Ambush Stance Assassin passive skill · unlocks at level 17 · max level 40
Ambush Stance is an Assassin passive skill in AION 2 that unlocks at level 17 and can be raised to skill level 40.
Grants Ambush Stance for 10s when using skills that rush or involve movement. Ambush Stance: Has a 50% chance to deal 152 (+39% Attack) damage on landing an attack. Cooldown: 1s
- Class
- Assassin
- Type
- Passive skill
- Learned at
- Lv. 17
- Max level
- 40
- Cooldown
- None
What Ambush Stance does
The game's own tooltip at max level; drag the slider to see any level.
Grants Ambush Stance for 10s when using skills that rush or involve movement. Ambush Stance: Has a 50% chance to deal 861 (+39% Attack) damage on landing an attack. Cooldown: 1s
"+X% Attack" is the share of your Attack added to the base damage, so real damage depends on your gear.
- Damage type
- Physical
- Effect type
- Attack
Ambush Stance by level
Character level needed, cooldown, MP cost and points for each of the 40 levels.
| Level | Damage | Required Level | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 152 (+39% Attack) | Lv. 17 | — |
| 2 | 180 (+39% Attack) | Lv. 17 | 1 |
| 3 | 209 (+39% Attack) | Lv. 20 | 1 |
| 4 | 238 (+39% Attack) | Lv. 23 | 1 |
| 5 | 266 (+39% Attack) | Lv. 26 | 2 |
| 6 | 301 (+39% Attack) | Lv. 29 | 2 |
| 7 | 329 (+39% Attack) | Lv. 32 | 2 |
| 8 | 351 (+39% Attack) | Lv. 35 | 4 |
| 9 | 366 (+39% Attack) | Lv. 38 | 4 |
| 10 | 387 (+39% Attack) | Lv. 41 | 4 |
| 11 | 408 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 12 | 429 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 13 | 450 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 14 | 465 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 15 | 480 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 16 | 496 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 17 | 511 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 18 | 526 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 19 | 541 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 20 | 556 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 21 | 572 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 22 | 587 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 23 | 602 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 24 | 617 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 25 | 632 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 26 | 648 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 27 | 663 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 28 | 678 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 29 | 693 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 30 | 709 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 31 | 724 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 32 | 739 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 33 | 754 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 34 | 769 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 35 | 785 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 36 | 800 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 37 | 815 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 38 | 830 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 39 | 845 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
| 40 | 861 (+39% Attack) | — | — |
★ = stigma points; other levels cost skill points.
Plan your Assassin Daevanion boards node by node
The Daevanion Planner adds up every stat and skill level as you pick nodes, saves your builds and shares them as a MetaBot.GG link.
- All 5 boards per class with live stat and skill totals
- Shift-click finds the cheapest route to any node
- Save builds and copy a link that opens on MetaBot.GG
Gear that can roll Ambush Stance
920 gear pieces and Arcana in 11 categories can roll Ambush Stance as a random skill option for the Assassin when soul-bound, up to Lv. 4.
| Category | Items | Chance | Max level | Highest item level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell | 8 | 20% | Lv. 4 |  Bell of Vigor |
| Chalice | 8 | 4.55% | Lv. 4 |  Chalice of Vigor |
| Shoes | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Boots |
| Cloak | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Cloak |
| Gloves | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Gloves |
| Helm | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Helm |
| Legs | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Greaves |
| Pauldrons | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Pauldrons |
| Top | 115 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Breastplate |
| Earrings | 50 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Earrings |
| Necklace | 49 | 10% | Lv. 1 |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Necklace |
Chance is the share of the class's skill option pool on one piece. Each category's highest item level piece is linked as an example.
Ambush Stance: used by top players
Share of tracked top players of each class (level 45, highest combat power) who use Ambush Stance.
Assassin Passive skill1,357 of 1,357avg. Lv. 15.2100%
Pick rates, not a strength rating. Recomputed every 6 hours from the characters MetaBot tracks.
Other Assassin skills of this type
| Skill | Unlocks |
|---|---|
 Heightened Sixth Sense | Lv. 1 |
 Exploit Weakness | Lv. 6 |
 Apply Poison | Lv. 9 |
 Rear Smite | Lv. 11 |
 Assault Stance | Lv. 13 |
 Impact Hit | Lv. 15 |
 Defense Break | Lv. 21 |
 Revitalization Contract | Lv. 23 |
 Determination | Lv. 25 |
Data read from the AION 2 global client (build 0.0.4387.0). Updated for the Nov 4, 2026 patch. How we read the game files
Ambush Stance is a passive skill for the Assassin, learned at level 17 and raised to level 40. Its cooldown is —s at level 1 and —s at max level. It has 0 specializations and 4 Daevanion nodes that add extra levels.
See Also
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Ambush Stance FAQ
What does Ambush Stance do in AION 2?
At level 1: Grants Ambush Stance for 10s when using skills that rush or involve movement. Ambush Stance: Has a 50% chance to deal 152 (+39% Attack) damage on landing an attack. Cooldown: 1s
When does the Assassin learn Ambush Stance?
At character level 17. It can then be raised to level 40.
How do I raise Ambush Stance above its max level?
Take its skill-level nodes on the Daevanion boards (Zikel, Vaizel, and Triniel). There are 4 such nodes for Ambush Stance.
Which gear can roll Ambush Stance?
920 gear pieces and Arcana can roll Ambush Stance as a random skill option, up to Lv. 4, mainly Bell, Chalice, Shoes, and Cloak.