Kinetic Combat Shadow Mirror Abilities

Learning to play the Kinetic Combat Shadow or the Darkness Assassin 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 Kinetic Combat and Darkness specs, as they play exactly the same way!

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

Darkness Assassin
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Kinetic Combat Shadow

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Thrash

Double Strike

Attack

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Seethe

Meditation

Regeneration

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Saber Strike

Saber Strike

Basic Attack

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Guard

Guard

Guard

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Shock

Project

Attack

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Lacerate

Whirling Blow

Area Attack

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Electrocute

Force Stun

Stun

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Mind Control

Mind Control

Taunt

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Unbreakable Will

Force of Will

Stun Break

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Stealth

Stealth

Stealth

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Maul

Shadow Strike

Attack

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Recklessness

Force Potency

Buff

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Force Speed

Force Speed

Movement

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Depredating Volts

Cascading Debris

Attack

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Mind Trap

Mind Maze

Crowd Control

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Jolt

Mind Snap

Interrupt

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Discharge

Force Breach

Area Attack

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Deflection

Deflection

Defensive

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Spike

Spinning Kick

Optional Stun Level 27 Option

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Force Cloak

Force Cloak

Combat Stealth

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Mass Mind Control

Mass Mind Control

Area Taunt

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Force Slow

Force Slow

Slow

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Dark Ward

Kinetic Ward

Defensive

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Overcharge Saber

Battle Readiness

Optional Buff Defensive Level 43 Option

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Assassinate

Spinning Strike

Attack

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Wither

Slow Time

Area Attack

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Force Shroud

Resilience

Defensive

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Phantom Stride

Shadow Stride

Leap

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Force Pull

Force Pull

Pull

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Whirlwind

Force Lift

Optional Crowd Control Level 68 Option

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Severing Slash

Cleaving Cut

Optional Area Attacks Level 68 Option

Darkness

Kinetic Combat

Overload

Force Wave

Optional Knockback Level 68 Option

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

Darkness Assassin → Kinetic Combat Shadow

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Kinetic Combat / Darkness

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

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

Kinetic Combat / Darkness Tree

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

Kinetic Combat / Darkness Passives

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