Sinister Strike

Sinister Strike

45 EnergyMelee Range

Instant

Requires Axe, Mace, Polearm, Sword, Staff, Fist Weapon, Dagger, Spear

An instant strike that causes 3 damage in addition to your normal weapon damage. Awards 1 combo points.

Rogue · Combat · Physical · learned at level 1

Rogue spell of the Combat tree, learned at level 1.

Changed by: Remorseless Attacks · Assassination talentLethality · Assassination talentCold Blood · Assassination talentEfficient Strikes · talentAggression · talent

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Scaling

Weapon

Attack power

On top of your weapon's damage, per hit
Attack power	Two-hand	One-hand	Dagger
0	3	3	3
750	180	132	94
1,500	357	260	185
2,250	533	389	276
3,000	710	517	367

Sinister Strike hits for your weapon's damage plus 3.

Every 100 attack power adds 24 damage with a two-hand weapon, 17 with a one-hand weapon or 12 with a dagger, whatever the weapon's speed.

Weapon damage + 3 + Attack power ÷ 14 × 3.3, 2.4 or 1.7