Garrote

Garrote is a powerful rogue damage over time ability, that also silences the target for 3 seconds. Garrote can only be used while stealthed and standing behind the target.

Improvements

 * Exsanguinate
 * Subterfuge
 * Thuggee

Tips and tactics

 * Garrote is used more often in raids because of the fact that most mobs in raids are immune to Cheap Shot.
 * For targets not immune to stuns it's best used after opening with Cheap Shot (unless at full CP, at which point it's best to use Rupture and then Garrote).
 * Garrote's silence effect makes it a highly viable opener versus casters who can shake off a stun or immediately react to an ambush with a detrimental effect that can turn the fight around, such as Blink. See silence effect for general tips on usage.

Trivia

 * Garrote is one of Valeera's basic abilities in Heroes of the Storm.