Assassin is perhaps the only class that can meaningfully use the Force Hatchet, which doubles your power but empties your stamina the moment you get hit. The Assassin not only has powerful defensive tools, but can simply build up power in the Force Hatchet and then switch to ranged sniping. With all your arrows dealing double damage, you become the best archer in the game.

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

I hadn't even considered this, thank you for the awesome breakdown!

@junkaname6900

Жыл бұрын

Same for Ranger, use force hatchet (i builds power with arrows kill), a single tenfold should one shot pretty much anything, Daiomn dies on one tenfold blast (1st form), and repeat twice) for second, don´t get hit by anything and you whipe the floor with arrows.

@normal6483

Жыл бұрын

@@junkaname6900 Rangers can't wield swords though, and the Force Hatchet is a One Handed Sword. Only Fighters, Magic Knights, & Assassins can wield the Force Hatchet, and of those only the Assassin has a bow.

@junkaname6900

Жыл бұрын

I messed up, but one of the black cat itens can be used with ranger, i use that, plus blast+ten fold and cake walk most game.

@flaggy185

Жыл бұрын

Best Damage (at least for Big baddies) Showdown + Force Hatchet (full power) + Dire Gouch(? Have fun...and don't get hit

Wish weapon switching was less of a pain, would be so much fun going solo assassin if I could use whatever weapon set I want at the press of a button

i remember being invincible when solo venture and during night time as assassin. Enjoyed every bit of it. Always traveling at night.

Snakebite is pretty nice for what it is because it knocks down small enemies almost guaranteed, letting you combo an enemy to death and while you are in the snakebite you can’t be hit, but to each their own. One of my fave assassin skills.

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

Hey that's totally fair! I didn't give it the time and chance you likely did, so if you put it to good use that's awesome!

@bryancooper9543

Жыл бұрын

I dead used snakebite to set up for counters and loop easy kill when I'm surrounded by goons

@theburningman5047

Жыл бұрын

And it looks badass

Another banger by Thief of Crystals. Can't wait to see Grungo return in the Brawler guide.

You know, this vocation was the first I used. It was my favorite too by far. Killed a griffon in early game with it.

I'd say the worst thing about assassin is the augments, all of them are situational, some more than others, however, it's easily fixed by... Just getting other augments from different classes.

@flaggy185

Жыл бұрын

Play Fighter and Warriors before, level them up fully, Then play assassin, and You can have a lot of strengh and some really nice buffs

@JoaoVictor-rg5ix

Ай бұрын

Yeah. Like become Assassin LAST mah brother. You are gonna be fine.

@JoaoVictor-rg5ix

Ай бұрын

​@@flaggy185Did exactly that on my first run. But added a side of Mystic Knight with it. Perfection. 🎉

I can't believe this was posted 10 hours ago haha. Literally perfect. I just started this game today after it'd been on my list for months. I just beat dark souls 1 a few times and am moving on to this game! Your guide stood out among all the other crap guides I watched! Dropping a like and subscribe! Looking forward to the next video!

@lw9811

Жыл бұрын

Is it worth it? I am considering giving it a try.

@bryceneuberger3460

Жыл бұрын

@@lw9811 it's been very nice to not have to guess at skills and just save my points for these recommendations

Just gotta say man this was one of the most entertaining and helpful build videos ive seen in a long time! Hope to see more when DD2 comes out

FINALLY I found the time to enjoy this masterpiece and I already know that it will be good 🙏

The most underrated channel on this website

Haha nailed it dude, one of my favorite vocations hands down.

Loved the vid! Makes me wanna go for a solo assassin run.

Masterwork of a video! Your scripts get better and better every video 🙏🙏🙏

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Sam, means a lot coming from you ❤

Assassin when = now 😈 Great video Theify! Really appreciate the series youve made, and the humour and personallity youve imbedded into us all ❤️

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

That's a very sweet comment, thank you very much!

Been waiting so long for this ❤

I've been waiting for this. Started playing a couple weeks ago, loved all the other videos. But imagine my disappointment when the one vocation I decided to play most was the one video I had to wait for. Distraught. Thanks

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

I hope the wait was worth it!

lmfao you put in a clip from What we do in the shadows, love that show

finally i can learn how to play this class beyond double jumping

Thief of Crystals is like the Assassin class, he drops whenever no one least expects it. Congrats on hitting all 9 classes, bud! Monk class mod review when?

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

I did see that hand-to-hand mod on the nexus, actually do plan to briefly touch on it in the Brawler guide if I can!

Honestly shocked that you have less than 10k subs. You’re gonna go far, kid

This channel is super underrated and these videos are absolutely fucking hilarious and informative, I hope he makes some for Dragons Dogma 2!

@ThiefofCrystals

3 ай бұрын

Good news, your wish will be granted! And thank you very much for the kind words!

The dedication of the man is absurd

If you're running with a sorcerer pawn that has voidspell or high voidspell they can remove the defense decrease from showdown. Not sure if that changes it much for you but I liked running it once I learned that.

Super cool class tbh wish we could have all advanced vocations for pawns

my boy you did it again great video bro. im happy to see my other boy Dante that was great XD

It looks like Fighter and Thief (Formerly Strider) in DD2 now have abilities from Assassin to make up for the fact that Assassin isn't an available Vocation any more which I think is a good thing cause Assassin had a bit of an identity crisis

I just picked this game up the other day because it was on sale for 5 bucks on steam because I heard it was pretty decent, but boy it's actually so fun lol. I started out as strider and really liked it but wasn't the biggest fan of the dagger skills, then I ended up swapping to warrior for a bit but found it to be a bit too slow and not having range kinda felt bad so I figured why don't I try the hybrid assassin? oh man its so much fun, easily my favorite vocation now since I can take the 1 handed sword and a bow, its great.

I'm going through all the vocations to find my favorite and just got done with assassin the day before this video came out. Definitely my favorite vocation so far, using gale harness, cutting wind, and instant reset is so much fun, and not to mention getting off those successful parries with the sword and dagger is just 🤌. Your channel is amazing and whenever I'm playing and I see radiance I'm reminded of your "GOIS I CAN'T SEE WITHOUT MY LYANTERN" joke and start laughing. Hope you keep it up man and I'm excited for the brawler video :)

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I'm beyond thrilled that you enjoyed the videos thus far, and that's very kind of you to say! Support like this helps me stay at it!

Dire Gouge: "Yo you want some of that D O P A M I N E ?"

Assassin to me is the Jack of all trades, master of none.

@Mephistofeles

Жыл бұрын

Them you are very very VERY wrong, cuz the assassin not only can do everything, but he also excels in anything he does, barred magic of curse.

@majormoron605

Жыл бұрын

@@Mephistofeles nah. Strider is better climber and dagger fighter (just Splitter;), fighter has dragons maw and can literally bludgeon enemies to death with his shield (whereas assassin's shield skills are mostly meh, if pretty fun to use). And as for the bow, Ranger is better sniper and strider's shortbow skills like fracture dart are just superior (lyncean is great but that's all assassin has going for it, except force hatchet exploit)

I love the Assassin class so much it was my first class I switched to. I’m so sad they didn’t go in to developing the other classes as much as the assassins.I’m thinking of making a poisoner build.

Great video 👍… was curious what armor and sword your using ???

dude i love how you deliver thouse gems

Yay new video about DD ....best content ever !!!

Last I check masterful kill can be activated early and as long as you don't move, it will trigger on the next melee hit.

I am doing a solo assassin build and autonomy doesnt lack anything at 20 %. Still a handsome boost, and as expected as a lone arisen i have already outleveled a regular full party run at the same part of the game, thanks to the 75% xp boost. So more levels, more stats, that get a 20% extra attack, and before even grinding as a warrior for Clout.

great video 🔥

Pathfinder wrath of the righteos music? this is a man of culture.

Aaay there it is. And what a twist, there is another.

Cool, now I'm totally clueless. I hope this game is nearly as fun and entertaining as your videos have made it appear to be.

Great episode! Now time to fall into a coma for 2 months ;)

Personally i like to run assasin with gale harness (daggers) and showdown (shield) to get that super powered feel combined with thousand kisses (using a daggerists band) to get fast insane damage

When I was playing as the assassin I was running around with daggers a sword and shield and a bow cause it had many very useful skills for all occasions

comon Theivy going hard on the spellcaster mains? i'm joking Another great video, can't wait to see you breaking the limit in the next class guide

Ok, so my only question is HOW do I go about building this character?? Because I see that there are guides out there that show me the endgame, but never how to build the character through the game. Also, this was damn good, and hilarious at times. And the Mando theme at the end was a dope touch 😂💪🏿you gained a subscriber good sir 🤞🏿😌

@ThiefofCrystals

5 ай бұрын

Don't sweat 'builds' because this isn't Dark Souls, levels do the majority of the heavy lifting. If you absolutely must min/max, then fortunately in this case Assassin benefits most from its own strength gains, so levelling specifically Assassin optimizes Assassin. However, levelling exclusively Assassin will leave you with fuck all magick damage, so bear that in mind.

I assumed this was an old series. Was just about to try the game again since I tried it a long time ago and didn’t like it. Like this video and plan to try the assassin. But thinking this video was old, seeing that brawler teaser and the date on this video caught me off guard and was exciting to see. Great vid by the way 👍

@happylion1859

Жыл бұрын

It scares me though that the 2 vocations I wanna play, warrior and assassin, are so far apart in terms of play style XD. I wanna play monster hunter greatsword but for now I’m more excited to play assassin like Shadow of the Colossus and climb on all my enemies

@callumbreton8930

Жыл бұрын

​​@@happylion1859 IMO you should play Strider for that, it's the classes whole shtick. I know DG looks like a great climbing skill but 1000k is an all-round better skill with Striders passive climbing damage bonus

Do you know how long ive used invisibility to sneak or durin them follow missions? Just to now finally learn its true purpose. I started playin this game on the damn ps3. I never woulda known.

I wish DD2 gets a hotkey or something for hybrid vocations like assassins, magic knight, magic archer; who have access to 3-4 different types of weapons, to switch between each weapons on the fly..

thank you

What augments do you use for assassin

Started as Strider. Debating if i want to try assassin or magical archer next

Woohoo its here

Invisibility should have been named something like Spector for the edge and to, you know, not make you assume you can go invisible.

Assassins where strider and fighter have baby and the baby inherited both of the parents talent for unaliving people best vocation no cap.

been waiting

I'm new to the game and I wanna know what the monster on Dark Arisens cover is where is it?

Is it possible to activate Gale Harness and then switch to sword while keeping the buff? That would be powerful!!

@ineedwafflestabernacle

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not, that'd be sick though

What's the Best Equipment (Armor Pieces or Sets, and best Weapon Choices) to Use for Assassin? Also, for a NG+, which Assassin Skills are Good to survive throughout the whole game without switching out for others?

Any of the sword skills I xan grab from this class for my MK?

Hello, I have a question about my equipment, I changed to Assassin at level 15 and now I am level 26 but I feel that my equipment is a little bad for my level I use sword and bow, my statistics are: 328 strength and 134 magic in primary weapon and secondary weapon are 231 strength and 134 magic, buy these weapons in the capital of Gran Soren in the armory, the names of the weapons are Broadsword (level 3 stars) and Wild Bow (level 1 star) . my armor: 297 defense and 259 magic defense, I try to balance it (sorry if I have spelling mistakes and if I write some words wrong since I am using the translator) any advice will help

I main as Assassin but like to mix it up sometimes with Magick Archer, but I'm torn on two builds for my next playthrough: Health - 4130 / 4030 Stamina - 3110 / 3210 Strength - 503 Magick - 500 Defence - 400 / 420 Magick Def. - 446 / 426 Basically, do we reckon swap the -100 Health for +100 Stamina and -20 Defence for +20 Magicka Defence?

I think the only reason why I myself am not a big fan of Assassin is its early game presentation. Like... all Advanced classes gain a new awesome weapon, Warrior gets greatswords, Ranger gets longbows and Sorcerer gets the Archstaff (which is boring as hell but he makes up for that with cool new spells). Then the Hybrid classes come, with Magick Archer gaining the most unique weapon of all as that "magebow" (forgot the name), the Mystic Knight having a glorious greatshield (and a mace, but I don't care about the mace) while the Assassin... gets all the weapons from Fighter and Strider but nothing unique... yeah. To be fair, the game does let you know really quickly that this is a different class by making one of your first sword skills be a completely different one (the Intimate Strike, something like that), but playing this class the first time I just felt like I was playing a "Jack of All Trades, Master of None" and switched off really quickly. Only came back now because I've seen footage of how fun this seems at max rank (and also I wanna min-max damage and magick in this run, so it's 90 levels as an Assassin and 100 levels in Sorcerer).

Which vocations do you recommend to level to build an assassin?

@ThiefofCrystals

3 ай бұрын

Ironically, Assassin, due to it having the highest physical attack gains per level.

You really used the Azata theme from WotR, a mythic path that is all about FRIENDSHIP, in a video for a class that is usually played SOLO.

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

Yea but it's also fuggign ebpic

I love your videos

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

They love you more 😳

I'm finally going to start this game and I want to do this dagger Specialization! Do you have any recommendations on which class of the 3 to start with, and how to progress thereafter? Character creation suggestions are also welcome! thx xD

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

If you've an interest in daggers, I'd recommend starting as Strider, it places the most immediate focus on those weapons compared to any other vocation. After that point I'd say it's really up to you, feel free to experiment with different vocations and feel out what you enjoy most between them. Aside from stat gains (which can still be compensated for if necessary) you really don't have to worry about being locked into any given path. As far as customization goes, go with whatever you like, but interestingly larger characters are capable of walking/jogging faster (but not sprinting,) and roll farther - they also have longer weapon reach along with a larger hitbox. whereas smaller characters can fit in certain places larger ones can't, and since their hitbox is smaller they're that little bit harder to hit. Similarly, heavier characters have greater encumberance values and base stamina, while lighter ones restore stamina at a faster rate. Small differences really, so feel free to go with whatever you like!

@iLGuRG

Жыл бұрын

@@ThiefofCrystals Thank you very much for your answer and congratulations on the work done on this game! I've read elsewhere to start with Warrior for the first 10 levels and then switch everything else to Assassin, I think for a 10% strength damage bonus. Do you think it might be worth it? As far as building the character is concerned, it seems to me that it might be better to make a character who is less vulnerable given his fragility. Thanks so much for the very helpful advice!

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

@@iLGuRG That works just fine honestly, go for it if that's what you're aiming for!

@iLGuRG

Жыл бұрын

@@ThiefofCrystals I honestly don't know what to aim for now because I know very little about the Game. I think I'll try Strider because it already has double daggers then I'll see in the future.. your answer made me think and think, I'll try to take the Game more lightly and less statistically. It seems to me from what you are saying that there is nothing really compromising in the choices and that everything can be remedied.. TY Very Much

Also, if you can after this series, which is fantastic, cover the mmo version? I've never played it but, know there's like 20 other classes in it

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

I'll definitely look into it as I've always wanted to play DDO but my options might be a bit limited there, plus I do wanna give myself something of a break from DD content for now since it's all I've been doing for the past year and my channel's supposed to have some amount of variety lmao

@CJMaserflash

Жыл бұрын

@Thief of Crystals understandable dd is exhausting even for its biggest fans. Either way you put out great content, keep up the good work dude

How and where do you unlock these skills? I just started playing and only see like 2 in asalams inventory

@ThiefofCrystals

6 ай бұрын

You need to rank up the vocation itself which will happen naturally by playing it. Notice that whatever vocation you started at is higher level than the others. Keep killing stuff ect. and you'll gain enough discipline (EXP but for vocations, also the currency used to buy skills) to unlock more stuff.

@shaunclark6682

6 ай бұрын

@@ThiefofCrystals thx so much!

finally !!!

Let’s fucking goooo

This better be in dd2 asap

Brawler? Hol up BRAWLER?!?!?!? LETS GOOOOOOO

“Snakebite is eh..” Me: stun locking every humanoid enemy to death

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

I think part of my stance on this one is based on the fact that I see humanoid enemies as such a non-issue once you start getting stronger, a single regular arrow is typically enough to kill a regular goblin or bandit, though this naturally shifts in Bitterblack Isle

Dude, we KNOW that your big money stems from jewel heists, and no: Your chosen nickname did not give us the slightest hint! 🤣

Hey Thief, do you have a list of favorite mods for the game?

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

I actually haven't modded the game at all before!

@KBWrecker

Жыл бұрын

@@ThiefofCrystals Oh man, that is the first thing I did after installing it. I installed a mod that gives infinite carry capacity (technically 10k), unlimited sprint stamina, and 1.6x jump height. Basically I wanted to remove any friction involved with transportation since the game already makes you walk everywhere. Skills and attacks still use stamina btw

I like this class alot, but before I opened for myself mystic knight

Invisibility is useless. It was godlike back in vanilla when it didn’t consume your stamina and didn’t have a time limit. Yes, back then you could stay permanently invincible. Sadly, with the release of Dark Arisen, it was nerfed, along with Autonomy and Bloodlust.

@diallo1347

8 ай бұрын

That sounds broken

Best the best

>Magic is for Nerds Melee bois after getting backhanded by a Goblin.

Your voice and the way you’re talking remind me of a character from the bard’s tale. The funny ass shop keep that made me want to buy all his shit.

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

That's actually an awesome compliment lmao thank you!

Is that pathfinder wotr music I hear? If so, incredibly based.

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

Indeed it is!

There are some enemies you can't defeat if they require magic damage to be dealt damage.

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

That's what enchanted weapons are for

@over9000optimally

8 ай бұрын

Enchanted weapons or even tomes are available, although not in large quantities, but they can be crafted as well. Took me forever to find an enchanted weapon though, and I found it in BitterBlack Isle. Dragon's Ire was the name. Best melee weapon I had until I beat Grigori.

Holy F its out!

Ah, the golden days of endgame vanilla in ye olden 7th gen of consoles. It's sad 'cause back then there wasn't even anything strong enough to warrant the kind of violence that the unholy union of Autonomy + Bloodlust was dishing out and now that we do have strong enemies in BBI we will never truly know just how bad Daimon would get disrespected on a daily basis. Tbh Ranger's still out here being a complete menace to the entire concept of anything at all ever being alive while suffering from a heavy addiction to Blast Arrows but it just. ain't. the same. But then again we wouldn't have force hatchet shenanigans nor MA actualy being top tier if it weren't for DA so it evens out i guess. still gonna miss it tho.

LOL EPIC🎉

Virgin Burst Strike Chad Blitz Strike

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

Burst strike still got my back but I can't argue with facts

What's the name of the song at 1:19

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Starward Gaze

uhm broseph? you forgot to mention like half of the bow skills which was what i was looking forward the most

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

Check the Strider guide, Assassin shares the bow skills with that vocation and I don't bother retreading stuff I've already been over.

I am really, really surprised that you didn’t go over the abomination of using the shield 🛡️ with daggers ⚔️ lmao

@ThiefofCrystals

11 ай бұрын

But I did! Shit's wild

16:47 what's the song called

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

The Mandalorian theme homie (had to fight Disney for that one)

@twinarcher8123

Жыл бұрын

@@ThiefofCrystals thanks for telling me

Dire Gouge is just better Hundred Kisses. A Cursed Light build properly done can speedrun cursed dragons. It's not Magick Archer Immolation good, but it's close.

I love seeing creators use obvious stock photos for jokes, not much puts a smile on my face faster then the over exaggerated expression that those photos usually have.

Thinking lvl 1 to 10 fighger 11 to 30 warrior Then maybe rest assassin

So Assassin is like a quality build from a Souls game. Im torn between Mystic Knight or Assassin, I Love the paladin style from the MK but seems it would probs get boring after a while with all the buffing, Whereas Assassin is the most versatile and i love using bows.

@over9000optimally

8 ай бұрын

Mystic knight is super satisfying with it's perfect blocks when the shield is enchanted. Plus, the great canon and ruinous sigil pair with any enchantment you have and give you a close range trap that'll target any enemies that get too close and a magic ball you strike like a bat to send magic projectiles at enemies in the distance, and they track. I used those two abilities and antler toss. Was great. I still like the assassin better, have a harder time feeling satisfied with my skill choice with it.

What's skill do you Use Sir.

@ThiefofCrystals

9 ай бұрын

Generally speaking my favoured weaponry with Assassin is Sword + Bow. My sword skills are usually comprised of Burst Strike (for covering distance + knockdown,) Clairvoyance (for some measure of defense,) and Dire Gouge (for raw damage to large enemies.) Bow skills are Fivefold for immediate damage, Mighty Bend for precision and knockback, and Lyncean Sight for longer ranges.

@anthonyangusto6975

9 ай бұрын

@@ThiefofCrystals thanks 🙏🙏🙏

I have vanilla on Xbox360 and yes ... autonomy/bloodlust BREAKS THE FUCKING GAME!

Is assassin a better fighter than fighter?

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

Fighter still has access to unique abilities that certainly shouldn't be overlooked. I find it's less a question of better, and which approach suits the situation or someone's playstyle.

@CJMaserflash

Жыл бұрын

@Thief of Crystals that's fair, it seems like assassin has a more moblie approach for fighter than the tanky version of fighter

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

@@CJMaserflash I think that's fair to say! Plus the versatility of other weapons to mix things up.

@CJMaserflash

Жыл бұрын

@Thief of Crystals that's the most appealing part of assassin, I use to use bow and sword all the time when playing that class. Great combo as you already pointed out

First vocation I tried lol I really thought I could swap between bow & shield and sword & dagger seamlessly😂😂 don’t do strong 🍰

@ThiefofCrystals

Жыл бұрын

Dante but with menus 💀

@dantexkv9983

Жыл бұрын

True imma transition to it next I just finished ranger and almost done with strider 😂😂

Song at 6:40?

@rhcvalkorion5812

4 ай бұрын

MGR Monsoon theme Google it