Darkness Assassin Mirror Abilities

Learning to play the Darkness Assassin or the Kinetic Combat Shadow in SWTOR? This page goes over the 7.0 mirror abilities - if you know how to play one, you know how to play the other, you just need to learn the mirror ability names and icons for the Darkness and Kinetic Combat specs, as they play exactly the same way!

You can click on an ability icon or name to see its tooltip and compare the Assassin / Shadow buffs and debuffs.

Kinetic Combat Shadow
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Darkness Assassin

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Double Strike

Thrash

Attack

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Meditation

Seethe

Regeneration

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Saber Strike

Saber Strike

Basic Attack

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Guard

Guard

Guard

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Project

Shock

Attack

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Whirling Blow

Lacerate

Area Attack

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Force Stun

Electrocute

Stun

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Stealth

Stealth

Stealth

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Mind Control

Mind Control

Taunt

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Force of Will

Unbreakable Will

Stun Break

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Shadow Strike

Maul

Attack

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Force Potency

Recklessness

Buff

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Force Speed

Force Speed

Movement

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Cascading Debris

Depredating Volts

Attack

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Mind Maze

Mind Trap

Crowd Control

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Mind Snap

Jolt

Interrupt

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Force Breach

Discharge

Area Attack

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Deflection

Deflection

Defensive

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Spinning Kick

Spike

Optional Stun Level 27 Option

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Force Cloak

Force Cloak

Combat Stealth

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Mass Mind Control

Mass Mind Control

Area Taunt

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Force Slow

Force Slow

Slow

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Kinetic Ward

Dark Ward

Defensive

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Battle Readiness

Overcharge Saber

Optional Buff Defensive Level 43 Option

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Spinning Strike

Assassinate

Attack

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Slow Time

Wither

Area Attack

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Resilience

Force Shroud

Defensive

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Shadow Stride

Phantom Stride

Leap

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Force Pull

Force Pull

Pull

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Force Lift

Whirlwind

Optional Crowd Control Level 68 Option

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Force Wave

Overload

Optional Knockback Level 68 Option

Kinetic Combat

Darkness

Cleaving Cut

Severing Slash

Optional Area Attacks Level 68 Option

Dark Bulwark from Dark Ward	Kinetic Bulwark from Kinetic Ward
Harnessed Darkness (3 stacks) from Wither and Shock	Harnessed Shadows (3 stacks) from Slow Time and Project
Dark Protection (4 stacks) from Depredating Volts	Shadow Protection (4 stacks) from Cascading Debris

Kinetic Combat Shadow → Darkness Assassin

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Darkness / Kinetic Combat

Assassin	Shadow	Info
Thrash	Double Strike	Level 1 Attack
Seethe	Meditation	Level 1 Regeneration
Saber Strike	Saber Strike	Level 1 Basic Attack
Guard	Guard	Level 1 Guard
Shock	Project	Level 4 Attack
Lacerate	Whirling Blow	Level 7 Area Attack
Electrocute	Force Stun	Level 7 Stun
Stealth	Stealth	Level 10 Stealth
Mind Control	Mind Control	Level 10 Taunt
Unbreakable Will	Force of Will	Level 10 Stun Break
Maul	Shadow Strike	Level 12 Attack
Recklessness	Force Potency	Level 15 Buff
Force Speed	Force Speed	Level 15 Movement
Depredating Volts	Cascading Debris	Level 15 Attack
Mind Trap	Mind Maze	Level 19 Crowd Control
Jolt	Mind Snap	Level 19 Interrupt
Discharge	Force Breach	Level 23 Area Attack
Deflection	Deflection	Level 27 Defensive
Force Cloak	Force Cloak	Level 31 Combat Stealth
Mass Mind Control	Mass Mind Control	Level 31 Area Taunt
Force Slow	Force Slow	Level 35 Slow
Dark Ward	Kinetic Ward	Level 35 Defensive
Assassinate	Spinning Strike	Level 47 Attack
Wither	Slow Time	Level 47 Area Attack
Force Shroud	Resilience	Level 51 Defensive
Phantom Stride	Shadow Stride	Level 60 Leap
Force Pull	Force Pull	Level 60 Pull

Dark Bulwark from Dark Ward	Kinetic Bulwark from Kinetic Ward
Harnessed Darkness (3 stacks) from Wither and Shock	Harnessed Shadows (3 stacks) from Slow Time and Project
Dark Protection (4 stacks) from Depredating Volts	Shadow Protection (4 stacks) from Cascading Debris

Darkness / Kinetic Combat Tree

Assassin	Shadow	Info
Energized Volts	Kinetic Cascade	Level 23 Optional Passive Level 23 Option 2/3
Antagonizing Volts	Antagonizing Debris	Level 23 Optional Passive Level 23 Option 1/3
Chained Volts	Chained Cascade	Level 23 Optional Passive Level 23 Option 3/3
Force Magnetism	Force Magnetism	Level 27 Optional Passive Level 27 Option 3/3
Spike	Spinning Kick	Level 27 Optional Stun Level 27 Option 1/3
Energized Shock	Energized Project	Level 27 Optional Passive Level 27 Option 2/3
Twilight Ward	Twilight Ward	Level 39 Optional Passive Level 39 Option 2/3
Dusk Ward	Dusk Ward	Level 39 Optional Passive Level 39 Option 1/3
Gloom Ward	Gloom Ward	Level 39 Optional Passive Level 39 Option 3/3
Dark Forces	Light Forces	Level 43 Optional Passive Level 43 Option 1/3
Overcharge Saber	Battle Readiness	Level 43 Optional Buff Defensive Level 43 Option 3/3
Reckless Defense	Potent Defense	Level 43 Optional Passive Level 43 Option 2/3
Dark Stability	Sturdiness	Level 51 Optional Passive Level 51 Option 3/3
Formless Phantom	Intangible Spirit	Level 51 Optional Passive Level 51 Option 1/3
Fade	Fade	Level 51 Optional Passive Level 51 Option 2/3
Lambaste	Lambaste	Level 64 Optional Passive Level 64 Option 3/3
Force Phase	Force Phase	Level 64 Optional Passive Level 64 Option 2/3
Obfuscating Speed	Kinetic Surge	Level 64 Optional Passive Level 64 Option 1/3
Whirlwind	Force Lift	Level 68 Optional Crowd Control Level 68 Option 3/3
Overload	Force Wave	Level 68 Optional Knockback Level 68 Option 1/3
Severing Slash	Cleaving Cut	Level 68 Optional Area Attacks Level 68 Option 2/3
Shroud of Madness	Cloak of Resilience	Level 73 Optional Passive Level 73 Option 3/3
Avoidance	Celerity	Level 73 Optional Passive Level 73 Option 2/3
Reaper's Rush	Stalker's Swiftness	Level 73 Optional Passive Level 73 Option 1/3

Darkness / Kinetic Combat Passives

Assassin	Shadow	Info
Crackling Blasts	Deep Impact	Level 1 Passive
Mark of Power	Force Valor	Level 1 Passive Class Buff
Lightning Charge	Force Technique	Level 1 Passive
Electrify	Bombardment	Level 1 Hidden Passive
Dark Bastion	Kinetic Bastion	Level 1 Hidden Passive
Swelling Shadows	Elusiveness	Level 1 Hidden Passive
Shroud of Darkness	Mental Fortitude	Level 1 Hidden Passive
Premonition	Shadowsight	Level 1 Passive
Dark Charge	Combat Technique	Level 15 Passive
Assassin's Training	Shadow's Training	Level 23 Passive
Torment	Psychokinesis	Level 23 Passive
Tainted Blood	One with the Force	Level 35 Passive
Exploitive Strikes	Force Synergy	Level 43 Passive
Dark Bulwark	Kinetic Bulwark	Level 43 Passive
Thrashing Blades	Applied Force	Level 47 Passive
Energize	Particle Acceleration	Level 51 Passive
Lightning Recovery	Rapid Recovery	Level 60 Hidden Passive
Lightning Reflexes	Double-bladed Saber Tactics	Level 60 Passive
Mounting Darkness	Pulsating Force	Level 68 Passive
Harnessed Darkness	Harnessed Shadows	Level 73 Passive
Conspirator's Cloak	Shadow Wrap	Level 78 Passive