The Assassin is a offense-oriented class centered around critical strikes and power charges for spells and attacks. His tree also has options for damage over time and chaos damage.
Skills
Previews show its notable passive skills as:
Skill
Modifiers
Prerequisite
Ambush
60% increased Critical Strike Multiplier against Enemies that are on Full Life
100% more Critical Strike Chance against Enemies that are on Full Life
Assassinate
Hits deal 30% increased Damage against Enemies that are on Low Life
100% more Critical Strike Chance against Enemies that are on Low Life
Critical Strikes have Culling Strike
Ambush
Unstable Infusion
10% chance to gain a Power Charge on non-Critical Strike
Deadly Infusion
5% increased Critical Strike Multiplier per Power Charge
+0.5% Base Critical Strike Chance per Power Charge
Unstable Infusion
Toxic Delivery
30% increased Damage Over Time
Gain 10% of Physical Damage as Extra Chaos Damage
10% reduced Damage taken from Damage Over Time
Noxious Strike
30% chance to cause Bleeding on Hit with Attacks
40% chance to Poison on Hit against Bleeding Enemies
50% chance to Maim on Hit against Poisoned Enemies