Shot in the Dark
After using Vanish or Shadow Dance, your next Cheap Shot is free and ignores its cooldown.
Tree position
In the Subtlety Rogue talent tree, Shot in the Dark sits in the Subtlety specialization talents, row 4 of 11. It is a single-point node.
Choice node
Shot in the Dark shares its node with Exhilarating Execution. A character takes one of the two.
Exhilarating ExecutionYour finishing moves heal you for 5% of damage done. At full health gain shielding instead, absorbing up to 10% of your maximum health.
Connected above
The tree draws a line into Shot in the Dark from Premeditation and Quick Decisions or Ephemeral Bond.
PremeditationAfter entering Stealth, your next combo point generating ability generates full combo points.
Quick DecisionsShadowstep's cooldown is reduced by 20%, and its maximum range is increased by 20%.
Ephemeral BondIncreases healing received by 8%.
Connected below
Shot in the Dark leads on to Master of Shadows, Gloomblade and Shadow Focus.
Master of ShadowsGain over 3 sec when you enter Stealth or activate Shadow Dance.
GloombladePunctures your target with your shadow-infused blade for (123% of Attack Power) Shadow damage, bypassing armor. Critical strikes apply Find Weakness for 10 sec. Awards 1 combo points.
Shadow FocusAbilities deal 10% more damage while Stealth or Shadow Dance is active.
Same row
Also on this row: Shrouded in Darkness, Cloaked in Shadows or Fade to Nothing and Night Terrors or Terrifying Pace.
Shrouded in DarknessShroud of Concealment increases the movement speed of allies by 100% and leaving its area no longer cancels the effect.
Cloaked in ShadowsVanish grants you a shield for 6 sec, absorbing damage equal to 18% of your maximum health.
Fade to NothingMovement speed increased by 20% and damage taken reduced by 10% for 8 sec after gaining Stealth, Vanish, or Shadow Dance.
Night TerrorsShuriken Storm reduces enemies' movement speed by 50% for 8 sec.
Terrifying PaceShuriken Storm increases your movement speed by 30% for 3 sec when striking 3 or more enemies.
Talent trees
Shot in the Dark is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Rogue: Assassination (DPS), Outlaw (DPS), Subtlety (DPS).
Shot in the Dark Changes by patch
Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.
- First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)