WoW Forever Rogue Talents

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New Rogue talents in WoW Forever

Name	State	Change
Cutthroat #130479	added Subtlety	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 Subtlety	Rank 1 Forever Reduces the Energy cost of your Sap and Blind abilities by 25%.
Flawless Execution #133482	added Combat	Forever Reduces the Energy cost of your Eviscerate ability by 10.
Improved Distract #137866	added Subtlety	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 Assassination	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 Combat	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 Subtlety	Rank 1 Forever Your Sinister Strike, Ghostly Strike, and Hemorrhage abilities cause 2% more damage against targets below 35% health.
Thousand Cuts #137864	added Subtlety	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 Assassination	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
Vigor #382	nerfed Assassination	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 Combat	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 Combat	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 Subtlety	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

Name	State	Change
Aggression #1122	changed Combat	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%.
Blade Flurry #223	changed Combat	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.
Camouflage #244	changed Subtlety	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 Assassination	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
Dirty Deeds #265	changed Subtlety	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.
Dual Wield Specialization #221	changed Combat	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 Subtlety	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 Combat	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%.
Ghostly Strike #303	changed Subtlety	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.
Hack and Slash #242	changed Combat	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 Subtlety	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 Subtlety	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.
Improved Ambush #263	changed Subtlety	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 Expose Armor #278	changed Assassination	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 Assassination	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 Kidney Shot #279	changed Assassination	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 Assassination	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.
Lethality #269	changed Assassination	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%.
Malice #270	changed Assassination	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 Subtlety	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)
Murder #274	changed Assassination	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 Subtlety	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 Combat	Rank 4 Classic Era Increases your chance to hit with melee weapons by 4%. 3 ranks (Classic had 5)
Premeditation #381	changed Subtlety	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
Remorseless Attacks #272	changed Assassination	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.
Seal Fate #283	changed Assassination	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 Subtlety	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 Subtlety	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
Weapon Expertise #1703	changed Combat	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%.

Rogue talents removed in WoW Forever

Name	State	Change
Dagger Specialization #182	removed Combat	Rank 1 Classic Era Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Daggers by 1%.
Deadliness #1702	removed Subtlety	Rank 1 Classic Era Increases your Attack Power by 2%.
Fist Weapon Specialization #183	removed Combat	Rank 1 Classic Era Increases your chance to get a critical strike with Fist Weapons by 1%.
Improved Backstab #202	removed Combat	Rank 1 Classic Era Increases the critical strike chance of your Backstab ability by 10%.
Improved Sap #262	removed Subtlety	Rank 1 Classic Era Gives you a 30% chance to return to stealth mode after using your Sap ability.
Mace Specialization #184	removed Combat	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 Subtlety	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 with the same tooltip

Name	State	Change
Vile Poisons #682	internal Assassination	-