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Only after surviving the Nightlord’s toughest trials can an Eshin warrior consider himself a master in the methodologies of murder and sabotage.

Master Assassin is a Skaven Skaven Lord unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer II with The Shadow and the Blade.

Recruitment[ | ]

  • Selecting any Settlement and recruiting them in the Lord Recruit tab

Description[ | ]

Skaven assassins are so adept at hiding in the shadows that many suspect magic at work. The final tests in their training are death missions assigned by Clan Eshin's ruling council, presided over by Lord Sneek, clan leader and one of the Lords of Decay. If he survives the mission, the Assassin is considered an acknowledged master of the arts. It is thanks to their fearsome reputation that the Council of Thirteen often employ Eshin Assassins in their day-to-day affairs. When the Skaven hordes march to war, they are sometimes accompanied by Clan Eshin's finest hiding amongst their numbers, posing as regular rank-and-file troopers until the moment is right, before casting off their disguises and leaping into position. Fighting with poisoned blades in each paw, an Assassin can unleash a murderous flurry of attacks more than capable of striking down an enemy leader. At other times, an Assassin will operate alone, working to wreak havoc behind enemy lines, setting timed bombs or using poisoned shurikens to slay targets of opportunity.

Attributes[ | ]

  • Infantry sword Hybrid-Weapon Infantry
  • Vanguard Deployment: This unit can deploy in an expanded deployment area, allowing it to start the battle within striking distance of the enemy - or somewhere unexpected.
  • Duellist: This unit is best used to attack individual targets such as Lords or Heroes. As it can only damage very few individuals at a time, it is not suitable against hordes of weak enemies.
  • Master Ambusher: This unit can move whilst hidden in any terrain, firing in any direction even whilst running!
  • Dodge: This highly dexterous unit dodges blades and missiles with ease; its luck is known to run out quickly when facing magical weapons, however.

Unit Abilities[ | ]

Active Abilities[ | ]

Campaign only[ | ]

Passive Abilities[ | ]

Item Abilities (Multiplayer)[ | ]

Strategy[ | ]

Master Assassin's morningstars are poisonous and his melee attacks both have a good AP damage and come with am Armour debuffing Weeping Blade. Both of his attacks are Anti-Infantry.

Use the lord and Assassin heroes to stealthily snipe down enemy's Lord thanks to their abilities to stay hidden along with being Duelists.

Talent Tree[ | ]

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