Using an ability cancels Shadow Weave, but it inconsistent whether this ability gains the spirit power from doing so. Sometimes, abilities that are cast immediately still gain spirit power despite the supposed delay on the ambush affect. For example, Infernus's Catalyst. Below is a list of abilities that don't gain spirit power when used to cancel shadow weave:
- Bebop: Sticky Bomb
- Calico: Return to Shadows
- Dynamo: Kinetic Pulse (only for targets immediately next to dynamo)
- Holliday: Barrel (when exploded immediately with melee)
- Mirage: Djinn's Mark, Tornado
- Mo and Krill: Scorn
- Sinclair: Spectral Assistant (Initial volley)
- Vindicta: Assassinate
- Yamato: Power Slash
