Ambush (skill)

This article is about the thief utility trap. For the skill type, see Ambush.

Set a trap that, when triggered, calls in a thief that attacks nearby foes for twenty seconds. — In-game description

Ambush

 

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Slot

Utility

Type

Trap

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0.5½  35  

Ambush

Set a trap that, when triggered, calls in a thief that attacks nearby foes for twenty seconds.

 Triggered Thief Duration: 20 seconds

 Unblockable

— In-game description

Notes

• When triggered, the trap summons one of two different possible thieves:
  • A melee female Thief, which uses a slower version of the old Thief Dagger slot-1 chain: Double Strike (~500 damage x 2), Wild Strike (~900 damage, potentially restoring some endurance) and Lotus Strike (~1500 damage, 3 seconds of weakness) as well as Scorpion Wire. Left unhindered, she will deliver approximately 5 full attack chains and a single instance of Scorpion Wire.
  • A ranged male Thief, which uses Unload (~100 damage x 12) and Black Powder (~500 damage, 4 ticks of 4 seconds of blind). Left unhindered, he will deliver 3 instances of Unload and a single instance of Black Powder.
• The Thieves' attacks count as Combo Finishers: Physical Projectiles where applicable (Scorpion Wire, Unload and Black Powder)
• They have approximately 5.5k health and the male will attempt to dodge when threatened.
• The Thief appears next to your character when summoned, not the trap itself.
• There is a limit of one trap per player but no testable limit of the number of summoned thieves per player.

Related equipment

• Superior Rune of the Trapper — Gain 2 seconds of  superspeed and  stealth when using a trap skill.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
July 16, 2019	Removed from the game.
August 08, 2017	Path of Fire pre-patch: The thieves summoned by this skill will now use chatter lines that match their race.
March 28, 2017	All traps created by the thief will have a 1-second arm time before the trap can affect enemies.
September 29, 2015	This trap has been reduced from 1 hour lifetime to 5 minutes.
July 28, 2015	This trap now correctly applies might to the thief when triggered while Deadly Trapper is equipped.
September 09, 2014	Increased the speed of the ranged thief's unload skill by 20%.
July 01, 2014	Added a creature description for the summoned thief.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Ambush has been added to the game.