Stealthy melee burst with combo points, poisons and strong crowd control for dungeons and PvP. In WoW Forever the Rogue has three talent trees (Assassination, Combat, Subtlety); 10 of its 53 talents are new compared with Classic and 30 were changed. 9 race options can play it, including new ones: High Order Skyborne, Windshaper Skyborne.
Dual-wield leveling and dungeons · capstone at level 60 · Theorycraft
Build hit and dodge first, then Dual Wield Specialization, Blade Flurry and Adrenaline Rush; finish in Assassination for Relentless Strikes and Lethality.
Precision and Dual Wield Specialization fix the miss chance and off-hand damage that slow early dual-wielding.
Lightning Reflexes, Deflection and Riposte make a melee class safer when a pull goes wrong.
Blade Flurry and Adrenaline Rush are strong cooldowns for pulls of two or three mobs.
Relentless Strikes and Lethality improve finishers once Combat is complete.
Capstone: Adrenaline Rush — Increases your Energy regeneration rate by 100% for 15 sec.
Subtlety
19 talents · 5 new
Capstone: Thousand Cuts — 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.
New Rogue talents in WoW Forever
Talents that do not exist in Classic Era, from beta build 70009 (Sep 24, 2026).
Mutilate · Assassination, row 5, 1 rank
Instantly attacks with both weapons for 75% weapon damage plus an additional 17.25 with each weapon. Damage increased by 20% against Poisoned targets. Awards 2 Combo Points.
Venom · Assassination, row 7, 1 rank
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 seconds
2 points: 12 seconds
3 points: 15 seconds
4 points: 18 seconds
5 points: 21 seconds
Puncturing Wounds · Combat, row 2, 3 ranks
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.
Flawless Execution · Combat, row 4, 1 rank
Reduces the Energy cost of your Eviscerate ability by 10.
Hack and Slash · Combat, row 5, 5 ranks
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.
Dirty Tricks · Subtlety, row 2, 2 ranks
Reduces the Energy cost of your Sap and Blind abilities by 50%.
Improved Distract · Subtlety, row 3, 2 ranks
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 · Subtlety, row 6, 5 ranks
Your Sinister Strike, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities cause 10% more damage against targets below 35% health.
Cutthroat · Subtlety, row 6, 5 ranks
Your Backstab has a 15% chance to cause your next Ambush within 10 sec to not require Stealth.
Thousand Cuts · Subtlety, row 7, 1 rank
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.
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Rogue FAQ
What races can be Rogues in WoW Forever?
Human (Alliance), Dwarf (Alliance), Night Elf (Alliance), Gnome (Alliance), Orc (Horde), Undead (Horde), Troll (Horde), High Order Skyborne (Alliance), Windshaper Skyborne (Horde).
What are the Rogue capstone talents?
Venom (Assassination), Adrenaline Rush (Combat), Thousand Cuts (Subtlety). Each needs 30 points spent in its tree first.
Is Rogue good for leveling in WoW Forever?
Stealthy melee burst with combo points, poisons and strong crowd control for dungeons and PvP. The recommended build below is a theorycraft starting point from the beta talent data; we will update it with tested advice after launch.
