Defense BreakAssassin passive skill · unlocks at level 21 · max level 40
Defense Break is an Assassin passive skill in AION 2 that unlocks at level 21 and can be raised to skill level 40.
Reduces the target's Defense by 12% and Status Effect Resist by 11% for 10s when landing an attack on a target afflicted with Stagger or an Impact-type status. Cooldown: 20s
- Class
- Assassin
- Type
- Passive skill
- Learned at
- Lv. 21
- Max level
- 40
- Cooldown
- None
What Defense Break does
Game dataThe game's own tooltip at max level; drag the slider to see any level.
Reduces the target's Defense by 90% and Status Effect Resist by 50% for 10s when landing an attack on a target afflicted with Stagger or an Impact-type status. Cooldown: 20s
Reduces the target's Defense by 90% and Status Effect Resist by 50% for 10s when landing an attack on a target afflicted with Stagger or an Impact-type status. Cooldown: 20s
"+X% Attack" is the share of your Attack added to the base damage, so real damage depends on your gear.
Defense Break by level
Character level needed, cooldown, MP cost and points for each of the 40 levels.
| Level | Required Level | Cooldown | MP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 21 | — | — | 1 |
| 3 | 21 | — | — | 1 |
| 4 | 21 | — | — | 1 |
| 5 | 21 | — | — | 2 |
| 6 | 21 | — | — | 2 |
| 7 | 21 | — | — | 2 |
| 8 | 21 | — | — | 4 |
| 9 | 21 | — | — | 4 |
| 10 | 21 | — | — | 4 |
| 11 | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | — | — | — | — |
★ = stigma points; other levels cost skill points.
Other Assassin skills of this type
| Skill | Unlocks | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|
 Heightened Sixth Sense | Lv. 1 | — |
 Exploit Weakness | Lv. 6 | — |
 Apply Poison | Lv. 9 | — |
 Rear Smite | Lv. 11 | — |
 Assault Stance | Lv. 13 | — |
 Impact Hit | Lv. 15 | — |
 Ambush Stance | Lv. 17 | — |
 Revitalization Contract | Lv. 23 | — |
 Determination | Lv. 25 | — |
Data read from the AION 2 global client (build 0.0.4387.0). How we read the game files
Defense Break is a passive skill for the Assassin, learned at level 21 and raised to level 40. Its cooldown is —s at level 1 and —s at max level. It has 0 specializations and 4 Daevanion nodes that add extra levels.
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Defense Break FAQ
What does Defense Break do in AION 2?
At level 1: Reduces the target's Defense by 12% and Status Effect Resist by 11% for 10s when landing an attack on a target afflicted with Stagger or an Impact-type status. Cooldown: 20s
When does the Assassin learn Defense Break?
At character level 21. It can then be raised to level 40.
How do I raise Defense Break above its max level?
Take its skill-level nodes on the Daevanion boards (Zikel, Vaizel, and Triniel). There are 4 such nodes for Defense Break.