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Surprise Attack

Cast Time
Target
Range
Cost

Instant
Enemy
5m
2295 Stamina

Slash an enemy, dealing 2399 Physical Damage and applying the Sundered status effect.

If you strike an enemy from their flank you set them Off Balance. This attack will also be guaranteed to be a Critical Strike, up to once every 4 seconds.

Converts to a Stamina ability and deals Physical Damage. Always applies the Sundered status effect and deals guaranteed critical damage when flanking an enemy.

 

Surprise Attack is a Skill in Elder Scrolls Online (ESO), this skill can be found and is a part of the Shadow Skill Line which belongs to the Nightblade Class, it can be unlocked by gaining experience while having a Skill from that Line on your active Skill Bar. Skills can be reset at Rededication Shrines found in the capital cities of each ESO faction, for a tidy sum of gold.

Champion Points That Affect Surprise Attack

• Mighty - Increase Damage
• Piercing - Increases Penetration
• Master-At-Arms - Increases Damage
• Bastion - Increases Damage against Damage Shields
• Fighting Finesse - Increase Critical Damage

Equipment Sets That Affect Surprise Attack

• Any Sets that increases Stamina, Weapon Damage will increase the damage of this Skill
• Strength of the Automaton Set does affect this Skill

Notes & Other Useful Information

• Unlocked at Shadow Rank 4
• Values listed in the infobox is base damage of a CP 160 with zero CP spent, zero Attribute Points used and zero Skills taken at Rank IV.