Ambush | |
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Properties | |
Class | Rogue |
School | Physical |
Cooldown | None |
Other information | |
Requirements |
Daggers Requires Stealth |
Improvements | See below |
[[Category:rogue abilities]][[Category:rogue abilities]]
- 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. 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 | 70 | 18 | 26 10 |
2 | 100 | 26 | 54 |
3 | 125 | 34 | 1 26 |
4 | 185 | 42 | 2 43 |
5 | 230 | 50 | 3 15 |
6 | 290 | 58 | 4 68 |
7 | 335 | 66 | 7 20 |
- 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].
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