Ambush, a Rogue ability in WoW Forever

Ambush is a Rogue ability in the Assassination tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 6 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 18 and its last at level 58. Its spell school is Physical.

Against Classic: Same

Ranks and levels of Ambush

Ranks of Ambush
Level	Rank	Tooltip	Text
18	Rank 1	60 EnergyMelee Range Instant Requires Stealth Requires Daggers	Ambush the target, causing 250% weapon damage plus 70 to the target. Must be stealthed and behind the target. Requires a dagger in the main hand. Awards 1 combo point.
26	Rank 2	60 EnergyMelee Range Instant Requires Stealth Requires Daggers	Ambush the target, causing 250% weapon damage plus 100 to the target. Must be stealthed and behind the target. Requires a dagger in the main hand. Awards 1 combo point.
34	Rank 3	60 EnergyMelee Range Instant Requires Stealth Requires Daggers	Ambush the target, causing 250% weapon damage plus 125 to the target. Must be stealthed and behind the target. Requires a dagger in the main hand. Awards 1 combo point.
42	Rank 4	60 EnergyMelee Range Instant Requires Stealth Requires Daggers	Ambush the target, causing 250% weapon damage plus 185 to the target. Must be stealthed and behind the target. Requires a dagger in the main hand. Awards 1 combo point.
50	Rank 5	60 EnergyMelee Range Instant Requires Stealth Requires Daggers	Ambush the target, causing 250% weapon damage plus 230 to the target. Must be stealthed and behind the target. Requires a dagger in the main hand. Awards 1 combo point.
58	Rank 6	60 EnergyMelee Range Instant Requires Stealth Requires Daggers	Ambush the target, causing 250% weapon damage plus 290 to the target. Must be stealthed and behind the target. Requires a dagger in the main hand. Awards 1 combo point.

Text and numbers are the beta client's tooltip at level 60 with no gear, unless a rank says otherwise.

Ambush compared with Classic

Every rank has the same tooltip as in Classic.

Talents that change Ambush

These Rogue talents name Ambush in their rank text.

Remorseless AttacksAssassination, row 1
Cold BloodAssassination, row 4
OpportunitySubtlety, row 1
Improved AmbushSubtlety, row 2
InitiativeSubtlety, row 3
CutthroatSubtlety, row 6

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Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.