Ambush
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This article is about the skill type. For the similar Untamed skill type, see Unleashed Ambush. For the historical thief trap, see Ambush (skill). For thief attack while stealthed, see Stealth Attack.Ambush is a skill type available exclusively to the mesmer specialization Mirage. They replace the mesmer's first weapon skill while the mesmer is under the effects of Mirage Cloak and are determined by the main hand weapon.
List of ambush skills[edit]
| # | Skill | Weapon | 
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Description | |
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| 1 |  Imaginary Axes
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Axe | ½ | 1 | Ambush. [sic]Release phantasmal axes that seek out the nearest target after a short delay. | |
| 1 | Phantom Razor
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Dagger | ¾ | 1 | Ambush. Slice your foe with a flurry of blades. Each blade inflicts different conditions. | |
| 1 | Ether Barrage
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Scepter | 1½ | 1 | Ambush. Launch a barrage of chaos orbs at your foe, inflicting confusion and torment. Condition duration halved for clones. | |
| 1 | Mirage Thrust
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Sword | ¾ | 1 | Ambush. Lunge at your foe and strike them with your sword, briefly dazing them. Leave behind a clone at your original location. | |
| 1 | Split Surge
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Greatsword | 1½ | 1 | Ambush. Shoot a beam at a targeted foe, and secondary beams at foes near your target. | |
| 1 | Effervescence
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Rifle | ¼ | 1 | Ambush. Spray invigorating magic, damaging enemies and healing allies. | |
| 1 | Chaos Vortex
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Staff | 1 | 1 | Ambush. Release a vortex of chaos energy that inflicts damaging conditions on foes. Allies near you gain boons. Clones using this attack grant their boons around you instead of themselves. | |
| 1 | Ambush Assault
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Spear | 1¼ | 1 | Ambush. Blink to your target and unleash a series of low-damage strikes that rapidly stack vulnerability. | |
| 1 | Fractured Glass
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Spear | 1 | 1 | Ambush. Pierce targets in front of you in a flurry of blows, leaving them vulnerable. | |
| 1 | Wave of Panic
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Trident | ½ | 1 | Ambush. Release a wave of energy that interrupts and confuses foes. | |
Related traits[edit]
Mirage Cloak (Mirage) — Gain Mirage Cloak instead of dodge rolling. Ambush skills become available for a short time whenever you gain Mirage Cloak. Gain access to Deception skills.-
Riddle of Sand (Mirage) — When entering combat, your first Ambush attack applies confusion. This ability refreshes when you use a Shatter skill. -
Mirage Mantle (Mirage) — Ambush[sic] skills are improved. -
Mirrored Axes (Mirage) — Axe skills generate an additional phantom axe.
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Infinite Horizon (Mirage) — When you gain Mirage Cloak, your illusions also gain it.
