If only 4% of the playerbase knows how to do that, I feel special. On a sidenote, you talk about thieves and warriors catching people offguard as if it is a simplistic "Duh" answer. Thieves I can understand *slightly*, but as a warrior, how do you intend to ambush a voker? Sure, there are places and times when it *could* be done, in theory and all, but let us be realistic, those are about as remote as (assuming I get into Dullameh's range), Dullameh stumbling into one of my briartangles unprotected under the light of a full moon. Sure, you can try to make it work, you can hope for it, and you can get lucky, but is it something you're really going to dictate as a "strategy"? Not really. I consider a combat strategy as something you think you can reasonably accomplish at least somewhat reproducably. For instance gaunting conjurers are the most predictable people on the planet, which is why I've never understood why any Sylvan should have trouble with them considering most common gaunting places involve passing by where a snare could be set or an ambush ready. *shrug* Even if you catch a voker by surprise, almost always you can count on them having shields up at the least and one upper shield. Now considering your range is a highly limited thing, and you should just about know who will and won't be attacking you, their choice of shield will reflect this, so even with some master ambush strategy, you still have a hell of a disadvantage.