Kidney Shot

Kidney Shot
Kidney Shot Level 13 rogue ability Melee range 25 Energy 20 sec cooldown Instant Requires Melee Weapon Finishing move that stuns the target. Lasts longer per combo point:   1 point : 2 seconds   2 points: 3 seconds   3 points: 4 seconds   4 points: 5 seconds   5 points: 6 seconds
Usable by
Class	Rogue
Properties
School	Physical
Cooldown	20 seconds
Other information
Level learned	13
Improvements	[Deeper Stratagem], [Prey on the Weak]
Related debuff
Kidney Shot Stunned. Duration: 2-6 seconds

Kidney Shot is a level 13 rogue ability. It is used to stun monsters or characters, preventing them from escaping or causing further harm to you or allies, and enabling easy attacks from behind. As with all stuns, most bosses are immune to it, although it may be useful against adds.

Improvements

• [Deeper Stratagem]
• [Prey on the Weak]

Notes

• Subject to diminishing returns.

Tips

• Against a PvP target, try to wait a second or two after the cooldown is up before using another Kidney Shot. If you Kidney Shot the target within 15 seconds of the last one (after 21 seconds) the effect is reduced to 50% by diminishing returns.
• Energy pooling may be effective before using Kidney shot, in order to get the most out of [Prey on the Weak] or fit in as many [Backstab] uses as possible.

Patch changes

• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now available to all rogues.
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): No longer available to Outlaw.
  
• Hotfix (2015-01-06): Kidney Shot's stun effect is now capped at 6 seconds while in PvP combat. Revealing Strike can still increase the stun duration, but not beyond 6 seconds.
  
• Patch 0.12 (2004-10-11): Now subject to diminishing returns.
  

See also

• Kidney Shot, TCG card

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB