From WoWWiki
| Ambush
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| Usable by
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| Class
| Rogue
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| Properties
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| Type
| Offensive
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| School
| Physical
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| Cooldown
| None
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| Talents
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Improvement
talents
| See below
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| Other information
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| Ranks
| 7
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| Requirements
| Daggers
Requires Stealth
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- You think this hurts? Just wait.
Among every ability a rogue has at his disposal, Ambush is without a doubt the hardest hitting rogue ability.
Ambushed is learned at level 18, and becomes a one of the dagger rogue's best friends.
Functionality
Ambush the target, causing 275% (330% with 5/5 Opportunity Talent) weapon damage to the target plus extra damage per rank As of patch 2.3.3 (used to be 250% dmg). Must be stealthed and behind the target. Requires a dagger in the main hand. Awards 1 combo point.
Limitations
- High energy cost.
- You must be stealthed, behind the target, and have a dagger equipped in the main hand.
Rank table
| Rank | Damage | Level | Cost
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| 1 | 70 | 18 | 26 10
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| 2 | 100 | 26 | 54
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| 3 | 125 | 34 | 1 26
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| 4 | 185 | 42 | 2 43
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| 5 | 230 | 50 | 3 15
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| 6 | 290 | 58 | 4 68
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| 7 | 335 | 66 | 7 20 
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- Note that damage listed is in addition to the innate 275%
weapon damage bonus that comes with using Ambush.
Related Talents
- Remorseless Attacks will give your next Ambush a 20% or 40% increased chance to crit after killing an opponent that yields honor or experience. The improved crit chance lasts for 20 seconds. (Stacks with Improved Ambush)
- Opportunity increases the damage of your Ambush by 4%, 8%, 12%, 16%, or 20%.
- Initiative gives you a 75% chance to add an additional combo point to your target when using your Ambush ability.
- Improved Ambush increases the critical strike chance of Ambush by 15%, 30%, or 45%. (Stacks with Remorseless Attacks)
- Master of Subtlety increases damage by 4-10%
- Seal Fate 20%-100% chance to add an additional combo point when ambush crits.
- Shadowstep the damage of your next Ambush within 10 seconds is increased by 20%.
Damage Calculation Formula
The basic damage formula for ambush
Opportunity = 1 + (0.04 * Opportunity Rank)
Master of Subtlety = 1+(0.03* Master of Subtlety Rank + 0.01)
Modifier = (Attack Power / 14) * 1.7
Damage = [(Weapon Damage + Modifier) * 2.75 + Rank Bonus Damage] * Opportunity * Master of Subtlety
Critical Damage = Damage * 2
Tips
- Very effective in taking out cloth-wearing targets quickly.
- Ambush really begins to shine with the Improved Ambush Talent which, with 3 talent points spent, increases the critical strike chance of Ambush by 45%.
- Ambush is arguably preferable over Cheap Shot in PvP as an opener against mages, as a mage's Blink ability is usable while under a stun effect.
- A critical hit with an Ambush followed by an Improved Sinister Strike (or a well-timed Backstab) can put an enemy at a severe health disadvantage from the beginning of the fight, in addition to starting you off with 2 Combo Points.
- Use Distract in PvE if you are having trouble getting behind a target to line up an Ambush.
- The improved crit chance derived from the Remorseless Attacks talent stacks with that from the Improved Ambush talent, making it possible for a rogue with 15% or more base crit chance to obtain a 100% Ambush crit chance during the Remorseless effect.
- A quickly-executed "Ambush -> Vanish -> Ambush" combo attack can inflict severe damage on any single target with the correct enhancing talents at the cost of only one Flash Powder.
