Assassination
Assassination is Jin's core stealth kill, learned in The Warrior's Code. It uses the Sakai Tanto, and its upgrades let you chain kills and drop from heights.
- Type
- Ability
- Skill tree
- Evolving Tactics
- Cost
- Unlocked in The Warrior's Code
- What it does
- Kill an unaware enemy with a quiet stealth attack from behind or above.
Good to know
- Comes free during The Warrior's Code; it costs no Technique Points.
- Press Square near or above an unaware enemy.
- Mongol leaders take a Critical Strike until you have the Ghost Stance.
- Tanto upgrades make it faster and quieter.
How to use it
Stay hidden until the prompt appears. Strikes from rooftops work well because patrols rarely look up.
Upgrades
Safe Landing, Chain Assassination and Chain Assassination Master.