A dagger user with trap, assassination and beast-command paths. The Assassin route is only one of three ways to develop a Thief.
Base passive: No base passive is listed in the reviewed class guide.
Thief Super and Ultra paths
RogueShadowbroker
Traps and control
- Super skills
- On unlockTripwire
- Level 10Deadfall
- Level 14Knife Storm
- Ultra skills
- AwakeningThousand Traps
- Ultra TomeIron Maw
- Ultra TomeSmoke Carnival
AssassinReaper
Marked-target attacks
- Super skills
- On unlockShadow Cuts
- Level 10Death Mark
- Level 14Last Rites
- Ultra skills
- AwakeningFinal Hour
- Ultra TomeReaping Moon
- Ultra TomeDeath’s Veil
Beast TamerBeastlord
Animal summons
- Super skills
- On unlockWolf Pack
- Level 10Viper Strike
- Level 14Bear Maul
- Ultra skills
- AwakeningStampede
- Ultra TomePrimal Maw
- Ultra TomeAlpha’s Howl
Skill levels refer to hero level. Act targets follow MrGuider’s October 20 guide; they are not exclusive or guaranteed drop claims. Read the source conflict →
A practical Thief build plan
- 01
Choose your role
Use Rogue → Shadowbroker for traps, Assassin → Reaper for marked targets, or Beast Tamer → Beastlord for animal attacks.
- 02
Match your progression
Review the whole three-move kit instead of committing because of an Ultra title.
- 03
Prepare your equipment
Consider Focus Strike when you want to support critical attacks.
Strengths and tradeoffs
Why choose it
Distinct control and target-focused options without changing the base weapon family.
What to watch
A critical-focused plan still needs a response to bad rolls and incoming damage.
Race, trait and Scroll fit
Keen Eye and Focus Strike both support a critical-focused direction. Nightborne offers reported attack-linked healing, but check its cap on your live character.
Questions players ask
How do I unlock a Thief Super class?
The reviewed progression guide places a Trainer’s Shrine card in Act 2, The Dungeon. Choose the desired branch there. It describes the choice as permanent for that hero.
Does a Tome unlock my Ultra class?
The matching Ultra Sigil handles awakening. Ultra Tomes are for later Ultra skills. Read the item’s class restriction before using it.
Sources & review notes 2 references
Reviewed October 23, 2026. Published reports are distinguished from developer statements and our own editorial suggestions.
October 20 guide. Class names, skills and reported Act targets. Drop rates are not established.
Ultra progression and ability names. Its broad drop description differs from the Act-specific MrGuider list.