Ambush
For the league, see Ambush league.
For the mechanic of Ambush league, see Strongbox.
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AmbushSpell, Movement, Duration, Travel, Critical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-23) Mana
Cooldown Time: 5.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.30 secRequires Level 34Teleports you to a nearby enemy, applying a buff to you for a short duration and blinding the enemy for a secondary duration. Performing a melee attack with a One-Handed Weapon removes the buff to exert that attack.Base duration is 1.5 seconds
Buff is removed to Exert the next Melee Attack you perform
Attacks Exerted by this Skill cannot be Exerted by other Skills
Exerted Attacks have (200-276)% increased Critical Strike Chance
Exerted Attacks have +(100-138)% to Critical Strike Multiplier
Base secondary duration is 3 seconds
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-23) Mana
Cooldown Time: 5.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.30 secRequires Level 34Teleports you to a nearby enemy, applying a buff to you for a short duration and blinding the enemy for a secondary duration. Performing a melee attack with a One-Handed Weapon removes the buff to exert that attack.Base duration is 1.5 seconds
Buff is removed to Exert the next Melee Attack you perform
Attacks Exerted by this Skill cannot be Exerted by other Skills
Exerted Attacks have (200-276)% increased Critical Strike Chance
Exerted Attacks have +(100-138)% to Critical Strike Multiplier
Base secondary duration is 3 seconds
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition
Drop level: 34Vendor Prices
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemAmbush
Drop level: 34Vendor Prices
Normal | 1x Orb of Chance |
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemAmbush
Ambush is a movement spell that causes the player to teleport to a enemy, blinding them and exerting the next one-handed melee attack.
Skill functions and interactions
- Only usable with one-handed melee weapons.
- Temporarily grants a large amount of critical strike chance and critical strike multiplier for a single attack.
Gem level progression
Level | Mana Cost | Critical Chance | Critical Multiplier | Exp. | Total Exp. | |||
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1 | 34 | 50 | 35 | 8 | N/A | +100% | 0 | 0 |
2 | 36 | 52 | 36 | 9 | N/A | +102% | 252595 | 252595 |
3 | 38 | 55 | 38 | 10 | N/A | +104% | 314394 | 566989 |
4 | 40 | 58 | 40 | 10 | N/A | +106% | 388734 | 955723 |
5 | 42 | 60 | 42 | 11 | N/A | +108% | 477437 | 1433160 |
6 | 44 | 63 | 44 | 12 | N/A | +110% | 583786 | 2016946 |
7 | 46 | 66 | 46 | 13 | N/A | +112% | 710359 | 2727305 |
8 | 48 | 68 | 48 | 14 | N/A | +114% | 1355511 | 4082816 |
9 | 50 | 71 | 49 | 14 | N/A | +116% | 1138877 | 5221693 |
10 | 52 | 74 | 51 | 15 | N/A | +118% | 1368233 | 6589926 |
11 | 54 | 76 | 53 | 16 | N/A | +120% | 1638338 | 8228264 |
12 | 56 | 79 | 55 | 17 | N/A | +122% | 1956648 | 10184912 |
13 | 58 | 82 | 57 | 17 | N/A | +124% | 3655184 | 13840096 |
14 | 60 | 84 | 59 | 18 | N/A | +126% | 3017327 | 16857423 |
15 | 62 | 87 | 60 | 19 | N/A | +128% | 3576232 | 20433655 |
16 | 64 | 90 | 62 | 20 | N/A | +130% | 9164731 | 29598386 |
17 | 66 | 92 | 64 | 21 | N/A | +132% | 17861428 | 47459814 |
18 | 68 | 95 | 66 | 21 | N/A | +134% | 46032386 | 93492200 |
19 | 69 | 96 | 67 | 22 | N/A | +136% | 87248039 | 180740239 |
20 | 70 | 98 | 68 | 23 | N/A | +138% | 157972052 | 338712291 |
21 | 72 | 100 | 70 | 24 | N/A | +140% | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 25 | N/A | +142% | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 25 | N/A | +144% | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 26 | N/A | +146% | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | 27 | N/A | +148% | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 28 | N/A | +150% | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 29 | N/A | +152% | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | 29 | N/A | +154% | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | 30 | N/A | +156% | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 31 | N/A | +158% | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 32 | N/A | +159% | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 32 | N/A | +160% | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 33 | N/A | +161% | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 34 | N/A | +162% | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 35 | N/A | +163% | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 36 | N/A | +164% | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 36 | N/A | +165% | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 37 | N/A | +166% | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 38 | N/A | +167% | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 39 | N/A | +168% | N/A | N/A |
Item acquisition
Ambush can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Ambush can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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13 | The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all. | Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem | A |
6 | The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb | Random level 20 gem | A |
3 | Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter | Random gem with 20% quality | A |
1 | Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize. | Random divination card set exchange | A |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Breaking the Seal Act 4 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Vendor reward
This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Breaking the Seal Act 4 Petarus and Vanja | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Ambush.
Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.
Name | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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Enchantment Ambush Cooldown Recovery 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 20% increased Ambush Cooldown Recovery Rate | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Ambush Cooldown Recovery 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 30% increased Ambush Cooldown Recovery Rate | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Ambush Critical Strike Multiplier 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Attacks Exerted by Ambush have +25% to Critical Strike Multiplier | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Ambush Critical Strike Multiplier 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Attacks Exerted by Ambush have +40% to Critical Strike Multiplier | helmet 100 |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.16.0 |
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3.15.0 |
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