My mage/assassin so far has used a heavy dose of Illusion and Sneak.
Secondary skills are Conjuration(reanimated zombies only) and Archery,for the bound bow,and I simply love archery.
Other assassin skills she uses include Alchemy and Pickpocket.
Archery and Pickpocket are good ways to deliver those poisons you make with Alchemy.
Allthough you could easily replace those skills with Destruction(make sure you get the quite casting perk),Alteration(for paralyze) and Enchanting.
I chose Archery,Pickpocket and Alchemy because those skills fit my characters personallity.
Conjuration is a perfect match for my vampire,she is a vampire lord after all.
Also I consider my character to be very close to a pure mage.
With only 3 points going into health and 1 point going into stamina(that was a wasted point I think) and everything else going into magick( level 28 so far ).
She relies very heavily on her magick.
She can't take but one or two hits but she is very good at what she does,and that is killing things.
Here's to happy hunting
