EMIYA (Assassin)
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Assassin
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4
2
6
8
15
Attribute
Alignments
Chaotic Evil
NP Gain0.46%
NP when Attacked (%)4%
Star Absorption97%
Star Generation per Hit25.6%
Instant Death Chance44%
Attack
Base1,493
Max8,958
Lv 10010,846
Lv 12012,735
HP
Base1,786
Max11,168
Lv 10013,541
Lv 12015,915
Traits
Brynhild's Beloved
Humanoid
Male
Servant
Weak to Enuma Elish
Hominidae
Tags
Self Debuff Res Down [Demerit]
Magecraft B
Increase own Arts Card effectiveness (1 turn).
Available from the start
Affection of the Holy Grail A+
Apply Ignore Invincible for yourself (3 turns).
Increase your Critical Strength (3 turns).
Decrease Debuff Resist for all allies (except yourself) by 20% (3 turns). [Demerit]
Unlocks after 1st Ascension
Scapegoat C
Apply Target Focus to an ally (1 turn).
Gain Critical Stars.
Unlocks after 3rd Ascension
Append Skills
Extra Attack Boost
Increase own Extra Attack Card effectiveness.
Load Magical Energy
Begin battle with NP Gauge charged.
Anti-Avenger (ATK Up)
Deal extra Special ATK damage to [Avenger] class enemies.
Special Attack Technique Improvement
Increase own Critical Strength.
Skill Reload
When using a skill, reduce the cooldown for the skill by 1 turn for the first time the skill is used per battle (Only 1 time per skill).
Lv 1-5: 1 skill
Lv 6-9: 2 skills
Lv10: 3 skills
Class Skills
Presence Concealment A+
Increase your Critical Star Drop Rate by 11%.
Independent Action A
Increase your Critical Strength by 10%.
Noble Phantasm
Noble Phantasm
Chronos RoseB
Deal significant damage to a single enemy.
Decrease Charge for a single enemy.
<Overcharge>
Decrease Critical Rate for a single enemy (3 turns).
Chronos Rose (Upgrade 1)B+
Upgrade via Interlude Quest 1
Deal significant damage to a single enemy that ignores DEF. ▲
Decrease Charge for a single enemy.
<Overcharge>
Decrease Critical Rate for a single enemy (3 turns).
The disillusioned hero of justice and protagonist of Fate/Zero manifests as an Assassin class Servant, although he is a Counter Guardian rather than a Heroic Spirit. Functionally, EMIYA (Assassin) is a single target Arts Assassin, similar to Ryougi Shiki (Assassin). However, he suffers from poor NP gain compared to Ryougi, with no NP gauge charge move and low base NP gain rate. On the other hand, he has strong critical star generation and critical damage.EMIYA (Assassin) is also comes with a relatively rare targetable taunt skill, Scapegoat, which draws all attention to a target ally for 1 turn. This could complement both Arts stall teams, allies with Invincibility or Dodge skills, or even generally durable Servants with high HP pools, such as Jeanne d'Arc (Ruler).His other skills boost his damage output. Magecraft boosts his Arts performance, including his NP and his two Arts cards, and functions as a 1 turn damage boost. He synergizes relatively well with crit teams due to Affection of the Holy Grail, which boosts his critical damage and grants him Ignore Invincibility for 3 turns at the cost of decreasing his allies’ debuff resistance. Overall, he functions well with Casters, Critical damage servants, and Arts-based teams. Although not as good as Ryougi Shiki (Assassin) at using his NP, he offers a unique targetable taunt, critical stars, and critical damage.
🟢 Strengths
Targetable Taunt
The only servant with a targetable taunt skill to this date, this allows him to be used in combination with other servants that have a 1 turn Invincibility or Dodge skill to absorb enemy single-target attacks or NPs. The skill can also be used to take heat away from a Servant that had been focused on earlier, and allows damage to be spread so that AoE healing is more effective.
High Hit Counts
He has high hitcounts on his Quick (4 hits), Buster (6 hits), and Extra moves (8 hits), which boost his Crit Star generation. Additionally, his Arts NP hits a total of 15 times, which generates plenty of NP and Crit Stars upon usage. NP gain or Crit Star drop buffs on him are more effective as a result.
Ignore Invincibility on Demand
He is able to grant himself Ignore Invincibility for 3 turns with his second skill, allowing him to damage an enemy that has placed a Dodge or Invincibility buff on itself without worry.
🔴 Weaknesses
Poor NP Gain
Despite his high hitcounts, his NP gain is still very low at 0.46% per hit. Without an NP gauge charge move, he is heavily dependent on an NP support or starting NP gauge CEs in order to get his NP off quickly.
Difficulty of Obtaining NP5
His direct competitor, Ryougi Shiki (Assassin), was a welfare Servant that could easily reach NP5 and maximum NP damage. Even though EMIYA (Assassin) technically has the same NP damage as Ryougi, EMIYA is 4* and gacha-only, which makes it more difficult (or costly) to get his NP damage to match Ryougi’s.
Mediocre Durability
Relatively low HP for a 4 star Servant combined with no Dodge or Invincibility skill gives him difficulty staying on the field for prolonged periods of time. His targetable taunt can take some of the damage off himself, but in the face of AoE attacks or NPs, he has trouble sustaining himself and requires support.
Level Up Skill Recommendations
High
Magecraft B
Increase own Arts Card effectiveness (1 turn).
Med
Affection of the Holy Grail A+
Apply Ignore Invincible for yourself (3 turns).
Increase your Critical Strength (3 turns).
Decrease Debuff Resist for all allies (except yourself) by 20% (3 turns). [Demerit]
Low
Scapegoat C
Apply Target Focus to an ally (1 turn).
Gain Critical Stars.
**Magecraft B** – This skill increases the effectiveness of his Arts cards, which includes damage, NP gain, and Crit Star generation from his Arts NP and his two Arts cards. Since this is his primary way of buffing his own damage with good reward each skill level (+40% performance at maximum), this is worth leveling first. **Affection of the Holy Grail A+** – This skill grants pierce Invincibility and increases his critical damage. With levels, the critical damage boost increases. Due to his high card hitcounts, he generates plenty of Crit Stars and would benefit from the critical damage buff provided by this skill, so this is worth leveling after Magecraft.**Scapegoat C** – The taunt’s effect, which is arguably the most important aspect of this skill, does not change much with level beyond reduced cooldown at Lv6 and 10. The Crit Stars created are what change on a per-level basis (similar to the Instinct skill) which, without star absorption, is not very effective. This skill is worth leveling for the cooldown reduction, but can be left for last.
🖼️ Craft Essence Recommendations
**Kaleidoscope / The Imaginary Element:** Having starting NP gauge with EMIYA (Assassin) will help offset his relatively poor NP gain. Once he is able to get his NP off, his high hitcounts on his NP will help facilitate subsequent NPs.**Formal Craft / Projection:** These give Arts performance buffs, which is the primary source of his damage. This enhances both his NP and Arts card performance.**Another Ending:** Gives both Arts performance (10%/15%) and crit damage bonus (20%/25%), which would synergize well when running him with a Crit Star generating team.**Halloween Princess:** This grants starting NP gauge and a bonus to NP damage, which provides a balance between offsetting his poor NP gain as well as still providing some boost to his damage when he uses his NP.
Analysis by: NorseFTX
Interlude Quests
Interlude Quests
| Quest | Requirements | Reward |
|---|---|---|
Chapter Completion:Solomon | Ascension:3 Bond:5 |  |
Bond
Where the Sun Cannot Reach
When equipped on EMIYA (Assassin),
Increase Party's Quick and Arts Card effectiveness by 10% while he's on the field.
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