Online:Skeletal Assassin

Skeletal Assassin
Location	Halls of Torment, Molavar, Rubble Butte, Sancre Tor, Outside Thibaut's Cairn
Race	Skeleton	Gender	No Gender
Health	31,364
Reaction	Hostile	Class	Assassin
Other Information
Condition	Undead

Skeletal Assassin

Skeletal Assassins are skeleton assassins who have been raised by necromancers. They can be found in several locations.

Related Quests

• Shadow of Sancre Tor: Retrieve the Amulet of Kings from its hiding place.

Skills and Abilities

Quick Strike

A basic melee attack that does minor physical damage.

Whirlwind

The enemy spins around, doing moderate physical damage to all players as indicated by a red circle. Blocking will reduce the damage taken.

Assassinate

The enemy strikes at the player's back for moderate physical damage. This attack can only be performed if the enemy is behind the player, and Assassins will often leap to get behind the player. Ensure your character is facing the enemy at all times to prevent this.

Passing Through

The assassin jumps above the target to get behind them.

Roll Dodge

The assassin can perform a roll dodge to avoid incoming damage.

Backstabber

The assassin has a passive ability that causes them to deal 20% more damage when attacking the target's back.

Desecrated Ground

On death, the undead rarely desecrate the ground under them as indicated by a red circle. This does moderate damage over time and snares all targets as well as healing undead enemies within the red circle.

Generic Skeletal Assassins

Generic, unnamed Skeletal Assassins can be encountered in various places across Tamriel, including delves, dungeons, and DLC content. These skeletons have varying stats, namely health. Below is a list of Skeletal Assassins, categorized by location, difficulty and health.

Zone / Dungeon	Specific Location	Difficulty	Health
Skyreach Catacombs	Throughout the location		62,200
	Summoned from bone piles		27,600
Imperial City	White-Gold Tower		78,586225,562

Bugs

• The Skeletal Assassins in Molavar have their names misspelled as "Skeletal Aasassin".