Effect
Whenever an 
Assassin kills an enemy, gain 4 Shards.
Why Assassin's Payday Banner is S tier
S
Every Assassin kill earns 4 Shards, and published Crit Rush Assassins comps run it. On a medium sample, its runs win more often than with almost any other Unique relic and sit among the very best Banners.
Each relic is compared with the relics that reach you at the same point of a run, across the runs players share, and with the strongest published comps. Reviewed on patch 0.5.12; the whole ranking is on the relic tier list.
Where it sits
- It pays on a kill, so it gives less on the floors that end with a single boss.
- Its effect plays into Shards, as do 27 other relics in the database.
- It belongs to the Assassin family: 20 relics and items are built around that class, and 4 of the 25 heroes start in it.
- It appears in one of the 9 builds on the current tier list: Crit Rush Assassins.
Combos
- It puts Shards on the board, and these pay for it: Magician's Ledger, Assassin's Greed Banner, Brawler's Ledger, Duelist's Precision Banner, Fast Track, and Golden Ascendancy.
- In Crit Rush Assassins on the tier list it runs next to Viscera Collector, Lone Wolf's Bow, Sacrificial Scythe, Thief's Dagger, Scroll of Violence, and Nimble Boots.
- The guild that runs it in Crit Rush Assassins: Ratna, Rip, and Yuuna.
Where it drops
No drop source recorded in the game files.
Other Unique relics
Questions people ask
What does Assassin's Payday Banner do in Guildrun?
Whenever an Assassin kills an enemy, gain 4 Shards.
What tier is Assassin's Payday Banner in Guildrun?
Assassin's Payday Banner is S tier on patch 0.5.12. Every Assassin kill earns 4 Shards, and published Crit Rush Assassins comps run it. On a medium sample, its runs win more often than with almost any other Unique relic and sit among the very best Banners.
What is the difference between a relic and an item?
Items are equipped by a single hero and take up one of that hero's slots. Relics apply to the entire guild and do not use slots. That makes relics the stronger of the two when a build starts coming together.
How do I increase my team size?
Harmony Crystal raises it by one, up to five. So does each of the fifteen Mandate relics, but those require finishing an objective first, like dealing 15000 auto attack damage or applying 30000 shields. Pick the Mandate that matches what your team already does.
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