This is a guide to building the Assassin, a Trickster Build in the game Outriders. To learn about the weapon, gear, and mods for the Assassin Build, read on.

Assassin Description

This Trickster build focuses on maximizing weapon damage as well as using skills and unlocking class tree nodes that work perfectly well with weapons, especially Shotguns.

Best Assassin Skill Set

Skill	Description
Borrowed Time	Receive Shield and mark your location for some time. Triggering the skill again will bend spacetime and teleport you back to the marked spot.
Venator's Knife	Throws a temporal knife at an enemy. The blade will ricochet at enemies within a small radius, marking them while also dealing damage. All marked targets will be inflicted with Slow, and for a few seconds the first damage dealt will be doubled.
Twisted Rounds	Fill your current weapon's magazine with Anomaly-infused bullets that increase your Fire Power. The skill lasts until you reload or switch weapons.

Borrowed Time, when paired with the right mods, is capable of granting you Shield, Armor, and Firepower bonuses upon activation.

Venator's Knife is not only good for crowd-control, but also gives a significant buff to the first damage you lay on an enemy affected by the skill.

Twisted Rounds will be partnered with your Venator's Knife to achieve the maximum amount of damage your weapon can dish out. Pair this with the Perpetuum Mobile mod and you can have potentially limitless rounds of Anomaly-powered bullets.

Best Assassin Class Tree Build

Node	Effect
Arms Trick	Increase Close Range Weapon Damage by 15%.
Bulletstorm	Decrease reload time by 20%.
Death Probability	Increase your Weapon Damage by 8%.
Shotgun Master	Increase your shotgun weapon damage by 15%. Increase shotgun weapons drop chance by 12%. Shotgun weapons: Pump Action Shotgun, Automatic Shotgun
Arms Trick	Increase Close Range Weapon Damage by 15%.
Deadly Shadow	Increase your Critical Damage by 20%.
Arms Trick	Increase Close Range Weapon Damage by 15%.
Disruptive Firepower	Activation of DECEPTION skills increases your Weapon Damage by 50% for 8 seconds.
Outrider Executioner	Activating MOVEMENT skills increases your Weapon Damage by 50% for 8 seconds.
Ace of Trumps	Increase Armor Piercing by 15%.
Unforseen End	When attacking enemies from behind, all your Weapon Damage is increased by 20%.
Arms Trick	Increase Close Range Weapon Damage by 15%.
Death Probability	Increase your Weapon Damage by 8%.
Death Probability	Increase your Weapon Damage by 8%.
Unforseen End	When attacking enemies from behind, all your Weapon Damage is increased by 20%.
Bounty Hunter	Increase your Weapon Damage against Elites by 15%.
Oddity Summation	Increase your magazine size by 50%.
Assault Adept	Increase your assault weapon damage by 12%.
Shotgun Adept	Increase your shotgun weapon damage by 12%.
Cold Calculation	For each enemy in Close Range, your Weapon Damage is increased by 8%.

The Assassin is an apex predator. If your playstyle is agrresively hunting down enemies and gunning them down, this may be the build for you. This build will be centered on maximizing your damage output, focusing on skills that buff up Weapon Damage

The Cold Calculation skill node drastically improves your Weapon Damage for each enemy within close range, giving you more incentive to through yourself into the heat of battle.

Best Weapons for Assassin

Weapons with the three attributes listed are best equipped for the Assassin build.

List of Weapons

Weapon	Type	Variant
The Bulwark	Automatic Shotgun	Standard
Funeral Pyre	Automatic Shotgun	Slug
Anomaly Effigy	Pump Action Shotgun	Standard
Deathshield	Automatic Shotgun	Narrow
Golem's Limb	Pump Action Shotgun	Standard
Corr-2 PAS II "Rising Tide"	Pump Action Shotgun	Standard
Custom Markson Z-EE	Pump Action Shotgun	Standard
Mahogany K-DOM AA/6	Pump Action Shotgun	Standard
H.L.R. 30d "Red Widow"	Automatic Shotgun	Slug
Markson OL "Space Revenant"	Automatic Shotgun	Narrow
Piper "Fatal Morgana"	Pump Action Shotgun	Standard

Best Armor for Assassin

Armor with the three attributes listed are best equipped for the Assassin build.

Chronosuit Set Pieces

Chronosuit Set
Chronosuit Mask			Upper Chronosuit
Lower Chronosuit		Chronosuit Gloves		Chronosuit Footgear

Best Mods for Assassin

Weakening The Prey	Backstabber	Gunshield
Anomaly Cut	Eager Edges	Time-Space Protection
Stretched Time	Bloodlust	Buckshot Shells

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