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<blockquote data-quote="Samir" data-source="post: 5197053" data-attributes="member: 84965">I disagree; I think rephrasing the ability as two questions gives it a different meaning than the original phrasing. Let's look at the wording of the trigger again:It sets up a trigger (as evidenced by the word &quot;when&quot;) and an effect (Sneak Attack damage). The trigger is &quot;when you have combat advantage against an enemy and hit that enemy with an attack&quot; and the effect is &quot;the attack deals extra damage.&quot; If at any point you meet the trigger conditions &quot;when you have combat advantage against an enemy and hit that enemy with an attack,&quot; you are able to deal extra Sneak Attack damage.It separates the two clauses with an &quot;and.&quot; Even separate, the two clauses still refer to the same trigger: hitting the enemy with an attack. If you don't have combat advantage when you hit the enemy with an attack, Sneak Attack doesn't trigger.I think you misread; Darting Strike is Effect, then Attack, then Hit, which gives you your Sneak Attack damage by giving you combat advantage for the attack. This is in contrast with Jumping Blade Assault, in which the prone occurs after the attack (Attack, Effect, Hit), which does not give you combat advantage for the attack.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Samir, post: 5197053, member: 84965"] I disagree; I think rephrasing the ability as two questions gives it a different meaning than the original phrasing. Let's look at the wording of the trigger again: It sets up a trigger (as evidenced by the word "when") and an effect (Sneak Attack damage). The trigger is "when you have combat advantage against an enemy and hit that enemy with an attack" and the effect is "the attack deals extra damage." If at any point you meet the trigger conditions "when you have combat advantage against an enemy and hit that enemy with an attack," you are able to deal extra Sneak Attack damage. It separates the two clauses with an "and." Even separate, the two clauses still refer to the same trigger: hitting the enemy with an attack. If you don't have combat advantage when you hit the enemy with an attack, Sneak Attack doesn't trigger. I think you misread; Darting Strike is Effect, then Attack, then Hit, which gives you your Sneak Attack damage by giving you combat advantage for the attack. This is in contrast with Jumping Blade Assault, in which the prone occurs after the attack (Attack, Effect, Hit), which does not give you combat advantage for the attack. [/QUOTE]

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