From WoWWiki
| Lethality |
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| Usable by |
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| Class | Rogue |
| Properties |
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| Location | Assassination, Tier 3 |
| Affects | Critical strike damage bonus |
| Ranks | 5 |
| Requirements |
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| Points required | 10 |
| Talent required | None |
Lethality is a 10 point Rogue talent located in the 3rd tier of the Assassination Tree.
Rank table
| Rank | Damage bonus
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| 1 | 6%
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| 2 | 12%
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| 3 | 18%
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| 4 | 24%
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| 5 | 30%
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Notes
- Mainly useful for lucky burst damage in pvp, not sustained boss dps.
- Provides 15% more damage to critical hits on your combo point generators.
- The average percent damage bonus on these attacks is given by:
- 100 * 0.3 * critrate / (.94 + critrate)
- Typical Backstab damage bonus: ~11.7% with Improved Backstab
- Typical Sinister Strike bonus: ~6.3%
- Compare to Opportunity: 20% Backstab bonus
- Compare to Surprise Attacks: 10% Backstab/Sinister Strike bonus (only costs 1 point)
- Compare to Relentless Strikes: ~6% Backstab/Sinister Strike bonus (only costs 1 point)