League of Legendshas been around for more than a decade, and although it has balance and toxicity issues, it is still one of the most played games in the world. The game now has more than 150 champions, and they are all unique in their own way, but they can all be divided into specific categories. The Slayer category is used to describe highly mobile champions, and there are two types of Slayers – skirmishes and assassins.
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Assassins inLeague of Legendsspecialize in infiltrating enemy lines and their main goal is to eliminate the enemy team’s high-priority targets. Assassins usually have to put themselves in harm’s way, but they often have items or other abilities that can get them out of trouble. Like every other champion, each assassin has an Ultimate that benefits their kit, but some assassin Ultimates are much better than others.
Updated July 29, 2025, by George Voutiritsas:League of Legendshas already received two new Champions this year, but there has not been a true Assassin since Qiyana was released in 2019. It is true that Yone and Akshan are considered assassins, but one is more of a Skirmisher while the other is a Marskman. Many players wonder who the best assassins in LoL are, but they are all deadly as long as they are used properly. This list has already identified several of League of Legends' best assassins, all of whom have very effective Ultimates, but there are other assassins with good Ults who also deserve to be mentioned.
14Kassadin – Riftwalk
Kassadin is considered to be an anti-mage assassin, which is understandable since hisPassive reduces magic damageby10%.HisQ fires an orb at a targeted enemy,and it deals magic damage. It alsodisrupts enemy channeling, and it gives him amagic damage shield for 1.5 seconds.
HisW empowers his basic attacks,while hisE creates a cone of void energy that damages his enemies.It alsoslows them for 1 second.Kassadin’sUltimateis simple, but highly effective. It allows him toblink towards a target, and he damages all nearby enemies afterward.He can blink up to4 times within 15 seconds,and each blinkcosts more mana and deals more damage.
13Diana – Moonfall
Diana is a great assassin who can be played in Mid Lane or in the Jungle. HerE is a dash that deals magic damage,and it works well with herW,whichgrants her a shield for 5 seconds.This ability also createsthree spheres that circle her,and they dealmagic damage if they come into contact with an enemy.
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HerQshoots lunar energy out in a counter-clockwise arc, and it dealsmagic damage to enemies while revealing them for 3 seconds. When she uses herUltimate,Dianareveals and draws in all nearby enemies.This causes those same enemies to beslowed for 2 seconds.If the enemy is a Champion, they will get hit by moonlight after 1 second,and allnearby enemieswill be hit with magic damage.
12Evelynn – Last Caress
Evelynn may look human, but she is actually a demon who lures her victims by charming them. HerQfires a dart in a targeted direction, marking any enemy hit for 4 seconds,and following a recast, she unleashes a line of deadly spikes. HerWcancurse a monster or champion for 5 seconds,and her next basic attack or ability willslow her target by 65% for 0.75 seconds.
Evelynn’sEis a dash that gives her30% bonus movement speed for 2 secondswhile also applying100% effectiveness on on-hit effects.HerUltimatemakes her untargetable at times, but what really makes her scary is the recast whichexecutesany Champion who isbelow 30% of their maximum health.This Ult also makes herone of the best Assassins inWild Rift.
11Kha’Zix – Void Assault
Arcanehas set the stage for a variety of future projects, and if one of those projects revolves around the Void, Kha’Zix could make an appearance. This mantis-like creature lives in the Jungle and his kit is pretty straightforward. HisQis a slash that doesextra damage if the target is alone, while hisWshootsspikes that can heal him. HisEallows him toleap onto his target.
Kha’Zix’sUltimategives himinvisibility for 1.25 seconds, along with40% bonus movement speed. After becoming visible, Kha’Zix has a10-second window to become invisible again. TheUltallows Kha’Zix to use hisEandQon an enemy before they can even react.
10Rengar – Thrill Of The Hunt
Rengar is by no meansthe strongest champion inLeague’slore, but he is capable of almost instantly killing any champion who isn’t a tank. HisUltimate reveals the nearest enemy championin a large radius, and hegains movement speed for the entire duration.
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After2 seconds, Rengar becomescamouflaged, and hispassive kicks in. The passive gives himincreased attack rangeand anempowered Q, which increases theattack speed of his basic attacks. While theUltis active, his next basic attack willdeal 50% more damageto the nearest champion, and itreduces their armor for 4 seconds.
9Katarina – Death Lotus
Katarina may not bethe most hated champion in the game, but if she gets a lot of kills early on, she can wipe out an entire team. This Noxian assassin is known for her daggers, and she canblink to those daggerswhile using herE.
Katarina’sUltimateneeds to channel for2.5 seconds, and it causes her to spin rapidly while throwing a dagger every0.166 secondsat up to3 nearby enemies. Each dagger dealsphysicalandmagicdamage and it causes60% Grievous Wounds, which is a healing debuff. The only reason why this Ultimate is not ranked higher is that it requires Katarina to put herself at risk.
8Talon – Shadow Assault
Talon is another Noxian assassin, honing his skills from a very young age while living on the streets. HisQis a dash thatstabs his target, while hisWshoots out avolley of daggers that fly back to him. HisEallows him toleap over walls.
When Talon’sUltimateis cast, he creates aring of blades, which dealsdamage to all nearby enemies. He also gains up to2.5 secondsof bonusmovement speed and invisibility. When theUltimateis recast, he canbreak his invisibility and attack a target, which will cause the ring of blades to hit the same enemy.
7Zed – Death Mark
Zed hails from Ionia, and he is the ruthless leader of the Order of Shadows. HisWcreates ashadow, and when it is recast, Zed canswitch places with it. The shadow can use Zed’sQ, whichshoots shuriken at an enemy. It can also use hisE, whichslashes nearby enemies, while the shadow’sslash can slow enemies for 1.5 seconds.
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Zed’sUltimatemakes himintangible while he dashes towards a marked target. Once he reappears, Zed and his shadows candamage the targeted champion, and he thenstores a percentage of all pre-mitigation damagefor3 secondsbefore it detonates.
6Fizz – Chum The Waters
Fizz may look like a fish, but he is actually a Yordle. HisPassivegrants him permanentGhost,which means that he can move through other units without colliding with them, and it works well with hisQ,which allows him to dash to a target. Doing so allows his next attack todeal magic damage, as well as 100% physical damage.
Fizz’sEallows him to dash in a target direction, and it makes himuntargetable for 0.75 seconds, and hisW empowers his basic attacks.HisUltimatethrows a lure at an area thatgets attacked by a shark after 2 seconds.If the lure hits a Champion, it slows and reveals them until the shark attacks.That Champion then getsknocked up for 1 second.
5Ekko – Chronobreak
Ekko isone of the champions who appears in Netflix’sArcaneseries, and he is an AP assassin who can be played in Mid Lane or Jungle. All of Ekko’s abilitiesrevolve around time, and hisUltimatecansave his life while also dealing damage.
When his Ultimate is active, atime-delayed afterimage of Ekkoappears on the map and ittracks where he was 4 seconds ago. When the Ultimate is activated, Ekkoenters stasis and healswhile dashing to theafterimage’s current location. Once he reaches the location, he causes anexplosion that deals magic damageto all nearby enemy champions.
