Aion 2 Assassin macro setup
In Aion 2 one key can run several skills, and a macro can press a key for you. Set up well, an Assassin holds one mouse button and the game plays the damage skills in a sensible order. This guide walks through the whole setup with the keys used in a common example. You can use any keys you like.
Not checked in game. The setup comes from player guides and top Global players' setups (last written 25 Oct 2026); patches can change it, and the skill cooldowns can differ with your gear.
What you end up with
- Key 1 holds four hitting skills. The game uses the first one that is ready.
- Key 2 holds your power-up stigmas.
- The macro presses key 1 over and over, and sits on the Mouse 2 button.
- Your basic attack, Quick Slice, is on Mouse 1. Hold both buttons and you fight.
Step 1: fill key 1 with the hitting skills
Open the Skills window and drag the skills into key 1, one per row. The game tries row 0 first, then row 1, and so on, and uses the first skill that is off cooldown. So the order matters:
| Row | Skill | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Insignia Explosion | Your biggest hit. 10 s to cool down |
| 1 | Heart Gore | 5 s to cool down |
| 2 | Ambush | 10 s to cool down |
| 3 | Savage Roar | Never cools down |
Savage Roar is last because it never cools down, so something always fires.
Step 2: fill key 2 with your power-ups
Stigmas are your power-ups. Put them on key 2 in the order below. The column grows as your stigma slots open at levels 22, 27, 32, 37.
| Slot | Stigma | Opens at level |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illusive Clone | 22 |
| 2 | Swift Contract | 27 |
| 3 | Triniel's Dagger | 32 |
| 4 | Savage Fang | 37 |
Step 3: put your movement skills on their own keys
Skills that move you are better pressed by hand, so they stay out of the macro:
| Key | Skill | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Flash Slice | Jumps you to the far side of a target close by. |
| 4 | Shadowstrike | Jumps you behind a target up to 20 m away and stuns it. |
| 5 | Infiltrate | After a dodge, jumps you behind a target up to 10 m away. |
Put Quick Slice on the left mouse slot. Dodge is Shift and a potion fits on F1.
Step 4: make the macro
In the Skills window, open the Macro tab and click Add Macro. Your hotbar pops up: click key 1 and save. Set the delay to 10 ms. That is the whole macro: one entry.
Step 5: put the macro on the right mouse button
Open the game settings: Esc → Settings → Key Settings → General → Gameplay → Macro. Set Macro to the Mouse 2 button. Now holding it keeps pressing key 1.
Step 6: use it in a fight
Hold Mouse 2 and Mouse 1 together. The macro cycles the hitting skills as they come off cooldown, and Quick Slice fills the gaps. Press key 2 for your power-ups when you want your burst, and use your movement keys yourself.
Step 7: check it works on a dummy
Hit a training dummy for a minute, then press Ctrl + X to open Combat Analysis. It shows which skills you used, and all four skills from key 1 should appear.
If some never show up, go to Settings → Combat → Controls → Skill Queue, switch it to the other setting and try again. Still missing some? Raise the macro's delay from 10 ms to 50 ms, which helps on a slow connection.