COMBAT ROGUE
Combat Rogue is built on the Combat talent tree and plays as a damage dealer in raids. The tree has 17 talents: 2 new in Forever, 9 changed from Classic.
COMBAT GUIDE
We'll write the Combat Rogue rotation, stat priority and recommended build as the beta data settles. For now, see the talent tree below, the talent calculator and the class discussions on the forum.
WHAT IT BRINGS TO A RAID
The catalogue has no raid contribution tied only to Combat; the ones below apply to every Rogue.
TALENTS
Hover or tap a talent to read it below. Text is for the final rank.
3Improved Eviscerate
2Improved Sinister Strike
5Lightning Reflexes
3Puncturing Wounds
3Deflection
3Precision
2Endurance
1Riposte
2Improved Sprint
2Improved Kick
1Flawless Execution
5Dual Wield Specialization
1Blade Flurry
5Hack and Slash
2Weapon Expertise
3Aggression
1Adrenaline Rush- Improved EviscerateRow 1 · 3 rankChanged
Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 20%.
- Improved Sinister StrikeRow 1 · 2 rank
Reduces the Energy cost of your Sinister Strike ability by 5.
- Lightning ReflexesRow 1 · 5 rank
Increases your Dodge chance by 5%.
- Puncturing WoundsRow 2 · 3 rankChangedClassic name: Improved Backstab
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.
- DeflectionRow 2 · 3 rankChanged
Increases your Parry chance by 6%.
- PrecisionRow 2 · 3 rankChanged
Improves your chance to hit by 3%.
- EnduranceRow 3 · 2 rankChanged
Reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 60%.
- RiposteRow 3 · 1 rank · active
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 SprintRow 3 · 2 rank
Gives a 100% chance to remove all movement impairing effects when you activate your Sprint ability.
- Improved KickRow 4 · 2 rank
Gives your Kick ability a 100% chance to Silence the target for 2 sec.
- Flawless ExecutionRow 4 · 1 rankNew
Reduces the Energy cost of your Eviscerate ability by 10.
- Dual Wield SpecializationRow 4 · 5 rankChanged
Increases the damage done by your off-hand weapon by 25%.
- Blade FlurryRow 5 · 1 rank · activeChanged
Increases your melee attack speed by 20% and your melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent. Lasts 15 sec.
- Hack and SlashRow 5 · 5 rankNew
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 ExpertiseRow 6 · 2 rankChanged
Reduces the chance for your attacks to be Dodged or Parried by 2%.
- AggressionRow 6 · 3 rankChanged
Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 6%.
- Adrenaline RushRow 7 · 1 rank · active
Increases your Energy regeneration rate by 100% for 15 sec.
Removed from Classic: Dagger Specialization, Mace Specialization, Sword Specialization, Fist Weapon Specialization
Talent, spell, race and raid data: talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0), from the WoW Forever beta client; data date 2026-10-14. Numbers can lag live tuning. Spell names, icons and tooltip text belong to Blizzard Entertainment. Rogue talent calculator.