WoW Forever talent calculator

WoW Forever Rogue Changes

Rogue spells and talents that differ between Classic Era and WoW Forever: 11 new, 81 changed, 7 removed, 20 with the same tooltip. Of the changed, 2 nerfed and 3 buffed.

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Latest changes: Rogue changes in the Oct 8, 2026 build · Follow Rogue changes: RSS · JSON Feed · in Discord

Scope: spells are listed under the spellbook tab the client files them in. A spell the client puts on no class's spellbook (an item effect, an NPC ability) is in the Spells ledger instead, and a changed talent's passive ranks show only as its Talent row.

Jump to: New (11) · Nerfs (2) · Buffs (3) · Reworked (76) · Removed (7) · Internal (20)

New Rogue talents and spells in WoW Forever

Name State Change
Coup de Grace #1310709 added
Assassination spellbook
Forever 100 yd range · Requires level 30
Forever Increases the damage of your Eviscerate ability against targets afflicted with your Deadly Poison by 2% per application.
Cutthroat #130479 added
Talent
Rank 1 Forever Your Backstab has a 3% chance to cause your next Ambush within 10 sec to not require Stealth.
Dirty Tricks #130486 added
Talent
Rank 1 Forever Reduces the Energy cost of your Sap and Blind abilities by 25%.
Flawless Execution #133482 added
Talent
Forever Reduces the Energy cost of your Eviscerate ability by 10.
Improved Distract #137866 added
Talent
Rank 1 Forever Increases the radius of your Distract ability by 3 yds, and further reduces the Stealth detection of distracted enemies as though they were an additional 1 level lower.
Mutilate #130438 added
Talent
Forever 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.
Puncturing Wounds #130448 added
Talent
Rank 1 Forever Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab by 10% and your Mutilate by 5%, and gives Backstab a 15% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
Quietus #137865 added
Talent
Rank 1 Forever Your Sinister Strike, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities cause 2% more damage against targets below 35% health.
Thousand Cuts #137864 added
Talent
Forever 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.
Venom #130441 added
Talent
Forever 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
Venom #1310703 added
Assassination spellbook
Forever 25 Energy · 100 yd range · Instant · Requires level 40
Forever 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

Rogue nerfs in WoW Forever

Name State Change
Mutilate 4 ranks nerfed
Assassination spellbook
40 Energy 60 Energy
Rank 2
Classic Era Instantly attacks with both weapons for 95% weapon damage plus an additional amount that scales with your level with each weapon.
Forever Instantly attacks with both weapons for 75% weapon damage plus an additional 25 with each weapon.
Classic Era Damage is increased by 20% against Poisoned targets.
Forever Damage increased by 20% against Poisoned targets.
Classic Era Awards 2 combo points.
Forever Awards 2 Combo Points.
Vigor #382 nerfed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Increases your maximum Energy by 10.
Forever Increases your maximum Energy by 5.
2 ranks (Classic had 1)moved from row 7 to row 5

Rogue buffs in WoW Forever

Name State Change
Deflection #187 buffed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Increases your Parry chance by 1%.
Forever Increases your Parry chance by 2%.
3 ranks (Classic had 5)
Improved Eviscerate #276 buffed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 5%.
Forever Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 7%.
moved from Assassination to Combat
Initiative #245 buffed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Gives you a 25% chance to add an additional combo point to your target when using your Ambush, Garrote, or Cheap Shot ability.
Forever Gives you a 33% chance to add an additional combo point to your target when using your Ambush, Garrote, or Cheap Shot ability.

Reworked Rogue talents and spells

Name State Change
Aggression #1122 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike and Eviscerate abilities by 2%.
Forever Increases the damage of your Sinister Strike, Backstab, and Eviscerate abilities by 2%.
Backstab 9 ranks changed
Combat spellbook
Rank 9
Classic Era Backstab the target, causing 150% weapon damage plus 225 to the target.
Forever Backstab the target, causing 150% weapon damage plus 150 to the target.
Blade Flurry #223 changed
Talent
Classic Era Increases your attack speed by 20%. In addition, attacks strike an additional nearby opponent. Lasts 15 sec.
Forever Increases your melee attack speed by 20% and your melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent. Lasts 15 sec.
Blade Flurry #13877 changed
Combat spellbook
Classic Era Increases your attack speed by 20%.
Forever Increases your melee attack speed by 20% and your melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent.
Classic Era In addition, attacks strike an additional nearby opponent.
Camouflage #244 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Increases your speed while stealthed by 3% and reduces the cooldown of your Stealth ability by 1 sec.
Forever Reduces your speed penalty from your Stealth ability by 3% and reduces its cooldown by 2 sec.
moved from row 2 to row 1
Cold Blood #280 changed
Talent
Classic Era When activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, or Eviscerate by 100%.
Forever When activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Eviscerate, or Mutilate by 100%.
moved from row 5 to row 4
Cold Blood #14177 changed
Assassination spellbook
Classic Era When activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, or Eviscerate by 100%.
Forever When activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Eviscerate, or Mutilate by 100%.
Buff
Classic Era Critical strike chance of your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, or Eviscerate increased by 100%.
Forever Critical strike chance of your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Eviscerate, or Mutilate increased by 100%.
Crippling Poison Rank 1 #3420 changed
Poisons spellbook
effect values changed
Crippling Poison II Rank 2 #3421 changed
Poisons spellbook
effect values changed
Deadliness 5 spells changed
Subtlety spellbook
Deadly Poison Rank 1 #2835 changed
Poisons spellbook
Classic Era Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 36 Nature damage over 12 sec.
Forever Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 24 Nature damage over 12 sec.
Classic Era 60 charges.
Forever 90 charges.
Deadly Poison II Rank 2 #2837 changed
Poisons spellbook
Classic Era Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 52 Nature damage over 12 sec.
Forever Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 36 Nature damage over 12 sec.
Classic Era 75 charges.
Forever 115 charges.
Deadly Poison III Rank 3 #11357 changed
Poisons spellbook
Classic Era Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 80 Nature damage over 12 sec.
Forever Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 56 Nature damage over 12 sec.
Classic Era 90 charges.
Forever 135 charges.
Deadly Poison IV Rank 4 #11358 changed
Poisons spellbook
Classic Era Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 108 Nature damage over 12 sec.
Forever Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 72 Nature damage over 12 sec.
Classic Era 105 charges.
Forever 160 charges.
Deadly Poison V Rank 5 #25347 changed
Poisons spellbook
Classic Era Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 136 Nature damage over 12 sec.
Forever Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 92 Nature damage over 12 sec.
Classic Era 105 charges.
Forever 180 charges.
Dirty Deeds #265 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Reduces the Energy cost of your Cheap Shot and Garrote abilities by 10.
Forever Reduces the Energy cost of your Cheap Shot and Garrote abilities by 10, and your Garrote ability no longer requires you to be behind your target.
Distract #1725 changed
Subtlety spellbook
Classic Era Throws a distraction, attracting the attention of all nearby monsters for 10 seconds.
Forever Throws a distraction, attracting the attention of all nearby enemies and reducing their Stealth detection as if they were 1 level lower for 10 seconds.
duration changed
Dual Wield Specialization #221 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Increases the damage done by your offhand weapon by 10%.
Forever Increases the damage done by your off-hand weapon by 5%.
Elusiveness #247 changed
Talent
Rank 2
Classic Era Reduces the cooldown of your Vanish and Blind abilities by 1.5 min.
Forever Reduces the cooldown of your Vanish and Blind abilities by 90 sec.
Endurance #204 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 45 sec.
Forever Reduces the cooldown of your Sprint and Evasion abilities by 30%.
Envenom 2 spells changed
Assassination spellbook
Eviscerate 9 ranks changed
Assassination spellbook
same tooltip text, rewritten template
Expose Armor 5 ranks changed
Assassination spellbook
Rank 5
Classic Era Finishing move that exposes the target for 30 sec, reducing armor per combo point: 1 point: 340 armor 2 points: 680 armor 3 points: 1020 armor 4 points: 1360 armor 5 points: 1700 armor
Forever Finishing move that exposes the target for 30 sec, reducing Armor per combo point: 1 point: 450 Armor 2 points: 900 Armor 3 points: 1350 Armor 4 points: 1800 Armor 5 points: 2250 Armor
Buff
Classic Era Armor decreased.
Forever Armor decreased by 0.
Ghostly Strike #303 changed
Talent
Classic Era A strike that deals 125% weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec. Awards 1 combo point.
Forever 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.
Ghostly Strike #14278 changed
Subtlety spellbook
Classic Era A strike that deals 125% weapon damage and increases your chance to dodge by 15% for 7 sec.
Forever 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.
Gouge 5 ranks changed
Combat spellbook
Rank 5
Classic Era Causes 75 damage, incapacitating the opponent for 4 sec, and turns off your attack.
Forever Causes 75 damage, stops your attack, and incapacitates the target for 4 sec.
Classic Era Target must be facing you.
Forever The target must be facing you.
Classic Era Any damage caused will revive the target.
Forever Any damage taken will break the effect.
Hack and Slash #242 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Gives you a 1% chance to get an extra attack on the same target after dealing damage with your Sword.
Forever Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 1% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target. Dagger/Fist: Increases your critical strike chance by 1%. Mace: Your attacks ignore 3% of your target's armor.
renamed from Sword Specialization
Heightened Senses #1701 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Increases your Stealth detection and reduces the chance you are hit by spells and ranged attacks by 2%.
Forever Increases your Stealth detection as if you were 1 level higher and reduces your chance to be hit by spells and ranged attacks by 2%.
moved from row 5 to row 4
Hemorrhage #681 changed
Talent
Classic Era 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 point.
Forever 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.
Hemorrhage #16511 changed
Subtlety spellbook
Classic Era 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.
Forever 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.
Classic Era Lasts 30 charges or 15 sec.
Forever Lasts 15 sec.
Classic Era Awards 1 combo point.
Forever Awards 1 Combo Point.
Buff
Classic Era Increases damage taken by 3.
Forever Taking 15% increased Rupture damage from the caster.
Improved Ambush #263 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Increases the critical strike chance of your Ambush ability by 15%.
Forever Increases the critical strike chance of your Ambush ability by 15%.
moved from row 3 to row 2
Improved Backstab 4 spells changed
Combat spellbook
Improved Expose Armor #278 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Increases the armor reduced by your Expose Armor ability by 25%.
Forever Reduces the Energy cost of your Expose Armor ability by 5, and refunds 1 Combo Point when cast with 5 Combo Points.
Improved Gouge #203 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Increases the effect duration of your Gouge ability by 0.5 sec.
Forever Increases the duration of your Gouge ability by 0.5 sec.
moved from Combat to Assassination
Improved Kick 2 ranks changed
Combat spellbook
Rank 1
Classic Era Gives your Kick ability a 50% chance to silence the target for 2 sec.
Forever Gives your Kick ability a 100% chance to Silence the target for 2 sec.
Improved Kidney Shot #279 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era While affected by your Kidney Shot ability, the target receives an additional 3% damage from all sources.
Forever Enemies Stunned by your Kidney Shot ability take 5% increased damage from your poisons and attacks.
2 ranks (Classic had 3)
Improved Poisons #268 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Increases the chance to apply poisons to your target by 2%.
Forever Increases the chance to apply Poisons to your target by 2%, and gives Poison applications a 10% chance to not consume a charge.
Improved Sinister Strike 2 ranks changed
Combat spellbook
Rank 1
Classic Era Reduces the Energy cost of your Sinister Strike ability by 3.
Forever Reduces the Energy cost of your Sinister Strike ability by 5.
Improved Slice and Dice 3 ranks changed
Assassination spellbook
rank text Rank 1 to none
Improved Sprint 2 ranks changed
Combat spellbook
Rank 1
Classic Era Gives a 50% chance to remove all movement impairing effects when you activate your Sprint ability.
Forever Gives a 100% chance to remove all movement impairing effects when you activate your Sprint ability.
Instant Poison Rank 1 #8681 changed
Poisons spellbook
Classic Era Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 19 to 25 Nature damage.
Forever Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 15 Nature damage.
Classic Era 40 charges.
Forever 60 charges.
Instant Poison II Rank 2 #8687 changed
Poisons spellbook
Classic Era Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 30 to 38 Nature damage.
Forever Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 23 Nature damage.
Classic Era 55 charges.
Forever 85 charges.
Instant Poison III Rank 3 #8691 changed
Poisons spellbook
Classic Era Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 44 to 56 Nature damage.
Forever Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 33 Nature damage.
Classic Era 70 charges.
Forever 105 charges.
Instant Poison IV Rank 4 #11341 changed
Poisons spellbook
Classic Era Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 67 to 85 Nature damage.
Forever Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 51 Nature damage.
Classic Era 85 charges.
Forever 1800 charges.
Instant Poison V Rank 5 #11342 changed
Poisons spellbook
Classic Era Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 92 to 118 Nature damage.
Forever Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 71 Nature damage.
Classic Era 100 charges.
Forever 150 charges.
Instant Poison VI Rank 6 #11343 changed
Poisons spellbook
Classic Era Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 112 to 148 Nature damage.
Forever Each strike has a 20% chance of poisoning the enemy which instantly inflicts 88 Nature damage.
Classic Era 115 charges.
Forever 175 charges.
Kidney Shot 2 ranks changed
Assassination spellbook
effect type changed behind the tooltip
Lethality #269 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Sinister Strike, Gouge, Backstab, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities by 6%.
Forever Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Sinister Strike, Gouge, Backstab, Mutilate, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities by 4%.
Lightning Reflexes 5 ranks changed
Combat spellbook
Rank 1
Classic Era Increases your Dodge chance by 1%.
Forever Increases your Dodge chance by 5%.
Malice #270 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Increases your critical strike chance by 1%.
Forever Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and Poisons by 1%.
Master of Deception #241 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while in Stealth mode.
Forever Reduces the chance enemies have to detect you while in Stealth mode as if you were 1 level higher.
3 ranks (Classic had 5)
Mind-numbing Poison Rank 1 #5763 changed
Poisons spellbook
Classic Era 50 charges.
Forever 75 charges.
Mind-numbing Poison II Rank 2 #8694 changed
Poisons spellbook
Classic Era 75 charges.
Forever 115 charges.
Mind-numbing Poison III Rank 3 #11400 changed
Poisons spellbook
Classic Era 100 charges.
Forever 150 charges.
Murder #274 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Increases all damage caused against Humanoid, Giant, Beast and Dragonkin targets by 1%.
Forever Increases all damage dealt by 2% against Humanoid and Giant targets.
Opportunity #261 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Increases the damage dealt when striking from behind with your Backstab, Garrote, or Ambush abilities by 4%.
Forever Increases the damage dealt by your Backstab, Garrote, Ambush, and Mutilate abilities by 5%.
2 ranks (Classic had 5)
Precision #181 changed
Talent
Rank 4 Classic Era Increases your chance to hit with melee weapons by 4%.
3 ranks (Classic had 5)
Premeditation #381 changed
Talent
Classic Era 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.
Forever 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.
moved from row 7 to row 4no longer requires Preparation
Premeditation #14183 changed
Subtlety spellbook
Classic Era When used, adds 2 combo points to your target.
Forever Adds 2 Combo Points to your target.
Classic Era You must add to or use those combo points within 10 sec or the combo points are lost.
Forever You must add to or use those combo points within 20 sec or the combo points are lost.
duration 10 sec to 20 sec
Relentless Strikes #14179 changed
Assassination spellbook
Classic Era Your finishing moves have a 20% chance per combo point to restore 25 energy.
Forever Your finishing moves have a 20% chance per Combo Point to restore 25 Energy.
Remorseless Attacks #272 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era After killing an opponent that yields experience or honor, gives you a 20% increased critical strike chance on your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, or Ghostly Strike. Lasts 20 sec.
Forever After killing a non-trivial enemy, gives you a 20% increased critical strike chance on your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, Mutilate, or Ghostly Strike. Lasts 20 sec.
Rupture 6 ranks changed
Assassination spellbook
Rank 6
Classic Era Lasts longer per combo point: 1 point: 272 damage over 8 secs 2 points: 380 damage over 10 secs 3 points: 504 damage over 12 secs 4 points: 644 damage over 14 secs 5 points: 800 damage over 16 secs
Forever Lasts longer per combo point: 1 point: 159 damage over 8 secs 2 points: 222 damage over 10 secs 3 points: 295 damage over 12 secs 4 points: 377 damage over 14 secs 5 points: 469 damage over 16 secs
Buff
Classic Era 60 damage every 2 seconds.
Forever 35 damage every 2 seconds.
Ruthlessness 3 ranks changed
Assassination spellbook
Rank 1
Classic Era Gives your finishing moves a 20% chance to add a combo point to your target.
Forever Gives your finishing moves a 60% chance to add a Combo Point to your target.
Saber Slash #424785 changed
Combat spellbook
Classic Era Each stack also increases damage done by your Saber Slash and Sinister Strike by 50%.
Forever Each stack also increases damage done by your Saber Slash and Sinister Strike by 33%.
Buff
Classic Era Damage taken from Saber Slash and Sinister Strike increased by 50%.
Forever Damage taken from Saber Slash and Sinister Strike increased by 33%.
Sap 3 ranks changed
Subtlety spellbook
Rank 3 Classic Era Must be stealthed.
Classic Era Any damage caused will revive the target.
Forever Any damage taken will break the effect.
Forever Does not break Stealth.
Seal Fate #283 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Your critical strikes from abilities that add combo points have a 20% chance to add an additional combo point.
Forever Your critical strikes from abilities that add Combo Points have a 20% chance to add an additional Combo Point.
no longer requires Cold Blood
Serrated Blades #1123 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Causes your attacks to ignore an amount that scales with your level of your target's Armor and increases the damage dealt by your Rupture ability by 10%. The amount of Armor reduced increases with your level.
Forever Causes your attacks to ignore 3% of your target's Armor and increases the damage dealt by your Rupture ability by 10%.
Setup #246 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Gives you a 15% chance to add a combo point to your target after dodging their attack or fully resisting one of their spells.
Forever Gives you a 33% chance to add a Combo Point to your target after Dodging one of their attacks or fully resisting one of their spells.
moved from row 4 to row 2
Sleight of Hand 2 spells changed
Subtlety spellbook
Slice and Dice 2 ranks changed
Assassination spellbook
effect type changed behind the tooltip
Stealth 4 ranks changed
Subtlety spellbook
same buff text, rewritten template
Weapon Expertise #1703 changed
Talent
Rank 1
Classic Era Increases your skill with Sword, Fist and Dagger weapons by 3.
Forever Reduces the chance for your attacks to be Dodged or Parried by 1%.
Wound Poison Rank 1 #13220 changed
Poisons spellbook
Classic Era Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by 55 for 15 sec.
Forever Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by 67 for 15 sec.
Forever Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.
Forever 90 charges.
Wound Poison II Rank 2 #13228 changed
Poisons spellbook
Classic Era Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by 75 for 15 sec.
Forever Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by 92 for 15 sec.
Forever Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.
Forever 115 charges.
Wound Poison III Rank 3 #13229 changed
Poisons spellbook
Classic Era Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by 105 for 15 sec.
Forever Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by 128 for 15 sec.
Forever Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.
Forever 135 charges.
Wound Poison IV Rank 4 #13230 changed
Poisons spellbook
Classic Era Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by 135 for 15 sec.
Forever Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy, reducing all healing effects used on them by 165 for 15 sec.
Forever Stacks up to 5 times on a single target.
Forever 160 charges.

Rogue talents and spells removed in WoW Forever

Name State Change
Dagger Specialization #182 removed
Talent
Rank 1 Classic Era Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Daggers by 1%.
Deadliness #1702 removed
Talent
Rank 1 Classic Era Increases your Attack Power by 2%.
Fist Weapon Specialization #183 removed
Talent
Rank 1 Classic Era Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Fist Weapons by 1%.
Improved Backstab #202 removed
Talent
Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab ability by 10%.
Improved Sap #262 removed
Talent
Rank 1 Classic Era Gives you a 30% chance to return to stealth mode after using your Sap ability.
Mace Specialization #184 removed
Talent
Rank 1 Classic Era Increases your skill with Maces by 1, and gives you a 1% chance to stun your target for 3 sec with a mace.
Sleight of Hand #1700 removed
Talent
Rank 1 Classic Era Reduces the chance you are critically hit by melee and ranged attacks by 1% and increases the threat reduction of your Feint ability by 10%.

Rogue talents and spells with the same tooltip

Name State Change
Ambush 6 ranks same tooltip
Assassination spellbook
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Between the Eyes #400009 internal
Combat spellbook
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Blade Dance #400012 internal
Combat spellbook
-
Cheap Shot #1833 same tooltip
Assassination spellbook
-
Detect Traps Passive #2836 internal
Subtlety spellbook
-
Feint 5 ranks same tooltip
Combat spellbook
-
Garrote 6 ranks same tooltip
Assassination spellbook
-
Improved Sap 3 ranks internal
Subtlety spellbook
-
Main Gauche #424919 same tooltip
Combat spellbook
-
Pick Lock #1804 internal
Lockpicking spellbook
-
Poisoned Knife 2 spells same tooltip
Combat spellbook
-
Poisons #2842 same tooltip
Poisons spellbook
-
Quick Draw #398196 same tooltip
Combat spellbook
-
Redirect #438040 internal
Subtlety spellbook
-
Safe Fall Passive #1860 internal
Subtlety spellbook
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Shadowstrike #399985 same tooltip
Subtlety spellbook
-
Shiv #424799 internal
Combat spellbook
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Shuriken Toss #399986 same tooltip
Subtlety spellbook
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Sinister Strike 8 ranks same tooltip
Combat spellbook
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Vile Poisons #682 internal
Talent
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