Ambush
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| Ambush | |
|---|---|
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| Properties | |
| Class | Rogue |
| School | Physical |
| Cooldown | None/Global Cooldown |
| Other information | |
| Level learned | 7 |
| Improvements |
 [Count the Odds],  [Deal Fate],  [Improved Ambush],  [Unseen Blade],  [Vicious Venoms] |
Ambush in the TCG.
Ambush is a level 7 rogue ability. It is a powerful instant attack performed while Stealthed.
Subtlety rogues replace it with 
[Shadowstrike] at level 12.
Tips and tactics
- Very effective in taking out cloth-wearing targets quickly.
- 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. - A quickly-executed "Ambush -> Vanish -> Ambush" combo attack can inflict severe damage on any single target.
Trivia
- Ambush is one of Valeera's basic abilities in Heroes of the Storm.
Gallery
Ambush in Hearthstone.
Patch changes
Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02): Damage increased by 5% in PvP combat. - Hotfix (2022-11-22): Fixed an issue that prevented Ambush from being correctly affected by
[Adrenaline Rush]'s reduced global cooldown modifier. - Hotfix (2022-11-01): Damage increased by 20%.
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Level lowered to 7, now available to all specializations. 
Patch 7.2.5 (2017-06-13): Ambush damage increased by 33%. - Hotfix (2017-04-17): Damage increased by 4%.
- Patch 7.2.0 (2017-03-28): Increased the damage by 3.5%.
- Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now learned at level 22 (was 14).
- Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now available only to Outlaw at level 14 (was all rogues at level 6). Base damage increased by 43% and is no longer increased if wielding a dagger.
Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14):
- No longer requires the rogue to be behind the target.
[Find Weakness]' effects have been merged into baseline Ambush, 
[Garrote], and [Cheap Shot] for Subtlety rogues.
Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): Damage has been increased by 12%. - Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Weapon damage increased from 190% to 325%. Now learned at level 6 (was 8).
Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Available at level 8 (was 18). No longer requires a dagger, but deals more damage if one is equipped. 
Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): The tooltip on this ability will now update properly from talents which increase its damage by a percentage. - Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): Now generates two combo points, but is no longer affected by
[Lethality]. 
Patch 2.3.2 (2008-01-08): The damage multiplier on this ability has been increased from 250% to 275%. 
Patch 1.8.0 (2005-10-10): Now uses normalized attack power. - Patch 1.4.0 (2005-04-19):
- Fixed a bug where combo points were not always being applied to the target when using Ambush.
- Ambush now properly increases the attack power contribution by the percent modifier.
Patch 0.7 (2004-06-15): Damage increased.
See also
- Ambush, TCG card
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