Sneak Attack is a rogue class feature.
Once per turn, when a rogue with the Sneak Attack class feature attacks with a hand crossbow, shortbow, or weapon from the light blade or sling weapon groups, and hits an enemy granting combat advantage to the rogue, the attack deals extra damage. The amount of extra damage is determined by the rogue's level:
- Level 1-10 2d6
- Level 11-20 3d6
- Level 21-30 5d6
Characters with the Rogue Tactics class feature who select its Ruthless Ruffian option can also use a club or a mace to deal Sneak Attack damage.[MP:73]
Sneak Attack originally worked with any weapon from the light blade, crossbow, or sling weapon groups, but only once per round.[PH:117] Essentials changed Sneak Attack from once per round to once per turn. After WotC published their Essentials line of products Sneak Attack worked if the rogue wielded a shortbow or a hand crossbow rather than any crossbow.[HotFL:174]
Related Feats[]
| Feat | Prerequisite | Benefit summary |
|---|---|---|
| Ankle Cutter | Halfling | Can forgo sneak attack damage against large or larger enemies to cause the target to be slowed until the end of your next turn. |
| Backstabber | - | Sneak attack dice are d8 instead of d6. |
| Bleeding Backstab | 11th level | When dealing sneak attack damage with a rogue daily power, target takes ongoing 5 damage (save ends) or increases untyped ongoing damage by 5. |
| Blowgun Training (Multiclass) | Dex 13 | Allows sneak attack with Blowgun |
| Brutal Advantage | 21st level, Str 17, Brutal Scoundral | If you have combat advantage against a target but don't use sneak attack, add strenght modifier to damage roll. |
| Brutal Wound | Brutal Scoundral | If the attack inflicts ongoing damage, add 1 to the ongoing damage for each die of sneak attack damage. |
| Critical Ambush | 21st level | An apply sneak attack damage on a critical hit. |
| Darkfire Targeting | Drow | Your sneak attack deals additional damage equal to wisdom against the target of your darkfire power. |
| Disheartening Ambush | 11th level | Forgo 1 die of sneak attack to give attack the rattling keyword. |
| Dragon Breath Scoundrel | 11th level, Dragonborn | Can expend use of sneak attack to apply damage to all enemies granting combat advantage. |
| Expert Chainfighter | Shadar-kai, spiked chain proficiency, Deft strike | Allows sneak attack with spiked chain, 2 squares of movement, and sneak attack damage is necrotic. |
| Flash of the Blade | Rapier proficiency | If you are the only creature adjacent to the target, can use sneak attack damage without combat advantage. |
| Garrote Training (Multiclass) | Str 13, Dex 13 | Allows sneak attack with Garrote. |
| Hidden Pulse | Genasi, firepulse | Can apply sneak attack damage to firepulse. |
| Infernal Sneak Attack | 11th level, Tiefling | When dealing sneak attack, can expend infernal wrath to inflict 1d6 extra fire damage for each die of sneak attack. |
| Lethal Hammer Training | Dwarf | Can use sneak attack with warhammer or throwing hammers. |
| Life Thief | Revenant | With dealing necrotic damage from Dark reaping and sneak attack, reroll sneak attack dice that show a 1 or 2, until the die is greater than 2. |
| Lingering Illusion | 21st level, gnome | Gain concealment against any enemy you deal sneak attack damage to while invisible. |
| Longsword Finesse | Eladrin | Can use sneak attack with a longsword, but reduced damage by 1 die. |
| Moonbow Stalker | Worship Sehanine | Gain proficiency with shortbow and can use it for sneak attack. |
| Opportunistic Sneak Attack | 11th level | Hit with opportunity attack, and sneak attack slows the target until end of next turn. |
| Piercing Palm | Monk, Rogue | Apply sneak attack damage with unarmed strike. |
| Rash Sneak Attack | Human | Can add +2 to sneak attack damage, but grant combat advantage until end of next turn. |
| Roguish Killer | Assassin, Rogue | Can apply sneak attack damage on a miss if you invoked two or more shrouds. |
| Ruthless Injury | Ruthless Ruffian | When using a club or mace to make a sneak attack that causes the target to become blinded, immobilized, slowed, or weakened, the target takes -2 penalty to saving throws against those conditions. |
| Slaying Action | - | Can use sneak attack for a second time, if using an action point for an extra action. |
| Skilled Feint | Trained in bluff | If you bluff an enemy to gain combat advantage, you get an extra die of damage for sneak attack until end of your next turn. |
| Sneak of Shadows (Multiclass) | Dex 13 | Allows sneak attack once per encounter. |
| Sneaky Gnome | Gnome | Once per encounter, invisibility doesn't end if you inflict sneak attack damage. |
| Sneaky Stabber | Goblin | Against adjacent targets, reroll sneak attack damage dice that show a 1 until they are no longer a 1. |
| Sneaky Staff | - | Can use a quarterstaff in place of a light blade for sneak attack, weapon finesse and melee or close rogue powers. |
| Street Thug | Str 13, Con 13 | Can use a mace for sneak attack, but reduced damage by 1 die. |
| Tunnel Stalker | str 13, Con 13, Dwarf | Can use sneak attack with an axe, hammer, or pick, but reduce sneak attack damage by 1 die. |
| Treetop Sniper | Elf | Can use sneak attack with any bow. |
| Underhanded Tactics | - | Forgo 1 die to impose -2 penalty to target's attack rolls. |
| Whirlwind Sneak Attack | 21st level | Can apply sneak attack damage to all targets of a chosen rogue encounter power. |
| Versatile Duelist | - | Gain proficiency with and can use sneak attack with all one-handed military heavy blades. |
Sneak attack is a prerequisite for the following feats, even though there's no benefit:
Related Powers[]
Sneak Attack has special interaction with the following powers:
- Duelist's flurry (At-Will): Can do sneak attack damage without combat advantage
- One-two punch (Encounter 1): Can do sneak attack against both targets.
- Sly lunge (Encounter 1): If sneak attack damage not applied, add 1d6 damage.
- Confounding attack (Daily 1): Can apply sneak attack damage to the target's forced attack.
- Sneak in the Attack (Encounter 2): Allows applying sneak attack damage to a target when an ally hits it.
- Bloodbath (Daily 5): Ongoing damage equal to sneak attack damage.
- Deadly sacrifice (Daily 10): Sneak Attack gains extra damage equal to intelligence modifier.
- Unraveling blow (Raven Herald 11): Extra die of sneak attack damage against bloodied or undead targets.
- Cunning cyclone (Encounter 13): Deals 1 die of sneak attack damage to each target, rather than doing full damage to one target.
- Fool's opportunity (Encounter 13): Can apply sneak attack damage to this attack.
- Vicious cooperation (Daily 15): Can add sneak attack damage to the ally's attack.
- Arterial slice (Daily 15): Ongoing damage equal to sneak attack damage.
- Spymaster's edge (Master Spy Daily 20): Can apply sneak attack damage to the reflected attack.
- Ricocheting strike (Daily 25): Sneak attack damage done on both targets
- Deflected strike (Encounter 27): The redirected attack gains sneak attack damage.
- Assassin's point (Daily 29): Double sneak attack damage.