Ninja

[Mummy]

Why do ninjas have strangle? They don't get backstab or steal or anything like that. All their attacks wake up the enemy. Is it basically so you can get weapon advantage and catch them without aura? That's the only think I can think of.

[Stiehl26]

I think there is a damage bonus for assassinate (among other skills). Blindness dust now wakes people up? If not that would be another reason to strangle. Also, if the person is sanced with a purple potion, there is a good chance it will fall during the duration of a strangle.

[Davairus]

Its been there longer than most of the weapon type skills and such.

[Slade]

I thought it gave a higher chance to successfully assassinate (though when you add in the strangle chance to that I would assume it would net worse).

Regardless, it can be useful for gangbangs. Strangle --> have your pals dispel away protections and throw on mals.