A dagger user with trap, assassination and beast-command paths. The Assassin route is only one of three ways to develop a Thief.
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
Super skills unlock on selection, at hero level 10 and at level 14. Plan a farming session →
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 adds damage-linked recovery; keep a potion for a turn when your attacks miss.
Questions players ask
How do I unlock a Thief Super class?
Choose your branch at the Trainer’s Shrine in Act 2, The Dungeon. This selection is 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 2 references
Reviewed October 23, 2026. Build recommendations are our editorial choices.
Base, Super and Ultra routes, ability names and Act farming targets.
Awakening and later Ultra skills.