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Surprise Attack

Surprise Attack

Surprise Attack

Cast Time: Instant
Target: Enemy
Range: Maximum range: 5 meters
Cost: 2295 Stamina
Skill description
Slash an enemy, dealing 911 Physical Damage. If you are flanking the enemy, shred through a small portion of their armor, reducing their Physical Resistance by 5% for 8 seconds. Attacking with Surprise Attack while Sneaking or invisible stuns the enemy for 3 seconds and sets them Off Balance.
New effect
Converts to a Stamina ability. If cast behind the target, reduces their Physical Resistance.
Name: Surprise Attack
Type: Active ability
Location: Nightblade > Shadow
Unlocks at: Shadow rank 1

Types of damage:
  • Physical Damage
Champion Points buffing this skill:
  • Master at Arms
  • Mighty
  • Piercing
  • Precise Strikes
Champion Points protecting against this skill:
  • Hardy
  • Iron Clad


Surprise Attack is a skill located in the Shadow (which can be found in the Nightblade skill tree). Surprise Attack is a morph of Veiled Strike.

Surprise Attack deals the following types of damage: Physical Damage. Which means that it gets buffed by the following blue champion point trees: Master at Arms, Mighty, Piercing, Precise Strikes. Also the following red champion point trees protect against this skill: Hardy, Iron Clad.

Base ability

Veiled Strike
Veiled Strike

Other morph

Concealed Weapon
Concealed Weapon

Builds utilizing Surprise Attack

Name Author
Stamina Nightblade Beginner Guide for Elder Scrolls Online Alcast
Stamina Nightblade Build PvP for Elder Scrolls Online ESO Alcast
Stamina Nightblade Bleed Build PvE DPS – Sheogorath’s Corner ESO Alcast
Werewolf Build PvE DPS for Elder Scrolls Online Alcast
Stamina Nightblade Build PvE DPS for Elder Scrolls Online Alcast

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