Assasin Skills: Combat
The combat skills of the assassin are active skills that aid her in various types of fights. These are mostly boosted attack and will be quite similar to the combat skills of the Barbarian. The main difference is that these skills feature a martial art theme, and hence you'll see a lot kicking, and other 'ninja' moves. Unfortunately ECTS did not reveal many of these skills. In fact the only functional combat skill we saw was Dragon Breath.

Throwing Star: Required Skills: None Required Level: 1 The first of the Assassin's combat skills, this was only briefly mentioned. It's suspected that the Assassin is able to launch a magical ranged attack at her enemies.

Dragon Claw: Required Skills: None Required Level: 1 Again very little was mentioned, excepted that skill required in Assassin it use a melee type weapon that only Assassins can use, such as a Katar. This is the first of her 'Dragon Skills'

Dragon Tail: Required Skills: Dragon Claw Required Level: - The second 'Dargon Skill', Dragon Tail involves a fearsome triple kick that currently damages and knocks back targets.

Blade Fury: Required Skills: - Required Level: - Given passing mention at ECTS, Blade Fury is another skill that's focused on the Assassin's melee class weapons. Nothing much is known except that it'll be something that resembles a 'Zealot on Stim Pack'

Dragon Breath Required Skills: - Required Level: 24 The only functional combat skill at ECTS, Dragon Breadth is a powerful attack where the Assassin jumps upwards, launching a nova of spinning fire. The attack does significant damage to all enemies in a set radius, much like the Sorceress's nova spell.

Blade Seeker: Required Skills: - Required Level: - The only time this skill was mentioned was when a Blizzard official was asked what is one of the most powerful combat skills for the Assassin. He's reply was 'Blade Seeker currently looks really good.' What the skill does is completely unknown.

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