Talk:Ekko/@comment-28178185-20170429011933/@comment-28977071-20170507084647

Yes, old was definitly more of a skirmisher (slayer class includes both assassins and skirmishers, so the nomenclature remains correct).

However, post-assassins-update one can imo validly refer to him as being an assassin too. Does he need a setup to insta-burst the enemy? Right, but in a majority of cases the reworked assassins do need that setup as well. With the nerfs to the insta-burst, the gap between assassins and skirmishers've become much thinner, hence fits the subclass better than before. If we wanted to stick to Rito's definitions, there you go, he even has a reliable gap-closer.

Also, hit-and-run is a common form of poke mechanics for many assassins.