Blind

Blind
	Blind; Level 24 Outlaw & Subtlety rogue ability; 15 yd range; 15 Energy; 2 min cooldown; Instant; Blinds the target, causing it to wander disoriented for 1 min. Damage will interrupt the effect. Limit 1.;
Usable by
Class	Rogue
Properties
School	Physical
Cooldown	2 minutes
Other information
Level learned	24
Improvements	[Cheap Tricks], [Parley]
Related debuff
	; Blind ; Disoriented. ; Duration: 1 minute ;

"Arrrghh! My eyes!"^[1]

Blind is a level 24 Outlaw and Subtlety rogue ability. It blinds the target, causing it to wander at 40% of move speed confused for up to 1 minute. This is a disorient effect. Any damage will cancel the Blind effect. Blind cancels combat (turns off auto attacks) when used.

Notes

Considered a ranged attack, and cannot be dodged or parried.

Improvements

[Cheap Tricks] (honor talent)
[Parley] (talent)

Tips and tactics

When fighting rogues, spamming your blind ability can give you an opportunity to break out of a stunlock.
Blind gives opportunity to use First Aid - use it!
Blind can now be dispelled with PvP trinket so beware of relying fully on it.
Blind is a great way to interrupt a spellcast in the case of an emergency when either your [Kick] or [Gouge] are on cooldown or you are too far away.

Patches and hotfixes

Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Now learned at level 24.
Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): No longer available to Assassination.
Hotfix (2013-03-12): Blind should now break on damage from Frozen Orb.
Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Now has a cooldown of 2 minutes (was 1.5 minutes).
Patch 5.1.0 (2012-11-27): The cooldown of Blind has been reduced to 90 seconds, down from 3 minutes.
Hotfix (2012-09-28): Blind should always land as intended. Other players should not be able to dodge, block, or parry Blind.
Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Duration against enemy NPCs is now 1 minute, while the duration against players remains 8 seconds.
Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Now has a PvP duration of 8 seconds.
Hotfix (2009-04-30): Blind (Rogue) is now in the same diminishing returns category as Fear effects, but no longer shares diminishing returns with [Cyclone] (Druid).
Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Blind is now a physical (no longer a poison) attack. [Reagent] requirement removed. Now shares the same diminish category as [Cyclone] and is now diminished in PvE as well as PvP.
Previously blind was a nature attack like poison. [Blinding Powder] is now a Grey-quality item ("vendor trash") which can sometimes be found in lockboxes obtained through Pickpocketing. There is a tooltip on the item that explains why Blind no longer needs a Reagent: "Once favored by rogues as a blinding agent, it was abandoned for more readily available resources... like dirt."
Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): The cooldown for Blind is no longer reset by [Preparation].
Patch 1.1.0 (2004-11-07): Removed facing requirement.
Patch 0.9 (2004-08-17): Now cancels combat when used.
Patch 0.7 (2004-06-15): Energy cost increased.
Patch 0.6 (2004-04-13): Effect now cancelled by damage.

References

^ March of the Legion, Blind

External links

[1] March of the Legion, Blind

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