WoW Forever Rogue Talents & Talent Tree

Rogue talent reference

Assassination talents

1. Improved Gouge
   Increases the duration of your Gouge ability by 0.5/1/1.5 sec.
2. Remorseless Attacks
   After killing a non-trivial enemy, gives you a 20/40% increased critical strike chance on your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Mutilate, or Ghostly Strike. Lasts 20 sec.
3. Malice
   Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 1/2/3/4/5%.
4. Ruthlessness
   Gives your finishing moves a 20/40/60% chance to add a Combo Point to your target.
5. Murder
   Increases all damage dealt by 2/4% against Humanoid and Giant targets.
6. Improved Slice and Dice
   Increases the duration of your Slice and Dice ability by 15/30/45%.
7. Relentless Strikes
   Your finishing moves have a 20% chance per Combo Point to restore 25 Energy.
8. Improved Expose Armor
   Reduces the Energy cost of your Expose Armor ability by 5, and refunds 1 Combo Point when cast with 5 Combo Points. / Reduces the Energy cost of your Expose Armor ability by 10, and refunds 2 Combo Points when cast with 5 Combo Points.
9. Lethality (needs Malice)
   Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Sinister Strike, Gouge, Backstab, Mutilate, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities by 4/8/12/16/20%.
10. Vile Poisons Moved
    Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 4/8/12/16/20% and gives your poisons an additional 8/16/24/32/40% chance to resist dispel effects.
11. Cold Blood
    Instant | 3 min cooldown
    When activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Eviscerate, or Mutilate by 100%.
12. Improved Poisons
    Increases the chance to apply Poisons to your target by 2/4/6/8/10%, and gives Poison applications a 10/20/30/40/50% chance to not consume a charge.
13. Vigor
    Increases your maximum Energy by 5/10.
14. Mutilate New
    60 Energy | Melee Range | Instant | Requires Daggers
    Instantly attacks with both weapons for 75% weapon damage plus an additional 13 with each weapon. Damage increased by 20% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 Combo Points.
15. Improved Kidney Shot
    Enemies Stunned by your Kidney Shot ability take 5/10% increased damage from your poisons and attacks.
16. Seal Fate
    Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 20/40/60/80/100% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
17. Venom (needs Mutilate) New
    25 Energy | 1 to 5 Combo Points | Instant
    Finishing move that increases the damage of your Poisons by 30% and your chance to apply Poisons by 10%. Lasts longer per combo point: 1 point : 9 sec 2 points: 12 sec 3 points: 15 sec 4 points: 18 sec 5 points: 21 sec

Combat talents

1. Improved Eviscerate
   Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 7/13/20%.
2. Improved Sinister Strike
   Reduces the Energy cost of your Sinister Strike ability by 3/5.
3. Lightning Reflexes
   Increases your Dodge chance by 1/2/3/4/5%.
4. Puncturing Wounds New
   Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab by 10/20/30% and your Mutilate by 5/10/15%, and gives Backstab a 15/30/45% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
5. Deflection
   Increases your Parry chance by 2/4/6%.
6. Precision
   Improves your chance to hit by 1/2/3%.
7. Endurance
   Reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 30/60%.
8. Riposte (needs Deflection)
   10 Energy | Melee Range | Instant | 6 sec cooldown
   A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 150% weapon damage and disarms the target for 6 sec.
9. Improved Sprint
   Gives a 50/100% chance to remove all movement impairing effects when you activate your Sprint ability.
10. Improved Kick
    Gives your Kick ability a 50/100% chance to Silence the target for 2 sec.
11. Flawless Execution New
    Reduces the Energy cost of your Eviscerate ability by 10.
12. Dual Wield Specialization (needs Precision)
    Increases the damage done by your off-hand weapon by 5/10/15/20/25%.
13. Blade Flurry
    25 Energy | Instant | 2 min cooldown
    Increases your melee attack speed by 20% and your melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent. Lasts 15 sec.
14. Hack and Slash
    Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 1/2/3/4/5% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target. Dagger/Fist: Increases your critical strike chance by 1/2/3/4/5%. Mace: Your attacks ignore 3/6/9/12/15% of your target's armor. Classic name: Sword Specialization.
15. Weapon Expertise (needs Blade Flurry)
    Reduces the chance for your attacks to be Dodged or Parried by 1/2%.
16. Aggression
    Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 2/4/6%.
17. Adrenaline Rush
    Instant | 5 min cooldown
    Increases your Energy regeneration rate by 100% for 15 sec.

Classic talents removed in Forever: Combat

• Improved Backstab: Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab ability by 10%.
• Dagger Specialization: Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Daggers by 1%.
• Mace Specialization: Increases your skill with Maces by 1, and gives you a 1% chance to stun your target for 3 sec with a mace.
• Fist Weapon Specialization: Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Fist Weapons by 1%.

Subtlety talents

1. Camouflage
   Reduces your speed penalty from your Stealth ability by 3/6/9/12/15% and reduces its cooldown by 2/3/4/5/6 sec.
2. Master of Deception
   Reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while in Stealth mode as if you were 1 level higher. / Reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while in Stealth mode as if you were 2 levels higher. / Reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while in Stealth mode as if you were 3 levels higher.
3. Opportunity
   Increases the damage dealt by your Backstab, Garrote, Ambush, and Mutilate abilities by 5/10%.
4. Setup
   Gives you a 33/67/100% chance to add a Combo Point to your target after Dodging one of their attacks or fully resisting one of their spells.
5. Elusiveness
   Reduces the cooldown of your Vanish and Blind abilities by 45/90 sec.
6. Dirty Tricks New
   Reduces the Energy cost of your Sap and Blind abilities by 25/50%.
7. Improved Ambush Moved
   Increases the critical strike chance of your Ambush ability by 15/30/45%.
8. Initiative
   Gives you a 33/67/100% chance to add an additional combo point to your target when using your Ambush, Garrote, or Cheap Shot ability.
9. Ghostly Strike
   40 Energy | Melee Range | Instant | 20 sec cooldown
   A strike that deals 125% (180% if a Dagger is equipped in your Main Hand) weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point.
10. Improved Distract New
    Increases the radius of your Distract ability by 3 yds, and further reduces the Stealth detection of distracted enemies as though they were an additional 1 level lower. / Increases the radius of your Distract ability by 5 yds, and further reduces the Stealth detection of distracted enemies as though they were an additional 2 levels lower.
11. Heightened Senses
    Increases your Stealth detection as if you were 1 level higher and reduces your chance to be hit by spells and ranged attacks by 2%. / Increases your Stealth detection as if you were 3 levels higher and reduces your chance to be hit by spells and ranged attacks by 4%.
12. Premeditation
    20 yd range | Instant | 2 min cooldown
    Adds 2 Combo Points to your target. You must add to or use those combo points within 20 sec or the combo points are lost.
13. Serrated Blades
    Causes your attacks to ignore 3/6/9% of your target's Armor and increases the damage dealt by your Rupture ability by 10/20/30%.
14. Dirty Deeds
    Reduces the Energy cost of your Cheap Shot and Garrote abilities by 10/20, and your Garrote ability no longer requires you to be behind your target.
15. Preparation
    Instant | 10 min cooldown
    When activated, this ability immediately finishes the cooldown on your other Rogue abilities.
16. Hemorrhage (needs Serrated Blades)
    35 Energy | Melee Range | Instant
    An instant strike that deals 100% weapon damage (145% if a Dagger is equipped) and causes the target to take 15% increased Rupture damage from the Rogue. Lasts 15 sec. Awards 1 Combo Point.
17. Quietus (needs Dirty Deeds) New
    Your Sinister Strike, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities cause 2/4/6/8/10% more damage against targets below 35% health.
18. Cutthroat New
    Your Backstab has a 3/6/9/12/15% chance to cause your next Ambush within 10 sec to not require Stealth.
19. Thousand Cuts (needs Preparation) New
    When your Rupture ability deals periodic damage, the Energy cost of your next Hemorrhage or Backstab ability within 10 sec is reduced by 3, stacking up to 5 times.

Classic talents removed in Forever: Subtlety

• Sleight of Hand: Reduces the chance you are critically hit by melee and ranged attacks by 1% and increases the threat reduction of your Feint ability by 10%.
• Improved Sap: Gives you a 30% chance to return to stealth mode after using your Sap ability.
• Deadliness: Increases your Attack Power by 2%.