WoW Forever Rogue Talent Calculator & Build Planner

How to use this Rogue talent calculator

Use the planner to test a build before you spend gold or commit to a leveling, dungeon, raid or PvP role. You can explore every tree without creating an account.

Is Rogue a good fit for you?

Players who enjoy openers, crowd control, stealth routes and choosing when a fight begins. Positioning, energy and defensive cooldowns matter more than simply standing still and trading hits.

What changed from Classic for Rogue?

This calculator uses the current Forever beta snapshot rather than assuming the Classic tree is unchanged. For Rogue, the current data contains 9 new talents, 30 changed talents and 1 moved talents.

• NEW means the talent was not present in the Classic comparison tree.
• CHANGED means the name or position may look familiar, but its effect or rank wording differs.
• MOVED means the talent is in a different row or location, which can change how quickly you reach it.

Turn on Compare to Classic in the calculator for a quick check, then open the Rogue class changes page for the broader explanation.

Inside the Rogue trees

Every Rogue talent, in tree order. A rank is one level of a talent, and each rank makes the effect stronger. Click any talent for the full rank-by-rank wording, straight from the beta client.

✦ Assassination (17 talents)

Poisons and fast combo-point damage out of stealth. Things die before the stun wears off. Key picks: Relentless Strikes, Cold Blood, Mutilate, Venom. New in Forever: Mutilate, Venom.

Talent	Ranks	Row	Effect
✦ Improved Gouge CHANGED	3	1	Increases the duration of your Gouge ability by 1.5 sec.
✦ Remorseless Attacks CHANGED	2	1	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 CHANGED	5	1	Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 5%.
✦ Ruthlessness	3	2	Gives your finishing moves a 60% chance to add a Combo Point to your target.
✦ Murder CHANGED	2	2	Increases all damage dealt by 4% against Humanoid and Giant targets.
✦ Improved Slice and Dice	3	2	Increases the duration of your Slice and Dice ability by 45%.
✦ Relentless Strikes	1	3	Your finishing moves have a 20% chance per Combo Point to restore 25 Energy.
✦ Improved Expose Armor CHANGED	2	3	Reduces the Energy cost of your Expose Armor ability by 10, and refunds 2 Combo Points when cast with 5 Combo Points.
✦ Lethality CHANGED	5	3	Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Sinister Strike, Gouge, Backstab, Mutilate, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities by 20%.
✦ Vile Poisons	5	4	Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 20% and gives your poisons an additional 40% chance to resist dispel effects.
✦ Cold Blood CHANGED	1	4	When activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Eviscerate, or Mutilate by 100%.
✦ Improved Poisons CHANGED	5	4	Increases the chance to apply Poisons to your target by 10%, and gives Poison applications a 50% chance to not consume a charge.
✦ Vigor CHANGED	2	5	Increases your maximum Energy by 10.
✦ Mutilate NEW	1	5	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.
✦ Improved Kidney Shot CHANGED	2	5	Enemies Stunned by your Kidney Shot ability take 10% increased damage from your poisons and attacks.
✦ Seal Fate	5	6	Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 100% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
✦ Venom NEW	1	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 seconds 2 points: 12 seconds 3 points: 15 seconds 4 points: 18 seconds 5 points: 21 seconds

✦ Combat (17 talents)

Steady weapon damage, including hits that strike two targets. No tricks. Just swords. Key picks: Riposte, Flawless Execution, Blade Flurry, Adrenaline Rush. New in Forever: Flawless Execution, Hack and Slash.

Talent	Ranks	Row	Effect
✦ Improved Eviscerate CHANGED	3	1	Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 20%.
✦ Improved Sinister Strike	2	1	Reduces the Energy cost of your Sinister Strike ability by 5.
✦ Lightning Reflexes	5	1	Increases your Dodge chance by 5%.
✦ Puncturing Wounds CHANGED	3	2	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.
✦ Deflection CHANGED	3	2	Increases your Parry chance by 6%.
✦ Precision CHANGED	3	2	Improves your chance to hit by 3%.
✦ Endurance CHANGED	2	3	Reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 60%.
✦ Riposte	1	3	A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack deals 150% weapon damage and disarms the target for 6 sec.
✦ Improved Sprint	2	3	Gives a 100% chance to remove all movement impairing effects when you activate your Sprint ability.
✦ Improved Kick	2	4	Gives your Kick ability a 100% chance to Silence the target for 2 sec.
✦ Flawless Execution NEW	1	4	Reduces the Energy cost of your Eviscerate ability by 10.
✦ Dual Wield Specialization CHANGED	5	4	Increases the damage done by your off-hand weapon by 25%.
✦ Blade Flurry CHANGED	1	5	Increases your melee attack speed by 20% and your melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent. Lasts 15 sec.
✦ Hack and Slash NEW	5	5	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 CHANGED	2	6	Reduces the chance for your attacks to be Dodged or Parried by 2%.
✦ Aggression CHANGED	3	6	Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 6%.
✦ Adrenaline Rush	1	7	Increases your Energy regeneration rate by 100% for 15 sec.

✦ Subtlety (19 talents)

Stuns, escapes, and opener tricks. The control tree for people who like fights on their own terms. Key picks: Ghostly Strike, Premeditation, Preparation, Hemorrhage, Thousand Cuts. New in Forever: Dirty Tricks, Improved Distract, Quietus, Cutthroat, Thousand Cuts.

Talent	Ranks	Row	Effect
✦ Camouflage CHANGED	5	1	Reduces your speed penalty from your Stealth ability by 15% and reduces its cooldown by 6 sec.
✦ Master of Deception CHANGED	3	1	Reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while in Stealth mode as if you were 3 levels higher.
✦ Opportunity CHANGED	2	1	Increases the damage dealt by your Backstab, Garrote, Ambush, and Mutilate abilities by 10%.
✦ Setup CHANGED	3	2	Gives you a 100% chance to add a Combo Point to your target after Dodging an attack or fully resisting a spell.
✦ Elusiveness	2	2	Reduces the cooldown of your Vanish and Blind abilities by 90 sec.
✦ Dirty Tricks NEW	2	2	Reduces the Energy cost of your Sap and Blind abilities by 50%.
✦ Improved Ambush MOVED	3	2	Increases the critical strike chance of your Ambush ability by 45%.
✦ Initiative CHANGED	3	3	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 CHANGED	1	3	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.
✦ Improved Distract NEW	2	3	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.
✦ Heightened Senses CHANGED	2	4	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 CHANGED	1	4	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 CHANGED	3	4	Causes your attacks to ignore 9% of your target's Armor and increases the damage dealt by your Rupture ability by 30%.
✦ Dirty Deeds CHANGED	2	5	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.
✦ Preparation	1	5	When activated, this ability immediately finishes the cooldown on your other Rogue abilities.
✦ Hemorrhage CHANGED	1	5	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.
✦ Quietus NEW	5	6	Your Sinister Strike, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities cause 10% more damage against targets below 35% health.
✦ Cutthroat NEW	5	6	Your Backstab has a 15% chance to cause your next Ambush within 10 sec to not require Stealth.
✦ Thousand Cuts NEW	1	7	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.

Want the exact numbers? The full Rogue talent reference lists every rank word-for-word from the beta client. And if you're wondering what Blizzard shuffled, every Rogue change vs Classic sits on one page.

Quick checklist before you lock in points

• Check the level slider before judging a build. A deep talent may be a level-60 plan, not a level-20 plan.
• Read the prerequisite path, not just the final talent. Five points in a tree unlock the next row.
• Use the class guide to compare roles, then use build comparison when two versions look similar.
• Save or copy the link after testing. The current snapshot page explains how shared links behave when beta data changes.

Best races for Rogue

Human · Dwarf · Night Elf · Gnome · Orc · Undead · Troll · Skyborne

Undead can break out of fear effects. Humans spot hidden enemies better — handy against other rogues. Compare every racial passive side by side on the races page.