Talk:Gnar/@comment-24702767-20140801184105/@comment-3974211-20140803125831

The difference between a primary role and a secondary role is what the champion was primarily design to do and what they are also able to do. "What they are also able to do" might not be complimentary to their primary role (such as the case for Kog'Maw, who can also be a mage). A Tank means the champion is a durable, threat-generator (usually through a persistent threat of CC); and a Fighter is described as a half-way point between Tank and Assassin. If a champion is tagged as a Tank/Fighter, it means that their threat generation likely comes from damage more so than crowd control - but their durability is still their primary attribute. A Fighter/Tank just means they are more durable than a Fighter/Assassin, who would possess more mobility (Darius and Riven, respectively).

An assassin is defined by their mobility. That is what distinguishes them from mages and marksmen. Every champion tagged as an assassin, even as their secondary tag (Ahri, Twisted Fate, Vayne, etc), possess mobility. ...with the exception of Xerath and Malzahar. They are not agile, mobile, they do not infiltrate, they do not deceive, they are not opportunistic hunters (that's not to say they cannot seize/desire opportunities, but so can every damage dealer), they do not jump into the fray, they do not specialize in disabling high value targets (any more than every burst mage in the game; and, in fact, Malzahar and Xerath's niche as mages is their ability to kill anyone indiscriminately).

Whoever tagged Xerath and Malzahar were clearly confusing the ability to assassinate someone with the Assassin attribute. The confusion is why they renamed Carry to Marksmen, because it implied a belief that only ADCs could Carry. Assassin should be renamed to something better suiting to champions "focused on infiltration, deception, and mobility", because any champion with burst can assassinate (I bring your attention to Assassin Maokai).