BLIZZARD, DiabloII, Diablo 2 Resurrected, and Reign of the Warlock are trademarks of Blizzard Send mail to the webmistress with questions or comments about this web site. 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