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RogueBut that ruins the point of ganking. After Ambush 1-shotting someone, I always like to jump on their corpse, tea-bag them, and gloat about how skilled I am for killing a player that's half my level. Vanishing and just leaving their un-humiliated corpse there ruins the whole point of ganking!
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I really hope, that Ambush gets back in WoW again. It was pure pwnage in old days, killing with ambush. Nowadays it does too little damage...
Rogues should wear daggers! Not other weapons!
Ambush is great for ganks and we all know it. But there is a way to make it even better
You see, I noticed something today. Vanish is not on the global cooldown.
I made this macro#showtooltip
/cast ambush
/cast vanishFound a levlel 49 druid in Tanaris and used it on him.
It looked as if he died as i cast vanish.
It works. You ambush the target and cast vanish at the same time, virtually never even leaving stealth.Give it a try.
Tooltip
Ambush the target, causing Physical damage.
Has a 30% chance to grant Opportunity.
Awards 2 combo points.
Spell facts
SchoolPhysical
Cast timeInstant
Cost50 Energy
EffectsSchool Damage, Energize
ClassRogue
RangeCombat Range
Taught byRogue (skill 1)
Spell ID8676
Datamined from the current retail build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
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WoW Forever: what our data shows
Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 3.80.2.69874, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted3 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 18 in the beta client's data
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
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