Assassinater

Assassinater
Unit Type	Sniper
Player Level Req.	Level 65
Building Required	Prestigious Academy
Other Requirements	SpecOps Center
Blocking	Partial
Defense (Max Rank)	265

"You don’t find the Assassinater, the Assasinater finds you. His sniper rifle packs a wallop and he’s as sly as a snake."

— poring from Z2 Forums

Overview

The Assassinater is an elite Sniper that was introduced in the 1.4 Patch, and produced with Prestige Stars in the Prestigious Academy. The Assasinater also requires a SpecOps Center in order to be trained. At Rank 1, the Assassinater is on par with a Rank 3 Marksman, so once the Assassinater reaches rank 4, in theory, it will be the best trainable Sniper unit in the game.

Compared to other sniper units, the Assassinater differs from them greatly. He provides Partial blocking, and his "sneaky" nature gives him high defense and dodge, which increases each rank, unlike the other snipers. The Assassinater also has a low healing cost, requiring whereas other units at this level typically require .

Despite being the best Sniper (as of 2.3 Patch), the Assassinater is only available to players who have reached max level and earned an additional  30, not including the  10 needed for the Prestigious Academy.

PvP is a different story however. A higher rank Marksman is more desirable since both the Marksman and Assassinater's damage is comparable. However, the former has a lower PvP Unit Value, which will match the player against equally lower-valued armies (typically meaning less tanks, where snipers' rifles fare better). The tradeoff is the before-mentioned worse defensive stats of a Marksman.

Attacks

• .50 cal Sniper Rifle

Ammo:

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Attack Icon Targetable Unit Types Air LTA Soldier Sniper Vehicle Tank Metal Critter Civilian Sea Ship Rank Available 1 Range 1-4 Line of Fire Precise Cooldown 3 Rounds Weapon Cooldown 1 Round Suppression Mod x0 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 Damage 108-132 118-145 129-158 140-171 151-184 162-198 Offense 78 83 88 93 98 103 Crit 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% Crit vs. Soldiers 55% 55% 55% 55% 55% 55% Attack Icon Targetable Unit Types Air LTA Soldier Sniper Vehicle Tank Metal Critter Civilian Sea Ship Rank Available 3 Range 1-2 Line of Fire Direct Weapon Cooldown 1 Round Suppression Mod x0 Research Cost  48m,  8 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 Damage - - 129-158 140-171 151-184 162-198 Offense - - 66 71 76 81 Crit - - 10% 10% 10% 10% Attack Icon Targetable Unit Types Air LTA Soldier Sniper Vehicle Tank Metal Critter Civilian Sea Ship Rank Available 5 Range 1-4 Line of Fire Precise Cooldown 5 Rounds Weapon Cooldown 1 Round Armor Piercing 50% Suppression Mod x0 Research Cost  1h 36m,  30 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 Damage - - - - 151-184 162-198 Offense - - - - 98 103 Crit - - - - 5% 5%

Statistics

Assassinater Ranks
	1	2	3	4	5	6
SP	N/A	5,280	12,140	27,450	61,250	202,750
HP	175	195 (+20)	210 (+15)	230 (+20)	245 (+15)	265 (+20)
Bravery	20	25 (+5)	30 (+5)	35 (+5)	40 (+5)	45 (+5)
Defense	45	45	50 (+5)	50	55 (+5)	60 (+5)
Dodge	15	15	20 (+5)	20	25 (+5)	30 (+5)
Ability Slot	1	1	2 (+1)	2	2	2
Promotion Cost	N/A	4h  17,952  5,200	12h  52,024  6,575	1d  134,632  8,125  5	2d  330,568  9,825  14	2d  736,740  11,700  4
Promotion Reward	N/A	1,600	2,700	4,000	5,500	7,200
PvP Unit Value	20	23	26	29	32	35
SP Reward	80	92	104	116	128	140
Gold Reward	400	460	520	580	640	700

Cost

Training Cost — Prestigious Academy
Time	10h
Gold	20,000
Steel	2,500
Stars	30

Healing Cost
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Time	2h 30m	2h 30m	2h 30m	2h 30m	2h 30m	2h 15m	2h	1h 45m	1h 30m	1h
Gold	5,400	4,500	3,600	3,240	2,880	2,520	2,340	2,160	1,980	1,800
Iron	810	675	540	486	432	378	351	324	297	270
Bars	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Healing Cost
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Time	2h 15m	2h 15m	2h 15m	2h 15m	2h 15m	2h	1h 45m	1h 30m	1h 15m	45m
Gold	4,680	3,780	2,880	2,520	2,160	1,800	1,620	1,440	1,260	1,080
Iron	702	567	432	378	324	270	243	216	189	162
Bars	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Trivia

• This unit seems to have been inspired by Solid Snake, a spy and special operations soldier from the Metal Gear series.
• Apparently, this unit wields the same rifle as the Sniper, yet he deals more damage than the Marksman.
• The Assassinater's name is actually a mispelling. It's correctly called "Assassinator" in the game files.

Updates

4.5 Patch

• Prestige buildings and units now unlock at Level 65.

2.0 Patch

• Non-gold resources are no longer rewarded for defeating this unit.

1.4 Patch

• Unit added.

Gallery

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Animations

Weapon	Animation
Idle
.50 cal Sniper Rifle