From WoWWiki
| Ambush |
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| Usable by |
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| Class | Rogue |
| Properties |
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| Type | Offensive |
| School | Physical |
| Cooldown | None |
| Talents |
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Improvement
talents | See below |
| Other information |
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| Ranks | 7 |
| Requirements | Daggers
Requires Stealth |
Among every ability a rogue has at his disposal, Ambush is without a doubt the hardest hitting rogue ability.
Ambush is learned at level 18, and becomes one of the dagger rogue's best friends.
Rank table
| Rank | Damage | Level | Cost
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| 1 | 77 | 18 | 26 10
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| 2 | 110 | 26 | 54
|
| 3 | 137.5 | 34 | 1 26
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| 4 | 203.5 | 42 | 2 43
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| 5 | 253 | 50 | 3 15
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| 6 | 319 | 58 | 4 68
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| 7 | 368.5 | 66 | 7 20 
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| 8 | 508.75 | 70 | 14
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| 9 | 770 | 75 | 30 
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| 10 | 907.5 | 80 | 30
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- Note that damage listed is in addition to the innate 275%
weapon damage bonus that comes with using Ambush.
Improvements
- Remorseless Attacks gives 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 10 or 20%.
- Initiative gives you a 33, 66, or 100% 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 25 or 50%. (Stacks with Remorseless Attacks)
- Master of Subtlety increases damage by 4, 7 or 10% during stealth and for 6 seconds afterward.
- Seal Fate 20, 40, 60, 80, or 100% chance to add an additional combo point when ambush crits.
- Shadowstep increases the damage of your next Ambush within 10 seconds by 20%.
- Slaughter from the Shadows decreases the energy cost of Ambush by 3, 6, 9, 12, or 15 energy.
- Shadow Dance allows you to perform Ambush out of stealth for 10 seconds.
- Glyph of Ambush increases its range by 5 yards.
Damage Calculation Formula
The basic damage formula for ambush
Opportunity = 1 + (0.1 * 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
Tips
- Very effective in taking out cloth-wearing targets quickly.
- Ambush really begins to shine with the Improved Ambush Talent which, with 2 talent points spent, increases the critical strike chance of Ambush by 50%.
- 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 2-3 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.
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