eh. i'm not sure that's a given loss for this assassin + that gear. txt

Figure the thief is going to be at a significant gear disadvantage. This guy has no vuln. If he can put on just a little dam redux and handle a "waking" backstab, then lands kot, thief should be pretty worthless. He'll also have more hp than the thief, especially if thief sells out for damroll. In fact, in that case the thief shortchanges himself on +str, so even a non-crunch kot may have him dropping weapons.

Assassin can also dirt kick or spam murder to make flee/knife difficult. Assuming he has a decent link. Flight potion nullifies trip. For every knife the thief gets, assassin gets a throw + ground control + 2 rounds melee, and he's going to have the melee advantage due to his gear and third attack. Thug won't have third attack until 35.