Jab

For the Pet Battle ability, see [Jab].

Jab
Jab Level 1 monk ability Melee range 3.5% of base mana / 45 energy / 40 energy Instant Requires Crane Stance, Ox Stance, Tiger Stance You Jab the target, dealing X damage and generating 1 Chi. Windwalker Jab has a 8% chance to make your next Tiger Palm or Blackout Kick cost no Chi. Mistweaver Not useable in Stance of the Wise Serpent.
Properties
Class	Monk
School	Physical
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned	1
Affects	[Blackout Kick], [Tiger Palm]
Improvements	[Power Strikes]
Related buffs
Magic Combo Breaker: Tiger Palm Your next Tiger Palm costs no Chi. Duration: 15 seconds Magic Combo Breaker: Blackout Kick Your next Blackout Kick costs no Chi. Duration: 15 seconds

Jab is a monk ability, available at level 1.

The Monk passive ability [Fighting Style] causes Jab to change its icon and tooltip depending on what type of weapon is equipped, altering the Monks fighting style appearance. Damage and resource cost remain the same.

Improvements

• [Power Strikes]

Patch changes

• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Removed.
  
• Hotfix (2014-10-17): Damage has been increased by 20%.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14):
  • Now costs 45 Energy while in [Stance of the Fierce Tiger] and requires [Stance of the Spirited Crane] for Mistweaver monks.
  • Combo Breaker effects now have an 8% chance to trigger, per effect, per Jab (down from 12%).

  Incorporated [Combo Breaker] effects via Stance of the Fierce Tiger.
  

• Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Now costs 8% (was 4%) of base mana to use for Mistweaver monks.
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Added.
  

External links

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