Stab

Assassin skill · Blades line · tier 1

Beta 0.7.2

Flips over the target and stabs from above before it notices.

It is only used in combat once it is placed on the hero's active bar, and its 6 s cooldown is before cooldown reduction.

Values by rank

Stab scales with Attack. Its value at each rank is 11.9 + 3.4 × rank:

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Value	15.3	18.7	22.1	25.5	28.9	32.3	35.7	39.1	42.5	45.9

The value is the game's internal number for this skill.

in combat = round(value × skill power × max(0.35, hero damage ÷ 600))
hero damage = Attack + all elemental damage
skill power = 1 + 1% per point in the other Blades skills + 2% per rank of each skill that boosts it

The damage factor has a minimum of 0.35 and no maximum. A hero with 600 damage and no line mastery or synergies gets the listed value; how it becomes damage or healing per hit depends on the skill's type and timing.

How to unlock it

1
Always openTier 1 skills need no other skill first.
2
Hero level 2A hero's first skill point can go straight into it.
3
One skill point per rankUp to rank 10.

Rank 5 in Stab opens Double Cut and Slash Apart.

Mastery and synergies

Line mastery: every point in the other Blades skills makes Stab 1% stronger, up to +40% with all of them at rank 10. Its own points do the same for the rest of the line.

Stab has no synergies: no skill boosts it and it boosts no other skill.

Blades line

Skill	Tier	Type	Cooldown	Scales with
Stab	1	Direct damage	6 s	Attack
Double Cut	2	Direct damage	6 s	Attack
Slash Apart	3	Damage over time	8 s	Bleed
Dance of Blades	4	Area damage	9 s	Attack
Thousand Cuts	5	Ultimate	16 s	Bleed