Sinister Strike
Sinister Strike Melee range 40 Energy Instant Requires Melee Weapon An instant strike that causes X damage in addition to 145% of your normal weapon damage.
Usable by
Class	Rogue
Properties
Type	Offensive
School	Physical
Cooldown	(GCD 1 sec)
Level required	1
Other information
Requirements	Requires Melee Weapon
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• Sinister Strike
• Melee range
• 40 Energy
• Instant
• An instant strike that causes X damage in addition to 145% of your normal weapon damage.

Sinister Strike is a core rogue ability learned at level one. It is a combat ability that deals normal damage plus a large percentage of extra weapon damage. You must have a melee weapon to perform. This move's relatively low energy cost coupled with its excellent damage make it one of the most important tools in the rogue's combat arsenal.

Modified by

• [Revealing Strike] ( combat spec ability)
• [Bandit's Guile] ( combat spec ability)

Notes

• Unlike abilities such as [Backstab] or [Gouge], Sinister Strike can be used on any mob, in any position, in any combat state, and has no refresh rate beyond its energy requirement.
• Must be facing your target, and you must have a melee weapon equipped (and not be "disarmed").
• The 4 piece bonus of the Bonescythe Armor Set gives you 5 energy for every one of your Sinister Strike critical hits.
• The 6 piece bonus of the Bonescythe Armor Set reduces the threat generated from your Sinister Strike by 8%.
• The 4 piece bonus of the Slayer's Armor Set increases the damage of your Sinister Strike by 6%.

Tips

• Often abbreviated to 'SS'.
• Although positioning isn't a requirement for using Sinister Strike, it is still recommended that you try to position yourself behind the mob you are attacking, as attacks from behind cannot be blocked or parried.
• It is recommended that you use a weapon with the highest average damage that you can attain for your main hand when using Sinister Strike, as the damage from Sinister Strike is calculated from a range between your weapon's minimum and maximum damage.

Patch changes

• / Patch 4.0.1 (12-Oct-2010): Sinister Strike only awards a Combo Point at level 3, when [Eviscerate] becomes available. 
  
• Patch 3.3.0 (08-Dec-2009): The tooltip on this ability will now update properly from talents which increase its damage by a percentage. 
  
• Patch 1.8.0 (10-Oct-2005): Now uses normalized attack power. 
  

External links

• Wowhead
• Thottbot
• WoWDB

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