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 ;

For the Pet Battle ability, see [Jab].

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.