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Sap

Sap

35 Energy	10 yd range

Instant
Requires Rogue
Requires level 12

Requires Melee Weapon
Requires Stealth
Incapacitates a target not in combat for up to 1 min. Only works on Humanoids, Beasts, Demons and Dragonkin. Any damage caused will revive the target. Only 1 target may be sapped at a time.

Buff

Spell Details

Duration

1 minute

School

Physical

Mechanic

Sapped

Dispel type

n/a

GCD category

Normal

Cost

35 Energy

Range

10 yards (Very Short)

Cast time

Instant

Cooldown

n/a

GCD

1 second

Forms

Stealth

Effect #1

Apply Aura: Stun

Effect #2

Apply Aura: Mod % Damage Taken (Arcane, Fire, Frost, Holy, Nature, Physical, Shadow)

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Rogue DPS Guide (Assassination,
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Rogue PvE
compendium - the
do's and dont's

Comments

Comment by Sebas

Sap is a rogue's only PvE / PvP crowd control device that lasts more than a few seconds...improved sap causes your rogue to restealth after sap so you don't die while helping your group/raid with crowd control...just don't forget that sap only lasts 12 seconds in PvP now!

Comment by Trizap

Good ways to use sap: sap hunter/warlock, kill the pet, then proceed to stunlock hunter/lock and kill him, very useful, with imp sap, you can cheap shot the pet, imp sap is also when that warrior has a healer around, just sap healer, then garrote the warrior keep warrior under stunlock, when warr dead, vanish then proceed to kill the healer.

Comment by CrazedWarrior

Sap is a very useful spell. When you obtain the full talent upgrade it is vastly improved, you can stay stealthed while casting almost 90% of the time. Sap can be effected by stun resists.

Comment by RakothMaugrim

The new BC talents will make imp sap a 100% success rate, with only 2 points in it. I also believe they are moving down a tree. Like any opener, it can miss. In the first murder build Sap was affected by Murder wich increased chance to hit with an opener.

Sap is a disorient effect, and just like gouge can be broken by a warrior's berserker rage.

Comment by Shaviapi

Just wanted to point out a pvp application for sap that seems oftentimes overlooked. It is quite useful in 1v1/Duels, especially if you have improved sap:

Simply sap the target, then cheap shot and quickly turn around before your auto attack hits. If done correctly, this should stun them, but not break sap, allowing you to restealth and essentially start off the fight with 2 free combo points.

note: In patch 2.0 it is possible to cheapshot without breaking sap and without turning around using the following macro (Taken from Ming's post on the rogue forums)

/equip Bow of Love
/cast Cheap Shot
/stopattack

Change "Bow of Love" to your actual ranged weapon

Just mash this macro when you want to cheapshot without breaking your sap.

Comment by snuffed

Also the difference between sap and the CCs of other classes is that in PVE, if you do not start a fight right near the sapped mob you won't enter combat mode once the sap finshes with that mob (assuming you have Improved), unlike poly or banish or shackle where you'll either have to fight once the effect finishes or ran away already.

Comment by Gilmat

According to the Patch 2.1.0 notes, Imp. Sap will cease to exsist. In other words, Imp. Sap will be removed from the Sub. Tree and will be replaced with a talent that reduces the energy cost/increases the range of Sap/Blind. The good news is that Sap will now work like it should have TWO YEARS AGO: It will automatically retun you to stealth. This means that, essentially, every Rogue will have Imp. Sap. This frees up 7 talent points for Assassination/Combat Rogues who had to spec down Subtltey Lane just so they could do 5-mans (among other changes in the patch include: Poisons no longer having charges, Rogue's PvP insignia removing stuns, etc.).

Comment by Nekroradai

As of patch 2.2 sapping will now flag your rogue if you sap a flagged person.

Comment by Nekroradai

As of patch 2.2 sapping will now flag your rogue. If you sap a flagged person.

Comment by Nekroradai

As of patch 2.2 sapping will now flag your rogue if you sap a flagged person.

Comment by Ichimanako

Sap duration against PVP targets decreased to 10s as for 2.2.0 Patch.

Not a good deal here...

Comment by MasterOfDisguise

As of patch 2.4.0, Sap is no longer an Incapaciate effect, instead it is now a "Sap" effect.

Warriors can still use Berserker Rage to become immune to Sap.

Comment by lemmywinks

I'm level 63 now and still discovering interesting uses for this ability. Sometimes I'm in a crowded area and need to get my health back. So I find a spot where only one mob is in aggro range, Sap it, sit down, eat, then stealth while eating.

Sap also allows you to move through mobs without aggroing them. Very useful in narrow corridors or other tight spaces.

If the Sapped target is far away enough from your combat target, you can often re-stealth after finishing with the combat target. This also works sometimes when picking herbs, mining ore, skinning mobs, and looting chests and bodies. The mechanics are still ambiguous, so I can't guarantee that mere distance or facing does the trick. Experiment with it and see what works best for you :)

Edit: I've found another use. When a mob is Sapped, you can change its facing with Distract. You won't see it physically turn, but its cone of awareness will shift to wherever Distract has landed. This can really help when you don't want the sapped target to be "aware" of your combat target. Although again, sometimes the mechanics are tricky, so I can't guarantee that it will work all the time.

Comment by Groundlord

With 2 points in the Dirty Tricks talent (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=14094) Sap has a "10 yard range", but it "Requires melee weapon"?
Who uses a 30 foot weapon?!

Comment by Marat

Sweet now we can CC for 1 whole minute can't wait to try it out in Beta

Comment by Rarehunter

Still 10 secs in PvP though :/ but it works on Shammies in GW and Druids in Forms! Oh and hunter/warlock pets too but idk why you'd sap the pet when you can sap the master or some other player nearby.

Comment by cheesepizza

Would the demon be sapped for 1 min since it does not count as a pc?

Comment by kylex3

you couldnt hammer on the lock if you plan on sapping the pet since any damage done to the lock would break the sap because 99% of pvping locks spec soul link

Comment by dekekun

So only alliance can train this? Or do we have to all buy orb's of deception and hope that the trainer in SW doesn't notice?

Comment by Remord

Useful macro

#showtooltip Sap
/console SET targetNearestDistance 10
/targetenemy
/console SET targetNearestDistance 41
/cast sap

Saps yourtarget , but if u havent got target ,saps the nearst enemy

Comment by rambaral

It seems odd to give an ability that you get at level 10, a completely new level of usefulness 61 levels later. Sapping beasts, demons, and dragonkin is useful far earlier than level 71.

Comment by cerin616

what i have been wondering is, If you were to sap a city guard, would it give off the alert that the town is under attack?

Comment by Shaljin

"Only works on Humanoids, Beasts, Demons and Dragonkin that are not in combat."

Get in combat to avoid being sapped.

Comment by Zmic

"Rogue keep sappin mah healer!"

Comment by Zmic

"Rogue keep sappin mah healer!"

Comment by Rolandmaffia

Be careful!
The warrior can IMMUNE the SAP with using Berserker Rage!
Sap after the warrior is coming out from the Arena's Gate!

Comment by Delvara

Go tree druids! :/

Comment by sofos87

ok can some1 tell me wtf sap is ? my point is what it means ? its s.a.p. from some words or it is just sap? it must be a verb :P damn only rogues just rogues :S what the rogue is suppose to do to the other guy and he mains still there like he lost hes brains lol

Comment by Daretocarebear

Only 3 of those 4 things are playable.. Perhaps the fourth is a small glimmer of hope of what is to come? Most likely not, but a player can dream...

I mean, just think about it. A class that can revert to its original form, which would be a Dragonkin in this case. I don't know about anyone else, but I definitely would be majorly pumped about a Dragonkin class. Just wishful thinking....

Comment by Ladadadada

I was wondering if anyone else can shed any light on this scenario: there are two stationary mobs facing each other (such as the pirates on the docks in Tanaris); you sap one and ambush the other. At the end of the fight, sometimes you can re-stealth and ambush the sapped target but sometimes the sapped target has you in combat and the best you can do is to walk around behind him and backstab.

I haven't yet figured out what causes a sapped target to sometimes see me and sometimes not. The targets are nearly always facing each other so it's unlikely to be the direction the sapped target is facing and I have done it at all sorts of different ranges and seen it work both ways. I have even finished the first fight and run right through the other mob before stealthing again.

You can tell when it happens because when you ambush the non-sapped target you will hear two yells of surprise as both mobs see you. If you only hear one, it means you will be able to re-stealth after the fight with the first one and ambush the second.

If anyone knows what is going on here I'd love to know about it.

Comment by kninjamaster

how do i get improved sap so i restealth after using it?

Comment by kninjamaster

how di i get improved sap so i can restealth right after

Comment by Lands

So it doesn't work against hunters?
Also cannot be cast on self by a rogue

HAHA IM SO FUNNY I SAYING SOME1 HAZ NO BRAIN

Comment by faliarin

Apparently with 4.0.1 basic sap no longer removes you from stealth whether you pass or fail at the attempt.
I use this as a preparation for launching my attack.
I move within 10 Yards, Sap the PvE mob and move around to the back and begin my assault.
This is now the first ability that helps you get into position an attack.

Comment by Garon132

I was leveling a third rogue a while back, found a very fun moment with this ability in a BG at level 48.

Scenario; I have the flag, no horde are chasing me so I don't blow sprint quite yet.
I see a warlock running to me from a distance, and I know he has a void walker so I wont be able to do much damage

I'm about at the part where the landscape changes. I stealth, dropping the flag, knowing there are no stealth targets on the opposing team.
The warlock pauses, and stares. He then runs towards the flag, most likely laughing at my stupidity.
I sap him before he reaches the flag, grab the flag, then pop sprint and run off.

Yes, I did cap the flag =)

Comment by Darmadon

Rogue sappin' mah sentry!

Comment by RonMexico

"Rogue keep sappin' mah totem!"

Comment by 2nafeesh

Hey guys, I think there's a *sapped*.

Comment by EternalVendetta7

works on Humanoids, Beasts, Demons and Dragonkin

Comment by Suparockr

If in PvP you get this Debuff, just get ready to be poisoned, cheap shotted, gouged, backstabbed, etc. followed by being killed seconds after you break stun

Comment by Rufwon

Sap is no longer placing the rogue in combat when he/she is visible and the target is sapped.

Comment by Furydeath

Anyone else having Sap getting removed randomly on mobs? I'll sap one guy kill his friend then out of no where the other just just drops sap not in combat or anything. guess I should just unglyph that kinda useless for me.

Comment by Uprightpath

Abilities that used to trigger on hit, such as the AGI from Fluid Death no longer trigger when Sap is used.

This means no standing on an enemy to sap them until you have a full buff stack.

Comment by FlayOnDarkIron

Imo, the tooltip should read:

Sap
Can't say no.
1 minute remaining.

Comment by Tealgod

The fun of sapping people in the Darkmoon Faire arena until they fight each other and picking off the loser...

Comment by gamedisciple

An excellent ability in PvP for the following:

Taking healers out of the fight (they often aren't in combat until after their target engages)
Forcing players to burn their Inherited Insignia of the Horde or Inherited Insignia of the Alliance (allowing for other types of crowd control or re-sapping)
Stopping flag runners in Warsong Gulch while your team arrives
Preventing flag captures in Arathi Basin without breaking Stealth

Comment by gamedisciple

Hate the awful "I'm not close enough" noise when spamming Sap? Well worry no longer! Here's a macro that quietly targets any nearby enemy and then Saps them in blissful silence!

/targetenemy
/stopmacro
/console Sound_EnableSFX 0
/cast Sap
/console Sound_EnableSFX 1

Comment by Gyrwym

If you sap a player over and over again each sap lasts shorter and they become immune eventually.

Comment by aleksandru

if a guy is mounted does he breaks his mounted aura when you sap him?

Comment by Pipkins

I haven't played Rogue a great deal, but even I can see a lot of people in BG's are wrong to Sap motionless targets then a second later Ambush them-Don't do that. It takes away the element of surprise, gives them a chance to alert allies to AoE you before you've even started and leaves you down on energy once you've entered combat, when you really don't need to be. If you Vanish mid-fight, diminishing returns will happen if you need to use Sap for tactical uses.When someone is guarding a node like as not they will just stand on the spot and pop a few AoE's and patrol for a few seconds every now and then, so just stealth up and take them. Even if they are moving, it's not that tricky to catch them if they're not mounted-Sprint, Nightstalker talent, Fleet-footed passive, Sprint and tier 4 talents are all there.

Comment by Phasha

Here is a fun macro I recently devised after 6.0 launch. It combines 4 abilities, Stealth, Sap, Vanish, and Feint, into one button:

#showtooltip
/cast Vanish; Sap; Stealth
/cast Feint

How to use:

Press the macro:
1) If you are out of combat, not stealthed => Stealth
2) If you are out of combat, stealthed => Sap
3) If you are in combat, not stealthed => Feint

Press alt key + the macro:
1) Cast Vanish

Feel free to leave any comments and feedback on how you like it. =D

Comment by Skullhawk13

This works on anything with a brain, and also players.

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