HERO ABILITY
Vanish
Become invisible for a short peroid of time, and strike from the shadows with a deadly force. Improve this ability in the Talent Tree to strengthen its stat scaling.
HERO CODEX
Xelic.
Assassin.
Assassin → Shadowblade. Explore the current abilities and talent pathways.
CHARACTER ARTWORKAssassin → Shadowblade
Xelic
An assassin on the path to becoming the Shadowblade. Explore Xelic’s abilities and choose the talents that define his approach.
25 Talents11 Ability-linked talents
Ability-linked talents improve or unlock spells. Other nodes develop the hero’s statistics and specialisations. Open a node for its recorded effects and rank details.
ABILITIES & SPELLBOOK
Know your
arsenal.
These spell introductions come from the current map. The talent pathways below describe investment effects; in-game values can change with your build and evolution.
HERO ABILITY
Poison Aura
A venomous gas surrounds the Hero poisoning those within the area.
HERO ABILITY
Split
Splits the Hero into two with one of the forms being weaker and dealing less damage.
HERO ABILITY
Assassinate
Explore the linked talent pathways below for this ability's current effects and investment details.
HERO ABILITY
Blade Rush
Rush forward with your blades, damaging enemies along your path. Improve the corresponding talent to increase this ability's stat scaling.
EVOLVED FORM
Corrosion
Dosing her weapons in the most toxic of all Venom the Shadow Blades attack becomes greater slicer through armor, causing it to rust completely.
HERO ABILITY
Flash Strike
Attacks all enemies within range so quickly it appears as if there are multiple heroes. Illusions and summons receive double damage.
HERO ABILITY
Fury of Blades
Throw hundreds of projectiles within a certain area causing massive damage.
HERO ABILITY
Killer Instincts
Strike the target multiple times from all angles in this ultimate finishing move used only by the most skilled assassins.
EVOLVED FORM
One Thousand Cuts
All Damage performed by the Assassin has a high chance to strike One Thousand Cuts causing massive bleeding of the enemy. The Bleeding cause an enemy to lose life rapidly. Synergies: Bleeding & Poisoned targets cannot coagulate their Blood causing them to Bleed out.
THE TALENT PATHWAYS
Shape your
power.
Development compendium · 28 October 2026. This reference follows the current development map; released-map values may differ.
01
Signature
Assassin's InstinctMAX RANK 3 · HERO LEVEL 60+
Gain +1% Critical Chance, +0.05 Critical Multiplier, and +2% Evasion per rank through the player stat system.
12
Core wheel
Throw Knife / ShurikenMAX RANK 20 · HERO LEVEL 1+
Increase Throw Knife or Shuriken's Agility multiplier by 1.00 each rank. These are permanent hero abilities and are never learned by the tree.
Talent stat multiplier: x0 before investment; rank 1 = x1, then +x1 per rank.
Talent stat multiplier: x0 before investment; rank 1 = x1, then +x1 per rank.
Backstab / BackstrikeMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 1+
Increase Backstab or Backstrike's Agility multiplier by 1.00 each rank. Shadowblade evolution ranks further improve Backstrike.
VanishMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 10+
Increase Vanish's opening-strike Agility multiplier by 1.00 and its duration by 1 second each rank.
Poison AuraMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 15+
Rank 1 learns Poison Aura through its Spellbook.
Increase Poison Aura's Agility scaling and area, strengthening the venom surrounding Xelic.
Increase Poison Aura's Agility scaling and area, strengthening the venom surrounding Xelic.
SplitMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 10+
Strengthen Xelic's shadow copies. Every third rank creates one additional image and each rank improves image damage and duration.
AssassinateMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 20+
Increase Assassinate's Agility multiplier by 1.00 each rank while preserving its Physical damage and stun.
Achilles Heel / Toxic ShadowMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 30+
Normal Xelic deepens Achilles Heel's Armor reduction. Shadowblade increases Toxic Shadow's Poison damage and blast area. Rank 1 learns the form's SpellBook ability once its book exists.
Blade RushMAX RANK 20 · HERO LEVEL 1+
Rush through enemies using Agility for damage and Dexterity for area.
Each rank adds +1.00 Agility multiplier. Blade Rush is permanently learned by the Hero.
Each rank adds +1.00 Agility multiplier. Blade Rush is permanently learned by the Hero.
CorrosionMAX RANK 15 · HERO LEVEL 60+
Corrosive venom weakens nearby enemies.
Rank 1 reduces Armor by 50; each additional rank reduces another 10 Armor, up to 190.
Rank 1 reduces Armor by 50; each additional rank reduces another 10 Armor, up to 190.
Flash StrikeMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 60+
Increase Flash Strike's Agility multiplier by 1.00 each rank and gradually expand its attack area.
Fury of BladesMAX RANK 15 · HERO LEVEL 80+
Increase every Fury of Blades wave's Agility multiplier by 1.00 each rank.
Talent stat multiplier: x0 before investment; rank 1 = x1, then +x1 per rank.
Talent stat multiplier: x0 before investment; rank 1 = x1, then +x1 per rank.
Killer InstinctsMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 100+
Increase each of Killer Instincts' twelve strikes by +1.00 Agility multiplier each rank.
Talent stat multiplier: x0 before investment; rank 1 = x1, then +x1 per rank.
Talent stat multiplier: x0 before investment; rank 1 = x1, then +x1 per rank.
04
Learned abilities
Reflexes / Shadow TechniquesMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 20+
Improve the form's first SpellBook passive.
Gain +1% Critical Chance, +0.05 Critical Multiplier, and +2% Evasion each rank.
Gain +1% Critical Chance, +0.05 Critical Multiplier, and +2% Evasion each rank.
CleaveMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 40+
Gain +2% Cleave per rank through the player stat system.
VitalityMAX RANK 20 · HERO LEVEL 20+
Strengthen Xelic's body.
Each rank grants +2500 maximum Life.
Each rank grants +2500 maximum Life.
Deadly
StrikesMAX RANK 30 · HERO LEVEL 20+
Sharpen Xelic's attacks.
Each rank grants +100 base attack Damage.
Each rank grants +100 base attack Damage.
04
Hero specialisation
Blade Rush: Cutting WindMAX RANK 3 · HERO LEVEL 50+
Increase Blade Rush's Agility multiplier by 1.00 each rank. Blade Rush is permanent and is never learned by the tree.
Blade Rush: Swift PathMAX RANK 3 · HERO LEVEL 70+
Each rank adds 100 travel distance, 25 striking area, and 2.5 movement speed to Blade Rush.
Blade Rush: Venom TrailMAX RANK 3 · HERO LEVEL 80+
Blade Rush gains Poison Affinity. Each rank increases the Poison mastery carried by its strikes.
Shadow RushMAX RANK 3 · HERO LEVEL 100+
Perfect Blade Rush as a Shadowblade. Each rank adds +0.50 Agility multiplier, 50 travel distance, and 2.5 movement speed.
04
Evolution
Backstrike MasteryMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 1+
Each rank adds +0.50 Agility multiplier, improves healing by 5%, and grants an additional victim every third rank.
Shuriken MasteryMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 20+
Each rank adds +0.50 Agility multiplier and improves Shuriken's rapid Poison attack.
Poisonous MasteryMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 30+
Each rank adds 5% bonus damage, 100 Life regeneration per second, and 1 second duration to Poisonous.
One Thousand CutsMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 100+
Rank 1 learns One Thousand Cuts once its SpellBook exists. Each rank improves its Attack Speed, bleed chance, and duration.
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