Kidney Shot

Kidney Shot
	Kidney Shot; Level 13 rogue ability; Melee range; 25 Energy; 20 sec cooldown; Instant; Requires Melee Weapon; Finishing move that stuns the target. Lasts longer per combo point, up to 5:; 1 point: 2 seconds; 2 points: 3 seconds; 3 points: 4 seconds; 4 points: 5 seconds; 5 points: 6 seconds;
Properties
Class	Rogue
School	Physical
Cooldown	20 seconds
Other information
Level learned	13
Improvements	[Internal Bleeding], [Rushed Setup], [Sting Like a Bee]
Related debuff
	; Kidney Shot ; Stunned. ; Duration: 2-6 seconds ;

Kidney Shot is a level 13 rogue ability. It is used to stun monsters or characters, preventing them from escaping or causing further harm to you or allies, and enabling easy attacks from behind. As with all stuns, most bosses are immune to it, although it may be useful against adds.

Notes

Subject to diminishing returns.

Tips

Against a PvP target, try to wait a second or two after the cooldown is up before using another Kidney Shot. If you Kidney Shot the target within 15 seconds of the last one (after 21 seconds) the effect is reduced to 50% by diminishing returns.
Energy pooling may be effective before using Kidney shot, in order to get the most out of [Sting Like a Bee] or fit in as many [Backstab] uses as possible.

Patch changes

Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02): Duration decreased by 1 second per combo point in PvP combat.
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): All Rogues can now use Kidney Shot at level 13 (was Assassination and Subtlety only at 34).
Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now learned at level 34 (was 40).
Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): No longer available to Outlaw.
Hotfix (2015-01-06): Kidney Shot's stun effect is now capped at 6 seconds while in PvP combat. [Revealing Strike] can still increase the stun duration, but not beyond 6 seconds.
Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now learned at level 40 (was 30).
Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now stuns for 2/3/4/5/6 sec, up from 1/2/3/4/5 sec.
Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): This ability now has diminishing returns against all other stuns.
Patch 0.12 (2004-10-11): Now subject to diminishing returns.