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Rogue changes in World of Warcraft: Forever

Assassination

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  • Mutilate

    Newrow 5

    Instantly attacks with both weapons for 75% weapon damage plus an additional 17 with each weapon. Damage increased by 20% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 Combo Points.

  • Venom

    Newrow 7

    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

  • Improved Gouge

    Changedrow 1
    Combat r1c1 → Assassination r1c1

    Increases the effect duration of your Gouge ability by 1.5 sec.

    Increases the duration of your Gouge ability by 1.5 sec.

  • After killing an opponent that yields experience or honor, gives you a 40% increased critical strike chance on your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, or Ghostly Strike. Lasts 20 sec.

    After killing a non-trivial enemy, gives you a 40% increased critical strike chance on your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Mutilate, or Ghostly Strike. Lasts 20 sec.

  • Malice

    Changedrow 1

    Increases your critical strike chance by 5%.

    Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 5%.

  • Murder

    Changedrow 2

    Increases all damage caused against Humanoid, Giant, Beast and Dragonkin targets by 2%.

    Increases all damage dealt by 4% against Humanoid and Giant targets.

  • Relentless Strikes

    Changedrow 3

    Your finishing moves have a 20% chance per combo point to restore 25 energy.

    Your finishing moves have a 20% chance per Combo Point to restore 25 Energy.

  • Increases the armor reduced by your Expose Armor ability by 50%.

    Reduces the Energy cost of your Expose Armor ability by 10, and refunds 2 Combo Points when cast with 5 Combo Points.

  • Lethality

    Changedrow 3

    Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Sinister Strike, Gouge, Backstab, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities by 30%.

    Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Sinister Strike, Gouge, Backstab, Mutilate, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities by 20%.

  • Cold Blood

    Changedrow 4
    Assassination r5c2 → Assassination r4c2

    When activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, or Eviscerate by 100%.

    When activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Eviscerate, or Mutilate by 100%.

  • Improved Poisons

    Changedrow 4

    Increases the chance to apply poisons to your target by 10%.

    Increases the chance to apply Poisons to your target by 10%, and gives Poison applications a 50% chance to not consume a charge.

  • Vigor

    Changedrow 5
    1 → 2 ranksAssassination r7c2 → Assassination r5c1

    Increases your maximum Energy by 10.

    Increases your maximum Energy by 10.

  • 3 → 2 ranks

    While affected by your Kidney Shot ability, the target receives an additional 9% damage from all sources.

    Enemies Stunned by your Kidney Shot ability take 10% increased damage from your poisons and attacks.

  • Seal Fate

    Changedrow 6
    Assassination r6c2 → Assassination r6c3prerequisite changed

    Your critical strikes from abilities that add combo points have a 100% chance to add an additional combo point.

    Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 100% chance to add an additional Combo Point.

  • Vile Poisons

    Movedrow 4
    Assassination r4c2 → Assassination r4c1

    Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 20% and gives your poisons an additional 40% chance to resist dispel effects.

    Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 20% and gives your poisons an additional 40% chance to resist dispel effects.

Combat

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  • Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab by 30% and your Mutilate by 15%, and gives Backstab a 45% chance to add an additional Combo Point.

  • Reduces the Energy cost of your Eviscerate ability by 10.

  • Improved Backstab

    Baselinerow 2Derived

    Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab ability by 30%.

  • Dagger Specialization

    Removedrow 4

    Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Daggers by 5%.

  • Mace Specialization

    Removedrow 5

    Increases your skill with Maces by 5, and gives you a 6% chance to stun your target for 3 sec with a mace.

  • Fist Weapon Specialization

    Removedrow 5

    Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Fist Weapons by 5%.

  • Assassination r1c1 → Combat r1c1

    Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 15%.

    Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 20%.

  • Deflection

    Changedrow 2
    5 → 3 ranks

    Increases your Parry chance by 5%.

    Increases your Parry chance by 6%.

  • Precision

    Changedrow 2
    5 → 3 ranks

    Increases your chance to hit with melee weapons by 5%.

    Improves your chance to hit by 3%.

  • Endurance

    Changedrow 3

    Reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 1.5 min.

    Reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 60%.

  • Increases the damage done by your offhand weapon by 50%.

    Increases the damage done by your off-hand weapon by 25%.

  • Blade Flurry

    Changedrow 5

    Increases your attack speed by 20%. In addition, attacks strike an additional nearby opponent. Lasts 15 sec.

    Increases your melee attack speed by 20% and your melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent. Lasts 15 sec.

  • Hack and Slash

    Changedrow 5

    Gives you a 5% chance to get an extra attack on the same target after dealing damage with your Sword.

    Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 5% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target. Dagger/Fist: Increases your critical strike chance by 5%. Mace: Your attacks ignore 15% of your target's armor.

  • Weapon Expertise

    Changedrow 6

    Increases your skill with Sword, Fist and Dagger weapons by 5.

    Reduces the chance for your attacks to be Dodged or Parried by 2%.

Subtlety

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  • Dirty Tricks

    Newrow 2

    Reduces the Energy cost of your Sap and Blind abilities by 50%.

  • 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.

  • Quietus

    Newrow 6

    Your Sinister Strike, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities cause 10% more damage against targets below 35% health.

  • Cutthroat

    Newrow 6

    Your Backstab has a 15% chance to cause your next Ambush within 10 sec to not require Stealth.

  • 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.

  • Sleight of Hand

    Removedrow 2

    Reduces the chance you are critically hit by melee and ranged attacks by 2% and increases the threat reduction of your Feint ability by 20%.

  • Improved Sap

    Removedrow 4

    Gives you a 90% chance to return to stealth mode after using your Sap ability.

  • Deadliness

    Removedrow 6

    Increases your Attack Power by 10%.

  • Camouflage

    Changedrow 1
    Subtlety r2c3 → Subtlety r1c1

    Increases your speed while stealthed by 15% and reduces the cooldown of your Stealth ability by 5 sec.

    Reduces your speed penalty from your Stealth ability by 15% and reduces its cooldown by 6 sec.

  • 5 → 3 ranks

    Reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while in Stealth mode. More effective than Master of Deception (Rank 4).

    Reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while in Stealth mode as if you were 3 levels higher.

  • Opportunity

    Changedrow 1
    5 → 2 ranks

    Increases the damage dealt when striking from behind with your Backstab, Garrote, or Ambush abilities by 20%.

    Increases the damage dealt by your Backstab, Garrote, Ambush, and Mutilate abilities by 10%.

  • Setup

    Changedrow 2
    Subtlety r4c1 → Subtlety r2c1

    Gives you a 45% chance to add a combo point to your target after dodging their attack or fully resisting one of their spells.

    Gives you a 100% chance to add a Combo Point to your target after Dodging one of their attacks or fully resisting one of their spells.

  • Elusiveness

    Changedrow 2

    Reduces the cooldown of your Vanish and Blind abilities by 1.5 min.

    Reduces the cooldown of your Vanish and Blind abilities by 90 sec.

  • Initiative

    Changedrow 3

    Gives you a 75% chance to add an additional combo point to your target when using your Ambush, Garrote, or Cheap Shot ability.

    Gives you a 100% chance to add an additional combo point to your target when using your Ambush, Garrote, or Cheap Shot ability.

  • Ghostly Strike

    Changedrow 3

    A strike that deals 125% weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo points.

    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 points.

  • Heightened Senses

    Changedrow 4
    Subtlety r5c1 → Subtlety r4c1

    Increases your Stealth detection and reduces the chance you are hit by spells and ranged attacks by 4%. More effective than Heightened Senses (Rank 1).

    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%.

  • Premeditation

    Changedrow 4
    Subtlety r7c2 → Subtlety r4c2prerequisite changedStealth → —

    When used, adds 2 combo points to your target. You must add to or use those combo points within 10 sec or the combo points are lost.

    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.

  • Serrated Blades

    Changedrow 4

    Causes your attacks to ignore 0 of your target's Armor and increases the damage dealt by your Rupture ability by 30%. The amount of Armor reduced increases with your level.

    Causes your attacks to ignore 9% of your target's Armor and increases the damage dealt by your Rupture ability by 30%.

  • Dirty Deeds

    Changedrow 5
    Subtlety r5c3 → Subtlety r5c1

    Reduces the Energy cost of your Cheap Shot and Garrote abilities by 20.

    Reduces the Energy cost of your Cheap Shot and Garrote abilities by 20, and your Garrote ability no longer requires you to be behind your target.

  • Hemorrhage

    Changedrow 5
    Subtlety r5c4 → Subtlety r5c3

    An instant strike that damages the opponent and causes the target to hemorrhage, increasing any Physical damage dealt to the target by up to 3. Lasts 30 charges or 15 sec. Awards 1 combo points.

    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 Points.

  • Improved Ambush

    Movedrow 2
    Subtlety r3c3 → Subtlety r2c4

    Increases the critical strike chance of your Ambush ability by 45%.

    Increases the critical strike chance of your Ambush ability by 45%.

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Questions about Rogue in Forever

How many Rogue talents changed in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Compared with Classic Era 1.15.9.70003, 9 Rogue talents are new, 34 were changed or moved and 7 were removed or made baseline (beta build 1.60.1.70425).

Which Rogue talents are new in Forever?

Mutilate, Venom, Puncturing Wounds, Flawless Execution, Dirty Tricks, Improved Distract, Quietus, Cutthroat, Thousand Cuts.

Which Rogue talents were removed?

Improved Backstab, Dagger Specialization, Mace Specialization, Fist Weapon Specialization, Sleight of Hand, Improved Sap, Deadliness.

What are the Rogue talent trees in Forever?

Assassination (17 talents), Combat (17 talents), Subtlety (19 talents); 51 points at level 60.