Ambush

Ambush is a Tier 6 Warrior skill that grants additional damage bonuses specifically on attacks made immediately after breaking stealth or exiting Shadowcloak. Unlike Backstab, which rewards positional play from behind, Ambush rewards the timing of the stealth exit itself, triggering whenever the player first attacks from an invisible state regardless of facing angle. Higher ranks increase the Ambush damage bonus and extend the window after breaking stealth during which the bonus applies.

Ambush is designed to work as the final layer of the rogue combo: Shadowcloak provides entry into stealth, Stealth enables safe repositioning, Backstab delivers a positional bonus hit, and Ambush stacks on top of all of that with a separate stealth-exit bonus. This four-skill chain creates one of the highest single-target burst damage sequences in Everwind. It also synergizes with Throatslice at the same tier, where the Ambush opener can bring a target low enough for an immediate Throatslice execute.

Ambush is the capstone for rogue-focused Warrior builds and should be considered the reason to commit fully to the Tier 6 investment. Players who have already invested in Shadowcloak, Backstab, and Stealth at Tier 5 should treat Ambush as the mandatory completion of that build package. Combining Ambush with Master Weapons-tier Iron daggers or swords and the full stealth chain creates the most devastating burst-damage opening available in the Warrior skill tree.