Quote Originally Posted by 'Boylston',index.php?page=Thread&postID=31745#post 31745
"if you have imp ambush and time it right you could shadowstep behnd something(or someone), ambushx5, backstabx5, bam dead =x"
Then what? Vanish and repeat in 25seconds?

This sounds like AP+POM+Pyro to me. Devastating, but on a timer. It'd be a shortish timer compared to 3min, but not something that would be an i-win button in Arena...
You can 1-shot mages and priests and also out of stealth rogues and druids and you can do it 3 times.

Sprint -> Shadowstep -> Ambush + Backstab -> Vanish -> Get the hell out of there -> Prep -> repeat

The most risky part is the "get the hell out of there" when you are vulnerable to AoEs. A Charge -> Intimidating Shout by an alert warrior could be fatal, or a frost nova or a hyper active jack in the box arcane explosion level 1 spamming button masher.

Perhaps a Cloak of Shadows before the Shadowstep or before the Vanish.

On mail/plate you can premed and open with Garotte -> Backstab -> Rupture and keep the healer blinded.

Even if you only manage to kill 2, it is still 5 on 3 from there. You have no heals though but 5x evasion + shiv + rupture spam should take care of any plate. You just need to take care of the healers first. Pally bubble is going to be the biggest problem I would imagine or maybe two warriors. If you engage 1 warrior you get a Charge/Intercept + Intimidating Shout.

The biggest problem is going to be the AoE fears. SL/SL locks don't have the instant Howl of Terror which is a blessing. Affliction locks and priests might get a chance to pop a Psychic Scream or Howl of Terror though.

A better opening combo might be:
1x Garotte, 4x Ambush -> 5x Backstab

The silence effect of Garotte will prevent a Psychic Scream or Howl of Terror before the backstabs land. All mages can survive with a quick Ice Block though which could really ruin your day.