Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes - Assassin Class Guide

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Overview and guide for the Assassin, an advanced class, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. Included are details of abilities, attacks and combos, and recommended best character units for the Assassin class.

Assassin Class in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

Assassin is from the advanced class in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. This class can kill opponents in one strike using their Lethality skill. However, without this skill, an assassin can only deal fairly low damage. This class relies heavily on its high skill stat to increase its chances to use Lethality.

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Class Information

Class Icon
Class Type	Advanced Class
Unit Type	Infantry
Skill Proficiency	Swords
Strong Against	Axes
Weak Against	?

Primary Class Ability

Ability	Level	Type
Locktouch	Lv.1	Class Ability
Ability Description	Allows the unit to open chests without a key and unlock special gates.
Swordfaire	Lv.1	Class Ability
Ability Description	Increases critical hit rate when equipped with a sword.
Pass	Lv.1	Class Ability
Ability Description	Makes it easier to perform Perfect Guards.
Axe Buster	Lv.3	Class Ability
Ability Description	Grants one tier greater advantage against enemies equipped with axes. Increases damage to them by 90%.

Equipped Class Ability

Ability	Level	Type
Sneak Attack	Lv.1	Equipped Ability
Ability Description	Attacking foes from behind greatly increases damage in proportion to the unit’s Dex.
Lethality	Lv.1	Equipped Ability
Ability Description	Grants a (Dex x 0.25%) chance of instantly defeating non-commander units.
Despoil	Lv.1	Equipped Ability
Ability Description	Awards gold for defeating enemies.
Thief’s Wisdom	Lv.1	Equipped Ability
Ability Description	Adds an element to Thief, Assassin, and Trickster class actions. The element is determined by the active unit.

Attacks and Combos

Combo	Input
Normal Attack	y→y→y→y
Class Action	x
Strong Attack 1	x (spam)
Strong Attack 2	y→x
Strong Attack 3	y→y→x
Strong Attack 4	y→y→y→x
Strong Attack 5	y→y→y→y→x