SHELLS/ASSASSIN
RUNNER SHELL

ASSASSIN

Stealth

Stealth players who want to disappear, reposition, and pick off isolated targets.

High Difficulty
Tier Summary
LIVE META
A
SOLO RANKED
A
SQUAD RANKED
B
Base Stats
Health100
Shield25
SpeedFast
⬡ NEXUS Analysis
High risk/reward. Holotag theft specialist in ranked.
◈ Holotag Recommendation
Silver–Gold
Abilities
Active Ability
Phase Shift
Briefly become untargetable and reposition silently.
Passive / Tactical
Shadow Step
Footstep audio reduced. Harder to detect when moving.
Passive Traits
Shadow Dive
Activate while airborne to slam a smoke disc into the ground, deploy a smoke field.
Shroud
Your shell automatically activates its camouflage systems when entering any smoke field, making you invisible. Invisibility persists for a short time after leaving the smoke field.
Field Analysis
Recommended Playstyle
Flanking and high-value target elimination
Strengths
+Holotag theft specialist
+High solo carry potential
Weaknesses
High skill floor
Poor team utility
Matchups
Countered By
Shell Cores
Assassin Exclusive
Guerrilla
Passive
Your Active Camo and Shadow Dive recharge more quickly while in smoke.
Shadow Strike
Passive
Your Utility Knife deals greatly increased damage when attacking from invisibility.
Minus Sights
Passive
After aiming down sights for a short time, you become invisible at the cost of generating heat.
Breathing Space
Passive
Your Shroud increases your weapons' reload speed while in any smoke field.
Ghost Protocol
Passive
Any smoke field you create lasts longer before dissipating.
Flexweave casing
Universal
You move faster and ready your weapons more quickly while invisible.
Universal Cores
Cluster Payload
Tactical
Your Tracker Drone detonates into shrapnel submunitions that explode on impact, dealing additional damage.
Glass Cannon
When your shield breaks, you gain a brief burst of increased ability regeneration.
Flight Response
Universal
While at critical health, your Heat Capacity is increased.
Cash Flow
Opening an unlooted container pings a nearby data card.
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