You slash at your foe and take up a defensive posture. You assure your foe that it will suffer dire consequences if it attacks you again.

Encounter   ✦     Martial, Weapon
Standard Action      Melee weapon

Requirement: You must be wielding a light blade.

Target: One creature

Attack: Dexterity vs. AC

Hit: 4[W] + Dexterity modifier damage.

  Ruthless Ruffian: This power gains the rattling keyword.

Effect: The next time the target makes a melee attack against you before the end of your next turn, you can make a melee basic attack against it as a free action. If your melee basic attack hits, you knock the target prone.

Published in Martial Power 2, page(s) 69.