Cold Blood

Rogue · Assassination · Row 4 of 7 · Single rank
Changed from Classic Active ability

Cold Blood sits in row 4 of the Rogue Assassination tree. A talent tree is simply the grid of talents for one class role. It costs just one point. So the only question is whether opening its row fits your build.

Changed from Classic. This talent now works differently than in Classic, so read the ranks below before you spend any points.

Instant | 3 min cooldown

What Cold Blood does at each rank

A rank is one level of a talent. Every rank makes the effect a bit stronger. The list below uses the exact wording from the beta client, word for word.

Rank 1: When activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Eviscerate, or Mutilate by 100%.

How to reach Cold Blood

Row 4 opens after you spend 15 points in the earlier Assassination rows. Level 25 is the earliest you can pick up Cold Blood.

Is Cold Blood worth the points?

One point gives you the full effect. The real cost is opening row 4. That is 15 points in the rows above, so take it when the talent suits your build.

Starter builds that take it

These starter builds already put points into Cold Blood. Open one and see how it fits in a real build:

Mutilate PvP (PvP · Assassination)

Try Cold Blood in the Rogue calculator

Elsewhere in Assassination

Planning the rest of the tree? These talents sit right next to Cold Blood:

Improved Gouge · Remorseless Attacks · Malice · Ruthlessness · Murder · Improved Slice and Dice · Relentless Strikes · Improved Expose Armor · Lethality · Vile Poisons · Improved Poisons · Vigor