Assassination

Assassination is a Combat Art in Eldfall Chronicles.

A levelled Combat Art focused on eliminating targets.

Level	Name	Effect
I	Aiming for the Vitals	User's Attack gains +6 Power.
II	Cunning Precaution	User's Attack gains the Poison I Trait.
III	Overwhelming Assault	User's Attack gains +1 Strike.
IV	Decisive Blow	In the Active Role, User's successful Attack Rolls become Critical hits.
V	Deadly Precision	If a model suffers a Wound by this ability, it automatically dies.

Used by

Coalition of Thenion

Unit	Level	Effect at that Level
Nightshade	IV	Decisive Blow: In the Active Role, User's successful Attack Rolls become Critical hits.
Rangers-Guild Hunter	I	Aiming for the Vitals: User's Attack gains +6 Power.
Slayer Dragoon	I	Aiming for the Vitals: User's Attack gains +6 Power.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does the Hit from Backstab get converted by Decisive Blow?

A: No. It is a Hit, not a Successful Attack Roll.

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Q: If Nightshade uses Mastery of Poisons then Cunning Precaution, does she gain Poison I or II?

A: Poison II. Mastery of Poisons upgrades any Poison I to II, even if gained during the turn.

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Community Answers (Discord)

Q: When is Assassination IV applied — before or after confrontation?

A: After confrontation, because attack rolls become confrontation rolls first. *(— Dockel)*

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Source: Eldfall Chronicles Rulebook v1.6.