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Cheap Shot
Ability cheapshot
  • Cheap Shot
  • Level 29 rogue ability
  • Melee range
  • 40 Energy
  • Instant
  • Requires Melee Weapon
    Requires Stealth
  • Stuns the target for 4 sec.

    Awards 2 combo point.
Properties
Class Rogue
School Physical
Cooldown None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned 29
Related buff
Ability cheapshot
  • Cheap Shot
  • Stunned.
  • Duration: 4 seconds

Cheap Shot is a level 29 rogue ability that stuns the target for 4 sec. Must be stealthed.

Notes

  • Can be used as an opening attack.

Improvements

Tips and tactics

  • Cheap Shot is seen as a crucial stun lock ability in PvP. Using Ability vanish [Vanish] makes it possible to use Cheap Shot twice in one combat.
  • To get full use after vanishing, make sure you Cheap Shot as soon as possible since your opponent will see you if you are still in point blank range. Note that this is possible even with periodic damage if timed correctly.

Patch changes

  • Legion Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): No longer causes attacks to bypass up to 100% of the enemy's armor for 10 seconds for Subtlety rogues.
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Ability rogue findweakness [Find Weakness]' effects have been merged into baseline Ability rogue ambush [Ambush], Ability rogue garrote [Garrote], and Cheap Shot for Subtlety rogues.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Now shares a diminishing return with Pounce (druid).
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.4.0 (2005-04-19): Fixed a bug where combo points were not always being applied to the target when using Cheap Shot.
  • Test-inline Patch 0.7 (2004-06-15): Energy cost increased.
  • Test-inline Patch 0.6 (2004-04-13):
    • No longer requires to be behind target.
    • Duration has been reduced.

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